Shadow of the Hegemon (2001)
Shadow of the Hegemon is a 2001 fiction book written by Orson Scott Card.
With the Formic War won, the child commanders of Battle School come home to an Earth that suddenly wants them badly. Nations that once shared a common enemy now watch one another, and a mind trained to win wars becomes the most valuable weapon on the planet. When Bean's fellow soldiers start vanishing, taken one by one, he traces the plot to a charming, ruthless boy named Achilles and turns to the only strategist cunning enough to match him: Ender's brother Peter Wiggin. This companion to Ender's Game swaps zero gravity for realpolitik across a nervous, rearming world.
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What is Shadow of the Hegemon about?
With the Formic War won, the child commanders of Battle School come home to an Earth that suddenly wants them badly. Nations that once shared a common enemy now watch one another, and a mind trained to win wars becomes the most valuable weapon on the planet. When Bean's fellow soldiers start vanishing, taken one by one, he traces the plot to a charming, ruthless boy named Achilles and turns to the only strategist cunning enough to match him: Ender's brother Peter Wiggin. This companion to Ender's Game swaps zero gravity for realpolitik across a nervous, rearming world.
When was Shadow of the Hegemon published?
Shadow of the Hegemon was published in 2001.
Who made Shadow of the Hegemon?
Shadow of the Hegemon was written by Orson Scott Card.
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A few thoughts on Shadow of the Hegemon
The war is over and the real danger only begins, played on a global board instead of a starfield. For the same patient, manipulative strategy, watch Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, where every quiet conversation is a move. And Metal Gear Solid mirrors Orson Scott Card's fixation on child soldiers, shadow powers, and one charismatic manipulator pulling nations by the strings.
Continuing the Ender's Game story after the war
Shadow of the Hegemon widens Ender's Game into realpolitik, following Bean and Peter Wiggin instead of a war against aliens. Ender's Shadow gives Bean's own war-room years from the inside, Speaker for the Dead and Xenocide follow Ender himself decades further out, and Children of the Mind closes that long arc. The 2013 film adaptation returns to Battle School with the scenes this book grew out of.