The Ender / Shadow series

 Multiple series of books by Orson Scott Card


The original in this sprawling series is Ender’s Game. Be warned that there is some foul and crude language in this book that I didn’t feel was necessary to the story. That said, the book is interesting and thought-provoking.

Even more interesting, in my opinion, was the parallel book Ender’s Shadow. This tells the same story from the point of view of Bean instead of Ender. It’s honestly so good!

Then at this point the series splits into two series.

 Ender goes off into space in Speaker for the Dead and other ensuing titles in the Ender saga. These are slower and more philosophical in their scope, and will appeal to a more mature audience than the original.

Bean returns to Earth in Shadow of the Hegemon and the other ensuing titles in the shadow series. This series feels more like a political thriller, with some sci-fi lab experimentation thrown in. Definitely more exciting, but still lots of ethical questions to discuss.


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