Order of Ender Saga Books
The Ender Saga is a series of science fiction novels by American author Orson Scott Card. The series is also known as the Ender’s Game series and the Enderverse. Beyond novels, it also consists of several short stories and comic books. The series is set in the future where an alien race intends on making mankind extinct. The main protagonist is Ender Wiggin, a child soldier trained to be a future leader of Earth.
The Ender Saga began with Ender’s Game in 1985. Below is a list of Ender’s Game books in order of when they were originally published as well as a separate list that details the Enderverse chronology:
Publication Order of Ender Saga Books
Chronological Order of Ender Saga Books
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
(By: Aaron Johnston, Orson Scott Card, Mike Carey, Christopher Yost)
Ender's Game, Volume 1: Battle School | (2009) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Ender's Shadow | (2009) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Ender's Game | (2009) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Ender's Game, Volume 2: Command School | (2010) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Publication Order of Ender Saga Collections
Publication Order of Fleet School Books
Notes: Ender’s Shadow, Shadow of the Hegemon, Shadow Puppets, Shadow of the Giant and Shadows in Flight are considered the “Shadow’s Saga.” Ender’s Shadow runs parallel to Ender’s Game.
Earth Unaware, Earth Afire, Earth Awakens and The Swarm are co-authored by Aaron Johnston.