Shadow Puppets (Ender, Book 7)
by Orson Scott Card
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Author: Orson Scott CardEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-06
ISBN: 0765340054
Number of pages: 384
Publisher: Tor Science Fiction
Book Reviews of Shadow Puppets (Ender, Book 7)
Book Review: Amazing!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Ok, I read this book a year ago so I've forgotten a lot, and I don't have tones of time to back up my five-star rating but let me just say that this has got to be one of the most enjoyable books I've ever read because it lets you into the mind of Orson Scott Card. It seems like every paragraph is dripping with amazing insights and analysis that just blows you away. Things you've sort of thought about but never truly thought through completely. Well, Card has some amazing commentary on what seems like an endless array of topics. I just loved it.I've seen some people complain about Card being too "preachy" in this book. Well, I honestly don't think so. He isn't preaching he's analyzing, and his analysis is 100% on the mark time after time. It's so cool to think through things in the way he does.
The story itself is non-stop action, more so than I remember from a lot of other Ender books, sacrificing perhaps a bit of characterization, but not a bit of insightfulness. I think Card's strongest talent is his ability to make not only cool but also valid analysis of how the world really works and why things are the way they are. This is what makes this books so awesome. I recommend it to anyone who likes to truly think about the world around them. Card should be a philosopher as far as I'm concerned. :-) ok, that's enough babbling ...
Summary of Shadow Puppets (Ender, Book 7)
Bestselling author Orson Scott Card brings to life a new chapter in the saga of Ender's Earth.
Earth and its society has been changed irrevocably in the aftermath of Ender Wiggin's victory over the Formics--the unity enforced 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.
Here 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.
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
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