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Graham · 28-10-2005, 02:06

Ender's Shadow, Shadow of the Hegemon, Shadow Puppets - Orson Scott Card.

The first is the story of the boy known only as "Bean", from his early childhood on the streets of Amsterdam to his view of the events that happen in Battle School from Ender's Game, but it's by no means just a re-write.

The second and third tell how he helps Peter Wiggin (Ender's older brother) in his quest to become Hegemon of Earth following the chaos that resulted after the end of the war against the Buggers.

IMO the continuing Ender stories (Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide and Children of the Mind) weren't particularly good, going completely away from the original themes of Ender's Game but if you enjoyed EG then I strongly recommend these.

28-10-2005, 02:06	#143
Graham Inactive Join Date: May 2005 Age: 60 Posts: 3,170	Re: What are you reading? Ender's Shadow, Shadow of the Hegemon, Shadow Puppets - Orson Scott Card. The first is the story of the boy known only as "Bean", from his early childhood on the streets of Amsterdam to his view of the events that happen in Battle School from Ender's Game, but it's by no means just a re-write. The second and third tell how he helps Peter Wiggin (Ender's older brother) in his quest to become Hegemon of Earth following the chaos that resulted after the end of the war against the Buggers. IMO the continuing Ender stories (Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide and Children of the Mind) weren't particularly good, going completely away from the original themes of Ender's Game but if you enjoyed EG then I strongly recommend these.