<DIV><DIV><P>A companion novel to the beloved, bestselling science fiction classic <I>Ender’s Game</I> by Orson Scott Card, a major motion picture event in November 2013 </P><P> </P><P>If Julian Delphiki, known as “Bean,” has learned anything from living on the streets, it’s how to survive. And not with fists—he is too small for that—but with brains.</P><P> </P><P>Bean is a genius with a magician’s ability to zero in on his enemy and exploit his weakness. What could be a better quality in a future general to lead Earth in a final climactic battle against a hostile alien race? </P><P> </P><P>Recruited for Battle School, a military installation designed to select and train children as future officers in the International Fleet, Bean meets Ender Wiggin: soon to become his best friend, and his greatest rival….</P><P> </P><P>Readers can revisit the events of <I>Ender’s Game </I>through the eyes of Bean in this companion or parallel novel. Readers who have not read <I>Ender’s Game </I>will want to read it as soon as they finish <I>Ender’s Shadow</I>. As Orson Scott Card says, “these two books complement and fulfill each other.” </DIV></DIV>