Ender's Shadow

Resumen del libro

The novel that launched the bestselling Enders Shadow series.
The human race is at War with the 'Buggers', an insect-like alien race. As Earth prepares to defend itself from total destruction at the hands of an inscrutable enemy, all focus is on the development of military geniuses who can fight such a war, and win. The long distances of interstellar space have given hope to the defenders of Earth'they have time to train these future commanders up from childhood, forging them into an irresistible force in the high orbital facility called the Battle School. Andrew 'Ender' Wiggin was not the only child in the Battle School; he was just the best of the best. In this new book, Card tells the story of another of those precocious generals, the one they called Bean'the one who became Enders right hand, part of his team, in the final battle against the Buggers. Beans past was a battle just to survive. His success brought him to the attention of the Battle Schools recruiters, those people scouring 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. And there he met Ender....

Biografía del autor

P B Orson Scott Card /B obtuvo el premio Hugo 1986 y el Nebula 1985 con I El juego de Ender, /I cuya continuación, I La voz de los muertos /I , consiguió de nuevo dichos premios, siendo la primera vez en toda la historia de la ciencia ficción que un autor los obtenía dos años consecutivos.<br> P La serie continuócon I Ender el xenocida /I , I Hijos de la mente /I , I Guerra de regalos /I y I Ender en el exilio /I . En 1999 apareció un nuevo título, I La sombra de Ender /I , seguido por I La sombra de Egemón /I , I Marionetas de la sombra /I , I La sombra del gigante /I y I Sombras en fuga /I .<br> P También hansido un gran éxito su Saga de Alvin Maker El Hacedor , iniciada con I El séptimo hijo /I , y la llamada Saga del Retorno , iniciada con I La memoria de la tierra /I .<br>