{"product_id":"enders-shadow-hardcover","title":"Ender's Shadow - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOrson Scott Card\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrson Scott Card brings us back to the very beginning of his brilliant Ender Quartet, with the novel that begins The Shadow Series and allows us to reenter Ender's world anew. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith all the power of his original creation, \u003ci\u003eEnder's Shadow \u003c\/i\u003eis Card's parallel volume to \u003ci\u003eEnder's Game\u003c\/i\u003e, a book that expands and complements the first, enhancing its power, illuminating its events and its powerful conclusion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe human race is at War with the Buggers, an insect-like alien race. The first battles went badly, and now as Earth prepares to defend itself against the imminent threat of total destruction at the hands of an inscrutable alien enemy, all focus is on the development and training of military geniuses who can fight such a war, and win. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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 then into an irresistible force in the high orbital facility called the Battle School. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAndrew Ender Wiggin was not the only child in the Battle School; he was just the best of the best. In this new book, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBean'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's. 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBean's desperate struggle to live, and 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.... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTHE ENDER UNIVERSE \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEnder series\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnder's Game\u003c\/i\u003e \/\u003ci\u003e Ender in Exile \u003c\/i\u003e\/ \u003ci\u003eSpeaker for the Dead \u003c\/i\u003e\/ \u003ci\u003eXenocide \u003c\/i\u003e\/ \u003ci\u003eChildren of the Mind\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEnder's Shadow series\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnder's Shadow \u003c\/i\u003e\/ \u003ci\u003eShadow of the Hegemon \u003c\/i\u003e\/ \u003ci\u003eShadow Puppets \u003c\/i\u003e\/ \u003ci\u003eShadow of the Giant \u003c\/i\u003e\/ \u003ci\u003eShadows in Flight\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eChildren of the Fleet\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe First Formic War (with Aaron Johnston)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEarth Unaware \u003c\/i\u003e\/ \u003ci\u003eEarth Afire \u003c\/i\u003e\/ \u003ci\u003eEarth Awakens\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Second Formic War (with Aaron Johnston)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Swarm \u003c\/i\u003e\/\u003ci\u003eThe Hive\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEnder novellas\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA War of Gifts \u003c\/i\u003e\/\u003ci\u003eFirst Meetings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOrson Scott Card\u003c\/b\u003e is best known for his science fiction novel \u003ci\u003eEnder's Game\u003c\/i\u003e and it's many sequels that expand the Ender Universe into the far future and the near past. Those books are organized into the Ender Quintet, the five books that chronicle the life of Ender Wiggin; the Shadow Series, that follows on the novel \u003ci\u003eEnder's Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e and are set on Earth; and the Formic Wars series, written with co-author Aaron Johnston, that tells of the terrible first contact between humans and the alien Buggers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCard has been a working writer since the 1970s. Beginning with dozens of plays and musical comedies produced in the 1960s and 70s, Card's first published fiction appeared in 1977 -- the short story Gert Fram in the July issue of \u003ci\u003eThe Ensign\u003c\/i\u003e, and the novelette version of Ender's Game in the August issue of \u003ci\u003eAnalog\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe novel-length version of \u003ci\u003eEnder's Game\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 1984 and continuously in print since then, became the basis of the 2013 film, starring Asa Butterfield, Harrison Ford, Ben Kingsley, Hailee Steinfeld, Viola Davis, and Abigail Breslin. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCard was born in Washington state, and grew up in California, Arizona, and Utah. He served a mission for the LDS Church in Brazil in the early 1970s. Besides his writing, he runs occasional writers' workshops and directs plays. He frequently teaches writing and literature courses at Southern Virginia University. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe is the author many sf and fantasy novels, including the American frontier fantasy series The Tales of Alvin Maker (beginning with \u003ci\u003eSeventh Son\u003c\/i\u003e), There are also stand-alone science fiction and fantasy novels like \u003ci\u003ePastwatch\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHart's Hope\u003c\/i\u003e. He has collaborated with his daughter Emily Card on a manga series, Laddertop. He has also written contemporary thrillers like \u003ci\u003eEmpire\u003c\/i\u003e and historical novels like the monumental \u003ci\u003eSaints\u003c\/i\u003e and the religious novels \u003ci\u003eSarah\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRachel\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLeah\u003c\/i\u003e. Card's recent work includes the Mithermages books (\u003ci\u003eLost Gate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGate Thief\u003c\/i\u003e), contemporary magical fantasy for readers both young and old. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCard lives in Greensboro, North Carolina, with his wife, Kristine Allen Card, He and Kristine are the parents of five children and several grandchildren.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.1 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Black-Eyed Susan Award (2002)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Alex Awards (2000)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award (2004)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ender's Shadow\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 22\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52519583646003,"sku":"9780312868604","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/UElZV2pGbURzUUtPQTIzMTN1Mkt4dz09.webp?v=1760503968","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/enders-shadow-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}