Orson Scott Card's award-winning Ender series is a genuine classic of science fiction. In SHADOW PUPPETS, the third book in the new series following ENDER'S SHADOW and SHADOW OF THE HEGEMON, Ender's fellow pupils from Battle School face a terrible new enemy ...
Manoeuvring through international politics and war, Peter Wiggin and Achilles fight a shadow-battle of propaganda and assassination. Each is determined to defeat the other and become Hegemon of Earth, but each has fought the other to a stalemate. Ender's greatest friend, Bean, might tip that balance, but he refuses to ally his tactical genius to either side …
But now cloned embyros carrying Bean's brilliant intelligence have fallen into the hands of Achilles' people. If Bean cannot reclaim them Achilles will become unstoppable ...
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- 'Haunting, compulsive, urgently readable … Story-telling genius' INTERZONE
- 'The emotional punch is still as powerful as ever. Excellent' SFX
- 'Certain to be one of the most sought-after books of the year' LOCUS
- 'Full of surprises … Intense is the word for Orson Scott Card's ENDER'S GAME' NEW YORK TIMES
- 'An extraordinarily talented author' ENCY. OF SF
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£17.99
Published 29/08/2002
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