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Orson Scott Card Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Orson Scott Card in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 213 books / 32 series

American author best known for the *Ender’s Game* science fiction series. His works have sold millions of copies and won both the Hugo and Nebula Awards. This page lists Orson Scott Card’s books in order, including chronological and series reading order.

Books by Orson Scott Card in Publication Order

1978 A Planet Called Treason / Treason POoSN / 1 Buy
1979 Capitol POoWB / 1 Buy
1979 Hot Sleep POoWB / 2 Buy
1980 Songmaster POoSN / 2 Buy
1981 Unaccompanied Sonata and Other Stories POoSSC / 1 Buy
1983 The Worthing Chronicle POoWB / 3 Buy
1983 Hart's Hope POoSN / 3 Buy
1984 Saints / A Woman of Destiny POoSN / 4 Buy
1985 Ender's Game POoESB / 1 Buy
1985 The Fringe (in The Folk of the Fringe) POoSS / 1 Buy
1985 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 1 POoLRHPWotFB / 1 Buy
1986 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 2 POoLRHPWotFB / 2 Buy
1986 Hatrack River POoSS / 2 Buy
1986 Speaker for the Dead POoESB / 2 Buy
1986 Salvage POoSS / 3 Buy
1987 Seventh Son POoTOAMB / 1 Buy
1987 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 3 POoLRHPWotFB / 3 Buy
1987 Eye for Eye POoSS / 4 Buy
1987 Wyrms POoSN / 5 Buy
1988 Characters & Viewpoint POoEoFWB / 1 Buy
1988 Red Prophet POoTOAMB / 2 Buy
1988 Plot(By: Ansen Dibell) POoEoFWB / 2 Buy
1988 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 4 POoLRHPWotFB / 4 Buy
1989 The Folk of the Fringe POoSSC / 2 Buy
1989 Prentice Alvin POoTOAMB / 3 Buy
1989 Dialogue(By: Lewis Turco) POoEoFWB / 3 Buy
1989 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 5 POoLRHPWotFB / 5 Buy
1989 Computer Friendly POoSS / 5 Buy
1989 The Abyss(With: James Cameron) POoSN / 6 Buy
1989 Dogwalker POoSS / 7 Buy
1990 How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy POoNB / 1 Buy
1990 The Changed Man POoMiaMB / 1 Buy
1990 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 6 POoLRHPWotFB / 6 Buy
1991 Future on Fire POoSSC / 3 Buy
1991 Xenocide POoESB / 3 Buy
1991 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 7 POoLRHPWotFB / 7 Buy
1992 The Memory of Earth POoHSB / 1 Buy
1992 Maps In A Mirror POoMiaMB / 2 Buy
1992 Flux POoMiaMB / 3 Buy
1992 Beginnings, Middles & Ends(By: Nancy Kress) POoEoFWB / 4 Buy
1992 Cruel Miracles POoMiaMB / 4 Buy
1992 Lost Boys POoSN / 7 Buy
1992 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 8 POoLRHPWotFB / 8 Buy
1993 The Call of Earth POoHSB / 2 Buy
1993 A Storyteller in Zion POoNB / 2 Buy
1993 Monkey Sonatas POoMiaMB / 5 Buy
1993 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future9 POoLRHPWotFB / 9 Buy
1994 Lovelock POoMTB / 1 Buy
1994 The Ships of Earth POoHSB / 3 Buy
1994 Conflict, Action and Suspense(By: William Noble) POoEoFWB / 5 Buy
1994 Setting(By: Jack M. Bickham) POoEoFWB / 6 Buy
1994 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 10 POoLRHPWotFB / 10 Buy
1995 Earthfall POoHSB / 4 Buy
1995 Alvin Journeyman POoTOAMB / 4 Buy
1995 Earthborn POoHSB / 5 Buy
1995 Description(By: Monica Wood) POoEoFWB / 7 Buy
1995 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 11 POoLRHPWotFB / 11 Buy
1996 Pastwatch POoPB / 1 Buy
1996 Children of the Mind POoESB / 4 Buy
1996 Treasure Box POoSN / 8 Buy
1996 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 12 POoLRHPWotFB / 12 Buy
1997 Stone Tables POoSN / 9 Buy
1997 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 13 POoLRHPWotFB / 13 Buy
1998 Legends(By: Stephen King,Anne McCaffrey,Robert Silverberg) POoLB / 1 Buy
1998 Legends II: Dragon, Sword, and King(With: Diana Gabaldon,George R.R. Martin,Terry Brooks,Robert Silverberg,Neil Gaiman,Elizabeth Haydon) POoLB / 2 Buy
1998 Ender's Shadow POoESB / 5 Buy
1998 Heartfire POoTOAMB / 5 Buy
1998 Homebody POoSN / 10 Buy
1998 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 14 POoLRHPWotFB / 14 Buy
1999 Legends 3(By: Terry Pratchett,Tad Williams,Robert Jordan,Robert Silverberg,Ursula K. Le Guin) POoLB / 3 Buy
1999 Enchantment POoSN / 11 Buy
1999 Magic Mirror POoSN / 12 Buy
1999 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 15 POoLRHPWotFB / 15 Buy
2000 Sarah POoWOGB / 1 Buy
2000 Shadow of the Hegemon POoESB / 2 Buy
2000 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 16 POoLRHPWotFB / 16 Buy
2001 Rebekah POoWOGB / 2 Buy
2001 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 17 POoLRHPWotFB / 17 Buy
2002 First Meetings POoESC / 1 Buy
2002 First Meetings in Ender's Universe POoESB / 7 Buy
2002 Shadow Puppets POoESB / 8 Buy
2002 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 18 POoLRHPWotFB / 18 Buy
2002 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 19 POoLRHPWotFB / 19 Buy
2003 Seven Seasons of Buffy(By: Scott Westerfeld,Charlaine Harris,Chelsea Quinn Yarbro,Kevin Andrew Murphy,Christie Golden,Sherrilyn Kenyon,Nancy Holder,Lawrence Watt-Evans,David Brin,Jacqueline Lichtenberg,Jean Lorrah,Laura Resnick,Sarah Zettel,Nancy Kilpatrick,Michelle West,Glenn Yeffeth,Margaret L. Carter,Peg Aloi,Marguerite Krause,Jennifer Crusie,Carla Montgomery) POoSPB / 1 Buy
2003 Taking the Red Pill(By: Glenn Yeffeth) POoSPB / 2 Buy
2003 The Crystal City POoTOAMB / 6 Buy
2003 Robota POoSN / 13 Buy
2004 Five Seasons of Angel(By: Chelsea Quinn Yarbro,Peter S. Beagle,Laura Anne Gilman,Sherrilyn Kenyon,Nancy Holder,Jacqueline Lichtenberg,Jean Lorrah,Josepha Sherman,Laura Resnick,Candace Havens,Glenn Yeffeth,Michelle Sagara,Steven Harper,Amy Berner,Marguerite Krause,Abbie Bernstein,Jennifer Crusie,Don DeBrandt,K. Stoddard Hayes,Joy Davidson,Don Kerns) POoSPB / 3 Buy
2004 An Open Book POoNB / 3 Buy
2004 Rachel & Leah POoWOGB / 3 Buy
2004 Stepping through the Stargate(By: P.N. Elrod,Roxanne Conrad) POoSPB / 4 Buy
2004 Zanna's Gift(With: Scott Richards) POoSN / 14 Buy
2004 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 20 POoLRHPWotFB / 20 Buy
2005 Mazer In Prison POoESSSB / 1 Buy
2005 Shadow of the Giant POoESB / 4 Buy
2005 The Anthology at the End of the Universe(By: Stephen Baxter,John Shirley,Adam-Troy Castro,Lawrence Watt-Evans,Adam Roberts,Susan Sizemore,Mark W. Tiedemann,Jacqueline Carey,Vox Day,Cory Doctorow,A.M. Dellamonica,Glenn Yeffeth,Selina Rosen,Amy Berner,Maria Alexander,Marguerite Krause,Bruce Bethke,Don DeBrandt,Marie-Catherine Caillava,Mike Byrne) POoSPB / 5 Buy
2005 Finding Serenity(By: Robert Brian Taylor) POoSPB / 6 Buy
2005 The War of the Worlds(By: Connie Willis,Mercedes Lackey,H.G. Wells,Mike Resnick,Stephen Baxter,Lawrence Watt-Evans) POoSPB / 7 Buy
2005 Navigating the Golden Compass(By: Glenn Yeffeth) POoSPB / 8 Buy
2005 Alias Assumed(By: Tracy S. Morris) POoSPB / 9 Buy
2005 Farscape Forever! Sex, Drugs and Killer Muppets(By: Glenn Yeffeth) POoSPB / 10 Buy
2005 Flirting With Pride And Prejudice(By: Glenn Yeffeth,Jennifer Crusie) POoSPB / 11 Buy
2005 Revisiting Narnia(By: Shanna Caughey) POoSPB / 12 Buy
2005 King Kong Is Back! An Unauthorized Look at One Humongous Ape!(By: David Brin) POoSPB / 13 Buy
2005 Totally Charmed(By: Maggie Shayne,Rebecca York,Jody Lynn Nye,Evelyn Vaughn,Tanya Huff,Vera Nazarian,Jennifer Crusie) POoSPB / 14 Buy
2005 Magic Street POoSN / 15 Buy
2005 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 21 POoLRHPWotFB / 21 Buy
2006 Ultimate Iron Man Vol. 1 POoUIMB / 1 Buy
2006 Empire POoEB / 1 Buy
2006 Pretty Boy POoESSSB / 2 Buy
2006 The Unauthorized X-Men(By: Leah Wilson,Len Wein) POoSPB / 15 Buy
2006 This Is Chick-Lit(By: Lauren Baratz-Logsted) POoSPB / 16 Buy
2006 Welcome to Wisteria Lane(By: Leah Wilson) POoSPB / 17 Buy
2006 The Man from Krypton(By: Glenn Yeffeth) POoSPB / 18 Buy
2006 The Battle for Azeroth(By: Jody Lynn Nye,Justina Robson,Doranna Durgin,Bill Fawcett,Mel White,James John Bell,James M. Ward,Scott Cuthbertson,Nancy Berman,Jerry Jackson,Chris McCubbin,Maressa Hecht Orzack,Nancy Durgin) POoSPB / 19 Buy
2006 Getting Lost POoSPB / 20 Buy
2006 Boarding the Enterprise(By: Robert J. Sawyer,David Gerrold) POoSPB / 21 Buy
2006 So Say We All(By: Peter B. Lloyd,Richard Hatch) POoSPB / 22 Buy
2006 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 22 POoLRHPWotFB / 22 Buy
2006 Investigating CSI(By: Leah Wilson,Donn Cortez) POoSPB / 23 Buy
2007 The Gold Bug POoESSSB / 3 Buy
2007 A War of Gifts POoESB / 10 Buy
2007 Space Boy POoSN / 16 Buy
2007 Invasive Procedures(With: Aaron Johnston) POoSN / 17 Buy
2007 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 23 POoLRHPWotFB / 23 Buy
2007 Coffee at Luke's(By: Leah Wilson,Jennifer Crusie) POoSPB / 24 Buy
2007 Webslinger(By: Leah Wilson,Gerry Conway) POoSPB / 25 Buy
2007 Halo Effect(By: Glenn Yeffeth,Jennifer Thomason) POoSPB / 26 Buy
2007 Neptune Noir(By: Rob Thomas) POoSPB / 27 Buy
2007 Perfectly Plum(By: Leah Wilson) POoSPB / 28 Buy
2007 Grey's Anatomy 101(By: Leah Wilson) POoSPB / 29 Buy
2007 Serenity Found POoSPB / 30 Buy
2007 House Unauthorized(By: Leah Wilson) POoSPB / 31 Buy
2008 Stonefather POoMMB / 1 Buy
2008 Ultimate Iron Man, Vol. 2 POoUIMB / 2 Buy
2008 Keeper of Dreams POoSSC / 4 Buy
2008 Ender in Exile POoESB / 11 Buy
2008 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 24 POoLRHPWotFB / 24 Buy
2008 Batman Unauthorized(By: Leah Wilson) POoSPB / 32 Buy
2008 Secrets of the Dragon Riders(By: James A. Owen) POoSPB / 33 Buy
2009 Battle School(With: Christopher Yost) POoESGN / 1 Buy
2009 The Authorized Ender Companion(With: Jake Black) POoESNB / 1 Buy
2009 Hidden Empire POoEB / 2 Buy
2009 Ender's Shadow(With: Mike Carey) POoESGN / 2 Buy
2009 Ender's Game(With: Aaron Johnston) POoESGN / 3 Buy
2009 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 25 POoLRHPWotFB / 25 Buy
2009 In the Hunt(By: Leah Wilson) POoSPB / 34 Buy
2009 James Bond in the 21st Century(By: Leah Wilson,Glenn Yeffeth) POoSPB / 35 Buy
2010 Pathfinder POoPB / 1 Buy
2010 Command School(With: Christopher Yost) POoESGN / 4 Buy
2010 Writing Fantasy & Science Fiction(With: Philip Athans,Jay Lake) POoNB / 4 Buy
2010 The Writer's Digest Guide to Science Fiction & Fantasy POoNB / 5 Buy
2010 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 26 POoLRHPWotFB / 26 Buy
2010 Ardeur(By: Laurell K. Hamilton) POoSPB / 36 Buy
2010 A Taste of True Blood(By: Leah Wilson) POoSPB / 37 Buy
2011 Laddertop, Volume 1 POoLB / 1 Buy
2011 The Lost Gate POoMMB / 2 Buy
2011 Burning Earth(With: Aaron Johnston) POoESGN / 5 Buy
2011 Hamlet's Father POoSS / 8 Buy
2011 Shadows in Flight POoESB / 12 Buy
2011 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 27 POoLRHPWotFB / 27 Buy
2012 Dragon Age, Vol. 1 POoGN / 1 Buy
2012 Ruins POoPB / 2 Buy
2012 Earth Unaware(With: Aaron Johnston) POoESB / 13 Buy
2012 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 28 POoLRHPWotFB / 28 Buy
2013 Dorothy Dreams(By: Simon R. Green) POoORB / 1 Buy
2013 Ender's Game Alive: The Full Cast Audioplay POoESC / 2 Buy
2013 Ender's World POoESNB / 2 Buy
2013 Emeralds to Emeralds, Dust to Dust(By: Seanan McGuire) POoORB / 2 Buy
2013 Laddertop, Volume 2 POoLB / 2 Buy
2013 The Gate Thief POoMMB / 3 Buy
2013 The Boy Detective of Oz(By: Tad Williams) POoORB / 3 Buy
2013 A Meeting in Oz(By: Jeffrey Ford) POoORB / 4 Buy
2013 Off to See the Emperor POoORB / 5 Buy
2013 The Cobbler of Oz(By: Jonathan Maberry) POoORB / 6 Buy
2013 Lost Girls of Oz(By: Theodora Goss) POoORB / 7 Buy
2013 Blown Away(By: Jane Yolen) POoORB / 8 Buy
2013 A Tornado of Dorothys(By: Kat Howard) POoORB / 9 Buy
2013 The Veiled Shanghai(By: Ken Liu) POoORB / 10 Buy
2013 Dead Blue(By: David Farland) POoORB / 11 Buy
2013 The Great Zeppelin Heist of Oz(By: C.C. Finlay,Rae Carson) POoORB / 12 Buy
2013 Beyond the Naked Eye(By: Rachel Swirsky) POoORB / 13 Buy
2013 Earth Afire(With: Aaron Johnston) POoESB / 14 Buy
2013 City So Bright(By: Dale Bailey) POoORB / 14 Buy
2013 One Flew Over the Rainbow(By: Robin Wasserman) POoORB / 15 Buy
2013 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 29 POoLRHPWotFB / 29 Buy
2014 Visitors POoPB / 3 Buy
2014 Earth Awakens(With: Aaron Johnston) POoESB / 15 Buy
2014 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 30 POoLRHPWotFB / 30 Buy
2015 Gatefather POoMMB / 4 Buy
2015 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 31 POoLRHPWotFB / 31 Buy
2015 You Do Not Talk About Fight Club(By: Chuck Palahniuk,Read Mercer Schuchardt) POoSPB / 38 Buy
2016 The Swarm(With: Aaron Johnston) POoESB / 16 Buy
2016 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 32 POoLRHPWotFB / 32 Buy
2017 Children of the Fleet POoFSB / 1 Buy
2017 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 33 POoLRHPWotFB / 33 Buy
2018 A Town Divided by Christmas POoSN / 18 Buy
2018 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 34 POoLRHPWotFB / 34 Buy
2019 Extinct POoEB / 1 Buy
2019 Lost and Found POoMB / 1 Buy
2019 The Hive(With: Aaron Johnston) POoESB / 17 Buy
2019 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 35 POoLRHPWotFB / 35 Buy
2020 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 36 POoLRHPWotFB / 36 Buy
2021 Duplex POoMB / 2 Buy
2021 The Last Shadow POoESB / 18 Buy
2021 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 37 POoLRHPWotFB / 37 Buy
2022 Wakers POoTSTB / 1 Buy
2022 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 38 POoLRHPWotFB / 38 Buy
2023 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 39 POoLRHPWotFB / 39 Buy
2024 L. Ron Hubbard Presents: Writers of the Future 40 POoLRHPWotFB / 40 Buy
2025 Reawakening POoTSTB / 2 Buy
2025 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 41 POoLRHPWotFB / 41 Buy
2026 Master Alvin POoTOAMB / 7 Buy

Complete Orson Scott Card Series Reading Order / browse all ->

01 Seventh Son 1987 Buy
02 Red Prophet 1988 Buy
03 Prentice Alvin 1989 Buy
04 Alvin Journeyman 1995 Buy
05 Heartfire 1998 Buy
06 The Crystal City 2003 Buy
07 Master Alvin 2026 Buy
01 Lovelock 1994 Buy
Maps in a Mirror Reading Order 5 books / 1990-1993
01 The Changed Man 1990 Buy
02 Maps In A Mirror 1992 Buy
03 Flux 1992 Buy
04 Cruel Miracles 1992 Buy
05 Monkey Sonatas 1993 Buy
Ender Saga Reading Order 16 books / 1985-2021
01 Ender's Game 1985 Buy
02 Speaker for the Dead 1986 Buy
03 Xenocide 1991 Buy
04 Children of the Mind 1996 Buy
05 Ender's Shadow 1998 Buy
07 First Meetings in Ender's Universe 2002 Buy
08 Shadow Puppets 2002 Buy
10 A War of Gifts 2007 Buy
11 Ender in Exile 2008 Buy
12 Shadows in Flight 2011 Buy
13 Earth Unaware(With: Aaron Johnston) 2012 Buy
14 Earth Afire(With: Aaron Johnston) 2013 Buy
15 Earth Awakens(With: Aaron Johnston) 2014 Buy
16 The Swarm(With: Aaron Johnston) 2016 Buy
17 The Hive(With: Aaron Johnston) 2019 Buy
18 The Last Shadow 2021 Buy
Smart Pop Reading Order 38 books / 2003-2015
01 Seven Seasons of Buffy(By: Scott Westerfeld,Charlaine Harris,Chelsea Quinn Yarbro,Kevin Andrew Murphy,Christie Golden,Sherrilyn Kenyon,Nancy Holder,Lawrence Watt-Evans,David Brin,Jacqueline Lichtenberg,Jean Lorrah,Laura Resnick,Sarah Zettel,Nancy Kilpatrick,Michelle West,Glenn Yeffeth,Margaret L. Carter,Peg Aloi,Marguerite Krause,Jennifer Crusie,Carla Montgomery) 2003 Buy
02 Taking the Red Pill(By: Glenn Yeffeth) 2003 Buy
03 Five Seasons of Angel(By: Chelsea Quinn Yarbro,Peter S. Beagle,Laura Anne Gilman,Sherrilyn Kenyon,Nancy Holder,Jacqueline Lichtenberg,Jean Lorrah,Josepha Sherman,Laura Resnick,Candace Havens,Glenn Yeffeth,Michelle Sagara,Steven Harper,Amy Berner,Marguerite Krause,Abbie Bernstein,Jennifer Crusie,Don DeBrandt,K. Stoddard Hayes,Joy Davidson,Don Kerns) 2004 Buy
04 Stepping through the Stargate(By: P.N. Elrod,Roxanne Conrad) 2004 Buy
05 The Anthology at the End of the Universe(By: Stephen Baxter,John Shirley,Adam-Troy Castro,Lawrence Watt-Evans,Adam Roberts,Susan Sizemore,Mark W. Tiedemann,Jacqueline Carey,Vox Day,Cory Doctorow,A.M. Dellamonica,Glenn Yeffeth,Selina Rosen,Amy Berner,Maria Alexander,Marguerite Krause,Bruce Bethke,Don DeBrandt,Marie-Catherine Caillava,Mike Byrne) 2005 Buy
06 Finding Serenity(By: Robert Brian Taylor) 2005 Buy
07 The War of the Worlds(By: Connie Willis,Mercedes Lackey,H.G. Wells,Mike Resnick,Stephen Baxter,Lawrence Watt-Evans) 2005 Buy
08 Navigating the Golden Compass(By: Glenn Yeffeth) 2005 Buy
09 Alias Assumed(By: Tracy S. Morris) 2005 Buy
10 Farscape Forever! Sex, Drugs and Killer Muppets(By: Glenn Yeffeth) 2005 Buy
11 Flirting With Pride And Prejudice(By: Glenn Yeffeth,Jennifer Crusie) 2005 Buy
12 Revisiting Narnia(By: Shanna Caughey) 2005 Buy
13 King Kong Is Back! An Unauthorized Look at One Humongous Ape!(By: David Brin) 2005 Buy
14 Totally Charmed(By: Maggie Shayne,Rebecca York,Jody Lynn Nye,Evelyn Vaughn,Tanya Huff,Vera Nazarian,Jennifer Crusie) 2005 Buy
15 The Unauthorized X-Men(By: Leah Wilson,Len Wein) 2006 Buy
16 This Is Chick-Lit(By: Lauren Baratz-Logsted) 2006 Buy
17 Welcome to Wisteria Lane(By: Leah Wilson) 2006 Buy
18 The Man from Krypton(By: Glenn Yeffeth) 2006 Buy
19 The Battle for Azeroth(By: Jody Lynn Nye,Justina Robson,Doranna Durgin,Bill Fawcett,Mel White,James John Bell,James M. Ward,Scott Cuthbertson,Nancy Berman,Jerry Jackson,Chris McCubbin,Maressa Hecht Orzack,Nancy Durgin) 2006 Buy
20 Getting Lost 2006 Buy
21 Boarding the Enterprise(By: Robert J. Sawyer,David Gerrold) 2006 Buy
22 So Say We All(By: Peter B. Lloyd,Richard Hatch) 2006 Buy
23 Investigating CSI(By: Leah Wilson,Donn Cortez) 2006 Buy
24 Coffee at Luke's(By: Leah Wilson,Jennifer Crusie) 2007 Buy
25 Webslinger(By: Leah Wilson,Gerry Conway) 2007 Buy
26 Halo Effect(By: Glenn Yeffeth,Jennifer Thomason) 2007 Buy
27 Neptune Noir(By: Rob Thomas) 2007 Buy
28 Perfectly Plum(By: Leah Wilson) 2007 Buy
29 Grey's Anatomy 101(By: Leah Wilson) 2007 Buy
30 Serenity Found 2007 Buy
31 House Unauthorized(By: Leah Wilson) 2007 Buy
32 Batman Unauthorized(By: Leah Wilson) 2008 Buy
33 Secrets of the Dragon Riders(By: James A. Owen) 2008 Buy
34 In the Hunt(By: Leah Wilson) 2009 Buy
35 James Bond in the 21st Century(By: Leah Wilson,Glenn Yeffeth) 2009 Buy
36 Ardeur(By: Laurell K. Hamilton) 2010 Buy
37 A Taste of True Blood(By: Leah Wilson) 2010 Buy
38 You Do Not Talk About Fight Club(By: Chuck Palahniuk,Read Mercer Schuchardt) 2015 Buy
Pastwatch Reading Order 1 book / 1996
01 Pastwatch 1996 Buy
Ultimate Iron Man Reading Order 2 books / 2006-2008
01 Ultimate Iron Man Vol. 1 2006 Buy
02 Ultimate Iron Man, Vol. 2 2008 Buy
01 Wakers 2022 Buy
02 Reawakening 2025 Buy
Homecoming Saga Reading Order 5 books / 1992-1995
01 The Memory of Earth 1992 Buy
02 The Call of Earth 1993 Buy
03 The Ships of Earth 1994 Buy
04 Earthfall 1995 Buy
05 Earthborn 1995 Buy
Legends Reading Order 3 books / 1998-1999
01 Legends(By: Stephen King,Anne McCaffrey,Robert Silverberg) 1998 Buy
02 Legends II: Dragon, Sword, and King(With: Diana Gabaldon,George R.R. Martin,Terry Brooks,Robert Silverberg,Neil Gaiman,Elizabeth Haydon) 1998 Buy
03 Legends 3(By: Terry Pratchett,Tad Williams,Robert Jordan,Robert Silverberg,Ursula K. Le Guin) 1999 Buy
Empire Reading Order 2 books / 2006-2009
01 Empire 2006 Buy
02 Hidden Empire 2009 Buy
Mither Mages Reading Order 4 books / 2008-2015
01 Stonefather 2008 Buy
02 The Lost Gate 2011 Buy
03 The Gate Thief 2013 Buy
04 Gatefather 2015 Buy
Ender Saga Graphic Reading Order 5 books / 2009-2011
01 Battle School(With: Christopher Yost) 2009 Buy
02 Ender's Shadow(With: Mike Carey) 2009 Buy
03 Ender's Game(With: Aaron Johnston) 2009 Buy
04 Command School(With: Christopher Yost) 2010 Buy
05 Burning Earth(With: Aaron Johnston) 2011 Buy
Non-Fiction Reading Order 5 books / 1990-2010
01 How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy 1990 Buy
02 A Storyteller in Zion 1993 Buy
03 An Open Book 2004 Buy
04 Writing Fantasy & Science Fiction(With: Philip Athans,Jay Lake) 2010 Buy
05 The Writer's Digest Guide to Science Fiction & Fantasy 2010 Buy
01 First Meetings 2002 Buy
02 Ender's Game Alive: The Full Cast Audioplay 2013 Buy
01 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 1 1985 Buy
02 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 2 1986 Buy
03 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 3 1987 Buy
04 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 4 1988 Buy
05 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 5 1989 Buy
06 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 6 1990 Buy
07 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 7 1991 Buy
08 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 8 1992 Buy
09 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future9 1993 Buy
10 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 10 1994 Buy
11 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 11 1995 Buy
12 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 12 1996 Buy
13 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 13 1997 Buy
14 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 14 1998 Buy
15 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 15 1999 Buy
16 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 16 2000 Buy
17 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 17 2001 Buy
18 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 18 2002 Buy
19 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 19 2002 Buy
20 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 20 2004 Buy
21 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 21 2005 Buy
22 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 22 2006 Buy
23 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 23 2007 Buy
24 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 24 2008 Buy
25 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 25 2009 Buy
26 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 26 2010 Buy
27 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 27 2011 Buy
28 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 28 2012 Buy
29 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 29 2013 Buy
30 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 30 2014 Buy
31 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 31 2015 Buy
32 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 32 2016 Buy
33 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 33 2017 Buy
34 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 34 2018 Buy
35 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 35 2019 Buy
36 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 36 2020 Buy
37 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 37 2021 Buy
38 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 38 2022 Buy
39 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 39 2023 Buy
40 L. Ron Hubbard Presents: Writers of the Future 40 2024 Buy
41 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 41 2025 Buy
01 The Fringe (in The Folk of the Fringe) 1985 Buy
02 Hatrack River 1986 Buy
03 Salvage 1986 Buy
04 Eye for Eye 1987 Buy
05 Computer Friendly 1989 Buy
07 Dogwalker 1989 Buy
08 Hamlet's Father 2011 Buy
Women Of Genesis Reading Order 3 books / 2000-2004
01 Sarah 2000 Buy
02 Rebekah 2001 Buy
03 Rachel & Leah 2004 Buy
Extinct Reading Order 1 book / 2019
01 Extinct 2019 Buy
01 Unaccompanied Sonata and Other Stories 1981 Buy
02 The Folk of the Fringe 1989 Buy
03 Future on Fire 1991 Buy
04 Keeper of Dreams 2008 Buy
Laddertop Reading Order 2 books / 2011-2013
01 Laddertop, Volume 1 2011 Buy
02 Laddertop, Volume 2 2013 Buy
Worthing Reading Order 3 books / 1979-1983
01 Capitol 1979 Buy
02 Hot Sleep 1979 Buy
03 The Worthing Chronicle 1983 Buy
Pathfinder Reading Order 3 books / 2010-2014
01 Pathfinder 2010 Buy
02 Ruins 2012 Buy
03 Visitors 2014 Buy
Graphic Reading Order 1 book / 2012
01 Dragon Age, Vol. 1 2012 Buy
Oz Reimagined Reading Order 15 books / 2013-2013
01 Dorothy Dreams(By: Simon R. Green) 2013 Buy
02 Emeralds to Emeralds, Dust to Dust(By: Seanan McGuire) 2013 Buy
03 The Boy Detective of Oz(By: Tad Williams) 2013 Buy
04 A Meeting in Oz(By: Jeffrey Ford) 2013 Buy
05 Off to See the Emperor 2013 Buy
06 The Cobbler of Oz(By: Jonathan Maberry) 2013 Buy
07 Lost Girls of Oz(By: Theodora Goss) 2013 Buy
08 Blown Away(By: Jane Yolen) 2013 Buy
09 A Tornado of Dorothys(By: Kat Howard) 2013 Buy
10 The Veiled Shanghai(By: Ken Liu) 2013 Buy
11 Dead Blue(By: David Farland) 2013 Buy
12 The Great Zeppelin Heist of Oz(By: C.C. Finlay,Rae Carson) 2013 Buy
13 Beyond the Naked Eye(By: Rachel Swirsky) 2013 Buy
14 City So Bright(By: Dale Bailey) 2013 Buy
15 One Flew Over the Rainbow(By: Robin Wasserman) 2013 Buy
01 The Authorized Ender Companion(With: Jake Black) 2009 Buy
02 Ender's World 2013 Buy
Micropowers Reading Order 2 books / 2019-2021
01 Lost and Found 2019 Buy
02 Duplex 2021 Buy
01 Mazer In Prison 2005 Buy
02 Pretty Boy 2006 Buy
03 The Gold Bug 2007 Buy
Ender's Shadow Reading Order 2 books / 2000-2005
02 Shadow of the Hegemon 2000 Buy
04 Shadow of the Giant 2005 Buy
Standalone Reading Order 18 books / 1978-2018
01 A Planet Called Treason / Treason 1978 Buy
02 Songmaster 1980 Buy
03 Hart's Hope 1983 Buy
04 Saints / A Woman of Destiny 1984 Buy
05 Wyrms 1987 Buy
06 The Abyss(With: James Cameron) 1989 Buy
07 Lost Boys 1992 Buy
08 Treasure Box 1996 Buy
09 Stone Tables 1997 Buy
10 Homebody 1998 Buy
11 Enchantment 1999 Buy
12 Magic Mirror 1999 Buy
13 Robota 2003 Buy
14 Zanna's Gift(With: Scott Richards) 2004 Buy
15 Magic Street 2005 Buy
16 Space Boy 2007 Buy
17 Invasive Procedures(With: Aaron Johnston) 2007 Buy
18 A Town Divided by Christmas 2018 Buy
01 Children of the Fleet 2017 Buy
01 Characters & Viewpoint 1988 Buy
02 Plot(By: Ansen Dibell) 1988 Buy
03 Dialogue(By: Lewis Turco) 1989 Buy
04 Beginnings, Middles & Ends(By: Nancy Kress) 1992 Buy
05 Conflict, Action and Suspense(By: William Noble) 1994 Buy
06 Setting(By: Jack M. Bickham) 1994 Buy
07 Description(By: Monica Wood) 1995 Buy

Where to start with Orson Scott Card

What is the best order to read Orson Scott Card books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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