Shadow Puppets

SirNitram · Post by **SirNitram** » 2002-08-29 03:15pm

Orson Scott Card has come through with another interesting novel in the Bean series(Though apparantly the bastard went behind my back and wrote more of the Homecoming Saga!), though I'm still trying to peice together the history of this alternate-world. Anyone else read it, so I can elaborate without spoiling?

Post by **Mr Bean** » 2002-08-29 03:36pm

Bean series?
Wow somone wrote an entire series about me, I'm touched!

Ender · Post by **Ender** » 2002-08-29 05:42pm

Resident OSC fanboy to the rescue!

It is not aparallel world. If you remember, there is 50year time jump while Ender is in transit to his new home at the end of Ender's Game. During that time Peter became Hedgemon and united the world. This is the story of how that happened.

The First book, Ender's Shadow is a retelling of the other book from Bean's POV. The next one, Shadow of the Hedgemon tells of Bean aligning himself with Peter to unite the world and oppose a Battle School washout who wants him dead.

I am yet to pick up Shadow Puppets.

SirNitram · Post by **SirNitram** » 2002-08-29 06:00pm

Ender wrote:Resident OSC fanboy to the rescue!

It is not aparallel world. If you remember, there is 50year time jump while Ender is in transit to his new home at the end of Ender's Game. During that time Peter became Hedgemon and united the world. This is the story of how that happened.

The First book, Ender's Shadow is a retelling of the other book from Bean's POV. The next one, Shadow of the Hedgemon tells of Bean aligning himself with Peter to unite the world and oppose a Battle School washout who wants him dead.

I am yet to pick up Shadow Puppets.

Alternate world in relation to our own, I mean.

For one thing, they've never had a Shuttle lost.

Ender · Post by **Ender** » 2002-08-29 06:06pm

I'd be willing to bet that that line is in relation to the IF, not all space travel.

Eleas · Post by **Eleas** » 2002-08-29 06:19pm

Mr Bean wrote:Bean series?
Wow somone wrote an entire series about me, I'm touched!

Nope. This other Bean is really smart.

Crazy_Vasey · Post by **Crazy_Vasey** » 2002-08-29 06:48pm

I'm waiting for it to come out in paperback, I only buy Star Wars books at the outrageous hardback prices. Actually now I think about it that's a bit daft as the Ender books that I've read so far have all been better than Star Wars novels . oh well.

Tsyroc · Post by **Tsyroc** » 2002-08-29 09:55pm

Crazy_Vasey wrote:I'm waiting for it to come out in paperback, I only buy Star Wars books at the outrageous hardback prices. Actually now I think about it that's a bit daft as the Ender books that I've read so far have all been better than Star Wars novels . oh well.

Yeah, but the Star Wars books have that cool Star Wars art on them and it always looks better in the large hardback size.

Post by **Mr Bean** » 2002-08-29 10:17pm

Nope. This other Bean is really smart.

*applys Bean Logic

Wow that must me Eleas thinks I'm brillant, Thanks Eleas!

I could understand it had to be some hard writing, to try and dumb down *da bean

Luke Starkiller · Post by **Luke Starkiller** » 2002-08-29 11:13pm

I have read it, I did not find Shadow Puppets as compelling as the other two were.

Spoiler Space

I was damn happy to read the part where Bean blew Achilles' brains out though.

Eleas · Post by **Eleas** » 2002-08-30 01:49am

Mr Bean wrote:
Nope. This other Bean is really smart.
*applys Bean Logic

Wow that must me Eleas thinks I'm brillant, Thanks Eleas!

I could understand it had to be some hard writing, to try and dumb down *da bean

Uh... *head begins spinning, faster and faster*

Nooo!

*boom*