{"product_id":"shadow-of-the-hegemon-9781250410269","title":"Shadow of the Hegemon","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe War is over, won by Ender Wiggin and his team of brilliant child-warriors. The enemy is destroyed, the human race is saved. Ender himself refuses to return to the planet, but his crew has gone home to their families, scattered across the globe. The battle school is no more. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut with the external threat gone, the Earth has become a battlefield once more. The children of the Battle School are more than heroes; they are potential weapons that can bring power to the countries that control them. One by one, all of Ender's Dragon Army are kidnapped. Only Bean escapes; and he turns for help to Ender's brother Peter. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePeter Wiggin, Ender's older brother, has already been manipulating the politics of Earth from behind the scenes. With Bean's help, he will eventually rule the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eShadow of the Hegemon \u003c\/i\u003eis the second novel in Orson Scott Card's Shadow Series. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e THE ENDER UNIVERSE \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEnder series\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnder's Game\u003c\/i\u003e \/\u003ci\u003e Ender in Exile \u003c\/i\u003e\/ \u003ci\u003eSpeaker for the Dead \u003c\/i\u003e\/ \u003ci\u003eXenocide \u003c\/i\u003e\/ \u003ci\u003eChildren of the Mind\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEnder's Shadow series\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnder's Shadow \u003c\/i\u003e\/ \u003ci\u003eShadow of the Hegemon \u003c\/i\u003e\/ \u003ci\u003eShadow Puppets \u003c\/i\u003e\/ \u003ci\u003eShadow of the Giant \u003c\/i\u003e\/ \u003ci\u003eShadows in Flight\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eChildren of the Fleet\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe First Formic War (with Aaron Johnston)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEarth Unaware \u003c\/i\u003e\/ \u003ci\u003eEarth Afire \u003c\/i\u003e\/ \u003ci\u003eEarth Awakens\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Second Formic War (with Aaron Johnston)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Swarm \u003c\/i\u003e\/\u003ci\u003eThe Hive\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEnder novellas\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA War of Gifts \u003c\/i\u003e\/\u003ci\u003eFirst Meetings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOrson Scott Card\u003c\/b\u003e is best known for his science fiction novel \u003ci\u003eEnder's Game\u003c\/i\u003e and it's many sequels that expand the Ender Universe into the far future and the near past. Those books are organized into The Ender Saga, the five books that chronicle the life of Ender Wiggin; the Shadow Series, that follows on the novel \u003ci\u003eEnder's Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e and are set on Earth; and the Formic Wars series, written with co-author Aaron Johnston, that tells of the terrible first contact between humans and the alien \"Buggers\". \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCard has been a working writer since the 1970s. Beginning with dozens of plays and musical comedies produced in the 1960s and 70s, Card's first published fiction appeared in 1977--the short story \"Gert Fram\" in the July issue of \u003ci\u003eThe Ensign\u003c\/i\u003e, and the novelette version of \"Ender's Game\" in the August issue of \u003ci\u003eAnalog\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe novel-length version of \u003ci\u003eEnder's Game\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 1984 and continuously in print since then, became the basis of the 2013 film, starring Asa Butterfield, Harrison Ford, Ben Kingsley, Hailee Steinfeld, Viola Davis, and Abigail Breslin. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCard was born in Washington state, and grew up in California, Arizona, and Utah. He served a mission for the LDS Church in Brazil in the early 1970s. Besides his writing, he runs occasional writers' workshops and directs plays. He frequently teaches writing and literature courses at Southern Virginia University. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe is the author many sf and fantasy novels, including the American frontier fantasy series \"The Tales of Alvin Maker\" (beginning with \u003ci\u003eSeventh Son\u003c\/i\u003e), There are also stand-alone science fiction and fantasy novels like \u003ci\u003ePastwatch\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHart's Hope\u003c\/i\u003e. He has collaborated with his daughter Emily Card on a manga series, Laddertop. He has also written contemporary thrillers like \u003ci\u003eEmpire\u003c\/i\u003e and historical novels like the monumental \u003ci\u003eSaints\u003c\/i\u003e and the religious novels \u003ci\u003eSarah\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRachel\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLeah\u003c\/i\u003e. Card's recent work includes the Mithermages books (\u003ci\u003eLost Gate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGate Thief\u003c\/i\u003e), contemporary magical fantasy for readers both young and old. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCard lives in Greensboro, North Carolina, with his wife, Kristine Allen Card, He and Kristine are the parents of five children and several grandchildren.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50902848274706,"sku":"9781250410269","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_930f6533-7a6e-47f3-9f3d-726e1ebd90ce.jpg?v=1744278843","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/shadow-of-the-hegemon-9781250410269","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}