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A review by paulogonzalez
Shadows in Flight by Orson Scott Card
2.0
I'm a huge fan of all the Ender's books. So I read this book expecting a fitting end for Bean and new exciting characters in his kids. None of this appeared. I dislike the end of Bean and I find the kids flat and emotionless. No empathy at any time with them, when with Bean in other books we always managed to be able to feel what he felt. A hundred pages later, they are still strangers to me.
I loved the Bean Series, but I don't find in “Shadows of flight” any of the features that I liked there. Neither the characters nor the plot. I didn't enjoy reading it, even I hesitated whether to continue or stop reading. Finally I decided to finish the book, but only because it's quite short and I wanted to provide a worthy end to Bean (I've always loved Bean). Unfortunately, I'm disappointed with it.
In my opinion this is a book half baked, Card should have developed more its story. Despite being a short story, we are used to more complex characters and plots, and here they seem too loose. I see “Shadows of flight” as the worst book in Ender's saga.
I loved the Bean Series, but I don't find in “Shadows of flight” any of the features that I liked there. Neither the characters nor the plot. I didn't enjoy reading it, even I hesitated whether to continue or stop reading. Finally I decided to finish the book, but only because it's quite short and I wanted to provide a worthy end to Bean (I've always loved Bean). Unfortunately, I'm disappointed with it.
In my opinion this is a book half baked, Card should have developed more its story. Despite being a short story, we are used to more complex characters and plots, and here they seem too loose. I see “Shadows of flight” as the worst book in Ender's saga.