New York Times Bestsellers
Orson Scott Card has placed 7 books on the New York Times bestseller lists, spending a combined 64 weeks on the charts.
Ender's Game
Ender Saga Series with Aaron Johnston
33 weeks on the Times Combined Print & E-Book Fiction list · peaked at #3 · debuted May 2013 · 51 weeks across 2 NYT lists
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Shadow Puppets
Ender Saga Series with Aaron Johnston
4 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #7 · debuted Sep 2002
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Reading Order
32 series · 238 books
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ender's Shadow | 1998 | 🏆 Margaret A. Edwards Award 2008🏆 ALA Alex Award 2000Lincoln Award 2005Locus Award 2000Full award history → 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | |
| 2 | Shadow of the Hegemon | 2000 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | Shadow Puppets | 2002 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | Shadow of the Giant | 2005 | Locus Award 2006Full award history → | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | |
| 5 | Shadows in Flight | 2011 | Goodreads Choice Award 2012Full award history → | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | |
| 6 | The Last Shadow | 2021 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
Ender Saga Graphic Novels
0 of 5 read
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Battle School with Christopher Yost | 2009 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Ender's Shadow (Short Story) with Mike Carey | 2009 | 🏆 Margaret A. Edwards Award 2008🏆 ALA Alex Award 2000Lincoln Award 2005Locus Award 2000Full award history → 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | |
| 3 | Ender's Game with Aaron Johnston | 2009 | 🏆 Margaret A. Edwards Award 2008🏆 Hugo Award 1986🏆 Nebula Award 1986🏆 Nebula Award 1985Full award history → 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | |
| 4 | Command School with Christopher Yost | 2010 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 5 | Burning Earth with Aaron Johnston | 2011 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
Ender Saga Collections
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Meetings (Short Story) | 2002 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Ender's Game Alive: The Full Cast Audioplay | 2013 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
Ender Saga Non-Fiction Books
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Authorized Ender Companion with Jake Black | 2009 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Ender's World | 2013 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
Empire Series
0 of 2 read
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Empire | 2006 | Prometheus Hall of Fame Award 2007Full award history → | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | |
| 2 | Hidden Empire | 2009 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
Extinct Series
0 of 1 read
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Extinct | 2019 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
Fleet School Series
0 of 1 read
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Children of the Fleet | 2017 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Memory of Earth | 1992 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | The Call of Earth | 1993 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | The Ships of Earth | 1994 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | Earthfall | 1995 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 5 | Earthborn | 1995 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
Laddertop Series
0 of 2 read
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laddertop, Volume 1 | 2011 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Laddertop, Volume 2 | 2013 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Changed Man | 1990 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Maps In A Mirror | 1992 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | Flux | 1992 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | Cruel Miracles | 1992 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 5 | Monkey Sonatas | 1993 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
Mayflower Trilogy Series
Micropowers Series
Mither Mages Series
Pastwatch Series
Pathfinder Series
The Side-Step Trilogy Series
Women Of Genesis Series
Worthing Series
Orson Scott Card Other Novels
Orson Scott Card Short Stories/Novellas
Orson Scott Card Short Story Collections
Orson Scott Card Graphic Novels
Orson Scott Card Non-Fiction Books
Legends Series
Ender Saga Short Stories/Novellas Series
Orson Scott Card Anthologies
About the Author
Orson Scott Card is an American novelist, critic, public speaker, essayist and columnist. He writes in several genres but is known best for science fiction. His novel Ender's Game (1985) and its sequel Speaker for the Dead (1986) both won Hugo and Nebula Awards, making Card the only author to win both science fiction's top U.S. prizes in consecutive years.