Ender's Shadow

By: Orson Scott Card

Narrated by: Scott Brick, Gabrielle de Cuir, full cast

Length: 15 hrs and 42 mins

Publisher's summary

The novel that launched the bestselling Ender's Shadow series—available for the first time on audio

The human race is at War with the "Buggers," an insect-like alien race. As Earth prepares to defend itself from total destruction at the hands of an inscrutable enemy, all focus is on the development of military geniuses who can fight such a war, and win. The long distances of interstellar space have given hope to the defenders of Earth--they have time to train these future commanders up from childhood, forging them into an irresistible force in the high orbital facility called the Battle School. Andrew "Ender" Wiggin was not the only child in the Battle School; he was just the best of the best. In Ender's Shadow, Card tells the story of another of those precocious generals, the one they called Bean—the one who became Ender's right hand, part of his team, in the final battle against the Buggers. Bean's past was a battle just to survive. His success brought him to the attention of the Battle School's recruiters, those people scouring the planet for leaders, tacticians, and generals to save Earth from the threat of alien invasion. Bean was sent into orbit, to the Battle School. And there he met Ender....

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©1999 Orson Scott Card (P)2005 Audio Renaissance, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishers, LLC

Critic reviews

• Alex Award Winner, 2000

"An exceptional work." (School Library Journal)
"An absorbing, near-flawless performance." (Kirkus)
"As always, everyone will be struck by the power of Card's children, always more and less than human, perfect yet struggling, tragic, yet hopeful, wondrous and strange." (Publishers Weekly)

well done

fantastic book. I strongly recommend checking this out. if you liked Enders Game you will love this.

Exceptional!

Wow! I can not say how much wow I feel right now. and I even like the little blurb at the end with Orson. it is very real.

Great story, and wonderfully narrated!

This was the second time I've listened to this book, and it was every bit as good the second time around. It's a great story and it leads to a fantastic series. The Shadow series is awesome! I highly recommend all of them! Great for me alone, or to listen with all my kids!

Might be better than Ender

Now I have to go back and listen to Enders game again. Damn! Well not so much. Loving the book I read so many years ago I want to go back and feel the emotions I felt again. Experience it in audio like this book about Bean.

This book is as good as Ender. No doubt. Or maybe it's been so long since I've walked, lived, and listened to these characters that I need a reboot.

Hands down. Good book. Just as good as Enders game.

An amazing story!

Ender's Shadow was an intriguing novel which touched on many qualities of what made a book great. Character being the most important, and Bean's mind was an interesting thing to reflect on.

OSC Rocks

What did you love best about Ender's Shadow?

I did not want to read book after book from one author. However, OSC knows his universe so well. Sister Carlota, Graff, all of them are so real. Love it

Who was your favorite character and why?

Sister Carlota. She is so aware of who she is.

What about the narrators’s performance did you like?

I knew from the tone of the voice, the character

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Speaker for the lost boys

Excellent!

Ender's Shadow adds depth to Ender's Game and gives additional insight into the characters. If you liked Ender's game--you'll love Ender's Shadow.

Awesome duality

One of my favorite books. I consider this and enders game to be one book together. I cant ever read one without the other

Intensely gripping and well read.

Bean is splendid. I particularly enjoyed the parts which involved Bean's interactions with the teachers. A great story and wonderfully told. It couldn't have bean much better.

Ahead of its time.

This is one of my all time favorites.