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Originally Posted by Moskie
I've only the read the first book, but now since there's talk of the movie incorporating Ender's Shadow, I've been thinking of reading that. Can I go straight to Ender's Shadow without reading Speaker of the Dead, Xenocide, Shadows of the Hegemon?
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Ender's Shadow takes place at the same time as Ender's Game, but from a different perspective. Shadow of the Hegemon takes place after Ender's Shadow in the same perspective as Ender's Shadow (so you probably want to read Ender's Shadow first). Speaker for the Dead and Xenocide are years later, both about Ender (though Xenocide starts with another character).
so yes, read Ender's shadow before reading the other three.