The Last Shadow
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- Author：Orson Scott Card
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Reviews
Ogre
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Ok， he finally wrapped up the Ender's saga。 Great。 An ok ending， nothing really left out， but I felt like it wasn't really needed。 Also， Card takes every opportunity to beat the reader over the head with: a） generally， humanity is awful and any group of other creatures， whether alien pig/tree hybrids， telepathic insects， or even ravens are better people than we are; b） children are generally awful always; and c） hyperintelligence is both the only way to save us as a species while also being the Ok， he finally wrapped up the Ender's saga。 Great。 An ok ending， nothing really left out， but I felt like it wasn't really needed。 Also， Card takes every opportunity to beat the reader over the head with: a） generally， humanity is awful and any group of other creatures， whether alien pig/tree hybrids， telepathic insects， or even ravens are better people than we are; b） children are generally awful always; and c） hyperintelligence is both the only way to save us as a species while also being the biggest danger to us as a species。 None of which is a new message， so I failed to see the point of this novel in general。 Also， Orson Scott Card needs to be less homophobic。 。。。more
Audrey Adamson Stars in Her Eye
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It has been a long time since I read all of the ender/bean stories。 Luckily， the book reminds us of what happened in the past and what the issue was。 I remember thinking， what isn't complete in the story？ Then I realized this was about the killer virus and， in this novel， it has spread and is threatening the entire Universe。The audio version is a great presentation。 Orson Scott Card himself said his stories are better listened to and the production is a true performance。 I enjoyed listening to t It has been a long time since I read all of the ender/bean stories。 Luckily， the book reminds us of what happened in the past and what the issue was。 I remember thinking， what isn't complete in the story？ Then I realized this was about the killer virus and， in this novel， it has spread and is threatening the entire Universe。The audio version is a great presentation。 Orson Scott Card himself said his stories are better listened to and the production is a true performance。 I enjoyed listening to the story。It's been a while since I've philosophized during entertainment and this book reminded me that even though my local library categorizes The Ender books are juvenile。 There is much more intellectual content than that。I missed my original characters even though cloning has brought them into this story。 Are clones the same as the original？ The author also puzzels this along with me。 。。。more
Cynema
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The end to an incomparable series -- Ender， Bean， and your offspring 。。。 I will miss you！ It was the ride of my sci fi life and cant' wait for 11/16/2021。 The end to an incomparable series -- Ender， Bean， and your offspring 。。。 I will miss you！ It was the ride of my sci fi life and cant' wait for 11/16/2021。 。。。more
Anne
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audio-The Last Shadow by Orson Scott Card， is by his own admission best listened to rather than read。 It was an enthralling story and despite the fact I hadn't read the first five in the series， he made it plain what was going on。 I jumped at the chance to listen to this book as I had read the first couple in the original series and was enamored by them。 Card has a wondrous imagination and is a gifted storyteller。 There are a lot of characters， not all of whom are still living， and it takes a li audio-The Last Shadow by Orson Scott Card， is by his own admission best listened to rather than read。 It was an enthralling story and despite the fact I hadn't read the first five in the series， he made it plain what was going on。 I jumped at the chance to listen to this book as I had read the first couple in the original series and was enamored by them。 Card has a wondrous imagination and is a gifted storyteller。 There are a lot of characters， not all of whom are still living， and it takes a little bit to sort them all out。 Then it is clear sailing to a totally satisfying listening experience。 If one didn't realize this was the end of a six-book series， one might think it was political commentary as much of the story was woven around a pandemic。 Was it generated to wipe out civilizations or was it an anomaly？ A question answered before the end of the book。 The pandemic is not political， however， the introduction of different species， the advances of science which may not fit all ethics， and coming to understand those who were previously enemies， may all be more so。 The main characters are children， at least by appearance and experience， certainly not by intellect， which proves to enhance the story greatly since they tend to be more mature than some of the "adults。" Multiple readers who provide the multitude of voices necessary and keep it from becoming tiresome present the book。 They include Emily Rankin， Gabrielle de Cur， John Rubenstein， Judy Young， Justine Eyre， Kirby Heyborne， Orson Scott Card， Scott Brick， and Stefan Rudnicki。 This was a wonderful book and an excellent audio interpretation of it。 I was invited to listen to a free audio of The Last Shadow by Macmillan Audio， through Netgalley。 All thoughts and opinions are mine。 #netgalley #macmillanaudio #orsonscottcard #thelastshadow 。。。more
Sherron
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Yay！ Back in the ‘80s I was astonished by the trimorphic descolada virus that made its debut in Speaker for the Dead。 I even wrote to Orson Scott Card’s hatrack company and demanded that he stop writing fantasies and get right back to finishing the Ender series。 I got an immediate cordial reply from his staff， but I had to wait decades for this book！ I dearly love OSC’s science fiction ideas， but I never been a fan of his quirky writing style。 I was pleased to find that his writing here is a bit Yay！ Back in the ‘80s I was astonished by the trimorphic descolada virus that made its debut in Speaker for the Dead。 I even wrote to Orson Scott Card’s hatrack company and demanded that he stop writing fantasies and get right back to finishing the Ender series。 I got an immediate cordial reply from his staff， but I had to wait decades for this book！ I dearly love OSC’s science fiction ideas， but I never been a fan of his quirky writing style。 I was pleased to find that his writing here is a bit more mainstream。 If you’ve been waiting all these years like me， you might wonder if you should go back to reread and refresh？ Relax！ The ideas in those older books are great reads， but if you’re pressed for time or impatient to begin， rest assured that this book begins with chapters and chapters and more chapters of historical data dumps to refresh the memory。 Gradually the data dumps take up less space in each chapter as the action begins。 The data dumps are not very interesting or fun， though you can tell OSC tried to vary them to make them engaging。 There are also some long and boring interior monologues explaining character motivation， which I dislike far more than the data dumps。 Wikipedia says OSC started writing at the beginning of COVID-19， and I would bet anything that the gigantic interior monologue and ahem … data dump 。。。 about pooping out in nature were inspired by the universal toilet paper shortage due to our recent pandemic shopping patterns。 Curiously， there’s copious amount of shitting going on in this novel。 The book focuses on Bean’s seven intellectually gifted grandchildren， a post human species self-designated as “leguminates。” And this book is the big reveal of their proper names。 （See below for character names。） But oh man， how does Card come up with his annoying and idiosyncratic naming conventions？ （I picture his family around the dinner table drawing straws to put their two cents in。） And then there are characters with confusing names， descendants and post human spin offs that bear the same names of major characters but look like different major characters。 I “endered” up making a list of names to keep track of who’s who。 For example， there’s two fracking “Enders” here and neither one is exactly the guy from the first book！So these children and their one gifted parent—their normal human parent having been ruthlessly abandoned—are aboard their private spaceship， I guess an SUV-type space craft？ A vision of the battle school director appears， accompanied by two personages， and he tells them to listen。 The triumvirate speak of a need to save humanity from the descolada virus。Once this story gets going and characters interact， the dialogues are fun and refreshing。 I greatly enjoyed the depiction of Si Wang-mu and her interactions with people。 She is witty， strong， empathetic， and pretty darn funny。 There are additional funny bits， which also enjoyed。 I could argue how any one of several people is the main character， but to me， the book felt like an ensemble collage of characters。 The narrative voice hops back and forth from head to head and then sometimes to an omniscient perspective， often with dizzying effect。 Besides the frenetic head hopping， some segues seemed a bit abrupt as did the climax and denouement。 I was hoping for a mind-blowing， freaky-deaky virus story but instead got a “found family” type narrative。 This book is about how to treat other people， as were the last ten books I’ve read， it seems。 The dialogue （whenever it’s not actually a data dump in disguise） is very engaging。 The presence and depictions of female characters are credible and multifaceted。 The places where dialogue AND women coincide—are excellent！ I thought OSC did a great job giving voice to women。 Not just one female。 This book is full of a variety of strong， smart， and interesting females。 The ant queen， Jane， Si Wang-mu， and Thulium all play important roles。 Great job capturing the nuances of eight-year-old wiz kid Thulium。 NetGalley granted me early access to the audiobook。 It was a multi-character production （nine people！！！）， but I was disappointed how that was handled。 Sometime a narrator would read all of the character parts in a chapter， and sometimes readers each would portray a specific part like a proper audio drama。 No consistency。 Often the reading felt forced。 The effect on me was to visualize two voice actors， ones in sweats， the other in jeans， in a white studio， a single fluorescent bulb blinking in a nervous eye twitch—instead of visualizing a scene unfolding。 Tying for worst aspect is inadequate representation of a Japanese accent （just like Masser Rackham’s lack of Australian accent） The best aspect of the audiobook is the narrators’ entirely credible interpretation of how to render animal voices and genetically modified people。 Which reminds me to mention， I typically dislike anthropomorphized animals in stories， but these OSC alien-animals and GMO people were fun， thoughtful ideas—like what is the essence of a species， and at what point do they count as people。 This book is entitled “The Last Shadow。” So how does this last book end？Let’s first go to the Very Very End。 The acknowledgements where he gives thanks to jennifer ackerman for her books on birds that gave him the inspiration for this book。 He also gives thanks for the voice actors。 Maybe his hearing is going。 If my math is correct， he’s just past 70？ Anyway， that is very sweet of him。 But the rest of the acknowledgment is almost like an end-of-life wrap up。 And I will need to add translations for some of his comments。 He says he’s aware that the ending will disappoint some （aka it sucks）。 He reminds us that none of his books wrap up cleanly， so why should we expect this one to？ And he reminds us that at least all of his books have an ending。 （Too true; I hate cliffhangers， but this justification reeks of guilt。）Well， he offers many reasons why he could actually write the fracking book I had expected， he could write a boring book like the heavy hitters （aka hard science fiction？）， but he doesn’t want to write about tiny aliens （OMG OSC， go read Project Hail Mary right now）， and he did want to write a human-oriented impactful story and expressed his love for the youngsters in his life。 Also he could not come up with a motive why a civilization would create such a nasty （aka interesting？） virus。 He basically says I ain’t the one to write the story of the descolada; it will have to be the next generation of writers。 Geeze it takes guts to write this Acknowledgment （aka epilogue？）。So this book IS the last， like the title says， it’s the wrap up for at least the Shadow （Bean） series。 I’ve read lots of serial novels and I notice a peak in quality around book one， two， or three， followed by a slow steady decline， and then I start wondering maybe my beloved author should start drawing their pension and not rely so much on writing。 It’s really sad and touching that this author is obviously self conscious of his writing and is contemplating more than one ending。 Yeash。 How do you rank the quality or enjoyment in this situation？ What I wanted isn’t what the author wanted to give。 It is 13 hours long。 About half of that is a mind numbing data dump。 The plot is simplistic。 He wrote some really decent female characters。 It’s not easy for him to give power and autonomy to women， considering he is a direct descendant of Brigham Young， a thoroughly despicable autocrat， and mormon women are commanded to obey their husband， bow their head and say “yes。” At least they don’t have to veil their faces anymore。 He has been so programmed he may not know he has been， and either way， he has to echo the propaganda of the patriarchy under the threat of incalculably harsh penalties for all of eternity。 People， it is not easy being a white man， upwardly mobile， and being told that woman， children， animals， the earth must bow down to you when you become a god and have many wives to pop out the babies to inhabit that planet you will rule。 I guess I am a tad worked up about the ending。 =======================Characters The people or leguminates onboard the Herodotus are all descendants of Bean and Petra Arcanian。 Three adults and seven children。 Cincinnatus Delphiki “Uncle Sargent” the muscleDysprosium “Dis” - twin boy bullyLanthanum “Lance” - twin boy bullyThulium “Ultima” “Ulian” “Thullie” - girl， youngest of all Andrew Delphiki “Uncle Ender” the brains and leaderMazer Rackham “Boss”Petra Arkana Delphiki “Little Mum”Carlotta Delphiki “Aunt Carlotta” or “Aunt Bella” the nurturerBrussels “Sprout” - boy， kindDelphi “China” “Blue” - boy， next youngest of all， tender hearted， thulium’s best friend。 Other Characters Hyrum Graph - appears as an angel holograph to Carlotta to save humanity from the descolada。 He’s now embedded in the computer like the gift of the holy ghost。 Ping！ He brings two personages: Jane - A super-smart post human who is capable of instant travel and she looks like Valentine。 Origin: When Ender Sr was unconscious he mind linked with ant queen created a computer stack overflow that bifurcated to make the two post-human personages of “Peter” and “Jane” and then his human body died。 Peter “Andrew” “Ender” “Peter” - super smart post human like Jane but confused because he has primal urges of Peter and empathetic urges of Andrew （Ender） and no memories to rely on。 Origin same as Jane。 Miro Hibera - Lusitanian， brother of Ella Hibera who created cure with the supernal help of Jane。 Jane’s husband Si Wang-mu - From Path。 Peter’s wifeI don’t remember how the last two characters pinged into existence。 Felt like a rough cut。 Readers （please excuse typos） Stefan RodnikiEmily RankinScott BrickGabriel DecureJustine HeyerKirby HeybornJudy YoungJohn rubensteinOrson Scott Card 。。。more
Judy
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While I have not read the books between the first one and this one， it was relatively easy to pick up and read。 I love the birds and the whole resolution of many of the threads （but not all）。 My only regret is I want this story to continue！ #netgallery
Adam Shields
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Summary: A conclusion （？） to the spin-off Shadow series about Bean and his family bringing them back into the Ender Quintet。 I have seen The Last Shadow both marked as the sixth book in the Ender series （starting with Ender's Game） and the fifth book in the Shadow series （starting with Ender's Shadow）。 It plays both roles。 As I commented with The Last Tourist （odd that both have the same naming convention）， it is just easier to read books that are written more closely together。 The Shadow series Summary: A conclusion （？） to the spin-off Shadow series about Bean and his family bringing them back into the Ender Quintet。 I have seen The Last Shadow both marked as the sixth book in the Ender series （starting with Ender's Game） and the fifth book in the Shadow series （starting with Ender's Shadow）。 It plays both roles。 As I commented with The Last Tourist （odd that both have the same naming convention）， it is just easier to read books that are written more closely together。 The Shadow series was started in 2003 and Ender's Game is a 1985 novel that was based on a 1977 short story。 What I did not know until the author's comments at the end of the book， was that initially Card had a contract to write the novel Speaker for the Dead， but realized that once he started writing that book with its roots going back to the short story version of Ender's Game， he needed to elaborate and change some of the plotlines to prepare for the later books。As I have commented before， I am not sure there is any book I have read more than Ender's Game。 Orson Scott Card has played around with the story since its novelization in 1985。 He released a revised version in 1991 that took into account the fall of the Soviet Union。 He revised it again slightly for a 20th-anniversary release in 2005。 And he released an audio play version in 2013 that referenced some of the subsequent short stories and included new scenes and perspectives。 And in 2011 there was a film adaptation。 I am very familiar with the series and have even read the companion book that pays tribute to the ways that the novel has impacted scifi。Despite my love for the "Enderverse"， I have been a bit mixed about Card's writing over the years。 Card has embraced his libertarian political ideas with the two books Empire and Hidden Empire about a second American Civil War。 And Card's Mormon theology regularly comes through in his writing， not just in his religious book series but frequently in his social commentary， especially around family。A story has to be able to stand up on its own， not just as a plank in the world-building of a series。 For the most part， I think The Last Shadow cleaned up some of the mess of the Children of the Mind。 The original characters of Ender's Game are essentially all gone except for Jane and some cameos by others。 Miro from the 2nd-4th books of the series plays a significant role as does Peter from the fourth book and then the children and grandchildren of Bean that were introduced in Shadows in Flight。The old adage from Arthur C Clark about "any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic" is at play in The Last Shadow。 Having achieved instant space travel by essentially a type of technology that could be called magic and a level of genetic science that would be called magic （probably black magic） by many， this continues to be a series that is as much about philosophical ideas as action。 In this case， a number of threads spin around the concepts of love and loyalty and the limitations of humans， even if they are very smart humans。I am trying to discuss the novel without spoilers。 There is a lot of emotional angst， not just about the brilliant children that are always in Card's books， but among their parents and other adults that are trying to lead or relate to them。 Humanity is never just the rational for Card。 There is always a role for the irrational and the communal responsibility to the group。 I think this is probably an end to the series， but I could be wrong。 I thought the last book was an end to the series。 And Aaron Johnson has written five prequel books with some input by Card about the first and second formic wars （which I have not read。） So I could be wrong about this being the end。In the author's note at the end of the book， Card thanks Steffon Rudnicki and other voice actors that have brought the series alive in audio formats over the past 20 years。 For me， this is primarily an audiobook series。 I have read them all in print， but I enjoy them most in audio。 I recieved an advanced copy of the audiobook （these will not be published officially until Nov 16， 2021） and the audio production and multi-voice narration continues to be excellent。 。。。more
Carlissa
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I really did not enjoy the first half of this book， but I was curious as to how this series would end， so I continued on with it。 The second half was slightly better and did have some interesting moments。I listened to the audio version and most of narrators were good， but there were a couple that I did not like。Thanks to Netgalley， the publisher， and the author for the chance to read and review this audiobook。
Emily
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I grew up on Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow and loved them both in spite of the author's homophobic， sexist， and generally bigoted views。 And despite these views， I've still read some of the sequels that Card has written because I love that world， though none have been particularly good。 This sequel， though， takes the cake for being the absolute worst of the bunch （or maybe I'm just in a place in my life where I have less tolerance for awfulness。 And if that's the case， I only wish I'd gotten h I grew up on Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow and loved them both in spite of the author's homophobic， sexist， and generally bigoted views。 And despite these views， I've still read some of the sequels that Card has written because I love that world， though none have been particularly good。 This sequel， though， takes the cake for being the absolute worst of the bunch （or maybe I'm just in a place in my life where I have less tolerance for awfulness。 And if that's the case， I only wish I'd gotten here sooner）。 I got less than a quarter of the way through and then just couldn't bear to finish it。 Enough was enough when some of the characters described their surroundings as the "Delphiki Concentration Camp。" No。 Just No。 I have better things to do than read and support this author。 I'm done。I received a free ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Deborah Selim
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I'm upset。 He used to be one of my favorite authors。 I devoured all his books。 Then I found out about his bigotry towards LGBTQ people and his organization to rob them of civil rights。 It's one thing to have an opinion， but to actively work to hurt them。。。 There are no words。 I feel robbed of the chance to read this because I cannot contribute a single dime to him。 It feels awful， but he's not a good person， everyone。 Please boycott this book。 I understand if you can't resist， though。 I'm upset。 He used to be one of my favorite authors。 I devoured all his books。 Then I found out about his bigotry towards LGBTQ people and his organization to rob them of civil rights。 It's one thing to have an opinion， but to actively work to hurt them。。。 There are no words。 I feel robbed of the chance to read this because I cannot contribute a single dime to him。 It feels awful， but he's not a good person， everyone。 Please boycott this book。 I understand if you can't resist， though。 。。。more
Anna Fox
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This was a nice addition to the Ender series。 There was a lot going on in the book but was never confusing。 It did take me a bit to remember what was going on as it has been so long since the last book。 I liked most of the characters （some of the others we aren't meant to like I'm sure）。 Thank you to the author， publisher and NetGalley for my eARC in exchange for an honest review。 This was a nice addition to the Ender series。 There was a lot going on in the book but was never confusing。 It did take me a bit to remember what was going on as it has been so long since the last book。 I liked most of the characters （some of the others we aren't meant to like I'm sure）。 Thank you to the author， publisher and NetGalley for my eARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Metaphorosis
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3。5 stars， Metaphorosis ReviewsSummary Bean's grandchildren are super-intelligent， but their flawed parents have twisted their development。 When they're brought to Lusitania to meet Jane the ex-AI and a reconstructed Peter Wiggin， they quickly dive into research to determine the source of the deadly descolada virus， and find more than they expected。 ReviewI grew up with Andrew Wiggin。 Allowing for time dilation， he and I are about the same age。 Of course， he's fictional， dead， and only semi-resu 3。5 stars， Metaphorosis ReviewsSummary Bean's grandchildren are super-intelligent， but their flawed parents have twisted their development。 When they're brought to Lusitania to meet Jane the ex-AI and a reconstructed Peter Wiggin， they quickly dive into research to determine the source of the deadly descolada virus， and find more than they expected。 ReviewI grew up with Andrew Wiggin。 Allowing for time dilation， he and I are about the same age。 Of course， he's fictional， dead， and only semi-resurrected， but I have my bad days too。 "Ender's Game" was one of the stories to draw me into SFF when I read it in Analog in the late 70s。 It was a story that really brought home to me the possibilities of SFF and the power of a talented writer。Some years later， I started to discover Card's other work， and was equally enthralled with Songmaster， A Planet Called Treason， Hot Sleep， and other books。 I think Card is （or can be） a phenomenal writer， matched only by George R。R。 Martin in short stories （but better at novels）。 Still， I was dubious when he turned Ender into a novel。 I bought it anyway， and it was fine - a very good story written by an expert， but， for all its length， not better than the short story。 I was brought around， though， by the sequels， Speaker for the Dead and （somewhat less so） Xenocide。 Here， Card was doing something genuinely new with the story。I like Card's writing so much that I bought into the whole Shadow series， which says something - a writer so good I was willing to read the same story again from a different perspective。 I was less interested by the Shadow sequels， to the extent that I missed one， Shadows in Flight （the prequel to Last Shadow） entirely。 I was confused， in part， by the proliferation of spinoffs， only part written by Card， that I didn't bother with at all。Still， it's fair to say that I've delved moderately far into the Enderverse （as Card calls it）， and that the first story was very important to me。 So I was interested， if no longer really keen， to read this final chapter。 And it was 。。。 fine。I think I could boil this book - and some of its predecessors; maybe the entire series - down to: super-intelligent people experiencing regular emotions。 Just because you're a genius doesn't mean you can't be nervous， shy， jealous， angry， etc。 Only Ender and his brother Peter （the original， not the copy this book is about） really come across as unknowable geniuses， beyond mortal comprehension。Is that a failure？ I suspect Card might say so - much of the series has been about getting to know Ender， after all - but I don't think so。 I feel we got to know Ender's shell and his intent pretty well， but his powers just leave him beyond true comprehension。 Peter never really got much of a look in - more plot mechanism than true character， and the same， to a lesser extent， with sister Valentine。In any case， this book continues an exploration of the emotional lives of hyper-intelligent people。 It's readable and relatable， and mildly interesting。 It wraps up - loosely - the lives of the principal characters of the whole series: Ender， Jane， Valentine， Bean's children， the Hive Queen， the pequeninos， the descolada virus， etc。 It just doesn't do it in a very interesting way。 This is an endpoint， not a culmination。 It's， frankly， an overextended series petering out。 It's not terrible， but a story that started so strong and had such memorable characters deserved better。There's a lot of the Enderverse that I haven't read and don't expect to。 Maybe those books wrap things up even more。 Maybe not。 I'm satisfied to let it end this way。 Not what I hoped for， but acceptable。 In part that's because of length and time - somewhat akin to my feeling about The Song of Ice and Fire， should it ever end， but with better characters。 In part， it's because Card seems to have lost quite a bit of the flame that burned so bright in the early days。 He's had a lot more misses these days， and a lot more [shrug]。 It's all still written well， but it lacks magic。 If you're a devoted Enderite， read this; tie things off。 If you're new to the whole series， I think you'll get a lot more mileage for your time from just reading the 1977 short story。I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Kristjan
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Full disclosure: I am a huge fan of the Enderverse， with Ender's Game sitting on my top 10 shelf。 The Enderverse is basically divided into two parts: Ender’s Saga which of course follows Ender’s life … and the Shadow Series which follows the lives of his supporting cast。 However， the style of the books after Ender’s Game was markedly different， taking a more thought provoking or philosophical approach that I found interesting， but not all that exciting。 Generally the Shadow Series was a return t Full disclosure: I am a huge fan of the Enderverse， with Ender's Game sitting on my top 10 shelf。 The Enderverse is basically divided into two parts: Ender’s Saga which of course follows Ender’s life … and the Shadow Series which follows the lives of his supporting cast。 However， the style of the books after Ender’s Game was markedly different， taking a more thought provoking or philosophical approach that I found interesting， but not all that exciting。 Generally the Shadow Series was a return the the original style of that first book， retelling the same story from a different perspective and I really enjoyed them。 The Last Shadow is much more like Speaker for the Dead and Xenocide … and I highly recommend that you read through at least that far before reading this book， which actually picks up sometime after Children of the Mind and tones down the weirdness a little。Ender is Dead … Long Live Ender。Basic Premise … you got an apocalyptic virus with a team trying to save humanity… you got crazy genius kids （vaguely connected to Ender） straight from the Big Bang Theory that can help figure out who dunnit… you got space travel with time dilation （so 1000s of years in the future） with super secret blink tech to give you a “first contact” situation without the centuries of waiting。… despite all the bickering， all the kool kids are way civilized and rarely challenged much … it was amusing in a Calvin and Hobbes sort of way。Even with all of that silliness … I really enjoyed the book … reading it in just under two days， so it does pull you along nicely。 Parts can come across as a tad preachy， but not too bad or over the top … and it does get you thinking about “things。”t I would say it is not his best work， but it was better than Children of the Mind， so in that respect I am rounding up to four （4） stars。I was given this free advance reader copy （ARC） ebook at my request and have voluntarily left this review。#TheLastShadow #NetGalley 。。。more
bookme4life
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ARC completed。 Review to come。----A mediocre end to a series that had already peaked。
Cris
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I'm looking forward to reading this。 This link says it's to be released on October 19th， 2021。https://enderverse。fandom。com/wiki/Th。。。There's also some info on it here:https://en。wikipedia。org/wiki/The_Las。。。 show a book cover I'm looking forward to reading this。 This link says it's to be released on October 19th， 2021。https://enderverse。fandom。com/wiki/Th。。。There's also some info on it here:https://en。wikipedia。org/wiki/The_Las。。。 show a book cover 。。。more
Di Maitland
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Eeeeeeek SO excited。
J。 ¯\_（ツ）_/¯
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In April 2020， Card announced that he had begun writing the first pages of the novel while quarantined during the COVID-19 pandemic
Jason
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Really liked this book。 It was very short but also very informative。 I even got a little misty eyed at the end。 I’m very interested to see how Card unites the beanie babies and Enders kids together in the final book。 This is a must read for any Enders game enthusiast
Bill Robinson
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Most everything about Card's books are entertaining。 Truthfully， I read this a while ago and don't remember specifics！ Most everything about Card's books are entertaining。 Truthfully， I read this a while ago and don't remember specifics！ 。。。more
JT Perrotta
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I am really hoping that Card chooses to finish this book before he starts working on the other announced books in this series。 I know that The Swarm is coming out later this year， and if the Second Formic War trilogy follows the same pattern as the trilogy for the First Formic War， then we will probably see The Hive in 2017 and The Queens in 2018。 Would they publish 2 books for the Enderverse in the same year？ If not that means we probably won't see this book released until 2019 at the earliest。 I am really hoping that Card chooses to finish this book before he starts working on the other announced books in this series。 I know that The Swarm is coming out later this year， and if the Second Formic War trilogy follows the same pattern as the trilogy for the First Formic War， then we will probably see The Hive in 2017 and The Queens in 2018。 Would they publish 2 books for the Enderverse in the same year？ If not that means we probably won't see this book released until 2019 at the earliest。 And that is only if they choose to put off the Fleet School books。 。。。more
Theresa
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