Sometimes when I read a book, I wonder about the characters; what they are thinking and feeling, why they act the way they do. Not the narrator - the reader sees that character's thoughts and feelings clearly - but other characters, secondary characters. Every once in awhile I wish that I could get in those other characters' heads, but that usually doesn't happen. The author chooses the narrator and sticks with that character and the reader never sees into the heads of the other characters.

Ender's Shadow is the exception to this rule. It's not a sequel to Ender's Game, although you should definitely read Ender's Game first. No, this volume is a companion. It tells the same story from the point of view of a different character. I got to see certain scenes play out completely differently because I was seeing them through the eyes of a different character. It's well written, compelling and an excellent story in its own right. I'm glad I got the experience the story again, for the first time.