Ender in Exile vs. Shadow of the Giant
Posted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 9:16 am
I just finished reading Shadow of the Giant and it seems there are several discrepancies in regards to how Peter's conversations with Ender went in EiE vs. SotG
1. Ender is Exhile describes how Peter in his fifties talks to Ender about his life. In Shadow of the Giant, Peter is in his seventies.
2. EiE - It takes Ender only five days to write The Hegemon. SofG - the book is unwritten for a long period of time after their conversations.
3. EiE - Peter reads the book but is told it won't be released until after his death. SotG - Peter never has a chance to read it, as it is unwritten for some time even after his death.
4. EiE - it's Graff who tells Ender that his parents and his brother died. SotG - Peter talks about Graff and Rackham as if they were already dead.
This isn't about Peter but still is a discrepancy:
5. EiE - Ender's journey takes only 35 Earth years. SotG - it takes fifty
Am I missing something or is OSC getting rather sloppy? I realize there are some differences between original Ender's Game and Ender in Exhile as those two were written 23 years apart but Shadow of the Giant came out only 3 years prior....
1. Ender is Exhile describes how Peter in his fifties talks to Ender about his life. In Shadow of the Giant, Peter is in his seventies.
2. EiE - It takes Ender only five days to write The Hegemon. SofG - the book is unwritten for a long period of time after their conversations.
3. EiE - Peter reads the book but is told it won't be released until after his death. SotG - Peter never has a chance to read it, as it is unwritten for some time even after his death.
4. EiE - it's Graff who tells Ender that his parents and his brother died. SotG - Peter talks about Graff and Rackham as if they were already dead.
This isn't about Peter but still is a discrepancy:
5. EiE - Ender's journey takes only 35 Earth years. SotG - it takes fifty
Am I missing something or is OSC getting rather sloppy? I realize there are some differences between original Ender's Game and Ender in Exhile as those two were written 23 years apart but Shadow of the Giant came out only 3 years prior....