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Shadow of The Hegemon by Orson Scott Card

Shadow of The Hegemon

by Orson Scott Card
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  • First Published:
  • Jan 1, 2001, 384 pages
  • Paperback:
  • Dec 2001, 384 pages
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The trouble was, he was not only still a child, he was a famous child. Between his youth and his celebrity, it would be almost impossible for him to move unnoticed through the world. He would have to have help. So for the time being, he had to remain in military custody and simply hope that it would take him less time to get away than it would take Achilles to get to him.

If it was Achilles.

Copyright © 2000 Orson Scott Card

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