Ender's Shadow

dylanjs shared a tip "Lesser known companion series to Ender's Game, follows Bean a street kid whose intellect surpasses Ender's but lacks his charisma, leadership and ability to work as a team. Excellent series but not quite as compelling as Ender's Game"

james_riddell shared a tip "In terms of recent Sci-fi I really liked Gideon the Ninth (though it is quite visceral), but Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie was fantastic and made me feel engrossed the way Ender's Shadow did when I was younger - highly recommend either book."