num_pages: 371
description: Julian Delphiki grew up being called Bean, because he was so very small as a child. But within that tiny body was a mental giant. He was the smallest and youngest student at the Battle School, but he became Ender Wiggin's right hand.Since then he has grown to be a power on Earth. He serves the Hegemon in the terrible wars that have followed Ender's defeat of the alien empire attacking Earth. But within his genetically modified body is a ticking time bomb - Bean has never stopped growing; from the tiny, brilliant strategist, he has grown to be a giant in body as well as mind. Soon, he will not be able to survive in the gravity of his home world.Soon, he will have to make a terrible choice.
language: English
title: Shadow of the Giant
titlecomplete: Shadow of the Giant (The Shadow Series, #4)
characters: Peter Wiggin, "Bean"
genres: Audiobook, Novels, Science Fiction, Young Adult, Fantasy, War, Fiction, Adventure, Science Fiction Fantasy, Space
ratings_count: 53089
series: The Shadow Series, Enderverse:  Publication Order, The Enderverse
awards: awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Locus Award
category: Best SF Novel
publisher: Tor Books