Saga de la Sombra de Ender / The Shadow Saga: La Sombra del Hegemon / Shadow of the Hegemon (Paperback)

from RachelPenso

This is the sequel to Ender's Shadow. I definitely enjoyed Ender's Shadow more, as there were more politics in this book, which I find dull. The story continues to follow Bean, now back on Earth. All the members of the Dragon army are kidnapped (with the exception of Ender, since he is not on ear...

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In the last book, Ender's Shadow, Bean came from such abject poverty and then rose up against all odds to be one of Ender's most trusted companions that you forgave his brainy standoffishness. In Shadow of the Hegemon, our sympathies for Bean's helplessness are waning so now he just comes across ...

from Karlstar

The second novel about Bean, Ender's friend and fellow Battle School graduate. By this point Ender is gone and Bean is left on Earth to both survive and try to fend off the schemes of Ender's brother, Peter. In this novel we start to find out what happened on Earth after Ender left. While that tu...

from librisissimo

Substance: Intricate political plotting, utilizing religious, philosophical, and military theory. Although having the protagonists and their opponents all be military prodigies sets a high bar for the author's own intelligence, Card meets the challenge. Style: Too much preachy narrative. As usual...

from dandelionroots

I opted to skip the three novels that follow Ender on his journey after the battle against the alien invaders and to instead pursue Bean's story on Earth (because I heard Ender's storyline contained mostly theology, which I'm not interested in). I forgot, however, that Valentine accompanied Ender...