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Shadow Puppets

Shadow Puppets is a science fiction novel by American author Orson Scott Card, published in 2002. It is the sequel to Shadow of the Hegemon and the third book in the Ender's Shadow series (often called the Bean Quartet). It was originally to be called Shadow of Death.

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Author
Orson Scott Card
Genre
Science fiction
Publication date
9 August 2002
Publisher
Tor Books
Dewey Decimal
813/.54 21
Followed by
Shadow of the Giant

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Shadow Puppets

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Avg. degree1.9
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related to External links · 2
Shadow Puppets → About, Card's
Author · 1
Shadow Puppets → Orson Scott Card
Dewey Decimal · 1
Shadow Puppets → 813/.54 21
Followed by · 1
Shadow Puppets → Shadow of the Giant
Genre · 1
Shadow Puppets → Science fiction
ISBN · 1
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Shadow Puppets → English
LC Class · 1
Shadow Puppets → PS3553.A655 S53 2002
Media type · 1
Shadow Puppets → Print (hardback & paperback)
OCLC · 1
Shadow Puppets → 51336647

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Shadow PuppetsAuthorOrson Scott Card1.00infobox
Shadow PuppetsDewey Decimal813/.54 211.00infobox
Shadow PuppetsFollowed byShadow of the Giant1.00infobox
Shadow PuppetsGenreScience fiction1.00infobox
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Shadow PuppetsLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
Shadow PuppetsLC ClassPS3553.A655 S53 20021.00infobox
Shadow PuppetsMedia typePrint (hardback & paperback)1.00infobox
Shadow PuppetsOCLC513366471.00infobox
Shadow PuppetsPages3841.00infobox
Shadow PuppetsPreceded byShadow of the Hegemon1.00infobox
Shadow PuppetsPublication date9 August 20021.00infobox
Shadow PuppetsPublication placeUnited States1.00infobox
Shadow PuppetsPublisherTor Books1.00infobox
Shadow PuppetsSeriesEnder's Game series1.00infobox
Shadow Puppetsis ascience fiction novel by American author Orson Scott Card0.90text

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