Shadows in Flight

Book Details

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Author(s):

Orson Scott Card

First Pub:

2011

Genre(s):

Science Fiction

First Read:

2014

Times Read:

1 time

Rating:

Chapters:

See 10

1 - In the Giant's Shadow

2 - Seeing the Future

3 - Watching the Sky

4 - Strangers and Enemies

5 - What Can't Be Done

6 - Show and Tell

7 - Into the Ark

8 - At the Helm

9 - Drones and Workers

10 - The Giant Moves

Internal ID:

1492

Series:

<- Ender in Exile - Earth Unaware ->

Ender's Game Series*

#12 of 17

Ender's Game Series*

The complete series of science fiction books set in the Ender Wiggin's / Formics / Bean universe written by Orson Scott Card.

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1) Ender's Game
2) Speaker for the Dead
3) Xenocide
4) Children of the Mind
5) Ender's Shadow
6) Shadow of the Hegemon
7) Shadow Puppets
9) Shadow of the Giant
10) A War of Gifts: An Ender Story
11) Ender in Exile
12) Shadows in Flight
13) Earth Unaware
14) Earth Afire
15) Earth Awakens
16) The Swarm
17) The Hive

Ender's Shadow Saga

#5 of 6

Ender's Shadow Saga

A series of science fiction books based in the Emder's Game universe focusing on Bean and his story. Written by Orson Scott Card.

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1) Ender's Shadow
2) Shadow of the Hegemon
3) Shadow Puppets
4) Shadow of the Giant
5) Shadows in Flight
6) The Last Shadow

Copyright:

Dedication:

For Lynn Hendee
wise guide, fellow maker, true friend

First Sentence:

The starship Hedodotus left earth in 2210 with four passengers.

Last Sentence:

May contain spoilers

And then he died.

Comments:

Comments may contain spoilers

I thought the Ender books done but then I saw this on the shelf along with War of Gifts so I picked them up. Read this just after fiishing War of Gifts.

Synopsis not on file
Extract not on file

Added: 31-Jan-2015

Last Updated: 19-Mar-2023

Publications

29-Jan-2013

Tor Books

Paperback

Date Issued:

29-Jan-2013

Format:

Paperback

Cover Price:

$7.99

Pages*:

294

Read:

Once

Reading(s):

1) 30 Jan 2014 - 18 Feb 2014

Cover Link(s):

World Cat

amazon.com

Internal ID:

1573

Publisher:

Tor Books

ISBN:

0-765-36866-8

ISBN-13:

978-0-765-36866-9

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Credits:

John Harris - Cover Artist

At the end of Shadow of the Giant, Julian Delphiki - called "Bean" at the Battle School by Ender's jeesh - fled to the stars with three of his children: the three who shared his engineered genes that gave him both hyperintelligence and a short and cruel physical life. The time dilation granted by the speed of their travel gives Earth's scientists generations to seek a cure, but to no avail.

In time, they are forgotten - a distant voice on the ansible speaking of events long past. But they are about to make a discovery that will change the future of the human race.

"Card's storytelling and world-building are fantastic, and fans of the series will surely be pleased." - School Library Journal

Cover:

Notes and Comments:

First Edition: January 2012
First Mass Market Edition: February 2013
Second printing based on the number line

Author(s)

Orson Scott Card
Birth: 24 Aug 1951 Richland, Washington, USA

Awards

2012

Good Reads

Best Science Fiction

Nominee

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