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Ender’s Shadow by Orson Scott Card – Book Review

Author: Orson Scott Card Title: Ender’s Shadow Place Published: New York Publisher: Tor Science Fiction Year Published: 1999 No. of Pages: 467 Price: P360 Place Bought: Fully Booked Greenhills Promenade I read Ender’s Game back in September 2013, in anticipation of the book’s movie adaptation (which was alright, but paled in comparison to the book). I reviewed that Orson Scott Card science-fiction novel and gave it a perfect score.  While I enjoyed the novel immensely, I found that it left too many questions unanswered.  I wanted to know more about what happened behind the scenes in Battle School and the I.F.’s battle against the Formics. Ender Wiggin was mostly clueless on both accounts. That’s when Blooey, a fellow book blogger (and one of my favorites!), recommended that I read Ender’s Shadow as a companion guide to E nder’s Game . She added that the former was told from Bean’s point of view—and that she liked Bean better than Ender. [Click on this link to read