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Shadow Puppets

By: Orson Scott Card
Narrated by: David Birney, Stefan Rudnicki
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Bestselling author Orson Scott Card brings to life a new chapter in the saga of Ender's Earth and The Shadow Series.

Earth and its society have been changed irrevocably in the aftermath of Ender Wiggin's victory over the Formics. The unity forced upon the warring nations by an alien enemy has shattered. Nations are rising again, seeking territory and influence, and most of all, seeking to control the skills and loyalty of the children from the Battle School.

But one person has a better idea. Peter Wiggin, Ender's older, more ruthless, brother, sees that any hope for the future of Earth lies in restoring a sense of unity and purpose. And he has an irresistible call on the loyalty of Earth's young warriors. With Bean at his side, the two will reshape our future.

Shadow Puppets is the continuing story of Bean and Petra, and the rest of Ender's Dragon Army, as they take their places in the new government of Earth.

Browse more titles in the Ender Wiggin series.©2002 Orson Scott Card (P)2002 Fantastic Audio Genre Fiction Science Fiction

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"Fans will enjoy an exciting, fast-paced plot and a suspense-filled conclusion." ( Amazon.com)
"Once again, Card keeps the action, danger, and intrigue levels high." ( Booklist)
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Good performance but story not as good as last. Felt this series is getting repeative

Good performance but story not as good as last

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The Bean storyline is not as brave as the Ender story, and this book isn't as cataclysmic as the Ender story. Still, it is a great book and if you have read the other Ender/Bean books, there is no reason why you wouldn't finish the storyline. (Just don't expect this book to be as good as the first two Bean books.)

A satisfying conclusion to the Bean saga

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like most of the enderverse books, it takes a few chapters to build up into the story. Once the touch paper has been lit, wow.....

loved this continuation of the saga.....

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Everyone should read this and the ender series. Orson Scott Card is an amazing writer

Its just an amazing series I am a massive fan

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Really brings to live beans & petras struggle through the series. Can drag a little but not very noticeable

Another good book in the series

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I feel the Shadow series has gone on a little too long with this one. Although I really enjoyed it, there is nothing particularly novel in the story. There is a sense of fatigue in the way the story is being told, almost as though the author is only really trying to mirror the number of books in the original Ender Series with the number of books in the Shadow Series - four a piece. (There are three others at present that fill in story elements)

"Ender's Shadow" was a five-star book, but since then, the series has declined in purpose and originality. The character of Peter Wiggin has been reduced from the brilliant, emotionally violent and sarcastic future world saviour, to what I feel is a churlish, weak individual, greatly outshone by Bean.

I will listen to the final book in the series ("Shadow of the Giant") but only for completeness and with a sense of apprehension as to how far the author will continue to undermine its superb antecedents.

Excellently narrated.

Entertaining continuation of series

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It's the best overall story that iv ever listened to. Every book is as good as the last. Interesting and entertaining.

All of them

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story was great all the narration was excellent but there are these strange musical transitions which take you completely out of it. they're not even tonally appropriate e.g; sad scene ends -> jolly music.

great story weird music

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Brilliant as I would expect from the author. It tells me I need to keep writing to submit my review I wonder if this is enough.

Great

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I thought there were some major plot holes in this book. This concept where all these kids are geniuses and no adult can compete with them while refreshing for a couple of books got a bit overused here, at least for me. And then they make really stupid mistakes as well which does not make sense. I also found some of the views on the purpose of life of men are quite narrow minded as according to the book I would btw the happiest man on earth if I had like 150 children and only then. I got two and I think that's more than enough!

Not too impressed buy the plot

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