Order of Orson Scott Card Books

Orson Scott Card is an American author best known for his work in science fiction and fantasy. His other genres include historical fiction, thriller and horror. His most popular series is the Ender Saga, but he has several other series including The Tales of Alvin Maker, The Homecoming Saga, Women of Genesis and more. He is a lifelong member of the Latter-day Saints.

Orson Scott Card’s career as a published author began in 1978 with Capitol, part of the Worthing series. Below is a list of all of Orson Scott Card’s full-length novels in order of when they were originally published as well as in chronological order:

Publication Order of Ender Saga Books

Ender's Game	(1985)
Speaker for the Dead	(1986)
Xenocide	(1991)
Children of the Mind	(1996)
Ender's Shadow	(1998)
Shadow of the Hegemon	(2000)
First Meetings in Ender's Universe	(2002)
Shadow Puppets	(2002)
Shadow of the Giant	(2005)
A War of Gifts	(2007)
Ender in Exile	(2008)
Shadows in Flight	(2011)
Earth Unaware (With: Aaron Johnston)	(2012)
Earth Afire (With: Aaron Johnston)	(2013)
Earth Awakens (With: Aaron Johnston)	(2014)
The Swarm (With: Aaron Johnston)	(2016)
The Hive (With: Aaron Johnston)	(2019)
The Last Shadow	(2021)

Chronological Order of Ender Saga Books

Earth Unaware (With: Aaron Johnston)	(2012)
Earth Afire (With: Aaron Johnston)	(2013)
Earth Awakens (With: Aaron Johnston)	(2014)
The Swarm (With: Aaron Johnston)	(2016)
The Hive (With: Aaron Johnston)	(2019)
Ender's Game	(1985)
Ender's Shadow	(1998)
A War of Gifts	(2007)
Shadow of the Hegemon	(2000)
Shadow Puppets	(2002)
Shadow of the Giant	(2005)
Ender in Exile	(2008)
Shadows in Flight	(2011)
First Meetings in Ender's Universe	(2002)
Speaker for the Dead	(1986)
Xenocide	(1991)
Children of the Mind	(1996)
The Last Shadow	(2021)

Publication Order of Ender's Shadow Books

Ender's Shadow	(1998)
Shadow of the Hegemon	(2000)
Shadow Puppets	(2002)
Shadow of the Giant	(2005)
Shadows in Flight	(2011)
The Last Shadow	(2021)

Publication Order of Ender Saga Graphic Novels

Ender's Game, Volume 1: Battle School (With: Christopher Yost)	(2009)
Ender's Shadow (With: Mike Carey)	(2009)
Ender's Game (With: Aaron Johnston)	(2009)
Ender's Game, Volume 2: Command School (With: Christopher Yost)	(2010)

Publication Order of Ender Saga Collections

First Meetings	(2002)
Ender's Game Alive: The Full Cast Audioplay	(2013)

Publication Order of Ender Saga Non-Fiction Books

Ender's World

(2013)

Publication Order of Empire Books

Empire	(2006)
Hidden Empire	(2009)

Publication Order of Extinct Books

Extinct

(2019)

Publication Order of Fleet School Books

Children of the Fleet

(2017)

Publication Order of Homecoming Saga Books

The Memory of Earth	(1992)
The Call of Earth	(1993)
The Ships of Earth	(1994)
Earthfall	(1995)
Earthborn	(1995)

Publication Order of Laddertop Books

(with Emily Janice Card)

Laddertop, Volume 1	(2011)
Laddertop, Volume 2	(2013)

Publication Order of Maps in a Mirror Books

The Changed Man	(1990)
Maps In A Mirror	(1992)
Flux	(1992)
Cruel Miracles	(1992)
Monkey Sonatas	(1993)

Publication Order of Mayflower Trilogy Books

(with Kathryn H. Kidd)

Lovelock

(1994)

Publication Order of Micropowers Books

Lost and Found	(2019)
Duplex	(2021)

Publication Order of Mither Mages Books

Stonefather	(2008)
The Lost Gate	(2011)
The Gate Thief	(2013)
Gatefather	(2015)

Publication Order of Pastwatch Books

(by Martin H. Greenberg)

Pastwatch

(1996)

Publication Order of Pathfinder Books

Pathfinder	(2010)
Ruins	(2012)
Visitors	(2014)

Publication Order of The Side-Step Trilogy Books

Wakers

(2022)

Publication Order of Tales Of Alvin Maker Books

Seventh Son	(1987)
Red Prophet	(1988)
Prentice Alvin	(1989)
Alvin Journeyman	(1995)
Heartfire	(1998)
The Crystal City	(2003)

Publication Order of Women Of Genesis Books

Sarah	(2000)
Rebekah	(2001)
Rachel & Leah	(2004)

Publication Order of Worthing Books

Capitol	(1979)
Hot Sleep	(1979)
The Worthing Chronicle	(1983)

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

A Planet Called Treason / Treason	(1978)
Songmaster	(1980)
Hart's Hope	(1983)
Saints / A Woman of Destiny	(1984)
Wyrms	(1987)
The Abyss (With: )	(1989)
Lost Boys	(1992)
Treasure Box	(1996)
Stone Tables	(1997)
Homebody	(1998)
Enchantment	(1999)
Magic Mirror	(1999)
Robota	(2003)
Zanna's Gift (With: Scott Richards)	(2004)
Magic Street	(2005)
Invasive Procedures (With: Aaron Johnston)	(2007)
Space Boy	(2007)
A Town Divided by Christmas	(2018)

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas

The Fringe (in The Folk of the Fringe)	(1985)
The Fringe	(1985)
Hatrack River (in Asimov's)	(1986)
Salvage	(1986)
Eye for Eye	(1987)
Computer Friendly (in F&SF)	(1989)
Lost Boys (short story; in F&SF)	(1989)
Dogwalker (in Asimov's)	(1989)
Hamlet's Father	(2011)

Publication Order of Short Story Collections

Unaccompanied Sonata and Other Stories	(1981)
The Folk of the Fringe	(1989)
Future on Fire	(1991)
Keeper of Dreams	(2008)

Publication Order of Graphic Novels

Dragon Age, Vol. 1

(2012)

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy	(1990)
A Storyteller in Zion	(1993)
An Open Book	(2004)
The Writer's Digest Guide to Science Fiction & Fantasy	(2010)

Publication Order of Elements of Fiction Writing Books

Characters & Viewpoint	(1988)
Plot (By: Ansen Dibell)	(1988)
Dialogue (By: Lewis Turco)	(1989)
Beginnings, Middles & Ends (By: Nancy Kress)	(1992)
Description (By: Monica Wood)	(1995)

Publication Order of Oz Reimagined Books

Dorothy Dreams (By: Simon R. Green)	(2013)
Emeralds to Emeralds, Dust to Dust (By: Seanan McGuire)	(2013)
The Boy Detective of Oz (By: Tad Williams)	(2013)
A Meeting in Oz (By: Jeffrey Ford)	(2013)
Off to See the Emperor	(2013)
The Cobbler of Oz (By: Jonathan Maberry)	(2013)
Lost Girls of Oz (By: Theodora Goss)	(2013)
Blown Away (By: Jane Yolen)	(2013)
A Tornado of Dorothys (By: Kat Howard)	(2013)
The Veiled Shanghai (By: Ken Liu)	(2013)
Dead Blue (By: David Farland)	(2013)
The Great Zeppelin Heist of Oz (By: C.C. Finlay,Rae Carson)	(2013)
Beyond the Naked Eye (By: Rachel Swirsky)	(2013)
City So Bright (By: Dale Bailey)	(2013)
One Flew Over the Rainbow (By: Robin Wasserman)	(2013)

Publication Order of Legends Books

Legends (By: Robert Silverberg)	(1998)
Legends II: Dragon, Sword, and King (With: Diana Gabaldon,George R.R. Martin,Terry Brooks,Robert Silverberg,Elizabeth Haydon)	(1998)
Legends 3 (By: Terry Pratchett,Tad Williams,Robert Jordan,Robert Silverberg,Ursula K. Le Guin)	(1999)

Publication Order of Anthologies

Chrysalis 4	(1979)
Other Worlds Volume 1	(1979)
Chrysalis 5	(1979)
Dragons of Light	(1980)
Chrysalis 7	(1980)
Chrysalis 8	(1980)
Dragons of Darkness	(1981)
The First Omni Book of Science Fiction	(1983)
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1985	(1985)
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, August 1986	(1986)
The Fifth Omni Book of Science Fiction	(1987)
Free Lancers	(1987)
The Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year, 1989	(1989)
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1989	(1989)
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, November 1989	(1989)
The Best Fantasy Stories of the Year, 1989	(1990)
The Best Mystery Stories of the Year Mystery 1989, Audio Cassettes	(1990)
Third Annual Best Horror Stories of the Year	(1993)
Third Annual Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year	(1993)
Best Horror Value Collection	(1997)
Legends II: Dragon, Sword, and King	(1998)
Future on Ice	(1998)
Far Horizons	(1999)
Best Science Fiction Value Collection II	(2001)
New Skies: An Anthology of Today's Science Fiction	(2003)
Stars: Original Stories Based on the Songs of Janis Ian	(2003)
New Magics	(2004)
Tar Heel Dead	(2005)
Escape from Earth	(2006)
Getting Lost	(2006)
The Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy	(2008)
Masterpieces	(2008)
Lightspeed: Year One	(2011)
InterGalactic Medicine Show Issue 21	(2011)
Season of Wonder	(2012)
Future Games	(2013)
Oz Reimagined	(2013)
Writing Fantasy Heroes	(2013)
Infinite Stars	(2017)
Galaxy's Edge Magazine: Issue 37, March 2019	(2019)
Infinite Stars	(2019)
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 37	(2021)
Worlds Long Lost	(2022)

Notes: A Planet Called Treason was revised in 1988 as Treason. Saints was also published under the title Woman of Destiny. Invasive Procedures, Earth Unaware, Earth Afire, Earth Awakens and The Swarm were co-authored by Aaron Johnston.

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Sara: 9 years ago

Ender’s Game is so fucking perfect.

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