The Last Shadow

The Last Shadow
	First edition
Author	Orson Scott Card
Cover artist	John Harris
Language	English
Series	Ender's Game series
Genre	Science fiction
Publisher	Tor Books
Publication date	16 November 2021
Publication place	United States
Preceded by	Children of the Mind, Shadows in Flight

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]

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]

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".

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[Note1-5] 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).

[Note2-6] 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.

[Note3-7] 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), could be referred to as:
- "Bean Sextet"/"Shadow Sextet" ("Bean Quintet" combined with The Last Shadow)

[Note4-8] Title is also mentioned in regard to a possible sequel for the film.

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

[2] "Maybe Some Good Will Come Out of This – Uncle Orson Reviews Everything".

[3] Card, Orson Scott (17 January 2012). Amazon.com: Shadows in Flight (The Shadow) (9780765332004): Orson Scott Card: Books. ISBN 978-0765332004.

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

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