Ender's Shadow

Rotterdam, around 2170. Bean is a tiny street kid far too smart for his age. He joins Poke's crew and warns her that the bully Achilles is dangerous; Achilles wins the group over and kills Poke. Sister Carlotta recruits Bean for the Fleet, and he reaches Battle School, where everyone compares him to Ender. Bean studies the system, uncovers the school's secrets and becomes a key piece of Ender's army. He also exposes Achilles as a murderer. Before Ender does, he figures out that the final simulations are real attacks. After the war, Bean learns he has a genetic condition that will likely cut his life short, meets his real parents and gains a brother, Nikolai.

1. Behind the scenesIt was going to be Urchin

   The book's working title was Urchin before it became Ender's Shadow.

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2. Behind the scenesIt nearly became the movie

   The script Card wrote for Warner Bros. combined this book with Ender's Game, pairing Ender and Bean. The 2013 film stuck with Ender's Game, but the screen Bean comes from here.

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