Friday, April 11, 2014

Shadow Puppets by Orson Scott Card

Earth and its society has been changed irrevocably in the aftermath of Ender Wiggin's victory over the formics - the unity enforced upon the warring nations by an alien enemy has shattered.  Nations are rising again, seeking territory and influence, and most of all, seeking to control the skills and loyalty of the children from the battle school.

But one person has a better idea.  Peter Wiggin, Ender's older, more ruthless brother, sees that any hope for the future of earth lies in restoring a sense of unity and purpose.  And he has an irresistible call on the loyalty of Earth's young warriors.  With Bean at his side, the two will reshape our future.

Here is the continuing story of Bean and Petra, and the rest of Ender's Dragon Army, as they take their places in the new government of Earth.

4 comments:

  1. TJ, Have you read this one before? How many books are there in this series?

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    1. Yes, I have read this before, but I felt that I didn't fully grasp all the information the first time, so here I am again! Oh dear, there's something like five books in this series. And this runs semi-parallel to the main, Ender series.

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  2. Is there a movie of this book.

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    1. No there is not at this time, but the movie Ender's Game came out recently, and while I seriously advise people read the book first, as it is, like usual, better, the movie didn't do a half bad job.

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