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Posted by James Tiberius Kirk (Member # 2832) on :

Something that came up during my second reading of SotG...

In one of the earlier books (Ender's Shadow, I think) Sister Carlotta interviews Anton, but he can't speak candidly because of something implanted in his brain that causes a reaction when he talks about the Key. I remember that Anton appeared in Shadow Puppets (trying to convince Bean to marry Petra) and we see him a lot in Shadow of the Giant, both times without the adverse reaction.

It's been awhile since I read the other two books, so I think I'm probably forgetting/missed something. Was the implant removed somewhere along the line? Did Anton discover a way around it?

Or am I totally off and thinking of a different character?

--j_k

P.S.-- and, completly off topic, "legumocentric" is now my favorite word [Big Grin]

Posted by Locke2525 (Member # 7554) on :

its the same guy-i think....
if not than volescue...but im sure its not him....

Posted by definitelynotvichysoisse (Member # 7559) on :

The implant was removed but Anton still has some residual effects. He never will be able to speak comfortably about the subject.