Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

How have I not read this until now?

Quickie Amazon Summary:

In order to develop a secure defense against a hostile alien race's next attack, government agencies breed child geniuses and train them as soldiers. A brilliant young boy, Andrew "Ender" Wiggin lives with his kind but distant parents, his sadistic brother Peter, and the person he loves more than anyone else, his sister Valentine. Peter and Valentine were candidates for the soldier-training program but didn't make the cut--young Ender is the Wiggin drafted to the orbiting Battle School for rigorous military training.

The fragility of human nature, perspectives of defeat, whether the ends justify the means. One of my favorites.

Rating: 9/10

Quote: “Humanity does not ask us to be happy. It merely asks us to be brilliant on its behalf.”

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