The existence of Jane was eventually discovered by the Stellar Congress, which decided disconnection, to get rid of all its computer network ansibles. A new count-down has begun: before the disappearance of Jane, can we find a way to save her? Using new characters on the planet of the Way, Orson Scott Card develops personal theories borrowing from Asian philosophy. But it also takes us further into the fantasy world he created, finding new twists keeping the reader in suspense until the very last page. Children of the Spirit closes the series with happiness, without frustrating the reader of any kind. His characters, bruised their flesh as well as in their souls finally perform in their humanism quests.