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Title: Not a classic, but pretty darn good
Review: Card returns to the world of his classic Ender's Game from the viewpoint of another character, the small, young Bean. This would seem to be a transparent chance to milk the franchise some more, but the book manages to be impressive. It adds much background to Bean, not just telling the same story from a different viewpoint but going to different times and places to tell a different story. Even when it's the same story, it's interesting to see it from Bean's viewpoint, particularly since he's even more insightful about the situation than Ender and figures out that the battles are for real long before Ender does. It's not quite as strong a book as its predecessor (which is no insult), but remains worthwhile.
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