I just finished reading Shadow of the Giant, the latest in the decidedly amazing Shadow subset of the Ender series. After being somewhat astounded–again–by the enormous talent of Mr. Card, I paid a visit to the forum on his site via The Philotic Web, where I learned that there are at least three more Ender books in the works.
At first, I despaired, because I know I’m going to have to wait forever before they come out. Then I realized that I’m okay with the wait, for the following reasons:
- OSC writes a ton of other stuff, so it’s not like he’s only got the Ender books going and only puts them out every couple of years, unlike a certain author, who shall remain nameless.
- When I finally do get my grubby hands on the newest book, every speck of it is wonderful. There aren’t any endless pages consisting of nothing but “Oh no, what dress shall I wear today while I sniff at the men and emphasize my bosom by folding my arms a certain way” or “I’m the Dragon Reborn brood brood brood” or “I was going to [fill in the blank], but that will have to wait for the next book,” which also seems to have become a tendency in the nameless author’s work. (Don’t get me wrong, the first seven books were GREAT. But I’d like some of the plot threads to get resolved before I die, let alone Mr. Jordan. Oops, did I just say his name?)
- Orson is a really cool name.
Go read some Ender. Now.