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 · 1494637 Ratings · 54882 Reviews · published 1985 · 12 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 · 276153 Ratings · 10271 Reviews · published 1986 · 168 editions

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 · 167462 Ratings · 4931 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 · 115170 Ratings · 3048 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 · 181720 Ratings · 6262 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 · 82208 Ratings · 1957 Reviews · published 2000 · 4 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 · 62640 Ratings · 1348 Reviews · published 2002 · 1 edition

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

3.85 · 14772 Ratings · 772 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 · 56972 Ratings · 1250 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 · 18312 Ratings · 1148 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 · 54219 Ratings · 2438 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 · 21990 Ratings · 1280 Reviews · published 2011 · 37 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 · 60710 Ratings · 1710 Reviews · published 2012 · 4 editions

HUMANS THOUGHT THEY WERE ALONE IN THE GALAXY. …

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Book 14

Earth Afire

by Orson Scott Card

4.07 · 17216 Ratings · 981 Reviews · published 2013 · 32 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 · 14587 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 · 7576 Ratings · 498 Reviews · published 2016 · 2 editions

Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston return to thei…

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Book 17

The Hive

by Orson Scott Card

4.11 · 4402 Ratings · 302 Reviews · published 2019 · 1 edition

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 · 7146 Ratings · 624 Reviews · published 2021 · 11 editions

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

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