Ender's Shadow: Book 1 of The Shadow Saga (Shadow, #1) (Ender Saga)

by Orson Scott Card

Orson Scott Card is one of the world's bestselling SF authors, and the award-winning Ender saga is one of the best-loved series in the genre. ENDER'S SHADOW is the first volume in a new Ender series. Returning to the time of Ender's Game, ENDER'S SHADOW follows the incredible story of one of Ender Wiggin's fellow pupils at Battle School. Compelling, compulsive reading, ENDER'S SHADOW is certain to thrill all fans of the original series and attract many new readers. Look out for more information on this book and others on the Orbit website at www.orbitbooks.co.uk

• ISBN10: 1857239989
• ISBN13: 9781857239980
• Publish Date: 3 August 2000 (first published 1 September 1999)
• Publish Status: Transferred
• Out of Print: 14 May 2013
• Publish Country: GB
• Imprint: Orbit
• Format: Paperback (A-Format (178x111 mm))
• Pages: 560
• Language: English

Reviews

A good refresh on the series since I hadn't read the original in a while. Sets up for the sequels well. I almost want to go back and read the original.

[dokie80]

I think authors should do this more often. Writing same story with different point of view, from other character.
anyway, better read ender's game first before this book.
I hope ender's game's movie director read this too.

[adamfortuna]

Beans character is an oddity. I enjoyed the character in this one, but less so in the political intrigue that came up later in the Bean series. For the Enders Game story though, this one was impressively fun. The thought of reading the same story from another character was not at all exciting to me, yet this was a fun read.

[empressbrooke]

This book is a testament to Card's talent and skill. Since it runs parallel [b: Ender's Game|375802|Ender's Game (Ender's Saga, #1)|Orson Scott Card|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1408303130l/375802._SY75_.jpg|2422333] and even shares some of its scenes, it ran the risk of being redundant. However, not only does seeing Game from Bean's eyes bring an entirely new meaning to Ender's story, but it builds Bean's background and fills in the time at the Battle School after Ender's departure.

One thing that impressed me was Card's handling of the Fantasy Game. In Game, a good portion of the book was spent on Ender playing it and the adults analyzing what his choices meant. Rather than rehashing it in Shadow, Card chooses to have Bean refuse to play it and shows us what the adults make of that refusal. I thought it was a particularly brilliant choice that kept the book fresh.

Bean's view of what Ender thinks of him is especially surprising after reading Game. I never got the sense in Game that Ender shares these views, so it was interesting to see the differences in their thoughts.

After spending some time with the rest of the Ender books, I'm especially eager now to go back and read Bean's series to see what sort of person he becomes after Battle School. Even though the title suggests he is only a shadow of Ender, Bean is even more fleshed out than Ender was.

[remo]

después de haber disfrutado como un enano de El juego de Ender, Orson Scott Card nos da la oportunidad de revivir la historia desde los ojos de otro protagonista. La misma historia. Parecería que nos aburriríamos, pero no. La mejora mucho, nos da mucha más información sobre cosas que Ender no vio pero Bean sí. Otra obra maestra.