Shadow of the Hegemon

(Book two of The shadow trilogy)

365 pages

Published May 10, 2001 by Orbit.

ISBN:
9781841490373
OCLC Number:
45307497

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4 stars (1 review)

Bean and other members of Ender's Dragon Army return to Earth after their victory in the Formic War. All but Bean are soon mysteriously kidnapped; Bean turns to Ender's brother Peter for help.

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4 stars

This was definitely a very different book than [b:Ender's Shadow|9532|Ender's Shadow (Shadow, #1)|Orson Scott Card|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1316131738s/9532.jpg|3145587]. In fact, I'm not even sure I would classify it as science fiction. It was, more than anything, a book about war.

It was definitely interesting, and I liked getting the chance to meet more Battle School kids.

The part I liked the best was the greater characterization of the Wiggin parents. In [b:Ender's Game|375802|Ender's Game (Ender's Saga, #1)|Orson Scott Card|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1316636769s/375802.jpg|2422333], I couldn't stand those characters. They didn't make sense to me, and seemed completely out of place. I just didn't understand how those two people could be the parents of Peter, Valentine, and Ender. But in Shadow of the Hegemon, we finally got to learn more about who Mr. and Mrs. Wiggin really are, and now they finally make sense to me.

I also liked to see Peter's development. He's become, in my opinion, …

Subjects

  • Bean (Fictitious character : Card) -- Fiction.
  • Wiggin, Ender (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
  • Child soldiers -- Fiction.