Ender's Shadow

In "Ender's Shadow," the first installment of the bestselling series, the Earth faces an impending war against the alien "Buggers." As military geniuses are nurtured at the Battle School to defend humanity, the focus shifts to Andrew "Ender" Wiggin, renowned as the best of his class. However, this novel introduces Bean, another remarkable child whose tumultuous past fuels his rise within the Battle School, ultimately setting the stage for his crucial collaboration with Ender in the war that could determine the fate of Earth.