Orson Scott Card Books In Order
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Ender's Game | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Speaker for the Dead | (1986) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Xenocide | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Children of the Mind | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ender's Shadow | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Shadow of the Hegemon | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
First Meetings in Ender's Universe | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Shadow Puppets | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Shadow of the Giant | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A War of Gifts | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ender in Exile | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Shadows in Flight | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Earth Unaware | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Earth Afire | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Earth Awakens | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Swarm | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Hive | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Last Shadow | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Chronological Order of Ender Saga Books
Earth Unaware | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Earth Afire | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Earth Awakens | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Swarm | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Hive | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ender's Game | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ender's Shadow | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A War of Gifts | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Shadow of the Hegemon | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Shadow Puppets | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Shadow of the Giant | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ender in Exile | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Shadows in Flight | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
First Meetings in Ender's Universe | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Speaker for the Dead | (1986) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Xenocide | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Children of the Mind | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Last Shadow | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Ender's Shadow Books
Ender's Shadow | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Shadow of the Hegemon | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Shadow Puppets | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Shadow of the Giant | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Shadows in Flight | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Last Shadow | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Ender Saga Graphic Novels
Ender's Game, Volume 1: Battle School | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ender's Shadow | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ender's Game | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ender's Game Ultimate Collection | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ender's Game, Volume 2: Command School | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Ender Saga Collections
First Meetings | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ender's Game Alive: The Full Cast Audioplay | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Ender Saga Non-Fiction Books
Publication Order of Empire Books
Publication Order of Extinct Books
Publication Order of Fleet School Books
Publication Order of Homecoming Saga Books
The Memory of Earth | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Call of Earth | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Ships of Earth | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Earthfall | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Earthborn | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Laddertop Books
Laddertop, Volume 1 | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Laddertop, Volume 2 | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Maps in a Mirror Books
The Changed Man | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Maps In A Mirror | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Flux | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Cruel Miracles | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Monkey Sonatas | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Mayflower Trilogy Books
Publication Order of Micropowers Books
Publication Order of Mither Mages Books
Stonefather | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Lost Gate | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Gate Thief | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Gatefather | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Pastwatch Books
Publication Order of Pathfinder Books
Pathfinder | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ruins | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Visitors | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of The Side-Step Trilogy Books
Publication Order of Tales Of Alvin Maker Books
Seventh Son | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Red Prophet | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Prentice Alvin | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Alvin Journeyman | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Heartfire | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Crystal City | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Women Of Genesis Books
Sarah | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Rebekah | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Rachel & Leah | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Worthing Books
Capitol | (1979) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Hot Sleep | (1979) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Worthing Chronicle | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
A Planet Called Treason / Treason | (1978) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Songmaster | (1980) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Hart's Hope | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Saints / A Woman of Destiny | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Wyrms | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Abyss | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Lost Boys | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Treasure Box | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Stone Tables | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Homebody | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Enchantment | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Magic Mirror | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Robota | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Zanna's Gift | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Magic Street | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Space Boy | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Town Divided by Christmas | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
The Fringe (in The Folk of the Fringe) | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Hatrack River (in Asimov's) | (1986) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Salvage | (1986) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Eye for Eye | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Computer Friendly (in F&SF) | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Lost Boys (short story; in F&SF) | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dogwalker (in Asimov's) | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Hamlet's Father | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
Unaccompanied Sonata and Other Stories | (1981) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Folk of the Fringe | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Future on Fire | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Keeper of Dreams | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Graphic Novels
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Storyteller in Zion | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
An Open Book | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Writing Fantasy & Science Fiction | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Writer's Digest Guide to Science Fiction & Fantasy | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Elements of Fiction Writing Books
Characters & Viewpoint | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Plot | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dialogue | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Beginnings, Middles & Ends | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Description | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Oz Reimagined Books
Dorothy Dreams | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Emeralds to Emeralds, Dust to Dust | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Boy Detective of Oz | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Meeting in Oz | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Off to See the Emperor | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Cobbler of Oz | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Lost Girls of Oz | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Blown Away | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Tornado of Dorothys | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Veiled Shanghai | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dead Blue | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Great Zeppelin Heist of Oz | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Beyond the Naked Eye | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
City So Bright | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
One Flew Over the Rainbow | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Legends Books
Legends | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Legends II: Dragon, Sword, and King | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Legends 3 | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Anthologies
Chrysalis 4 | (1979) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Other Worlds Volume 1 | (1979) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Chrysalis 5 | (1979) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dragons of Light | (1980) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Chrysalis 7 | (1980) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Chrysalis 8 | (1980) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dragons of Darkness | (1981) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The First Omni Book of Science Fiction | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1985 | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Fifth Omni Book of Science Fiction | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Free Lancers | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year, 1989 | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1989 | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, November 1989 | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Fantasy Stories of the Year, 1989 | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Mystery Stories of the Year Mystery 1989, Audio Cassettes | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Third Annual Best Horror Stories of the Year | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Third Annual Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Best Horror Value Collection | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Legends II: Dragon, Sword, and King | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Future on Ice | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Far Horizons | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Best Science Fiction Value Collection II | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
New Skies: An Anthology of Today's Science Fiction | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Stars: Original Stories Based on the Songs of Janis Ian | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
New Magics | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Posing as People | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tar Heel Dead | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Escape from Earth | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Getting Lost | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Masterpieces | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Ghost Quartet | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Lightspeed: Year One | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
InterGalactic Medicine Show Issue 21 | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Season of Wonder | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Future Games | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Writing Fantasy Heroes | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Oz Reimagined | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Infinite Stars | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Galaxy's Edge Magazine: Issue 37, March 2019 | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Infinite Stars | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 37 | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Worlds Long Lost | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
About Orson Scott Card:
Orson Scott Card is an American novelist, public speaker, critic and columnist. He writes in different genre but he is especially known for his many forensic fictions. He has won several awards including the Nebula and Hugo Awards for his books Ender’s Game and the Speaker for the Dead. He has written a lot of books under different pseudonyms which include the names Frederick Bliss, P.Q. Gump, Byron Walley, Brian Green, Dinah Kirkham and Noam D. Pellume. In one interview he was quoted saying “ I was trying to establish separate identity in the marketplace ” which is his main reason for carrying different pseudonyms. Currently, he is writing and co-producing a film based on his books and he is also an English professor at Southern Virginia University.
The Early Life Of Orson Scott Card
The son of Willard and Peggy Card, Orson Scott Card is the third of the six children. He is born in Richland Washington in August 24, 1951 but he grew up in various places which include Santa Clara in California, Mesa, Arizona and Orem, Utah. Before he wrote books, he first served as a missionary for the Latter Day Saints (LDS) Church in Brazil. He also graduated from Brigham Young University as well as at the University of Utah before he took his PhD at the University in Notre Dame.
Fiction Genre
Orson Scott Card started his writing career as a poet while he was studying in Brigham Young University. Upon returning from his LDS Mission in the country of Brazil, he established the Utah Valley Repertory Theatre Company which produced plays in an outdoor amphitheater near the psychiatric hospital in Provo. While running his company, he also became a part-time proofreader in BYU Press before he applied as a fulltime copy editor.
While working in BYU, he developed the story for the Ender’s Game which he submitted to different publications which was bought by Ben Boya in the year 1977. However, in 1979, he was employed as an assistant editor in a magazine called Ensign and while working for the magazine, he produced Gert Farm under the penname Byron Walley. While working in Ensign, he received novel contracts for his books A Planet Called Treason and Hot Sleep before he left the company to become a fulltime freelancer.
While studying for his doctor’s degree at the University of Notre Dame, the 1980’s depression has caused him to leave his freelancing stint and find a job as a book editor in Compute! Magazine in North Carolina in the year 1983 until he got another novel contract to make the Alvin Maker trilogy which is part of his American frontier fantasy series.
Other Genre
Although Orson Scott Card is known for his fictions, he has also delved into different genres. While writing his fictional novels, he also wrote alongside other novels under different genre. He wrote horror and fantasy novels which titles include the Lost Boys, Enchantment and Treasure Box. On the other hand, he also worked with the novelization of films and comic books including the James Cameron film entitled The Abyss and the Ultimate Iron Man.
Orson Scott Card also proven his versatility as a writer as he provided the dialogs to different video games which titles include The Dig, The Secret of Monkey Island and Loom which became popular video games during the early 90s. Due to his high religious influence, he also wrote books that center around the women in the Bible. His book The Women of Genesis has turned into a series which explores the lives of the Biblical women whose titles were also named after them Sarah, Rebecah and Rachel and Leah.
Due to his strong religious influence, Orson Scott Card has also written screenplays for biblical short animation films including the Prodigal Son, Journey to the Promised Land and Abinadi and King Noah under NEST Family Entertainment.
The Ender’s Game
The Ender’s Game has got to be one of the most successful books written by Orson Scott Car. The book first appeared in Analog Magazine and has a sequel entitled the Speaker for the Dead. The book is all about the story of Ender Wiggin who is made as the commander of a fictional Dragon Army which is an institution designed to make young children into commanders to fight against the alien race attacking the earth. The story is all about succeeding from life struggles and heroism. Due to its popularity, this book has been adapted into a film and Card fans all over the world will get to see the full length Hollywood film starred by Asa Butterfield, Hailee Steinfeld and Harrison Ford to name a few this coming November 2013.
The Lost Boys
As mentioned earlier, Orson Scott Card has written horror novels and one of the most notable works under this genre is the Lost Boys. Written in the year 1992, this horror novel revolves around the story of Step Fletcher who moved with his family in a quite North Carolina town. As soon as his family moves in, weird things started to happen in the house including seeing apparitions of lost souls. The story incorporates he element of greed and murder which gives the entire story a chilling revelation to the readers.
Orson Scott Card Today
In the year 2011, he suffered from mild stroke and he was hospitalized. He is making full recovery today but his stroke caused him impairment on his left hand which made it difficult for him to write his books. Before his stroke episode, Orson Scott Card is involved in teaching fiction writing to young writers. In fact, Card runs a yearly week long class called “ Literary Boot Camp ” for aspiring writers. On the other hand, he also served as one of the judges in the competition Writers of the Future which is a story writing contest for science fiction and fantasy. Currently, Card and his wife Kristine lives in Greensboro, North Carolina where he is recuperating from his stroke. Surprisingly, his current hometown in North Carolina is used as the setting of his many fictions including the Lost Boys.
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Card is a truly gifted writer who really gets into each of his character’s minds, making them knowable. He gets human nature.
I’ve read most of his books and especially enjoy the science fiction and ‘light’ fantasy.
Thanks for the list, it’s not easy finding anthologies without titles.
Sunday, December 19, 2021
Denver, Colorado
Mr. Card,
I’ve read and enjoyed many of your novels and short stories over the years. I’ve also seen the film version of “Ender’s Game” half a dozen times, now; it doesn’t grow old for me with each new viewing. I’ve been a science fiction fan since the 1960’s and have even taught SF at the college level in the mid-70’s. Your work holds up well when compared to that of the other masters.
Thank you for sharing your skill and imagination with those of us who don’t have your gifts. I think I speak for many when I wish you a blessed Christmas and a healthy, fortuitous new year. You deserve both.
Respectfully,
David W. Nicholas
hard to believe so few responses here.. I’m such a fan (except, since I dont like them, horror stories) but the whole Endder series and Alvin Maker are my favorites
I just found “Lost and Found” (I know) and was unaware he was still writing (guess I got busy) but thrilled to find I can read it all over … thank you!! O.S. Mr Card
I have enjoyed your books about the women of the Bible very much. Do you have any plans to do more of them? I know you write in many different genre but I think these three are exceptionally good books. Thank you.
And we, at Skyboat Media, have done ALL these audiobooks!