Great Book

So no kidding there I was, in one of the major franchise bookstores a few weeks ago, trying to pick out a book to read for the homeward leg of a work trip. I perused multiple sections unsuccessfully, even stopping in front of the how-to section contemplating becoming a self-taught motorcycle mechanic. For a moment I pondered the purchase of several magazines in place of a book. But since I was traveling from the Eastern seaboard to the Pacific Northwest, I needed a plot.
As I wandered toward the mall entrance of the store, I stopped in front of one of "those racks." You know the one; it is a circular tower no more than two feet wide and six feet tall which spins around its axis like a used car lot advertisement displaying all genres of paperbacks. Believe it or not, here is where I found my selection: "Ender's Game" by Orson Scott Card.
Now, several of my friends have mentioned this book to me as a "must-read", which is why it sounded familiar to me when I saw it. So I picked it up and bought it, vowing not to open the cover until after I had gone through airport security the next day.
I'm a Sci-Fi/Fantasy fan, always have been, always will be. This book is old-school Science Fiction. I read it and got through about 80% before I got home. I started reading it the next day and finished it. I was pretty freakin' impressed. I tried to come up with a way to convince those who have not read this book to go buy it without telling anything about the story itself. It is well sculpted, written, and ended, and I enjoyed the journey of the story. If you have even a shred of sci-fi fan in you and you haven't read "Ender's Game" yet, do so. You will not be disappointed.