- Hardcover: 368 pages
- Publisher: Tor Books; First Edition edition (Nov 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0312857586
- ISBN-13: 978-0312857585
- Product Dimensions: 24.3 x 16.2 x 2.9 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,443,219 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'Haunting, compulsive, urgently readable ... Story-telling genius' INTERZONE on Orson Scott Card 'The emotional punch is still as powerful as ever. Excellent' SFX 'Full of surprises ... Intense is the word for Orson Scott Card's ENDER'S GAME' NEW YORK TIMES 'An extraordinarily talented author' ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SF 'The work of a confident master with an absolute grip on his material' SFX
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The eagerly awaited conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Shadow Saga by one of SF's most popular writers.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The front cover of this book describes the "Shadow of the Giant" as "the stunning conclusion to the shadow saga" and thus must be interpreted as the last book in this series. If it is the last Bean book I feel extrememly cheated. The book is written with normal Shadow Saga style, lots of action plus political questioning and young love so no problems there. The ending of the book left me feeling cheated as it ends without resolving Bean's rather large problem. It does not conclude Bean's life and is rather an easy way out of avoid what is undoubtedly a complicated plot line with Bean. All in all rather disappointed. However, if this is not the last we'll see of Bean then it is a very good cliff hanger. I will await another book!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this latest (and last?) volume in the Ender related Bean saga in the hope that I would enjoy it more than the preceding volume. I did not. Ender's Game and Speaker for the Dead were amongst the most enjoyable books I ever did read. The first volume in the Bean Series was very good as well. As the volumes went on though plots became more and more convoluted, global politics too much of a feature and I enjoyed the tales less an less.
I hope Orson Scott Card will return to form soon. It's science fiction rather than political fiction I would like to see and more personal stories.
I hope Orson Scott Card will return to form soon. It's science fiction rather than political fiction I would like to see and more personal stories.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
On his good days Orson Scott Card is one of the best science fiction authors out there - interesting thoughtful stories and realistic characters with believable motives and flaws. Even on his bad days his work is better than most of the science fiction out there.
Ender's Game has to be one of the classic science fiction works and I was very happy to see OSC write more books in the same universe. After Ender's Game OSC wrote 3 more books following Ender Wiggan after then Bugger War when he is no longer remembered as a hero but instead the man responsible for the death of an entire species (this is not entirely fair since Ender was unaware at the time that he was doing anything more than participating in a strategy game).
The Shadow Saga follows on from Ender's Game but does not feature Ender at all, instead OSC explores what happens to some of the other major characters, particularly "Bean" the boy genius instrumental in Ender's victory over the buggers. I have to say that I prefer the books that feature Ender as some parts of the Shadow series do drag a little and do tend to harp on about the amazing tactical skills of the Battle School graduates (Book 3: Shadow Puppets was one of the least impressive IMO).
OSC has set himself a challenge since he has to describe the campaigns fought by military geniuses while not (presumably) being one himself.
Worth reading if you enjoyed the Ender books.
Ender's Game has to be one of the classic science fiction works and I was very happy to see OSC write more books in the same universe. After Ender's Game OSC wrote 3 more books following Ender Wiggan after then Bugger War when he is no longer remembered as a hero but instead the man responsible for the death of an entire species (this is not entirely fair since Ender was unaware at the time that he was doing anything more than participating in a strategy game).
The Shadow Saga follows on from Ender's Game but does not feature Ender at all, instead OSC explores what happens to some of the other major characters, particularly "Bean" the boy genius instrumental in Ender's victory over the buggers. I have to say that I prefer the books that feature Ender as some parts of the Shadow series do drag a little and do tend to harp on about the amazing tactical skills of the Battle School graduates (Book 3: Shadow Puppets was one of the least impressive IMO).
OSC has set himself a challenge since he has to describe the campaigns fought by military geniuses while not (presumably) being one himself.
Worth reading if you enjoyed the Ender books.
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I found this novel good but not excellent. The book is set in a future Earth (about 300 years in the future) and is mainly about political intrigue, warfare strategy and wars... Read more
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Works for me...
Given the haphazard chronological writing order of the post-Ender books, tying up all the loose ends was always going to be tricky. Read more
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A fitting end
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