"Remember," said Ender, "The Enemies' gate is down."

---So says Ender, a child, starting at age 6, who is destined to save Earth. Written by Orson Scott Card, the saga revolves around science-fiction concepts inspired by Isaac Asimov's Foundation Trilogy. Card deals with fictional and realistic conflicts that relate to children all around the globe, but for some odd reason intimidates some adults, almost as if the potential of children scares these individuals.
---One Guidance Councelor said in all essence that she read the book because her son continually told her what a great book it was, then told Card that that the depictions of gifted children were hopelessly unrealistic. They just don't talk like that, they just don't think like that.
---Twelve high school students thought otherwise. They wrote to Card telling of how much they could relate to Card's story, how he cleverly depicts the sturuggles of being a prodegy kid, always having the potential to do amazing things and be burdened with the knowledge. People may dispute that Card had some great insight into the lives of genious kids, but there is no doubt that they could be debated with from those who understand his tale.
---Regardless of the realistic philosophical depths involved in his novel, the actual content is exciting and well-thought out. He can make Ender's thoughts and strategies amazing, mostly derived from the history of the battles during the Civil War.
---But anyway, the title of the post is derived from one of Ender's most outrageous strategies. He teaches his group to orient themselves not to the conventional gravety of the ship but in only the direcrtion they are facing (since they fight in zero gravity).
---For a more vivid descripton:
Intense is the word for Ender's Game. "Aliens have attacked earth twice and almost destroyed the human species. To make sure the humans win the next encounter, the world government has taken to breeding military geniouses-and then training them in the arts of war...The early training, not surprisingly, takes place in the form of 'games'...Ender Wiggin is a genious among geniouses; he wins all the games...He is smart enough to know that time is running out. But is he smart enough to save the planet?" -The New York Times
---In my opinion Ender's Game is a must-read book. It's the Hugo and Nebula Award winner, and when all the other books from the same year are forgotten, this one will still be being read. Highly reccommended.