Hatrack River Forum: Shadow of the Giant error? *spoilers*

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Posted by Carl Conrad Coreander (Member # 7851) on :

I think I saw a thread about this but I can't find it. I haven't finished this book so try not to spoil. Dr. Volescu asked Bean 'how are my sister and her husband doing?' I could have sworn he was related to Mr. Delphiki...not Mrs. Delphiki..... [Dont Know]

Posted by Orson Scott Card (Member # 209) on :

I hate you.

Of course I mean that in the nicest possible way.

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

*laugh* Carl, I think that means you are right. Actually, I thought that before OSC penned you that little love letter. [Wink]

Oh, and welcome to Hatrack! [Smile]

Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :

So is the villain in the new book going to be named Carl Coreander? It's a shame to waste a name like that, and now you have motive...

Posted by Jenny Gardener (Member # 903) on :

Maybe it's one of those twisted things...Steps and second cousins and all...

Posted by Sid Meier (Member # 6965) on :

okay good thing I wasn't eating else I would've messed up my moniter and key board that was the funiest thing I've seen all day.

Posted by neo-dragon (Member # 7168) on :

So will that little slip-up be corrected in the paperback edition?

Posted by TheDisgruntledPostman (Member # 7200) on :

hahaha, Mr.Card, in todays terms(in the nicest possible way ) you have just been burned [Evil Laugh]

In the nicest way possible of course

Posted by Orson Scott Card (Member # 209) on :

That would be a good idea, to correct it in the paperback. I'll send a note to the editor.

Posted by Taalcon (Member # 839) on :

*remembers the Bean Visits Ender's Childhood Home In Greensboro affair from the hardcover Hegemon*

Posted by Wowbagger the Infinitely Prolonged (Member # 7476) on :

lol

Posted by Sid Meier (Member # 6965) on :

wait.... did it say it was ender's childhood home in the hard cover?

Posted by neo-dragon (Member # 7168) on :

At least this one is easier to fix. I don't remember the exact dialogue in question, but just switching around the words "brother" and "sister" along with the appropriate pronouns will probably set it right.

Posted by thecrimsonking (Member # 8035) on :

Hello. [Wave]

This is my first post in Hatrack but I've been here a few times.

Thing is, I think I found ANOTHER error...maybe.

Okay, please try not to spoil cause I'm only on "Ch.18 Yerevan"

In Shadow Puppets (SPOILERS) Bean and Petra make 8 embryos.(By the way, how'd Petra get all those eggs so fast?) Volescu discards three of them.

In Shadow of the Giant , Bean and Petra are trying to find 8 children again b/c they thought Volescu tricked them. Weren't they watching him though? How could he?

Anyway, what I REALLY didn't understand was at the end of the chapter when Petra recovered Bella and already had baby Ender. She said "Seven to go." Was baby Ender's embryo created after the first 8 maybe? I always thought it was one of them... [Wall Bash]

Edit: On second thought this is a kinda old thread. I think I'll make a new one.

Posted by Jasmine (Member # 7370) on :

it was one of them. there are 9 embryos in all, and she had 2 of the babies
Welcome to the forums [Wave]

Petra took pills to ovulate/draw out more eggs

Posted by MidnightBlue (Member # 6146) on :

It doesn't really make a difference if it's an old thread, because it gets bumped to the top if someone posts anyway.

Posted by thecrimsonking (Member # 8035) on :

Interesting. Thanks Jasmine. :-)