Enderverse: Publication Order Series

18 primary works • 18 total works

This series listing gives the Ender books in publication order.

For the books in chronological order, see The Ender Quintet (which will also give more complete information about the series) and The Shadow Series.

For other short stories of the Ender's universe, see Ender's Saga short stories

Note: Omnibuses/box sets are not included in this listing.

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Book 1

Ender’s Game

by Orson Scott Card

4.31 · 1488488 Ratings · 54530 Reviews · published 1985 · 303 editions

From New York Times bestselling author Orson Scott…

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Book 2

Speaker for the Dead

Speaker for the Dead

by Orson Scott Card

4.11 · 275037 Ratings · 10201 Reviews · published 1986 · 1 edition

In this second book in the saga set 3,000 years af…

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Book 3

Xenocide

by Orson Scott Card

3.82 · 166905 Ratings · 4896 Reviews · published 1991 · 143 editions

The war for survival of the planet Lusitania will …

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Book 4

Children of the Mind

Children of the Mind

by Orson Scott Card

3.78 · 114824 Ratings · 3027 Reviews · published 1996 · 84 editions

Children of the Mind (1996) is the fourth novel of…

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Book 5

Ender's Shadow

by Orson Scott Card

4.32 · 181208 Ratings · 6238 Reviews · published 1999 · 109 editions

Welcome to Battleschool.

Growing up is never easy. …

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Book 6

Shadow of the Hegemon

Shadow of the Hegemon

by Orson Scott Card

3.97 · 82006 Ratings · 1956 Reviews · published 2000 · 66 editions

The War is over, won by Ender Wiggin and his team …

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Book 7

Shadow Puppets

by Orson Scott Card

3.90 · 62482 Ratings · 1343 Reviews · published 2002 · 62 editions

Bestselling author Orson Scott Card brings to life…

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Book 8

First Meetings in Ender's Universe

First Meetings in Ender's Universe

by Orson Scott Card

3.86 · 14729 Ratings · 769 Reviews · published 1999 · 31 editions

Meet Andrew "Ender" Wiggin, the unforgettable boy-…

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Book 9

Shadow of the Giant

Shadow of the Giant

by Orson Scott Card

4.01 · 56839 Ratings · 1247 Reviews · published 2005 · 58 editions

Bean, Ender Wiggins' former right-hand man, has sh…

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Book 10

A War of Gifts

by Orson Scott Card

3.69 · 18261 Ratings · 1144 Reviews · published 2007 · 33 editions

Orson Scott Card offers a Christmas gift to his mi…

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Book 11

Ender in Exile

by Orson Scott Card

3.92 · 54013 Ratings · 2431 Reviews · published 2008 · 54 editions

After twenty-three years, Orson Scott Card returns…

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Book 12

Shadows in Flight

Shadows in Flight

by Orson Scott Card

3.82 · 21891 Ratings · 1278 Reviews · published 2011 · 36 editions

Ender's Shadow explores the stars in this all-new …

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Book 13

Earth Unaware

by Orson Scott Card

3.98 · 60435 Ratings · 1701 Reviews · published 2012 · 29 editions

HUMANS THOUGHT THEY WERE ALONE IN THE GALAXY. …

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Book 14

Earth Afire

by Orson Scott Card

4.07 · 17149 Ratings · 980 Reviews · published 2013 · 4 editions

One hundred years before Ender's Game the aliens a…

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Book 15

Earth Awakens

by Orson Scott Card

4.11 · 14528 Ratings · 807 Reviews · published 2014 · 30 editions

The story of The First Formic War continues in Ear…

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Book 16

The Swarm

by Orson Scott Card

4.14 · 7532 Ratings · 497 Reviews · published 2016 · 11 editions

Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston return to thei…

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Book 17

The Hive

by Orson Scott Card

4.11 · 4354 Ratings · 299 Reviews · published 2019 · 9 editions

New York Times bestselling authors Orson Scott Car…

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Book 18

The Last Shadow

The Last Shadow

by Orson Scott Card

3.63 · 7026 Ratings · 615 Reviews · published 2021 · 11 editions

Orson Scott Card's The Last Shadow is the long-awa…

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