*S P O I L E R S for S H A D O W S in F L I G H T* I agree with you wholeheartedly. I read Shadows in Flight literally hours after I finished Shadow of the Giant (for whatever reason, my reading of the Shadow Saga stalled at exactly the thirteenth chapter of Shadow of the Hegemon and in order to pre...

I'm very happy that Shadows in Flight dealt squarely with final unanswered questions regarding Bean. Additionally, I liked it for adding a potentially upsetting wrinkle regarding the Hive Queen. Functionally speaking, the novel COULDN'T have dealt with Peter/Starways Congress-- Bean's health issues ...

http://thephiloticweb.net/pweb/osc_facebook_222012.jpg I certainly hope he isn't referring to Shadows Alive specifically! I enjoyed Shadows in Flight for its story and exploration of the last bit of Bean's journey. The length of the novel had nothing to do with my enjoyment for good or ill. However...

Considering some of the revelations presented in Shadows In Flight , I'm very curious as to how Speaker for the Dead , Xenocide , and Children of the Mind will read. I recently purchased hardcover versions of First Meetings and A War of Gifts and am currently amassing the other books in hardcover as...

Slightly off topic, but I've had trouble finding OSC's Facebook page! Is it active?