Orson Scott Card
Books in Order by Date of Publication
Orson Scott Card is a masterful storyteller with a writing career spanning over four decades boasting an impressive list of 251 books in publication order. His unique writing style seamlessly blends science fiction fantasy and adventure elements making him a beloved author among readers of all ages. Card's works often explore complex themes such as morality identity and the human condition drawing readers into immersive worlds where characters grapple with real-life dilemmas. His ability to craft relatable characters intricate plots and thought-provoking ideas has made him a household name. The Ender's Game series in particular has become a classic of the science fiction genre with its exploration of war leadership and the consequences of playing god. Card's dedication to exploring the human experience has solidified his place as one of the most prolific and respected authors of our time.
1. The folk of the fringe (1777) Buy on Amazon
2. Inseln im Netz (1977) Buy on Amazon
3. "Listen Mom and Dad..." (1977) Buy on Amazon
4. A Planet Called Treason (1979) Buy on Amazon
5. Hot sleep (1979) Buy on Amazon
6. Capitol (1979) Buy on Amazon
7. Chrysalis 4 (1979) Buy on Amazon
8. Songmaster (1980) Buy on Amazon
9. Unaccompanied Sonata and Other Stories (1980) Buy on Amazon
10. Dragons of Light (1980) Buy on Amazon
11. New Dimensions Science Fiction Number 10 (1980) Buy on Amazon
12. Wollheim's world's best SF -- series 9 (1980) Buy on Amazon
13. The best science fiction novellas of the year #2 (1980) Buy on Amazon
14. Chrysalis 8 (1980) Buy on Amazon
15. Dragons of Darkness (1981) Buy on Amazon
16. Saintspeak the Mormon dictionary (1981) Buy on Amazon
17. The Second Omni book of science fiction (1981) Buy on Amazon
18. Ainge (1982) Buy on Amazon
19. Dragon Tales (1982) Buy on Amazon
20. Hart's Hope (1983) Buy on Amazon
21. The Worthing chronicle (1983) Buy on Amazon
22. There Will Be War (1983) Buy on Amazon
23. 1980 Annual Worlds Best S F (1983) Buy on Amazon
24. The Science Fiction Weight-Loss Book (1983) Buy on Amazon
25. Enchantment (1984) Buy on Amazon
26. A woman of destiny (1984) Buy on Amazon
27. Ender's Game (1985) Buy on Amazon
28. MASTERPIECES OF TERROR AND THE SUPERNATURAL (1985) Buy on Amazon
29. Speaker for the Dead (1986) Buy on Amazon
30. Ender's war (1986) Buy on Amazon
31. Seventh Son (1987) Buy on Amazon
32. Wyrms (1987) Buy on Amazon
33. Hatrack River (1987) Buy on Amazon
34. Cardography (1987) Buy on Amazon
35. Nebula Awards 21 (1987) Buy on Amazon
36. The Fifth Omni Book of Science Fiction (1987) Buy on Amazon
37. Battlefields beyond tomorrow (1987) Buy on Amazon
38. Red Prophet (1988) Buy on Amazon
39. Heartfire (1988) Buy on Amazon
40. Characters and viewpoint (1988) Buy on Amazon
41. Treason (1988) Buy on Amazon
42. Donald A. Wollheim presents the 1988 annual world's best SF (1988) Buy on Amazon
43. X36 Copy Dumpbin Wyrms (1988) Buy on Amazon
44. The spear of Mars (1988) Buy on Amazon
45. Spacefighters (1988) Buy on Amazon
46. L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume IV (1988) Buy on Amazon
47. Prentice Alvin (1989) Buy on Amazon
48. The Abyss (1989) Buy on Amazon
49. Foundation’s Friends (1989) Buy on Amazon
50. X12 Shrinkwrap the Abyss (1989) Buy on Amazon
51. X36 Dumpbin the Abyss (1989) Buy on Amazon
52. The Best Horror of 1988 (1989) Buy on Amazon
53. How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy (1990) Buy on Amazon
54. The Worthing Saga (1990) Buy on Amazon
55. Maps in a Mirror (1990) Buy on Amazon
56. Flux (1990) Buy on Amazon
57. Eye for Eye (1990) Buy on Amazon
58. The Best Fantasy Stories of the Year Fantasy 1988 (1990) Buy on Amazon
59. The 1990 annual world's best SF (1990) Buy on Amazon
60. The Best Horror Stories of the Year 1988 (Molded Vinyl Binding for Libraries) (1990) Buy on Amazon
61. The Best Mystery Stories of the Year Mystery 1989/Audio Cassettes (Paper Board) (1990) Buy on Amazon
62. Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year 1989 (Paper Board Binding) (1990) Buy on Amazon
63. Eye For Eye / The Tunesmith (1990) Buy on Amazon
64. Xenocide (1991) Buy on Amazon
65. The Bradbury Chronicles (1991) Buy on Amazon
66. The New Hugo winners Volume II (1991) Buy on Amazon
67. Ender Saga (Children of the Mind / Ender's Game / Speaker for the Dead / Xenocide) (1991) Buy on Amazon
68. Future On Fire (1991) Buy on Amazon
69. Nebula Awards 25 (1991) Buy on Amazon
70. The Best Fantasy Stories of the Year 1989 (1991) Buy on Amazon
71. The Memory of Earth (1992) Buy on Amazon
72. Lost Boys (1992) Buy on Amazon
73. The Changed Man (1992) Buy on Amazon
74. Cruel Miracles (1992) Buy on Amazon
75. Changed Man : The Short Fiction of Orson Scott Card (1992) Buy on Amazon
76. Unaccompanied sonata (1992) Buy on Amazon
77. Third Annual Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year (1992) Buy on Amazon
78. Worthing Saga (1992) Buy on Amazon
79. Third Annual Best Fantasy Stories of the Year (1992) Buy on Amazon
80. The call of earth (1993) Buy on Amazon
81. The Norton Book of Science Fiction (1993) Buy on Amazon
82. Monkey Sonatas (1993) Buy on Amazon
83. Monkey Sonatas : The Short Fiction of Orson Scott Card (1993) Buy on Amazon
84. A storyteller in Zion (1993) Buy on Amazon
85. Memory/Call Earth Export Header (1993) Buy on Amazon
86. Call of Earth (1993) Buy on Amazon
87. Washed by a Wave of Wind (1993) Buy on Amazon
88. Under South American skies (1993) Buy on Amazon
89. Third Annual Best Horror Stories of the Year (1993) Buy on Amazon
90. The ships of Earth (1994) Buy on Amazon
91. Lovelock (1994) Buy on Amazon
92. A Dragon-Lover's Treasury of the Fantastic (1994) Buy on Amazon
93. Harmony (1994) Buy on Amazon
94. Turning Hearts (1994) Buy on Amazon
95. Mixed Bin Orson Scott Card (1994) Buy on Amazon
96. Quests of the Dawn (1994) Buy on Amazon
97. Haunted Dixie (1994) Buy on Amazon
98. Alvin Journeyman (1995) Buy on Amazon
99. Earthborn (1995) Buy on Amazon
100. Earthfall (1995) Buy on Amazon
101. Homecoming (Earthborn / Earthfall) (1995) Buy on Amazon
102. Alvin Maker (1995) Buy on Amazon
103. More of the Best of Science Fiction and Fantasy (1995) Buy on Amazon
104. Children of the Mind (1996) Buy on Amazon
105. Pastwatch (1996) Buy on Amazon
106. Treasure Box (1996) Buy on Amazon
107. Earthfall : Homecoming (1996) Buy on Amazon
108. Visions of Wonder (1996) Buy on Amazon
109. Stone Tables (1997) Buy on Amazon
110. A Century of Fantasy 1980-1989 (1997) Buy on Amazon
111. Black mist and other Japanese futures (1997) Buy on Amazon
112. Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman present Treasures of fantasy (1997) Buy on Amazon
113. Dragons (1997) Buy on Amazon
114. Legends (1998) Buy on Amazon
115. Ender Saga (Ender's Game / Speaker for the Dead) (1998) Buy on Amazon
116. Legends. Volume I (1998) Buy on Amazon
117. Homebody (1998) Buy on Amazon
118. Future on Ice (1998) Buy on Amazon
119. Alvin Wandering (1998) Buy on Amazon
120. Ender's Shadow (1999) Buy on Amazon
121. Far Horizons (1999) Buy on Amazon
122. Magic mirror (1999) Buy on Amazon
123. The Best of Sci-Fi and Fantasy (1999) Buy on Amazon
124. Children of the night (1999) Buy on Amazon
125. The New Roger Caras Treasury of Great Dog Stories (1999) Buy on Amazon
126. Shadow of the Giant (2000) Buy on Amazon
127. Sarah (2000) Buy on Amazon
128. Earthfall a Book Club (2000) Buy on Amazon
129. O. S. Card Export Generic Header (2000) Buy on Amazon
130. Shadow of the Hegemon (2001) Buy on Amazon
131. Masterpieces (2001) Buy on Amazon
132. Rebekah (2001) Buy on Amazon
133. Beyond Ender's Game (Children of the Mind / Speaker for the Dead / Xenocide) (2001) Buy on Amazon
134. The Elephants of Posnan (2001) Buy on Amazon
135. The Best Military Science Fiction of the 20th Century (2001) Buy on Amazon
136. Shadow Puppets (2002) Buy on Amazon
137. First meetings (2002) Buy on Amazon
138. Ender's Saga (Ender's Game / Ender's Shadow / Shadow of the Hegemon) (2002) Buy on Amazon
139. Empire of Dreams and Miracles (2002) Buy on Amazon
140. Angles andOther Stories (2002) Buy on Amazon
141. A Quest-Lover's Treasury of the Fantastic (2002) Buy on Amazon
142. The Crystal City (2003) Buy on Amazon
143. Legends II [11 works] (2003) Buy on Amazon
144. The Dragon Quintet (2003) Buy on Amazon
145. New Skies (2003) Buy on Amazon
146. Robota (2003) Buy on Amazon
147. Science Fiction -- The Best of 2002 (2003) Buy on Amazon
148. Hitting the Skids in Pixeltown (2003) Buy on Amazon
149. Stars (2003) Buy on Amazon
150. Rachel & Leah (2004) Buy on Amazon
151. First Meetings in Ender's Universe (2004) Buy on Amazon
152. An Open Book (2004) Buy on Amazon
153. Posing as People (2004) Buy on Amazon
154. Internet Piracy (2004) Buy on Amazon
155. Dragon Sword and King (2004) Buy on Amazon
156. New Magics (2004) Buy on Amazon
157. Magic Street (2005) Buy on Amazon
158. The Internet (2005) Buy on Amazon
159. Flights (2005) Buy on Amazon
160. Lies to Live by (2005) Buy on Amazon
161. Tar Heel dead (2005) Buy on Amazon
162. Stories of Strength (2005) Buy on Amazon
163. Ethics literature and theory (2005) Buy on Amazon
164. Analyzing Short Stories -- Sixth Edition (2005) Buy on Amazon
165. A War of Gifts (2006) Buy on Amazon
166. Empire (2006) Buy on Amazon
167. Ultimate Iron Man Volume 1 (2006) Buy on Amazon
168. Getting Lost (2006) Buy on Amazon
169. Escape from earth (2006) Buy on Amazon
170. Flights -- Volume II (2006) Buy on Amazon
171. Invasive Procedures (2007) Buy on Amazon
172. The great Snape debate (2007) Buy on Amazon
173. Wizards (2007) Buy on Amazon
174. The Space Boy (2007) Buy on Amazon
175. Dark Alchemy (2007) Buy on Amazon
176. Shadow Saga 5 (2007) Buy on Amazon
177. Shadow Saga 5 C Export (2007) Buy on Amazon
178. Serenity found (2007) Buy on Amazon
179. Wizards Inc. (2007) Buy on Amazon
180. Ender in Exile (2008) Buy on Amazon
181. Stonefather (2008) Buy on Amazon
182. Keeper of dreams (2008) Buy on Amazon
183. Zanna's Gift (2008) Buy on Amazon
184. The Ghost Quartet (2008) Buy on Amazon
185. Wastelands--Stories of the Apocalypse (2008) Buy on Amazon
186. Ultimate Iron Man II (2008) Buy on Amazon
187. Orson Scott Card's Wyrms (2008) Buy on Amazon
188. Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show (2008) Buy on Amazon
189. Hidden Empire (2009) Buy on Amazon
190. Zanna's Gift : A Life in Christmases (2009) Buy on Amazon
191. War of Gifts (2009) Buy on Amazon
192. What role should the U.S. play in the Middle East? (2009) Buy on Amazon
193. Long story short (2009) Buy on Amazon
194. Pathfinder (2010) Buy on Amazon
195. Wings of Fire (2010) Buy on Amazon
196. Cruel Miracles : The Short Fiction of Orson Scott Card (2010) Buy on Amazon
197. The End of the World -- stories of the apocalypse (2010) Buy on Amazon
198. The Lost Gate (2011) Buy on Amazon
199. Alien Contact (2011) Buy on Amazon
200. Laddertop. Volume I (2011) Buy on Amazon
201. Hamlet's Father (2011) Buy on Amazon
202. Speaker for the Dead [adaptation] (2011) Buy on Amazon
203. Earth Unaware (2012) Buy on Amazon
204. Shadows in flight (2012) Buy on Amazon
205. Ruins (2012) Buy on Amazon
206. Ender's world (2012) Buy on Amazon
207. Other Worlds Than These (2012) Buy on Amazon
208. 21st Century Dead (2012) Buy on Amazon
209. Epic (2012) Buy on Amazon
210. Season of Wonder (2012) Buy on Amazon
211. Earth Afire (2013) Buy on Amazon
212. The Gate Thief (2013) Buy on Amazon
213. Laddertop. Books 1-2 (2013) Buy on Amazon
214. Writing fantasy & science fiction (2013) Buy on Amazon
215. Shadow Quintet (2013) Buy on Amazon
216. Ender Quintet (2013) Buy on Amazon
217. Wastelands 2 (2013) Buy on Amazon
218. Writing Fantasy Heroes (2013) Buy on Amazon
219. Future Games (2013) Buy on Amazon
220. Earth Awakens (2014) Buy on Amazon
221. Visitors (2014) Buy on Amazon
222. L. Ron Hubbard presents Writers of the future Volume 30 (2014) Buy on Amazon
223. Writers of the Future (2014) Buy on Amazon
224. Analyzing Short Stories -- Eighth Edition (2014) Buy on Amazon
225. Dead Man's Hand (2014) Buy on Amazon
226. Gatefather (2015) Buy on Amazon
227. Writers of the Future Volume 31 (2015) Buy on Amazon
228. The Swarm (2016) Buy on Amazon
229. Seventh Son and Red Prophet (2016) Buy on Amazon
230. Memory of Earth and the Call of Earth (2016) Buy on Amazon
231. L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 3-Book Package (2016) Buy on Amazon
232. Decision Points (2016) Buy on Amazon
233. Children of the Fleet (2017) Buy on Amazon
234. Infinite Stars (2017) Buy on Amazon
235. Tales of Alvin Maker (Alvin Journeyman / Prentice Alvin) (2017) Buy on Amazon
236. Empire: the Series : (Empire Hidden Empire) (2017) Buy on Amazon
237. First Formic War : (Earth Unaware Earth Afire Earth Awakens) (2017) Buy on Amazon
238. A Town Divided by Christmas (2018) Buy on Amazon
239. Tales of Alvin Maker (2018) Buy on Amazon
240. Galaxy's Edge (2018) Buy on Amazon
241. L. Ron Hubbard presents Writers of the future. Volume 34 (2018) Buy on Amazon
242. The Hive (2019) Buy on Amazon
243. Lost and Found (2019) Buy on Amazon
244. Complete Homecoming Saga (2019) Buy on Amazon
245. Infinite Stars Dark Frontiers (2019) Buy on Amazon
246. Women of Genesis (2020) Buy on Amazon
247. The Last Shadow (2021) Buy on Amazon
248. Duplex (2021) Buy on Amazon
249. L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 37 (2021) Buy on Amazon
250. Wakers (2022) Buy on Amazon
251. Worlds Long Lost (2022) Buy on Amazon
About Orson Scott Card
Orson Scott Card is a renowned American author novelist and science fiction writer born on August 24 1951 in Richland Washington. With a background in English literature and a strong interest in science fiction Card's writing career spans over four decades captivating readers worldwide with his thought-provoking stories.
Card's writing style is known for its unique blend of science fiction fantasy and philosophy often exploring complex themes such as morality identity and human relationships. His novels frequently delve into the human condition raising questions about the consequences of technological advancements and the importance of individual freedom.
As a masterful storyteller Card has woven intricate narratives that resonate deeply with his readers. His ability to craft relatable characters and immerse readers in richly detailed worlds has earned him a loyal following across various demographics. Card's books often explore the intersection of science and humanity sparking readers' imaginations and encouraging them to think critically about the world around them.
Throughout his illustrious career Card has established himself as one of the most beloved and respected authors of his generation. His works have been translated into multiple languages and his series have been praised for their epic scope memorable characters and philosophical depth. Card's dedication to his craft has inspired countless readers cementing his place as a master of the science fiction and fantasy genres.