''The Last Shadow'' is a 2021

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novel by American writer

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, 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 ''Shadow of the Giant'' (2005) is a science fiction novel by American writer Orson Scott Card, the fourth novel in his '' Ender's Shadow'' series, also called the Bean Quartet. Plot summary A belief is spreading in conquered China that the gove ...

'' (the fourth book in the Shadow Saga). The events in the book follow those in ''

Children of the Mind ''Children of the Mind'' (1996) is a novel by American author Orson Scott Card, the fourth in his successful ''Ender's Game'' series of science fiction novels that focus on the character Ender Wiggin. This book was originally the second half of ...

'', the final book in the Ender series. Card has said that he began writing the first pages of the novel while quarantined during the

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. The novel was originally set to be titled ''

Shadows in Flight ''Shadows in Flight'' is a science fiction novella by American writer Orson Scott Card. When released in 2012, it became the twelfth book published in the ''Ender's Game'' series. The story follows on from where the original four "Shadow serie ...

'', but Card decided to swap titles with the fifth book in the ''Shadow'' series (released on 17 January 2012), 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''.

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