I don't know how old your audiobook is, but I'm pretty sure the script has changed a bajillion times since then. I'm not sure either. But the Bean/Ender buddy system seems to fit the current cast. The removal of Shen means that Ender doesn't need him to "Talk" too. Although if Orson Scott...

At the end of the "Ender's Shadow" audiobook, I believe the excerpt from Orson Scott Card talks about the movie mixing the two stories. The says the largest issue was explaining Ender's motives. Books easily tell you what someone is thinking, but having Ender explain it would be horrible b...