Shadows in flight is a science fiction novel by american writer orson scott card when released in 2012 it became the tenth novel published in the enders game series the story follows on from where the original four shadow series books left off it is about bean and his children discovering an ancient formic ark during their journey in space. Shadows in flight is the fifth novel in orson scott cards shadow series the ender universe ender series enders game speaker for the dead xenocide children of the mind ender in exile children of the fleet enders shadow series enders shadow shadow of the hegemon shadow puppets shadow of the giant shadows in flight. Shadows in flight is the fifth novel in the shadow saga following shadow of the giant and preceding the last shadow it was written by orson scott card. Aboard it they will find both death and wonders the life support that is failing on their own ship room to grow and labs in which to explore their own genetic anomaly and the mysterious disease that killed the ships colony shadows in flight is the fifth novel in orson scott cards shadow series