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Ender's Game hexalogy Books in Order

13 books by Orson Scott Card · 1985-2021 · Science Fiction , Children's , Fantasy

1985-2008 Series of six SF novels by Orson Scott Card

Reading order, best available. Unnumbered entries are placed by publication date.
# Cover Title Published Buy
1 Ender's Game 1985 Amazon
2 Speaker for the Dead 1986 Amazon
3 Xenocide 1991 Amazon
4 Children of the Mind 1996 Amazon
5 A War of Gifts: An Ender Story 2007 Amazon
6 Ender in Exile 2008 Amazon
First Meetings 2002 Amazon
Mazer in Prison 2005 Amazon
Ender's Homecoming 2008 Amazon
The Swarm 2016 Amazon
Children of the Fleet 2017 Amazon
The Hive 2019 Amazon
The Last Shadow 2021 Amazon

Entries without a number are not numbered in the source data - they are placed by publication date, which is usually but not always the intended reading order.

Where to start with Ender's Game hexalogy

Most readers start with Ender's Game, the earliest book in the series. Where entries are not numbered by the publisher, we list them by publication date.

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Ender's Game hexalogy series FAQ

How many books are in the Ender's Game hexalogy series?
There are 13 books in the Ender's Game hexalogy series by Orson Scott Card, published between 1985 and 2021.
What is the first Ender's Game hexalogy book?
Ender's Game, published in 1985, is the first book in the Ender's Game hexalogy series.
What is the latest Ender's Game hexalogy book?
The Last Shadow (2021) is the most recent Ender's Game hexalogy book in our catalogue.
Do you have to read the Ender's Game hexalogy books in order?
The Ender's Game hexalogy books are not numbered by the publisher. Most readers start with Ender's Game and follow publication order, which is the order listed above.

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