Series reading guide · updated 2026
Ender Saga Books in Order
Every Ender Saga book in publication order — 35 in total, spanning 1985–2019.
Publication Order of Ender Saga Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ender's Game | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Speaker for the Dead | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Xenocide | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Children of the Mind | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Ender's Shadow | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Shadow of the Hegemon | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | First Meetings in Ender's Universe | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Shadow Puppets | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Shadow of the Giant | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | A War of Gifts | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Ender in Exile | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Shadows in Flight | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Earth Unaware | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Earth Afire | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Earth Awakens | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | The Swarm | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Children of the Fleet | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | The Hive | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ender's Game | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Speaker for the Dead | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Xenocide | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Children of the Mind | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Ender's Shadow | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Shadow of the Hegemon | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Shadow Puppets | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | First Meetings in Ender's Universe | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Shadow of the Giant | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | A War of Gifts | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Ender in Exile | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Shadows in Flight | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Earth Unaware | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Earth Afire | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Earth Awakens | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | The Swarm | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | The Hive | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 35, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ender's Game | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Ender's Game | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Speaker for the Dead | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Speaker for the Dead | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Xenocide | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Xenocide | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Children of the Mind | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Children of the Mind | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Ender's Shadow | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Ender's Shadow | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Shadow of the Hegemon | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Shadow of the Hegemon | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | First Meetings in Ender's Universe | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Shadow Puppets | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Shadow Puppets | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | First Meetings in Ender's Universe | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Shadow of the Giant | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Shadow of the Giant | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | A War of Gifts | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | A War of Gifts | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Ender in Exile | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Ender in Exile | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | Shadows in Flight | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | Shadows in Flight | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | Earth Unaware | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | Earth Unaware | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | Earth Afire | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | Earth Afire | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | Earth Awakens | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | Earth Awakens | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | The Swarm | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | The Swarm | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | Children of the Fleet | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | The Hive | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | The Hive | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
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