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	Petra Arkanian - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Petra Arkanian is a main character of the books Shadow of the Hegemon and Shadow Puppets by Orson Scott Card.
		Petra becomes a member of Ender's "jeesh," or informal team and as such she rejoins him in Command School, where she serves as one of his most capable lieutenants during the campaigns against the Buggers.
		In Shadow of the Giant, Petra and Bean engage in a worldwide search for seven of their children, whom Achilles stole as embryos and implanted into the wombs of various women.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Petra_Arkanian (620 words)

	Shadow of the Hegemon - One Language (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		After Bean discovers an encoded message, he works to rescue Petra and the others while helping Peter come to power under his own name so he can eventually be appointed Hegemon and work against Achilles.
		Petra, for her part, arranges a different plan, involving stripping India's garrisons along her borders with Pakistan--something she expects will never happen.
		Nonetheless her plan is not used, but for a different reason than Petra expects: Achilles is secretly working for China, and has arranged to have China attack India after India puts the bulk of its forces along the border of Thailand.
	www.onelang.com /encyclopedia/index.php/Shadow_of_the_Hegemon (580 words)

	Petra (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Petra is a small city on Lesbos, a beautiful Aegean Sea island which belongs to Greece.
		Petra is a character in John Wyndham's novel The Chrysalids.
		Petra Arkanian, a female character in a book series by Orson Scott Card about Bean.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Petra_(disambiguation) (203 words)

	Books By Orson Scott Card - Shadow of the Hegemon - Chapter 1
		Petra raised a hand and gave a small wave to her mother, a shy smile that quickly grew into a grin.
		Petra allowed herself to be led around and shown everything, and studied the chatter of her new friends very carefully, so she could learn the slang and hear how school English and Armenian were nuanced.
		Petra was quite used to the fact that people who cared about the social hierarchy usually ended up hating her and, if they were wise, fearing her, since pretensions didn't last long in her presence.
	www.hatrack.com /cgi-bin/print_friendly.cgi?page=/osc/books/hegemon01.shtml (3561 words)

	Book Reviews (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Meanwhile, with Achilles in Russia, Petra is woken.
		Bean doesn't know where Petra has been moved to, but the other battle school students were released and bean intends to find out where Petra has been taken.
		My favorite character is Petra because even when in the face of danger she speaks like she has the upper hand.
	www.tvsd.org /schools/middleschool/bookworm/scifi/aarbos.html (601 words)

	Petra Arkanian: Encyclopedia topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Petra Arkanian is a main character of the books Shadow of the Hegemon (Shadow of the Hegemon: shadow of the hegemon is the second novel in orson scott cards enders shadow...
		Petra is an Armenian (Armenian: A native or inhabitant of Armenia).
		In Ender's Game, Petra was one of the few female students at the Battle School (Battle School: in the science fiction novel enders game, by orson scott card, battle school...
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/petra_arkanian (454 words)

	AML-List Review: Shadow of the Hegemon
		Among the kidnapped Battle Schoolers is Petra Arkanian, an Armenian tomboy who was the first older student that befriended Ender and recognized his innate skill for military tactics.
		Petra is one of the main characters in the novel, second in importance only to Bean, her former classmate.
		Petra's scene with an ill-fated Russian psychologist, in which she gains the upper hand by dismantling his profession is particularly enjoyable.
	www.aml-online.org /reviews/b/B200207.html (1570 words)

	Borders - Feature - Shadow of the Hegemon
		Petra knew that it was not the crowds or the cameras that Mother was afraid of.
		Petra's previous schooling had all been conducted in the shadow of war, with the fate of humanity riding on the outcome of her studies and the quality of her skills.
		Before Petra had time to react, a hypostick was slapped against her arm and, without ever seeing who had done it, she slipped into darkness.
	www.bordersstores.com /features/feature.jsp?file=shadowofthehegemon (3448 words)

	Shadow of the Giant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		At this point, it's known that at least two of Bean and Petra's eggs were implanted by Volescu into other woman.
		Peter Wiggin, Hegemon of Earth, along with Petra Arkanian, comes to visit Alai, who is now the Caliph of the Muslim League.
		The ending finds Bean and Petra with eight children, the ninth implanted in a woman who believes Achilles is a great man and thinks that their child is his.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shadow_of_the_Giant (656 words)

	Biography of Petra Arkanian
		Not a lot is known of Petra Arkanian before Ender met her in Salamander Army.
		Immediately, he was grouped with Petra as an outcast, so he decided to let it stay that way.
		The war on Earth and on Eros raged on, and Petra was put in the boys' bunks.
	www.angelfire.com /or/PeterWiggin/biography9.html (517 words)

	Applications and Character Evaluation for SOTGRPG : THE APPLICATIONPLAYER INFORMATIONNAME: N
		Strangely enough, Petra also has a bit of a daydreaming and romantic streak to her--she dreamed that upon everyone's return to Earth, she and Ender would get married and have children.
		Petra left home when she was five to go first to Ground School and then Battle School.
		Petra's just recently begun to grow close to Bean, but she's found that she can actually talk to him.
	www.greatestjournal.com /community/thefantasygame/684.html (1103 words)

	Ender's Game Study Guide / Ender's Game Summary
		He, in a fit of anger, is able to defeat a particularly difficult situation in the game, and he arrives at a place called "The End of the World." The game then shuts down and he is forced to report to his new home.
		Petra quickly reveals herself to be the outcast of the group, being the only girl in the army (and one of the few in Battle School) and a very vocal critic of Bonzo.
		Petra makes a snide comment, and the commander strikes her.
	www.bookrags.com /notes/end/PART7.html (846 words)

	SparkNotes: Ender's Game: Chapter 7: Salamander
		In Salamander Army Ender is befriended by Petra Arkanian, an outcast herself, and is immediately disliked by Bonzo Madrid.
		Petra tells Ender she will teach him how to fight in the battleroom.
		Petra does so, and also tells him that they can control gravity and do many things that the adults do not tell them about.
	www.sparknotes.com /lit/endersgame/section8.rhtml (967 words)

	Mazer Rackham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He convinces Bean to go on a relativistic journey in the hope of finding a cure for Bean's condition (Anton's Key).
		Working under his advice, Bean divorces Petra; to comfort Petra, Rackham tells of his journey of travel.
		He divorced and said goodbye to his wife, and later received all of her letters.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mazer_Rackham (734 words)

	The Shadow of the Hegemon - Orson Scott Card
		Petra knew that the others were bound to be thinking the same things she was thinking: The Russians had caught on that they were sabotaging their own battle plans.
		Petra was sure they all had as much contempt for his spiel as she did.
		Petra saw it in his eyes, the rage dancing there as he realized that they had nothing but contempt for him.
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	Encyclopedia: Petra Arkanian
		Julian Delphiki, more commonly known as Bean, is the main character of the books Enders Shadow, Shadow of the Hegemon, Shadow Puppets, and Shadow of the Giant by Orson Scott Card.
		Shadow Puppets, by Orson Scott Card, is the sequel to Shadow of the Hegemon and the third book in the Enders Shadow series (often called the Bean Quartet).
		Enderverse characters Orson Scott Card (born August 24, 1951) is a prolific and best-selling author working in numerous genres.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Petra-Arkanian (1550 words)

	Bean (character) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The first person Bean meets outside of his own launch group is Petra Arkanian, a friend of Ender Wiggin.
		Bean is most concerned for Petra's welfare, and finds a coded message that leads to the release of all of Ender's Jeesh except for her.
		Near the end of the novel, Bean engineers a rescue mission in which he successfully, and without casualties on either side, rescues Petra from Achilles.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Julian_Delphiki (1737 words)

	Adherents.com - Religious Groups in Literature
		She [Petra] was the only candidate out of this war.
		Petra was sharper than Carn Carby had been; she also had the advantage of hearing how Wiggin worked...
		Not that she was some kind of expert on language, but they'd be babbling along and every now and then out would pop a word of Russian.
	www.adherents.com /lit/Na/Na_14.html (2480 words)

	ENDER
		PETRA (to Ender) Between you an me, if they were to give the Battle School and enema, they'd stick it in right here at green green brown.
		PETRA Because I'm the best damn shot Salamander has, and Bonzo is worried I'd start a revolt if the Toon leaders don't keep watch over me, as if I could start something with these boys.
		Petra's voice begins to trail off as we back off from the scene, and we are no longer in Phoenix Commander's Office, but watching them from a hidden video camera.
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	Petra Arkanian - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Petra Arkanian - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
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	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Petra_Arkanian (620 words)

	Spotlight on: Shadow of the Hegemon
		Petra Arkanian turns out to be a comic and lends levity to a serious novel with her acerbic but insightful wisecracks.
		Achilles allows all the other kidnapped children to be rescued, but he keeps Petra with him as an advisor.
		Bean's uncanny brilliance will not disappoint, and Petra's sharp wit, never pulling the punch, is well-appreciated.
	www.angelfire.com /tx2/dhsgapp/hegemon.html (398 words)

	Shadow of the Hegemon by Orson Scott Card, science fiction book
		One flaw in the thriller plot was Petra’s unlikely willingness to design a battle plan for Achilles’ invasion of Burma and Thailand.
		Petra Arkanian to me is the character with whom Card is most successful.
		Petra’s inability to refrain from infuriating people around her by pointing out their own stupidity makes for very fun reading.
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	The Very Best Books : Shadow Puppets (Fantastic Audio Series)
		Petra and Bean have come out of hiding and plan on having a kid without Anton's key.
		This book is about how Bean, Petra, Peter and the rest of Ender's Dragon Army take their places in world government.
		First, there is the witty banter between the main characters (Bean and Petra, Bean and his parents, etc.).
	www.elise.com /store/Reviews/ItemId/1574535285/ReviewPage/6 (801 words)

	Books By Orson Scott Card - Shadow of the Hegemon - Chapter 2
		The disappearance of Petra Arkanian from her home in Armenia was worldwide news.
		Bean was with his family on the second day of their vacation at the beach on the island of Ithaca, but this was Petra, and he read the nets and watched the vids avidly, along with his brother, Nikolai.
		It was Russia that was behind the Polemarch's coup attempt in the League War, and it was likely to be Russia that was behind the kidnapping of Petra Arkanian.
	www.hatrack.com /cgi-bin/print_friendly.cgi?page=/osc/books/hegemon02.shtml (2684 words)

	The Amherst Student Online
		And in a subplot, the romance between Bean and his friend Petra Arkanian, hinted at in the previous “Shadow of the Hegemon,” develops.
		In addition, Peter, Bean and Petra, previously known for their intelligence, seem to have lost their brains; the abnormally intelligent individuals of earlier novels have started making silly mistakes.
		Bean’s and Petra’s budding relationship, a mere implication of infatuation at the end of the previous book, moves so quickly in “Shadow Puppets” that it leaves the reader in a confused daze, wondering what just happened.
	halogen.note.amherst.edu /~astudent/2002-2003/issue04/arts/03.html (622 words)

	Ender's Game : Is it a him or her?
		Petra still looked like a boy." You have to remember; although this kids act, talk, think, and feel like adults, they're only six, seven or eight years old.
		True, Petra's lower half would have given her gender away, but if she were sitting on a bunk turned slightly away from him, her torso should have been quite "unfeminine."
		This isn't a mistake; Ender just thought Petra was a boy, and the book is mostly from Ender's point of view.
	www.slipups.com /items/10820.html (359 words)

	Borders - Store Inventory - Title Detail - Shadow of the Hegemon, Ender Ser. Series #6
		Bean barely escapes being blown up--twice--but Petra Arkanian, another of Ender's "jeesh," is not so lucky.
		She is captured by the psychopathic Achilles, Bean's enemy from his days in the streets of Rotterdam.
		Achilles is using Petra and other Battle School alumni to help him determine how to take over the world militarily.
	www.bordersstores.com /search/title_detail.jsp?id=51725137 (862 words)

	Barnes & Noble.com - Shadow Puppets - Orson Scott Card - Hardcover - First Edition
		He and Petra seek out the man who manipulated his genes in order to have him create children without the same problem, only to have the embryos stolen.
		Certainly that is one of the threads of the this novel, as is the mortality of Bean's existence, his relationship with Petra, and Peter's efforts as Hegemon to stave off further Chinese incursions around the globe.
		In Shadow Puppets Bean and Petra decide to try and have a kid, despite the fact of the Anton's Key, an altered gene found in Bean, would posses a danger for the children.
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