The Last Shadow

The Last Shadow
Author	Orson Scott Card
Country	United States
Language	English
Series	Ender's Game series
Genre	Science fiction
Publisher	TBA
Publication date	TBA
Preceded by	Children of the Mind, Shadows in Flight

The Last Shadow is a planned science fiction novel by American writer Orson Scott Card, part of his Ender's Game series. It will link the Shadow Saga (the parallel companion series) back to the original Ender Series.

In April 2020, Card announced that he had begun writing the first pages of the novel while quarantined during the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Connection to Shadows in Flight

This novel was originally set to be titled Shadows in Flight, but Card decided to swap titles with the intermediary fifth book in the Shadow series (released on January 17, 2012),[2] which serves as a bridge to the final book. The concluding events of Shadows in Flight were initially planned for the first chapter of final book, with working title Shadows Alive.[3]

Enderverse Conclusion

Card has said that this book will bring the two series back together again at the end and will wrap 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 are planned to be after Children of the Mind (the final book in the Ender Series).[4]

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References

http://hatrack.com/osc/reviews/everything/2020-04-05.shtml
"Amazon.com: Shadows in Flight (The Shadow) (9780765332004): Orson Scott Card: Books".
Card, Orson Scott (15 July 2011). "Hatrack River Forums:Shadows in Flight".
Peterson, Matthew (12 November 2009). "Orson Scott Card - Online Radio Interview with the Author". The Author Hour radio show.

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[Note1-2] The events of Ender's Game, Ender's Shadow and A War of Gifts take place in roughly the same time period.
The events of A War of Gifts only take place during the time at Battle School).

[Note2-3] The events of Ender in Exile and the Shadow Trilogy take place in roughly the same time period.
- First part of Ender in Exile (2/3) takes place during the Shadow Trilogy.
- Last part of Ender in Exile (1/3) takes places after Shadow of the Giant.

[Note3-4] Note on the following (maybe not yet so common) Trilogies:
"Speaker Trilogy": Original set of sequels to Ender's Game, also referred to as:
- "Ender Quartet" (Ender's Game combined with "Speaker Trilogy"), also referred to as:
- "Ender Quintet" ("Ender Quartet" combined with Ender in Exile).
"Shadow Trilogy": Original set of sequels to Ender's Shadow, also referred to as:
- "Bean Quartet"/"Shadow Quartet" (Ender's Shadow combined with "Shadow Trilogy"), also referred to as:
- "Bean Quintet"/"Shadow Quintet" ("Bean Quartet" combined with Shadows in Flight), to be (?) referred to as:
- "Bean Sextet"/"Shadow Sextet" ("Bean Quintet" combined with Shadows Alive)

[Note4-5] Title is also mentioned in regard to a possible sequel for the film.

[1] ttp://hatrack.com/osc/reviews/everything/2020-04-05.shtml

[6] "Amazon.com: Shadows in Flight (The Shadow) (9780765332004): Orson Scott Card: Books".

[7] Card, Orson Scott (15 July 2011). "Hatrack River Forums:Shadows in Flight".

[8] Peterson, Matthew (12 November 2009). "Orson Scott Card - Online Radio Interview with the Author". The Author Hour radio show.

The Last Shadow

Connection to Shadows in Flight

Enderverse Conclusion

See also

References