Ender Saga Books in Order
Ender Saga by Orson Scott Card contains 27 books, published between 1985 and 2026: 21 in the 2 main-line series and 6 related titles. The first book is Ender's Game (1985) and the newest main-line book is Ender’s Tribe (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 27
- Published
- 1985–2026
- Confirmed
- 27 of 27 titles
- Pages on record
- 6,211 in 18 of 27 books
- Reading time
- 104–155 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,211 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 18 of 27 titles with a page count on record.
Orson Scott Card's Ender Saga is a military science fiction run centred on the character Ender Wiggin. Library subjects for the books include child soldiers, war games, space warfare and human-alien encounters. Ender's Game (1985) starts the saga, with Speaker for the Dead (1986), Xenocide (1991) and Children of the Mind (1996) after it. The catalogue counts 27 books through Ender's Tribe (2026). Related lines are Ender's Shadow, Fleet School and the Ender Saga Graphic Novels, and the saga is ongoing.
How many Ender Saga books are there?
Ender Saga has 27 books, released between 1985 and 2026. 21 of them belong to the 2 main-line series (Ender Saga, Ender's Shadow), and 6 related titles sit outside it: graphic novels and other titles.
Ender Saga Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 27 Ender Saga books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 119853243/4
- 219863823/4
- 319915923/4
- 41996–3/4
- 519984693/4
- 620004513/4
- 720021493/4
- 820022123/4
- 920023843/4
- 1020053843/4
- 112007–3/4
- 122008–3/4
- 132009–3/4
- 142009–3/4
- 1520091203/4
- 1620101283/4
- 172011–3/4
- 182011–3/4
- 1920123683/4
- 202013–3/4
- 2120133993/4
- 2220143953/4
- 2320164623/4
- 2420173043/4
- 2520194003/4
- 2620212883/4
- 272026–3/4
Ender Saga Books in Chronological Order
In story order, Earth Unaware comes first and Ender’s Tribe comes last. Chronological order follows the events inside the story rather than the release dates. The 13 books with a recorded story position run in that sequence below.
- 13Earth Unaware2012 · 368 pages · confirmed 3/420123683/4
- 14Earth Afire2013 · 399 pages · confirmed 3/420133993/4
- 15Earth Awakens2014 · 395 pages · confirmed 3/420143953/4
- 16The Swarm2016 · 462 pages · confirmed 3/420164623/4
- 17The Hive2019 · 400 pages · confirmed 3/420194003/4
- 1Ender's Game1985 · 324 pages · confirmed 3/419853243/4
- 10A War of Gifts2007 · confirmed 3/42007–3/4
- 11Ender in Exile2008 · confirmed 3/42008–3/4
- 7First Meetings in Ender's Universe2002 · 212 pages · confirmed 3/420022123/4
- 2Speaker for the Dead1986 · 382 pages · confirmed 3/419863823/4
- 3Xenocide1991 · 592 pages · confirmed 3/419915923/4
- 4Children of the Mind1996 · confirmed 3/41996–3/4
- 19Ender’s Tribe2026 · confirmed 3/42026–3/4
Do you have to read Ender Saga books in order?
You should read the 2 main-line series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 6 related titles (graphic novels and other titles) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Ender Saga book also stands alone.
Where to start with Ender Saga
Start with Ender's Game (1985), the earliest published book in the 2 main-line series. In the chronological order, Earth Unaware comes first.
What is the newest Ender Saga book?
Ender’s Tribe (2026) is the newest book in the 2 main-line series.
Is there a new Ender Saga book coming?
No next Ender Saga book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Ender Saga has won
Wikidata records 8 awards and 4 nominations for Ender Saga. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Margaret Edwards Award2008Wonfor Ender's Game
- Cosmos 2000 Award1994Wonfor Xenocide
- Cosmos 2000 Award1988Wonfor Speaker for the Dead
- Nebula Award for Best Novel1987Wonfor Speaker for the Dead
- Hugo Award for Best Novel1987Wonfor Speaker for the Dead
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel1987Wonfor Speaker for the Dead
- Nebula Award for Best Novel1986Wonfor Ender's Game
- Hugo Award for Best Novel1986Wonfor Ender's Game
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel2006Shortlistedfor Shadow of the Giant
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel2003Shortlistedfor Shadow Puppets
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel2002Shortlistedfor Shadow of the Hegemon
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel2000Shortlistedfor Ender's Shadow
Ender Saga at a glance
- Still running
- Ender Saga is still running, with a main-line title published as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Ender Saga books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 6,211 pages across the 18 of 27 books with a recorded length, a median of 383 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Ender Saga books, 10 of 27, were published in the 2010s.
What the Ender Saga books are about
23 of the 27 Ender Saga books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: space warfare is tagged on 10 of 23. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Space warfare 10 of 23 books
- Ender Wiggin (Fictitious character) 9 of 23 books
- Science fiction 9 of 23 books
- Child soldiers 6 of 23 books
- Wiggin, ender (fictitious character) 5 of 23 books
- Comics & graphic novels 4 of 23 books
- Human-alien encounters 4 of 23 books
- Space flight 4 of 23 books
- Comics & graphic novels, science fiction 3 of 23 books
- Life on other planets 3 of 23 books
- Science fiction, military 3 of 23 books
- War games 3 of 23 books
More books by Orson Scott Card
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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