Orson Scott Card - Shadow Puppets.nfo
General Information
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Title: Shadow Puppets
Author: Orson Scott Card
Copyright: 2002
Series Name: Enderverse
Position in Series: 4
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Source: Rapid.org
Condition: Good
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Total Duration: 10:46:00
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Book Description
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In Shadow Puppets, Orson Scott Card continues the storyline of Shadow
of the Hegemon, following the exploits of the Battle School children,
prodigies who have returned to an Earth thrown into chaos after the
unifying force of the alien invasion they stopped in Ender's Game and
Ender's Shadow has dissipated.
Foremost among these whiz kids is the brilliant Bean who, in Shadow
of the Hegemon, rescued his comrades from his nemesis--the dastardly
Achilles. Now, the down-but-not-out evil genius is again scheming towards
global domination and vengeance against the irrepressible Bean. It's
up to Bean and his newfound love, Petra, to outwit the young psychopath
and save the world. Meanwhile, the other Battle School children are
called to serve again as an expansionist China threatens the stability
of post-Bugger War Earth.
Shadow Puppets is, for better or worse, exactly what readers have come
to expect from Card. There are thought-provoking musings on geopolitics,
war, courage, arrogance, good versus evil, and the concept of children
wise beyond their years dealing with grave responsibility. Unfortunately,
many of these furnishings are looking a little frayed around the edges,
but fans will enjoy an exciting, fast-paced plot and a suspense-filled
conclusion. --Jeremy Pugh
Fans of Card's bestselling Ender series will be delighted with this
tale of teen empowerment (following 2001's Shadow of the Hegemon), as
the Battle School brats cope with life after the war with the Formics.
Peter Wiggins, now leader of the worldwide Earth government, the Hegemon,
makes a tactical error when he authorizes the rescue of his archenemy,
Achilles, from the Chinese, only to discover Achilles, dangerously insane,
is a Trojan Horse. Peter, along with his parents, must flee the planet
temporarily, only to discover plots within plots at the site of the
now dismantled Battle School. Meanwhile, Bean, accompanied by his wife,
Petra, comes to terms with his body: he won't stop growing, and he's
doomed to a short life. He and Petra seek out the man who manipulated
his genes in order to have him create children without the same problem,
only to have the embryos stolen. Bean and Petra race against time to
try to rescue their unborn children while keeping Peter apprised of
world events. Into this mix, Card tosses in a war, Chinese expansionism,
unrest in India and a dangerously unfettered Achilles. The political
becomes the personal in a final showdown between Bean and Achilles.
These teens play for keeps: the world is their stage, with Battle School
grads in key positions of power in China, the Muslim world and India,
all ready to work together to create world peace. Card discusses important
topics here, the nature of the parent-child relationship; the roles
of love and service, that are implicitly part of coming of age.
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