I havn't read Shadow of the Hegemon yet, but in Ender's Shadow, the title was meant to indicate Bean's existance as a shadow of Ender, always seen as less important than Ender was.
I can't comment on the quality of the review, since I don't think any reviewer ever captures the essence of what the author was trying to say. In response to your intimation that Card's books fall under the "trashy novel" genre, I must protest. Ender's Game was, and still is a big factor in shaping my life and how I live it. As many other/. users I was an outsider and lived vicariously through Ender.
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I havn't read Shadow of the Hegemon yet, but in Ender's Shadow, the title was meant to indicate Bean's existance as a shadow of Ender, always seen as less important than Ender was.
I can't comment on the quality of the review, since I don't think any reviewer ever captures the essence of what the author was trying to say. In response to your intimation that Card's books fall under the "trashy novel" genre, I must protest. Ender's Game was, and still is a big factor in shaping my life and how I live it. As many other /. users I was an outsider and lived vicariously through Ender.