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Meredith
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Hey guys--
I just bought Shadow Puppets and I really want to begin to read it but I read Shadow of the Hegemon like 2 months ago and since have read 3 of the Ender's series books and for the life of me I can't really remember what happened in SotH...Can someone refresh my memory?
And please use a bunch of spoilers...all the other places on the net don't have any indepth information...
Thanks!!!

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I don't think I can offer a very good summary. It's been at least a year or 2 since I last read SotH. I'll try and recall the important parts in point form though:

*SotH Spoilers!*


- Petra, Bean, and the other battle schoolers return to Earth
-Every member of Ender's Jeesh (that is, those who served directly under him in the third invasion) are kidnapped, except for Bean, who manages to survive an attempt on his life
-It turns out that Achilles, who appears to be working for the Rusians is behind it all
-Bean goes into hiding with Sister Carlotta
-Petra manages to sneak a message to the outside world which Bean discovers
-Bean goes to America to get help from Peter, who thanks to his online influence and connections is on the verge of becoming Hegemon. He meets Mrs. Wiggin and learns that the Wiggin parents have known about Peter's secret life from the start.
-Peter uses his connections to hook-up Bean with some Thai troops under the command of another Dragon Army veteran named Suriyawong
-Sister Carlotta is killed when Achilles has her plane shot down. Bean finds an email which was meant for him to read in the event of her death. It tells him about the full nature of his genetic condition (ie. the fact that he's dying), which had been kept secret from him until now
-Eventually all the captured battle schoolers are rescued except for Petra, who is taken to India with Achilles. (It appears that he is really working for the Indians)
-Petra befriends one of the Indian battleschoolers who is also being held against her will (Virlomi), and helps her to escape
-With Virlomi's help, Bean and Suriyawong's troops rescue Petra. It turns out that Achilles is REALLY working for the Chinese, and after he's taken back to China, they declare war against the Muslim world.
-Peter reveals his identity as Locke to the world and is elected Hegemon. Bean accepts the position of Stratego. Peter, Bean, and Petra's families are now living in the Hegemony capital in Brazil. As the book ends, Petra begins to show romantic interest in Bean, but Bean kinda brushes her off.

*End Spoilers*

I may be off on a few points. Like I said, it's been a while. I hope that helps.

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wow, i wasn't even looking for the info and that was great. i think some technical points may be a little bit off, but i feel like i just read the book again. ah, good book.

i think it deserves mentioning that Bean trained his Thai troups to be incredibly effective in the same style as BS armys (a la toons and such). These soldiers are important in later fighting and IMO are some of the best soldiers in the world at the time.

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