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. 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.īut one person has a better idea. The unity forced upon the warring nations by an alien enemy has shattered. 19)įorecast: A $300,000 national marketing campaign, including advertising on the Sci-Fi Channel and print advertising targeted to college and military publications, should ensure a run on bestseller lists.Bestselling author Orson Scott Card brings to life a new chapter in the saga of Ender's Earth and The Shadow Series.Įarth and its society have been changed irrevocably in the aftermath of Ender Wiggin's victory over the Formics. 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. 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.
The political becomes the personal in a final showdown between Bean and Achilles. Into this mix, Card tosses in a war, Chinese expansionism, unrest in India and a dangerously unfettered Achilles. Bean and Petra race against time to try to rescue their unborn children while keeping Peter apprised of world events.
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. 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. 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. 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.
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.
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