Ender's Shadow is a 1999 parallel novel by Orson Scott Card with a plot covering the events in Ender's Game from the point of view of a supporting charactor named Bean. This book was originally titled "Urchin", proir to release. Download high resolution version (400x656, 80 KB)Scan I made of the cover of Enders Shadow (Orson Scott Card) - fair use claimed This work is copyrighted. ... Orson Scott Card (born August 24, 1951)[1] is a prolific and best-selling author, working in numerous genres. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Enders Game (1985) is the best-known novel by Orson Scott Card. ... Some notable science fiction novels, in alphabetical order by title: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke 334 by Thomas M. Disch An Age by Brian Aldiss The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton The Atrocity Exhibition by J.G. Ballard... Tor Books is an imprint of Tom Doherty Associates, LLC which publishes popular fiction, and is particularly noted for its science fiction and fantasy titles. ... October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Enders Game (1985) is the best-known novel by Orson Scott Card. ... The Children of the Mind cover art is brighter than that of the previous novels in the series, reflecting the resolution that it ends on. ... Shadow of the Hegemon (2001) is the second novel in Orson Scott Cards Enders Shadow series (often called the Bean Quartet) and the sixth novel in the Enders Game series. ... A parallel novel is a subset of metafiction. ... Orson Scott Card (born August 24, 1951)[1] is a prolific and best-selling author, working in numerous genres. ... Enders Game (1985) is the best-known novel by Orson Scott Card. ... Bean is a major character in Orson Scott Cards science-fiction novels revolving around Ender Wiggin. ...

Plot summary

Bean, the main character in the book, is an orphan living in the hellish streets of a future (roughly 2070 A.D.) Rotterdam, after escaping as a toddler from a illegal genetic engineering labratory. There, the scientist Volescu turned Anton's Key, which means Bean's body will never stop growing - including his brain - until a premature death around the age of twenty. His incredible mind, creativity, and determination bring him to the attention of Sister Carlotta, a nun recruiting children to fight a war against alien invaders. At the training facility, Battle School, Bean meets Ender Wiggin, upon whom the fate of the world has been rested. From hacking through the system's computers, to helping Ender learn how to lead, Bean becomes Ender's alli. Bean is a major character in Orson Scott Cards science-fiction novels revolving around Ender Wiggin. ... Rotterdam Location Coat of arms The coat of arms reads Sterker door Strijd, i. ... The Character in the Enders Shadow series that turned Antons Key in Bean and his 23 brothers. ... Antons Key is a hypothetical genetic modification to human DNA afflicting a fictional character in the Enders Game series of books by Orson Scott Card. ... Nun in cloister, 1930; photograph by Doris Ulmann A nun is a woman who has taken special vows committing her to a religious life. ... In the science fiction novel Enders Game and its sequels, by Orson Scott Card, Battle School was a military academy in Earth orbit. ... Andrew Ender Wiggin is a fictional character from Orson Scott Cards science fiction story Enders Game and its sequels (Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide, Children of the Mind), as well as in the second part of the spin-off series, Enders Shadow. ... Look up hacking in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

He also makes friends with an older boy named Nikolai Delphiki who is drawn to Bean because of their similar looks. It is soon discovered, through Sister Carlotta's research, that the two boys are actually genetic twins, except for Bean's genetic enhancements. Sister Carlotta manages to ensure that Bean will get to live with Nikolai and his parents after the war.

This story takes the reader through Bean's experiences in Battle School and shows how Bean, though seemingly peripheral in Ender's Game, is much more important to the fate of Earth then he originally seems. In addition, the book depicts the first of Bean's encounters with Achilles, a prominent antagonist in following books about Bean. At the very end of the story, Ender leaves on a colonization ship and never returns. Bean, however, finally meets his loving parents, and prepares to take his place on the stage of global politics. Julian Delphiki, more commonly known as Bean, is the main character of the books Enders Shadow, Shadow of the Hegemon, Shadow Puppets, and Shadow of the Giant by Orson Scott Card. ... Enders Game (1985) is the best-known novel by Orson Scott Card. ... Adjectives: Terrestrial, Terran, Telluric, Tellurian, Earthly Atmosphere Surface pressure: 101. ...

Ender's Shadow is the first of a series that includes Shadow of the Hegemon, Shadow Puppets, and Shadow of the Giant. Shadow of the Hegemon (2001) is the second novel in Orson Scott Cards Enders Shadow series (often called the Bean Quartet) and the sixth novel in the Enders Game series. ... Shadow Puppets, by Orson Scott Card, is the sequel to Shadow of the Hegemon and the third book in the Enders Shadow series (often called the Bean Quartet). ... Shadow of the Giant (2005) is the fourth and final novel of the Shadow Quartet. ...

External links

• Review of Ender's Shadow