Something that gets explored more in the sequels is what being a soldier does to him- Ender becomes a dedicated pacifist, effectively founds a religion, and dev

Something that gets explored more in the sequels is what being a soldier does to him- Ender becomes a dedicated pacifist, effectively founds a religion, and devotes the rest of his life to undoing xenocide. And it's cool that those are actual tactics- plus the timeline makes it look like Ender's Game was actually on the cutting edge of military thought.