Ender's Shadow

A companion volume to Ender's Game, one that expands and complements the first, enhancing its power, illuminating its events and its powerful conclusion. Andrew "Ender" Wiggin was not the only child in the Battle School; he was just the best of the best. In this book, the story of another precocious general, Bean, is told—one who became Ender's right hand, part of his team, in the final battle against the Buggers. Bean's past was a battle just to survive. He was a tiny child with a mind leagues beyond anyone else's. His struggle to live and his success brought him to the attention of the Battle School's recruiters, who scoured the planet for leaders, tacticians, and generals to save Earth from the threat of alien invasion. Bean was sent into orbit to the Battle School, where he met Ender.