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Ender's Shadow

By: Orson Scott Card
Narrated by: Scott Brick, Gabrielle de Cuir, full cast
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The novel that launched the bestselling Ender's Shadow series—available for the first time on audio

The human race is at War with the "Buggers," an insect-like alien race. As Earth prepares to defend itself from total destruction at the hands of an inscrutable enemy, all focus is on the development of military geniuses who can fight such a war, and win. The long distances of interstellar space have given hope to the defenders of Earth--they have time to train these future commanders up from childhood, forging them into an irresistible force in the high orbital facility called the Battle School. Andrew "Ender" Wiggin was not the only child in the Battle School; he was just the best of the best. In Ender's Shadow, Card tells the story of another of those precocious generals, the one they called Bean—the one who became Ender's right hand, part of his team, in the final battle against the Buggers. Bean's past was a battle just to survive. His success brought him to the attention of the Battle School's recruiters, those people scouring the planet for leaders, tacticians, and generals to save Earth from the threat of alien invasion. Bean was sent into orbit, to the Battle School. And there he met Ender....

Browse more titles in the Ender Wiggin series.©1999 Orson Scott Card (P)2005 Audio Renaissance, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishers, LLC Adventure Military Science Fiction Space Opera Fiction War

Critic Reviews

  • Alex Award Winner, 2000

"An exceptional work." (School Library Journal)
"An absorbing, near-flawless performance." (Kirkus)
"As always, everyone will be struck by the power of Card's children, always more and less than human, perfect yet struggling, tragic, yet hopeful, wondrous and strange." (Publishers Weekly)

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if you love the ender's game series you will enjoy the enders shadow series. hope you all enjoy it as much as i have. :-)

awesome

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It’s Ender’s game.
It’s Bean’s nightmare.
It’s awesome.
Although author says this book can be read even if you haven’t read Enders game, which is true to an extent, but I enjoyed it more knowing who ender was and who Bean will become.

Bean bean bean

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loved it. Bean story is as fascinating as Ender's. A great insight into an original character like Bean.

Brilliant

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Exceptional book great "read" can't wait to get the rest of the series. Well read and dramatised.

Exceptional book great "read"

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Excellent! First class!
I enjoyed listening to this as much as reading the book. If you read the book, try this.

As good as the book

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It was as engaging as the first one. Loved the same actors came back. Was sad it ended

As good as the first one a must read

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A fantastic read that both complements Ender's Game and works as a great stand alone read. Highly recommended

A fantastic read

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great book, fairly well apart from enders game. provides a differebt perspective that helps you see the original in a different light while still enjoying a new story

Great

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Beautifully observed, crafted, and played, Expands Ender's Game becomes so much more. Loved it.

Amazing Insight

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