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      Shadow of the Giant

      by Orson Scott Card
      Published
      Mar 2005
      Main Genre
      Space Opera Space Opera
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      371
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      Shadow (Bean) Book 4
      Also Appears In
      Enderverse (chronologically) Book 6

      About This Book

      Julian Delphiki grew up being called Bean, because he was so very small as a child. But within that tiny body was a mental giant. He was the smallest and youngest student at the Battle School, but he became Ender Wiggins's right hand.

      Since then he has grown to be a power on Earth. He serves the Hegemon in the terrible wars that have followed Ender's defeat of the alien empire attacking Earth. But within his genetically modified body is a ticking time bomb--Bean has never stopped growing; from the tiny, brilliant strategist, he has grown to be a giant in body as well as mind. Soon, he will not be able to survive in the gravity of his homeworld.

      Soon, he will have to make a terrible choice.

      Series Placement

      Book 4
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      Book 6
      🔴 Must Read in Order

      Genres & Themes

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      General Fiction Speculative Fiction

      Subgenres

      Space Opera

      Characters & Occupations

      Aliens

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