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Ender's Shadow
by Orson Scott Card
While not as great as Ender's Game, this is well worth the read, or listen. The audiobook version of this book is enjoyable, as is Ender's Game, especially because of the afterward by Card. The idea of sharing the backstory of a lesser character from the Ender Wiggins story is one that not every writer could pull off and I was dubious it could even come close to matching EG, but it did. It increased my appreciation for the series (although Card doesn't want it to be called a series), the author and sci fi in general. As a student of psychology who is more interested in personal dynamics than technical details or fantasy worlds, Ender's Shadow delivers a well rounded story and solid characters. Not being a fantasy fan the details of author created worlds are usually difficult for me to grasp and understand and often don't seem pertinent to the story, but I understood this world and it was a major supporting character. Card said in his afterward that the combination of the two books are the basis for the movie script, which makes me so excited for the movie!