One of the remaining six is implanted into Petra, while the rest of them are placed under guard.Īt the same time, a message is passed to Bean. PRODUCT DETAILS Title: Shadow Puppets Author: Orson Scott Card, Orson Scott Card Edition: REV Publisher: TomDohertyAssociates, LLC ISBN: 9780765340054. Volescu pretends to identify three embryos with Anton's Key and they are discarded. He finds Volescu, the original doctor who activated the key in his genes, and has him prepare nine embryos through artificial insemination. Bean is reluctant to have children, as he does not want his Anton's Key gene to be passed on. During their travels, Petra convinces Bean to marry her and have children with her by taking him to Anton, the person who Anton's Key (Bean's Condition) was named after.

Bean believes Peter has seriously underestimated Achilles, and that he (Bean) is not safe unless he is hidden. Bean and his friend Petra, who also served under Ender and who is travelling with Bean, have both seen Achilles so and immediately go into hiding, preparing for a future confrontation. Accepting a tip from inside China, where Achilles is held prisoner, Peter had planned for Bean to operate the mission, but at the last minute (because he doubted Bean would cooperate) assigns Suriyawong, a Battle School student from Thailand, to rescue Achilles in transport, believing that he can spy on Achilles, take over his network, and then turn Achilles over to some country for trial (at the time of this story, Achilles has betrayed Russia, Pakistan, and India).Īchilles is known to kill anyone who has seen him vulnerable. Peter, Ender's brother, is now Hegemon of Earth. It was originally to be called Shadow of Death.

It is the sequel to Shadow of the Hegemon and the third book in the Ender's Shadow series (often called the Bean Quartet). Shadow Puppets is a science fiction novel by American author Orson Scott Card, published in 2002. 2002 1st edition 'First Edition: August 2002' stated on copyright page Tom Doherty Associates publishers, New York hardbound in ash grey boards with red foil stamped lettering along spine very good condition with unmarked pages dust jacket very good.

Shadow Puppets by Orson Scott Card