Ender's Shadow Three-Book Set: Ender's Shadow, Shadow of the Hegemon, and Shadow Puppets

The Shadow #1-3 omnibus

by Orson Scott Card

Orson Scott Card's "Ender's Shadow" Three-Book Set (Ender's Shadow, Shadow of the Hegemon, and Shadow Puppets)
For a limited time get three of the books in Orson Scott Card’s popular "Ender’s Shadow" series, including the bestseller, Ender’s Shadow.

Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction

Mass Market Paperback

Published January 1, 2003

About the author

Orson Scott Card is an American writer known best for his science fiction works. He is (as of 2023) the only person to have won a Hugo Award and a Nebula Award in consecutive years, winning both awards for his novel Ender's Game (1985) and its sequel Speaker for the Dead (1986). A feature film adaptation of Ender's Game, which Card co-produced, was released in 2013. Card also wrote the Locus Fantasy Award-winning series The Tales of Alvin Maker (1987–2003).
Card's fiction often features characters with exceptional gifts who make difficult choices with high stakes. Card has also written political, religious, and social commentary in his columns and other writing; his opposition to homosexuality has provoked public criticism.
Card, who is a great-great-grandson of Brigham Young, was born in Richland, Washington, and grew up in Utah and California. While he was a student at Brigham Young University (BYU), his plays were performed on stage. He served in Brazil as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and headed a community theater for two summers. Card had 27 short stories published between 1978 and 1979, and he won the John W. Campbell Award for best new writer in 1978. He earned a master's degree in English from the University of Utah in 1981 and wrote novels in science fiction, fantasy, non-fiction, and historical fiction genres starting in 1979. Card continued to write prolifically, and he has published over 50 novels and 45 short stories.
Card teaches English at Southern Virginia University; he has written two books on creative writing and serves as a judge in the Writers of the Future contest. He has taught many successful writers at his "literary boot camps". He remains a practicing member of the LDS Church and Mormon fiction writers Stephenie Meyer, Brandon Sanderson, and Dave Wolverton have cited his works as a major influence.

Reviews

[Rachelpeart · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked being able to see what happened on the Earth after the buggers were defeated and Ender left. I felt I could relate even better to these characters than those in the Speaker for the Dead trilogy because of the obvious fact that these books are set on Earth in the not-so-distant future instead of on other planets in the distant distant future. The humanity is the same in either case, but easier to connect to when it's a little closer to home. I didn't find out until recently there is a final book to the series (Shadow of the Giant) which I'm glad to hear because of the way the last one ended. It's been a while since I read these first 3, so I might have to brush up before reading the last one.

[Stephanie Riggs · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good young adult futurist series. These books are written from Bean's prospective of the formic wars and what happens after. This super intelligent tiny boy begins to grow at a rapid rate. He helps to change the face of the earth, trying to make peace. There is also a love story with Petra as well.

[Wachlin007 Hotmail · Rating 3 out of 5]

This series was much better than the three sequels to Ender's Game. This trilogy tells the story of Bean, Ender's sidekick. The style and action is very similar to Ender's Game. My favorite was the first one, Ender's Shadow, but the last two were also good.

[Jim · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Sequel to Ender

[Em · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this series, about Bean, better than the series about Ender.

[Chantel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved this series much better than following the Ender path.