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After the triumphs and trials of Ender’s Game, the brilliant and troubled Ender Wiggin watches his world transform from Battle School to a fractured human civilization. Now exiled from Earth and branded a ruthless assassin, he sets out for the stars, accompanied by his sister Valentine. Their relativistic voyage takes them through the first interstellar colony and introduces a mysterious infant whose latent talents echo those of Ender’s close friend Bean. Spanning the period between Ender’s Game and Ender’s eventual redemption in Speaker for the Dead, this direct sequel explores the personal costs of war, the challenges of reintegration, and the enduring hope of a genius who has fought for humanity.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: Science Fiction/Space Opera
Authors: Orson Scott Card
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