Ender's Saga books in order

There are 6 books in Ender's Saga. The latest, The Last Shadow, came out in 2008, and Orson Scott Card hasn't announced another one yet.

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Ender's Saga books in order

Book 1
Ender's Game
1985
Book 2
Speaker for the Dead
1986
Book 3
Xenocide
1991
Book 4
Children of the Mind
1996
Book 5
Ender in Exile
2007
Book 6
The Last Shadow
2008

Companion stories

Companion
First Meetings in Ender's Universe
1999
Companion
A War of Gifts: An Ender Battle School Story
2006
Companion
The Ender Quintet
2013

What Ender's Saga is about

From the description of Ender's Game, the first book.

In order to develop a secure defense against a hostile alien race's next attack, government agencies breed child geniuses and train them as soldiers. A brilliant young boy, Andrew "Ender" Wiggin lives with his kind but distant parents, his sadistic brother Peter, and the person he loves more than anyone else, his sister Valentine. Peter and Valentine were candidates for the soldier-training program but didn't make the cut—young Ender is the Wiggin drafted to the orbiting Battle School for rigorous military training. Ender's skills make him a leader in school and respected in the Battle Room, where children play at mock battles in zero gravity. Yet growing up in an artificial community of young soldiers Ender suffers greatly from isolation, rivalry from his peers, pressure from the adult teachers, and an unsettling fear of the alien invaders. His psychological battles include loneliness, fear that he is becoming like the cruel brother he remembers, and fanning the flames of devotion to his beloved sister. Is Ender the general Earth needs? But Ender is not the only result of the genetic experiments. The war with the Buggers has been raging for a hundred years, and the quest for the perfect general has been underway for almost as long. Ender's two older siblings are every bit as unusual as he is, but in very different ways. Between the three of them lie the abilities to remake a world. If, that is, the world survives.

Ender's Saga at a glance

Author: Orson Scott Card
Books published: 6
Companion stories: 3
Still to come: None announced yet
First book published: 1985

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How many books are in Ender's Saga?

6 books have been published in Ender's Saga so far, plus 3 companion stories.

What order should I read Ender's Saga in?

Read the main books in order: 1. Ender's Game, 2. Speaker for the Dead, 3. Xenocide, 4. Children of the Mind, 5. Ender in Exile, 6. The Last Shadow. The 3 companions can be read alongside them.

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