Shadow of the Hegemon

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Shadow of the Hegemon
LC Class
PS3553.A655 S525 2001
Preceded byEnder's Shadow 
Followed byShadow Puppets 

Shadow of the Hegemon (2000) is a

Bean, a largely peripheral character in the original novel Ender's Game but the central protagonist of the parallel narrative Ender's Shadow. Shadow of the Hegemon was nominated for a Locus Award in 2002.[1]

Plot summary

In Shadow of the Hegemon, all of the Battle School graduates, except

Petra
confirming that the Russians are Achilles' backers, he works to free her and the others, while helping Peter come to power.

When Peter publishes under the 'Locke' pseudonym that Achilles is a murderer, the Battle School graduates are released, excepting Petra, whom Achilles brings to

Burma and then Thailand
, for which Indian Battle School graduates, including Sayagi and Virlomi, develop plans for brute-force attacks involving long supply lines. Petra arranges a different plan of stripping India's garrisons along the Indo-Pakistani border, which she expects will never happen, until a meeting with Pakistan's prime minister, in which Achilles encourages the two nations to make peace among themselves and declare war on other neighbors; secretly giving China the opportunity to annihilate the Indian army.

Petra finds an ally in

Anton's Key
and Bean's brilliance, but also informs him that his life expectancy will be drastically reduced as a result.

Bean and Suriyawong use the troops Bean has trained to halt Indian supply lines. While striking a bridge, they meet Virlomi, who defects to their side. With the aid of Bean's soldiers and Locke's distinguished connections, they move on Hyderabad, where Bean rescues Petra. Furthermore, "Locke" publishes an essay detailing the Chinese betrayal just as it is happening, and on the basis of this prescience (and other miracles over the years) Peter Wiggin is elected Hegemon over the world.

Characters

  • Julian "Bean" Delphiki
  • Petra Arkanian
  • Achilles de Flandres
  • Sister Carlotta
  • Peter Wiggin
  • Hyrum Graff
  • Suriyawong
  • Virlomi
  • John Paul Wiggin
  • Theresa Wiggin

History

Card accredits two books in particular as being profoundly influential in the writing of this novel: Thailand: A Short History by

Enderverse would only be four books long.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "2002 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
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