This is the publication order for all of the Ender stories. Let me know if anything looks out of place, needs to be changed, or added. Thanks!
I hope this list will help someone who wants to read the stories in publication order.
Novel
- Main novels.
- Reference books are marked with an asterisk (*).
"Short Story"
- The short stories compilation books are in parentheses next to the short stories they contain (First Meetings, InterGalactic Medicine Show). The short stories are listed when they were originally released, not when they were released in the compilation book.
Comic
- The comics can be found in compilation books as well. Gold Bug is in the hardcover version of Red Prophet: The Tales of Alvin Maker Vol. 1. Recruiting Valentine, War of Gifts, Mazer in Prison, and The League War are in the compilation War of Gifts.
Film
Audio Play
“Ender’s Game” (1977, First Meetings)
Ender’s Game (1985)
Speaker for the Dead (1986)
"Gloriously Bright" (January 1991)
Ender’s Game - Author's Definitive Edition (1991)
Speaker for the Dead - Author's Definitive Edition (1991)
Xenocide (1991)
Children of the Mind (1996)
“Investment Counselor” (May 1999, First Meetings)
Ender’s Shadow (July 1999)
Shadow of the Hegemon (January 2001)
“The Polish Boy” (July 2002, First Meetings)
Shadow Puppets (July 9, 2002)
“Teacher’s Pest” (September 3, 2003, First Meetings)
Shadow of the Giant (March 2005)
“Mazer in Prison” (October 15, 2005, InterGalactic Medicine Show)
“Pretty Boy” (March 2006, InterGalactic Medicine Show)
“Cheater” (October 2006, InterGalactic Medicine Show)
“A Young Man with Prospects” (February 2007, InterGalactic Medicine Show)
Gold Bug (March 17, 2007)
“The Gold Bug” (July 2007)
“Ender’s Stocking” (October 2007)
A War of Gifts (October 30, 2007)
“Ender’s Homecoming” (January 2008)
“Ender in Flight” (April 2008)
Ender’s Game: Battle School #1 (October 18, 2008)
Ender in Exile (November 11, 2008)
Ender’s Game: Battle School #2 (November 19, 2008)
Ender’s Shadow: Battle School #1 (December 3, 2008)
Ender’s Shadow: Battle School #2 (January 28, 2009)
Ender’s Game: Battle School #3 (February 4, 2009)
Ender’s Shadow: Battle School #3 (February 25, 2009)
Ender’s Game: Battle School #4 (March 12, 2009)
Ender’s Shadow: Battle School #4 (April 15, 2009)
Ender’s Game: Battle School #5 (April 29, 2009)
Ender’s Shadow: Battle School #5 (May 28, 2009)
Recruiting Valentine (June 10, 2009)
Ender's Game: Command School #1 (September 10, 2009)
Ender's Shadow: Command School #1 (September 23, 2009)
Ender's Game: Command School #2 (October 14, 2009)
Ender's Shadow: Command School #2 (October 28, 2009)
*The Authorized Ender Companion (November 10, 2009)
Ender's Game: Command School #3 (November 11, 2009)
Ender's Shadow: Command School #3 (November 25, 2009)
War of Gifts (December 9, 2009)
Ender's Game: Command School #4 (December 23, 2009)
Ender's Shadow: Command School #4 (December 23, 2009)
Ender's Game: Command School #5 (February 10, 2010)
Ender's Shadow: Command School #5 (February 10, 2010)
Mazer in Prison (February 24, 2010)
The League War (April 14, 2010)
Ender in Exile #1 (June 3, 2010)
Ender in Exile #2 (July 8, 2010)
Ender in Exile #3 (August 4, 2010)
Ender in Exile #4 (September 9, 2010)
Ender in Exile #5 (October 13, 2010)
Speaker for the Dead #1 (January 26, 2011)
Formic Wars: Burning Earth #1 (February 16, 2011)
Speaker for the Dead #2 (February 23, 2011)
Formic Wars: Burning Earth #2 (March 2, 2011)
Formic Wars: Burning Earth #3 (March 16, 2011)
Speaker for the Dead #3 (March 23, 2011)
Formic Wars: Burning Earth #4 (April 13, 2011)
Speaker for the Dead #4 (April 27, 2011)
Formic Wars: Burning Earth #5 (May 11, 2011)
Speaker for the Dead #5 (May 25, 2011)
Formic Wars: Burning Earth #6 (June 8, 2011)
Formic Wars: Burning Earth #7 (July 13, 2011)
Formic Wars: Silent Strike #1 (December 21, 2011)
Formic Wars: Silent Strike #2 (January 11, 2012)
Shadows in Flight (January 17, 2012)
Formic Wars: Silent Strike #3 (February 15, 2012)
Shadows in Flight - Enhanced Ebook (March 1, 2012)
Formic Wars: Silent Strike #4 (March 21, 2012)
Formic Wars: Silent Strike #5 (April 11, 2012)
Earth Unaware (July 17, 2012)
*Ender's World (April 2, 2013)
Earth Afire (June 4, 2013)
*Ender's Game: Inside the World of an Epic Adventure (October 15, 2013)
Ender's Game Alive (October 22, 2013)
Ender's Game (Original Motion Picture Score) (October 22, 2013)
Ender's Game (November 1, 2013)
Earth Awakens (June 10, 2014)
The Swarm (August 2, 2016)
Children of the Fleet (October 10, 2017)
“Renegat” (October 10, 2017, Infinite Stars)
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Re: Ender Publication Order
Awesome list.
For clarity sake, I would note [comic] following a comic title.
Also, you have Ender's Game:Battle School #5, and Ender's Shadow:Battle School #6, but no ES:BS #5.
For clarity sake, I would note [comic] following a comic title.
Also, you have Ender's Game:Battle School #5, and Ender's Shadow:Battle School #6, but no ES:BS #5.
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Re: Ender Publication Order
Would u please make a list of the novels only. . My husband (USMC) got me ender's game a few months ago, and so far I have been reading a book per week. At this point Im a little lost. How many books are out there?? Let me list the ones I have read, would u help figure out how many Im missing??
Ender's Games , Speaker for the Dead, Xenoxide, Children of the Mind, Ender Shadow, Shadow Hegemon, Shadow Puppets, Shadow Giant...
Please help.
Ender's Games , Speaker for the Dead, Xenoxide, Children of the Mind, Ender Shadow, Shadow Hegemon, Shadow Puppets, Shadow Giant...
Please help.
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I actually didn't know about "Earth Unaware". A prequel novel could be quite interesting. I look forward to reading it.
The only one you're missing is "Ender in Exile".Let me list the ones I have read, would u help figure out how many Im missing??
Ender's Games , Speaker for the Dead, Xenoxide, Children of the Mind, Ender Shadow, Shadow Hegemon, Shadow Puppets, Shadow Giant...
Please help.
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Ender Short Story Information
There are various places to read the Ender short stories.
"Gloriously Bright" is published in the January 1991 issue of Analog Science Fiction and Fact.
First Meetings in Ender's Universe has four short stories:
"The Polish Boy"
"Teacher's Pest"
"Ender's Game"
"The Investment Counselor"
The book was first titled First Meetings: Three Stories from the Enderverse and then First Meetings in the Enderverse.
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The remaining short stories are found on Orson Scott Card's online magazine, InterGalactic Medicine Show.
"Mazer in Prison" (Issue 1)
"Pretty Boy" (Issue 2)
"Cheater" (Issue 3)
"A Young Man with Prospects" (Issue 4)
"The Gold Bug" (Issue 5)
"Ender's Stocking" (Issue 6)
"Ender's Homecoming" (Issue 7)
"Ender in Flight" (Issue 8 )
The book Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show contains:
"Mazer in Prison"
"Cheater"
"Pretty Boy"
"A Young Man with Prospects"
along with 14 other short stories written by other authors from Issues 1-4 from the online magazine.
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"Ender's Game"
- First published in August 1977 in Analog Science Fiction and Fact magazine
- First Meetings in Ender's Universe
"Gloriously Bright"
-Published in January 1991 in Analog Science Fiction and Fact magazine
- Parts of "Gloriously Bright" are reprinted as chapters 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11 of Xenocide. It also includes about 20 paragraphs recounting Jane’s story from Speaker for the Dead that are not republished anywhere else.
"Investment Counselor"
- First published in the short stories collection, Far Horizons, in May 1999
- First Meetings in Ender's Universe
"The Polish Boy"
- First published in First Meetings: Three Stories from the Enderverse, now First Meetings in Ender's Universe, in July 2002
"Teacher's Pest"
- First published in First Meetings in the Enderverse, now First Meetings in Ender's Universe, on September 3, 2003
"Mazer in Prison"
- First published in Issue 1 of the online magazine InterGalactic Medicine Show in October 2005
- Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show
"Pretty Boy"
- First published in Issue 2 of the online magazine InterGalactic Medicine Show in March 2006
- Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show
"Cheater"
- First published in Issue 3 of the online magazine InterGalactic Medicine Show in October 2006
- Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show
"A Young Man with Prospects"
- First published in Issue 4 of the online magazine InterGalactic Medicine Show in February 2007
- Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show
- This story is reprinted in its entirety in Chapter 5 of Ender in Exile. The email is new to Chapter 5.
"The Gold Bug"
- First published in Issue 5 of the online magazine InterGalactic Medicine Show in July 2007
- Parts of the short story are reprinted in Ender in Exile. There are about 60 paragraphs that start out "The Gold Bug" that are not in Ender in Exile. Then the story started at Chapter 14 from "In all the years..." to "...see a bull", although some words are added or omitted. All of Chapter 15 except the email are part of the short story, though some wording is different. Chapter 16 from "Nice larva," to "They took turns carrying food to the larva", then "Ender Wiggin," to "...rudimentary images" are also part of the short story. The short story ends with 7-8 paragraphs not included in Ender in Exile.
"Ender's Stocking"
- First published in Issue 6 of the online magazine InterGalactic Medicine Show in October 2007
- Chapter 2 of A War of Gifts tells the first two-fifths of the original short story
- At the end of the chapter, Peter calls the coin a "Fiver" instead of a "Nickel" like in the online magazine
"Ender's Homecoming"
- First published in Issue 7 of the online magazine InterGalactic Medicine Show in January 2008
- This story is reprinted in its entirety in Chapter 1 (including the email) and the email in Chapter 2 of Ender in Exile. The last eight paragraphs of Chapter 1 are new to Ender in Exile.
"Ender in Flight"
- First published in Issue 8 of the online magazine InterGalactic Medicine Show in April 2008
- Parts of the short story are reprinted in Ender in Exile. The email in Chapter 4 is the email that begins the story. Chapter 7 from "At the bottom of the ladderway..." to the end of Chapter 7 is part of the short story. All of Chapter 8 and 9 except the emails are part of the short story as well. There are then 6 paragraphs unique to "Ender in Flight" followed by Chapter 16 after the email to "Let's get back to it!"
"Renegat"
- Made available to subscribers of Uncle Orson on the Fly, but first published in Infinite Stars on October 17, 2017.
"Gloriously Bright" is published in the January 1991 issue of Analog Science Fiction and Fact.
First Meetings in Ender's Universe has four short stories:
"The Polish Boy"
"Teacher's Pest"
"Ender's Game"
"The Investment Counselor"
The book was first titled First Meetings: Three Stories from the Enderverse and then First Meetings in the Enderverse.
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The remaining short stories are found on Orson Scott Card's online magazine, InterGalactic Medicine Show.
"Mazer in Prison" (Issue 1)
"Pretty Boy" (Issue 2)
"Cheater" (Issue 3)
"A Young Man with Prospects" (Issue 4)
"The Gold Bug" (Issue 5)
"Ender's Stocking" (Issue 6)
"Ender's Homecoming" (Issue 7)
"Ender in Flight" (Issue 8 )
The book Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show contains:
"Mazer in Prison"
"Cheater"
"Pretty Boy"
"A Young Man with Prospects"
along with 14 other short stories written by other authors from Issues 1-4 from the online magazine.
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"Ender's Game"
- First published in August 1977 in Analog Science Fiction and Fact magazine
- First Meetings in Ender's Universe
"Gloriously Bright"
-Published in January 1991 in Analog Science Fiction and Fact magazine
- Parts of "Gloriously Bright" are reprinted as chapters 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11 of Xenocide. It also includes about 20 paragraphs recounting Jane’s story from Speaker for the Dead that are not republished anywhere else.
"Investment Counselor"
- First published in the short stories collection, Far Horizons, in May 1999
- First Meetings in Ender's Universe
"The Polish Boy"
- First published in First Meetings: Three Stories from the Enderverse, now First Meetings in Ender's Universe, in July 2002
"Teacher's Pest"
- First published in First Meetings in the Enderverse, now First Meetings in Ender's Universe, on September 3, 2003
"Mazer in Prison"
- First published in Issue 1 of the online magazine InterGalactic Medicine Show in October 2005
- Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show
"Pretty Boy"
- First published in Issue 2 of the online magazine InterGalactic Medicine Show in March 2006
- Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show
"Cheater"
- First published in Issue 3 of the online magazine InterGalactic Medicine Show in October 2006
- Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show
"A Young Man with Prospects"
- First published in Issue 4 of the online magazine InterGalactic Medicine Show in February 2007
- Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show
- This story is reprinted in its entirety in Chapter 5 of Ender in Exile. The email is new to Chapter 5.
"The Gold Bug"
- First published in Issue 5 of the online magazine InterGalactic Medicine Show in July 2007
- Parts of the short story are reprinted in Ender in Exile. There are about 60 paragraphs that start out "The Gold Bug" that are not in Ender in Exile. Then the story started at Chapter 14 from "In all the years..." to "...see a bull", although some words are added or omitted. All of Chapter 15 except the email are part of the short story, though some wording is different. Chapter 16 from "Nice larva," to "They took turns carrying food to the larva", then "Ender Wiggin," to "...rudimentary images" are also part of the short story. The short story ends with 7-8 paragraphs not included in Ender in Exile.
"Ender's Stocking"
- First published in Issue 6 of the online magazine InterGalactic Medicine Show in October 2007
- Chapter 2 of A War of Gifts tells the first two-fifths of the original short story
- At the end of the chapter, Peter calls the coin a "Fiver" instead of a "Nickel" like in the online magazine
"Ender's Homecoming"
- First published in Issue 7 of the online magazine InterGalactic Medicine Show in January 2008
- This story is reprinted in its entirety in Chapter 1 (including the email) and the email in Chapter 2 of Ender in Exile. The last eight paragraphs of Chapter 1 are new to Ender in Exile.
"Ender in Flight"
- First published in Issue 8 of the online magazine InterGalactic Medicine Show in April 2008
- Parts of the short story are reprinted in Ender in Exile. The email in Chapter 4 is the email that begins the story. Chapter 7 from "At the bottom of the ladderway..." to the end of Chapter 7 is part of the short story. All of Chapter 8 and 9 except the emails are part of the short story as well. There are then 6 paragraphs unique to "Ender in Flight" followed by Chapter 16 after the email to "Let's get back to it!"
"Renegat"
- Made available to subscribers of Uncle Orson on the Fly, but first published in Infinite Stars on October 17, 2017.
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Re: Ender Short Story Information
[quote="philoticweb"]There are various places to read the Ender short stories.
Thank You so much for this info!... During this time I read First Meetings, A war of gifts and Ender in Exile, and Im anxiously waiting for the next one Curious about what happend to Zeck and cant wait to know what happens to Bean (I dont want him to die)
Thank you for taking the time to outline the publications, I will be reading the loose strands while I wait for the new book.
Thank You so much for this info!... During this time I read First Meetings, A war of gifts and Ender in Exile, and Im anxiously waiting for the next one Curious about what happend to Zeck and cant wait to know what happens to Bean (I dont want him to die)
Thank you for taking the time to outline the publications, I will be reading the loose strands while I wait for the new book.
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Well this is awesome.
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100% agreed. Color coding is great. Great way to show the different mediums. I didn't look too closely at title order but it didn't look off to me from what I recall.Well this is awesome.
Great job!
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This is almost enough for me to get over your name.
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Well, I learned something new from this. I had no idea that there was a SftD comic.
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Re: Ender Publication Order
The only thing that I could think of was that Ender's Game was also a short story as well. But, I agree with the rest, pretty sweet chart.
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