The Last Shadow
The Last Shadow is a 2021 science fiction novel by American writer Orson Scott Card, part of his Ender's Game series. It links the Shadow Saga (the parallel companion series) back to the original Ender series. This book brings the two series back together, and wraps up some of the plot threads left dangling in Shadow of the Giant (the fourth book in the Shadow Saga). The events in the book follow those in Children of the Mind, the final book in the Ender series.[1]
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| Author | Orson Scott Card |
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| Cover artist | John Harris |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Ender's Game series |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Tor Books |
Publication date | 16 November 2021 |
| Preceded by | Children of the Mind, Shadows in Flight |
Card has said that he began writing the first pages of the novel while quarantined during the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] The novel was originally set to be titled Shadows in Flight, but Card decided to swap titles with the fifth book in the Shadow series (released on 17 January 2012),[3] which serves as a bridge to the final book. The concluding events of Shadows in Flight were initially planned for the first chapter of the final book, with working title Shadows Alive.[4]
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References
- Peterson, Matthew (12 November 2009). "Orson Scott Card – Online Radio Interview with the Author". The Author Hour radio show.
- "Maybe Some Good Will Come Out of This – Uncle Orson Reviews Everything".
- Card, Orson Scott (17 January 2012). Amazon.com: Shadows in Flight (The Shadow) (9780765332004): Orson Scott Card: Books. ISBN 978-0765332004.
- Card, Orson Scott (15 July 2011). "Hatrack River Forums:Shadows in Flight".