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The Last Shadow

The Last Shadow

Science FictionSpace Opera
Pages
288
Published
2021
Language
English

Synopsis

The children of Ender and Bean must travel to the world of Lusitania to solve a threat that could destroy all sentient life. As they face the mystery of the descolada virus, they have to reconcile the legacies of their parents to save the future of multiple species. This final chapter brings the long-running saga of the Formic Wars and the Hive Queen to its ultimate conclusion.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

PhilosophicalReflectiveComplexAtmospheric
First ContactFound FamilyMultiple POVs

Genres

Science Fiction Space Opera

About the author

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Orson Scott Card

Orson Scott Card is an American novelist, critic, public speaker, essayist and columnist. He writes in several genres but is known best for science fiction. His novel Ender's Game (1985) and its sequel Speaker for the Dead (1986) both won Hugo and Nebula Awards, making Card the only author to win both science fiction's top U.S. prizes in consecutive years.

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