Bean's past was a battle just to survive. He first appeared on the streets of Rotterdam, a tiny child with a mind leagues beyond anyone else. He knew he could not survive through strength; he used his tactical genius to gain acceptance into a children's gang, and then to help make that gang a template for success for all the others. He civilized them, and lived to grow older. Then he was discovered by the recruiters for the Battle School. For Earth was at war - a terrible war with an inscrutable alien enemy. A war that humanity was near to losing. But the long distances of interstellar space has given hope to the defenders of Earth - they had time to train military geniuses up from childhood, forging them into an irresistible force in the high-orbital facility called the Battle School. That story is told in two books, the beloved classic ENDER'S GAME, and its parallel, ENDER'S SHADOW. Bean was the smallest student at the Battle School, but he became Ender Wiggins' right hand, Since then he has grown to be a power on Earth. He served the Hegemon as strategist and general in the terrible wars that followed Ender's defeat of the alien empire attacking Earth. Now he and his wife Petra yearn for a safe place to build a family - something he has never known - but there is nowhere on Earth that does not harbor his enemies - old enemies from the days in Ender's Jeesh, new enemies from the wars on Earth. To find security, Bean and Petra must once again follow in Ender's footsteps. They must leave Earth behind, in the control of the Hegemon, and look to the stars.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
The end of Bean's (and Peter's) story:
The child warriors of the Battle School are now adults and are rising to lead their home countries. This, however, might not be good news for the Earth, as their ambitions seem destined to plunge the world into devestating wars. Peter Wiggin, older brother of Ender and titular Hegemon of Earth, has another plan. He wants to use his office, originally nothing more than an honorary title, to unite the planet under a single government, bringing lasting peace. At his side is Julian Delphiki, better known as... more info
Excelent book:
This book ends the shadow series perfectly. I only wish there were more to read.
AMAZING:
This book is absolutely amazing, there are several unanticipated twists and Bean's impending doom is a theme throughout the book.
10 out of 10
a great book
I couldn't put it down
Hope of a Sequel overshadows "Giant":
I recently read the book, Shadow of the Giant, by Orson Scott Card and thought it was a very good conclusion to the parallel series to the Ender quartet. I find its main downfall is that it doesn't wrap up the plot successfully. Fortunately for me, Card is writing a semi-sequel, called Shadow Flight to draw together the final Ender book, Children of the Mind, and Shadow of the Giant. The plot of this book shows Peter Wiggin's rise to power and how Bean, the giant of the title helps him while searching for... more info
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