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The Ender Saga continues with Shadow of the Giant, which parallels the events of Ender's Game from a different character's point of view. Bean's past was a battle just to survive. He first appeared on the streets of Rotterdam, a tiny child with a mind leagues beyond anyone else. He knew he could not survive through strength; he used his tactical genius to gain acceptance into a children's gang, and then to help make that gang a template for success for all the others. He civilized them, and lived to grow older. Then he was discovered by the recruiters for the Battle School. For Earth was at war - a terrible war with an inscrutable alien enemy. A war that humanity was near to losing. But the long distances of interstellar space has given hope to the defenders of Earth - they had time to train military geniuses up from childhood, forging them into an irresistible force in the high-orbital facility called the Battle School. That story is told in two books, Orson Scott Card's beloved classic Ender's Game, and its parallel, Ender's Shadow. Now, in Shadow of the Giant, Bean's story continues. Bean was the smallest student at the Battle School, but he became Ender Wiggins' right hand, Since then he has grown to be a power on Earth. He served the Hegemon as strategist and general in the terrible wars that followed Ender's defeat of the alien empire attacking Earth. Now he and his wife Petra yearn for a safe place to build a family - something he has never known - but there is nowhere on Earth that does not harbor his enemies - old enemies from the days in Ender's Jeesh, new enemies from the wars on Earth. To find security, Bean and Petra must once again follow in Ender's footsteps. They must leave Earth behind, in the control of the Hegemon, and look to the stars. THE ENDER UNIVERSE Ender series Ender's Game / Speaker for the Dead / Xenocide / Children of the Mind / Ender in Exile / Children of the Fleet Ender's Shadow series Ender's Shadow / Shadow of the Hegemon / Shadow Puppets / Shadow of the Giant / Shadows in Flight The First Formic War (with Aaron Johnston) Earth Unaware / Earth Afire / Earth Awakens The Second Formic War (with Aaron Johnston) The Swarm / The Hive Ender novellas A War of Gifts / First Meetings
It finally happens! and it was altogether marvelous. Besides Ender's Shadow, Shadow of the Giant is the best book of the Shadow series so far. Still emotional and cleverly political. Not too sure where it could really go from here since so much was resolved in the conclusion, but I am eager to find out. This book officially makes OSC my favorite scifi author. He has 4 amazing books, of which Ender's Game is not included, while Frank Herbert only really had 3 Dune books I loved. Thank you again, Card. ( )
This continues the story of Bean, Petra, Peter and other children from war. It details the search and discovery of the children of Bean and Petra all the while Bean continues to grow which gives us the Giant part of the titles of these books. I liked it fairly well, it wrapped up a lot of lose ends and provided a nice continuation. ( )
Un desorden genético hace inminente e inevitable la muerte de Bean, el lugarteniente de Ender en la Escuela de Batalla. Su juventud y triste destino originan un brillante y dramático retrato del proceso de maduración de joven a adulto. Entretanto, con la supervisión y el control del propio Bean, Peter, el Hegemón (el hermano de Ender), y los otros niños formados con Ender como estrategas para vencer a los Insectores, intervienen como consultores en geopolítica para crear un gobierno único y alcanzar la paz mundial.
This was an enjoyable read, and Card showed that, in some cases, heavy foreshadowing can almost replace actual character development. The book had good tie-ins to the non-Shadow Ender books and did a good job of juggling a large number of plot elements. There were parts of the book that made me uncomfortable. They were not particularly disturbing in the framework of the story, but they made me squeamish knowing (a) a little more about Card's personal beliefs than I use to and (b) that this book was written recently and, therefore, in the current political climate. It was not enough to make me dislike the book, but it was certainly noticeable.
The Ender Saga continues with Shadow of the Giant, which parallels the events of Ender's Game from a different character's point of view. Bean's past was a battle just to survive. He first appeared on the streets of Rotterdam, a tiny child with a mind leagues beyond anyone else. He knew he could not survive through strength; he used his tactical genius to gain acceptance into a children's gang, and then to help make that gang a template for success for all the others. He civilized them, and lived to grow older. Then he was discovered by the recruiters for the Battle School. For Earth was at war - a terrible war with an inscrutable alien enemy. A war that humanity was near to losing. But the long distances of interstellar space has given hope to the defenders of Earth - they had time to train military geniuses up from childhood, forging them into an irresistible force in the high-orbital facility called the Battle School. That story is told in two books, Orson Scott Card's beloved classic Ender's Game, and its parallel, Ender's Shadow. Now, in Shadow of the Giant, Bean's story continues. Bean was the smallest student at the Battle School, but he became Ender Wiggins' right hand, Since then he has grown to be a power on Earth. He served the Hegemon as strategist and general in the terrible wars that followed Ender's defeat of the alien empire attacking Earth. Now he and his wife Petra yearn for a safe place to build a family - something he has never known - but there is nowhere on Earth that does not harbor his enemies - old enemies from the days in Ender's Jeesh, new enemies from the wars on Earth. To find security, Bean and Petra must once again follow in Ender's footsteps. They must leave Earth behind, in the control of the Hegemon, and look to the stars. THE ENDER UNIVERSE Ender series Ender's Game / Speaker for the Dead / Xenocide / Children of the Mind / Ender in Exile / Children of the Fleet Ender's Shadow series Ender's Shadow / Shadow of the Hegemon / Shadow Puppets / Shadow of the Giant / Shadows in Flight The First Formic War (with Aaron Johnston) Earth Unaware / Earth Afire / Earth Awakens The Second Formic War (with Aaron Johnston) The Swarm / The Hive Ender novellas A War of Gifts / First Meetings
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This book officially makes OSC my favorite scifi author. He has 4 amazing books, of which Ender's Game is not included, while Frank Herbert only really had 3 Dune books I loved. Thank you again, Card. (