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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 o...

Author: Orson Scott Card Title: Ender’s Game Place Published: New York Publisher: Tor Science Fiction Year Published: 1991 No. of Pages: 324 Price: Php315 Place Bought: Fully Booked Rockwell Ender’s Game, as far as I can remember, is the first science fiction (sci-fi) book I’ve ever finished reading. It only took me half a day to read Orson Scott Card’s book, and I'm glad that many first-time sci-fi readers found it just as accessible. More than being an easy read this novel also won the prestigious Hugo Award (1985) and Nebula Award (1986), both annually given to outstanding literature. Synopsis The earth is recovering from a second alien attack. In response, world governments unify. They begin training military geniuses in the art of war at a very young age. Six-year-old Andrew “Ender” Wiggin is one of the trainees recruited and transported to Battle School in outer space. There is only one ‘game’ in Battle School: non-lethal anti-gravity battles between two te...