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Welcome to Battleschool.
Growing up is never easy. But try living on the mean streets as a child begging for food and fighting like a dog with ruthless gangs of starving kids who wouldn't hesitate to pound your skull into pulp for a scrap of apple. If Bean has learned anything on the streets, it's how to survive. And not with fists. He is way too small for that. But with brains.
Bean is a genius with a magician's ability to zero in on his enemy and exploit his weakness.
What better ... (show more)
Welcome to Battleschool.
Growing up is never easy. But try living on the mean streets as a child begging for food and fighting like a dog with ruthless gangs of starving kids who wouldn't hesitate to pound your skull into pulp for a scrap of apple. If Bean has learned anything on the streets, it's how to survive. And not with fists. He is way too small for that. But with brains.
Bean is a genius with a magician's ability to zero in on his enemy and exploit his weakness.
What better quality for a future general to lead the Earth in a final climactic battle against a hostile alien race, known as Buggers. At Battleschool Bean meets and befriends another future commander - Ender Wiggins - perhaps his only true rival.
Only one problem: for Bean and Ender, the future is now.
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BEAN!!! You met him in "Ender's Game" but now you can read his story, parallel to Ender's (until the relativistic space travel Ender does messes that up) and learn what happens to all the Battle School kids now that the common threat against Humanity has been destroyed, and Earth goes back to fighting nation vs. nation.
Books 4-8 follow Bean and the other members of Ender's "jeesh" as some try to lead their home nations to peace, while others try to lead their countries... (show more)
BEAN!!! You met him in "Ender's Game" but now you can read his story, parallel to Ender's (until the relativistic space travel Ender does messes that up) and learn what happens to all the Battle School kids now that the common threat against Humanity has been destroyed, and Earth goes back to fighting nation vs. nation.
Books 4-8 follow Bean and the other members of Ender's "jeesh" as some try to lead their home nations to peace, while others try to lead their countries to expansionary war. The story of Peter Wiggin as Hegemon is also told.
I related to Bean and Petra and the other characters in these books more than Ender and Valentine, so I enjoyed them more. Then are still deeply political, but they aren't nearly as philosophically complex as the last three Ender books, so if you don't like those, I would recommend reading Enders Game and the 4 Bean books! (show less)
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For those who loved Ender's Game, what could possibly better then hearing the same story from the point of view of one of the two most interesting characters besides Ender himself -- Bean. Ender's Shadow is the same story as Ender's Game, except it is through the eyes of Bean, who is constantly compared to Ender.
Seeing this story from the perspective of one of Ender's lieutenants (and one who didn't particularly care for Ender at first) lends a fresh perspective to the story. It also allo... (show more)
For those who loved Ender's Game, what could possibly better then hearing the same story from the point of view of one of the two most interesting characters besides Ender himself -- Bean. Ender's Shadow is the same story as Ender's Game, except it is through the eyes of Bean, who is constantly compared to Ender.
Seeing this story from the perspective of one of Ender's lieutenants (and one who didn't particularly care for Ender at first) lends a fresh perspective to the story. It also allows Orson Scott Card the opportunity to delve a bit into the background of one of the other most interesting characters -- Colonel Graff, who still speaks with other adults at the beginning of most chapters in a different font, thereby drawing a sharp line between what the adults at the battle school know and what is going on with the children.
While Bean's origin is somewhat sketchy, this is a science fiction novel so suspension of disbelief is a must. This book is a fantastic companion to Ender's Game and well worth the time for all who enjoyed Ender's Game. (show less)
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