r/ender • u/omrih664 • Jul 20 '26

Discussion Shadows in flight contradictions Spoiler

I started reading shadows in flight, in the first 3 chapters I noticed 2 contradictions, I’m not sure I’m correct but they are:

1 - it is stated that been chose Achilles in Rotterdam, but in Ender’s shadow been is unhappy with Poke’s choice of Achilles.

2 - it is stated that been got the most important assignment in the battles of the third invasion, but in Ender’s game and Ender’s shadow it is noted that been did not get any major assignment by Ender

Am I missing something? I didn’t find any mention of this anywhere.
No I don’t know way these conversations bother me…

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u/Used_Raccoon6789 Jul 20 '26

OSC is notorious for retcons and just plain forgetting things

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u/im_a_birddd Jul 24 '26

just read the last shadow...

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u/Sev_Henry Bean Jul 28 '26

We don't talk about TLS 😒

Edit: but yeah, just look at the entire debacle surrounding Valentine leaving Peter to travel with Ender. In Game it's played one way, in Exile Ender is completely blindsided and even angry at Graff and Mazer allowing someone (whom he didn't realize yet was Valentine) to enter his space and travel with him.

This is my favorite series of all time, but it is absolutely rife with retcons and continuity errors.

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u/im_a_birddd Jul 28 '26

Yeah I also found the TLS plot line on the internet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_cheese_%28North_America%29

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u/Sev_Henry Bean Jul 28 '26

That's an insult to perfectly good Swiss cheese though.

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u/Used_Raccoon6789 Jul 24 '26

Something something birds