The 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. But with the external threat gone, the Earth has become a battlefield once more. The children of the Battle School are more than heros; 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. Peter 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.

Orson Scott Card is one of the world's bestselling SF authors, and the award-winning Ender saga is one of the best-loved series in the genre. ENDER'S SHADOW is the first volume in a new Ender series. Returning to the time of Ender's Game, ENDER'S SHADOW follows the incredible story of one of Ender Wiggin's fellow pupils at Battle School. Compelling, compulsive reading, ENDER'S SHADOW is certain to thrill all fans of the original series and attract many new readers. Look out for more information on this book and others on the Orbit website at www.orbitbooks.co.uk

The planet Lusitania is home to three sentient species: the Pequeninos; a large colony of humans; and the Hive Queen, brought there by Ender. But once against the human race has grown fearful; the Starways Congress has gathered a fleet to destroy Lusitania.Jane, the evolved computer intelligence, can save the three sentient races of Lusitania. She has learned how to move ships outside the universe, and then instantly back to a different world, abolishing the light-speed limit. But it takes all the processing power available to her, and the Starways Congress is shutting down the Net, world by world.Soon Jane will not be able to move the ships. Ender's children must save her if they are to save themselves.

作为《死者代言人》的续集，《外星屠异》继续给予“安德”系列小说的核心命题－－智慧生命种族间的沟通和理解以极大关注，其情节更为曲折，冲突更为激烈极端，思想也更为深刻

在这本大部头小说里，《死者代言人》中没有解决的问题继续恶化，而新问题也纷至沓来：受命摧毁卢西塔尼亚星的舰队拦截不住；“简”也被星际议会用宗教所控制的居住在道星上的智商极高的“超人”所发现，面临被杀的命运；猪族不甘被星际议会屠杀，勾结虫族制造飞船计划逃往，少数猪族部落甚至开始杀害人类；人类愤怒的袭击猪族，拳头却落在了和人类很友善的猪族部落头上；当年独霸地球的“霸主”彼得也复活了，他的野心更加膨胀……一切都是那么糟糕，令人绝望，这一次连似乎无所不能的安德也独力难支了

本书以极为丰富的感情和博大的胸怀向大家展示了各智慧生命种族之间的和解和融合是怎样的漫长反复，艰难痛苦。在人类从前的历史上，民族仇杀流出的鲜血几乎灌满了历史的长河，在这本书里，奥森・斯科特・卡德为各生命种族的理解和融合找出了一条避免冲突、摆脱历史宿命的阳关大道

作为《安德的游戏》的续集，《死者代言人》的时代背景被放在安德击败虫族3000年以后。因为一直浪迹宇宙，安德依然活着，只是处境很不妙——他已经由战胜外星入侵者的英雄沦为屠杀外星智慧生物的魔鬼，安德只得隐姓埋名，流浪于各个类殖民星球，为死去的人代言。此时，人类正在对卢西塔尼亚星上生活着的外星智慧生物——猪仔（坡奇尼奥）——进行研究，但正当研究取得进展的时候，猪仔却谋杀了人类的生物学家……

可怕的外星怪物――虫族越来越严惩地威胁着地球，可是地球各国却把大量金钱和物资花在为小孩子在太空修建游戏基地上，并不断挑选年幼在孩子前往其中进行各种对抗游戏。游戏的难度不断被加大，不断有人被淘汰，教官有意孤立成绩突出的人，优秀的学员不择手段、拼命竞争……这一切的最终目的就是挑选出一个心理状态最稳定、神经最强悍的孩子。地球当局将赌注押在了这个最终的游戏天才身上，此人将获得地球远征舰队的指挥权，与虫族展开决战。 安德・维京成为了这个游戏天才，但是，大决战以他完全没有想到的方式开始了……