Ender's Shadow
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| Author | Orson Scott Card |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Ender's Game/Shadow |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Tor Books |
| Released | October 1, 1999 |
| Media Type | Print (Hardcover/Paperback) |
| Pages | 384 (Hardcover) 480 (Paperback) |
| ISBN | 031286860X (Hardcover) 0812575717 (Paperback) |
| Preceded by | Ender's Game (Parallel novel)/Children of the Mind (Published) |
| Followed by | Shadow of the Hegemon (Chronologically/Published) |
Ender's Shadow is a 1999 book by Orson Scott Card with a plot covering the events in Ender's Game but from the point of view of Bean, a child genius who is an important supporting character in Ender's Game.
Bean, the main character in the book, is an orphan living in the hellish streets of a future (roughly 2070 A.D.) Rotterdam, after escaping at the assumed age of one from a Dr. Volescu's (His first name is never used) illegal genetic testing facility. His brilliant mind, with capabilities far beyond those of anyone else he encounters, brings him to the attention of Sister Carlotta, a nun working to recruit children for Battle School, though as an ulterior motive she is also striving to get children off of the streets and give them an education. This story takes the reader through Bean's experiences in Battle School and shows how Bean, though seemingly peripheral in Ender's Game, was much more important to the war, Battle School, and largely to the fate of Earth, than he seemed. Bean becomes the backup in case Ender Wiggin fails. The book reveals important insights and discoveries including Petra's explanation of her "betrayal" and how Dragon Army was chosen. In addition, the book depicts the first of Bean's encounters with Achilles, an important antagonist in the later books about Bean, and a frequent subject of Bean's thoughts.
Ender's Shadow is the first of a series that includes Shadow of the Hegemon, Shadow Puppets, and Shadow of the Giant.
| Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game series | |
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| Ender Quartet | Ender's Game | Speaker for the Dead | Xenocide | Children of the Mind |
| Bean Quartet | Ender's Shadow | Shadow of the Hegemon | Shadow Puppets | Shadow of the Giant |
| Additional books | Shadows in Flight | Ender in Exile: Ganges (working title) |
| Short stories | First Meetings: "The Polish Boy" | "Teacher's Pest" | "Investment Counselor"
Intergalactic Medicine Show: "Mazer in Prison" | "Pretty Boy" | "Cheater" |
| Books | Characters | Concepts | |
