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ⓘ About Orson Scott Card
Orson Scott Card is an American novelist, public speaker, critic and columnist. He writes in different genre but he is especially known for his many forensic fictions. He has won several awards including the Nebula and Hugo Awards for his books Ender’s Game and the Speaker for the Dead. He has written a lot of books under different pseudonyms which include the names Frederick Bliss, P.Q. Gump, Byron Walley, Brian Green, Dinah Kirkham and Noam D. Pellume. In one interview he was quoted saying “ I was trying to establish separate identity in the marketplace ” which is his main reason for carrying different pseudonyms. Currently, he is writing and co-producing a film based on his books and he is also an English professor at Southern Virginia University.
All Book Series by Orson Scott Card
Ender's Game Alive: The Full Cast Audioplay
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2013
The Authorized Ender Companion
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2009 Co-authored · Jake Black
Invasive Procedures
Book 17 of 18 · published 2007 Co-authored · Aaron Johnston
A Town Divided by Christmas
Latest in the series · book 18 of 18 · published 2018
The Fringe (in The Folk of the Fringe)
Series opener · book 1 of 8 · published 1985
Unaccompanied Sonata and Other Stories
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 1981
How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy
Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 1990
Writing Fantasy & Science Fiction
Book 4 of 5 · published 2010 Co-authored · Philip Athans,Jay Lake
The Writer's Digest Guide to Science Fiction & Fantasy
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2010
Conflict, Action and Suspense
Book 5 of 7 · published 1994 Anthology · William Noble
Description
Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 1995 Anthology · Monica Wood
Battle School
Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 2009 Co-authored · Christopher Yost
Burning Earth
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2011 Co-authored · Aaron Johnston
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 1
Series opener · book 1 of 41 · published 1985
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 10
Book 10 of 41 · published 1994
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 11
Book 11 of 41 · published 1995
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 12
Book 12 of 41 · published 1996
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 13
Book 13 of 41 · published 1997
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 14
Book 14 of 41 · published 1998
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 15
Book 15 of 41 · published 1999
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 16
Book 16 of 41 · published 2000
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 17
Book 17 of 41 · published 2001
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 18
Book 18 of 41 · published 2002
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 19
Book 19 of 41 · published 2002
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 20
Book 20 of 41 · published 2004
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 21
Book 21 of 41 · published 2005
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 22
Book 22 of 41 · published 2006
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 23
Book 23 of 41 · published 2007
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 24
Book 24 of 41 · published 2008
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 25
Book 25 of 41 · published 2009
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 26
Book 26 of 41 · published 2010
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 27
Book 27 of 41 · published 2011
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 28
Book 28 of 41 · published 2012
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 29
Book 29 of 41 · published 2013
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 30
Book 30 of 41 · published 2014
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 31
Book 31 of 41 · published 2015
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 32
Book 32 of 41 · published 2016
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 33
Book 33 of 41 · published 2017
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 34
Book 34 of 41 · published 2018
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 35
Book 35 of 41 · published 2019
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 36
Book 36 of 41 · published 2020
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 37
Book 37 of 41 · published 2021
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 38
Book 38 of 41 · published 2022
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 39
Book 39 of 41 · published 2023
L. Ron Hubbard Presents: Writers of the Future 40
Book 40 of 41 · published 2024
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 41
Latest in the series · book 41 of 41 · published 2025
Legends
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 1998 Anthology · Stephen King,Anne McCaffrey,Robert Silverberg
Legends II: Dragon, Sword, and King
Book 2 of 3 · published 1998 Co-authored · Diana Gabaldon,George R.R. Martin,Terry Brooks,Robert Silverberg,Neil Gaiman,Elizabeth Haydon
Legends 3
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 1999 Anthology · Terry Pratchett,Tad Williams,Robert Jordan,Robert Silverberg,Ursula K. Le Guin
Dorothy Dreams
Series opener · book 1 of 15 · published 2013 Anthology · Simon R. Green
Emeralds to Emeralds, Dust to Dust
Book 2 of 15 · published 2013 Anthology · Seanan McGuire
The Great Zeppelin Heist of Oz
Book 12 of 15 · published 2013 Anthology · C.C. Finlay,Rae Carson
One Flew Over the Rainbow
Latest in the series · book 15 of 15 · published 2013 Anthology · Robin Wasserman
Seven Seasons of Buffy
Series opener · book 1 of 41 · published 2003 Anthology · 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
Five Seasons of Angel
Book 3 of 41 · published 2004 Anthology · 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
Stepping through the Stargate
Book 4 of 41 · published 2004 Anthology · P.N. Elrod,Roxanne Conrad
What Would Sipowicz Do? Race, Rights and Redemption in NYPD Blue
Book 5 of 41 · published 2004 Anthology · Glenn Yeffeth,Shanna Caughey
The Anthology at the End of the Universe
Book 6 of 41 · published 2005 Anthology · 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
The War of the Worlds
Book 8 of 41 · published 2005 Anthology · Connie Willis,Mercedes Lackey,H.G. Wells,Mike Resnick,Stephen Baxter,Lawrence Watt-Evans
Navigating the Golden Compass
Book 9 of 41 · published 2005 Anthology · Glenn Yeffeth
Farscape Forever! Sex, Drugs and Killer Muppets
Book 11 of 41 · published 2005 Anthology · Glenn Yeffeth
Flirting With Pride And Prejudice
Book 12 of 41 · published 2005 Anthology · Glenn Yeffeth,Jennifer Crusie
King Kong Is Back! An Unauthorized Look at One Humongous Ape!
Book 14 of 41 · published 2005 Anthology · David Brin
Totally Charmed
Book 15 of 41 · published 2005 Anthology · Maggie Shayne,Rebecca York,Jody Lynn Nye,Evelyn Vaughn,Tanya Huff,Vera Nazarian,Jennifer Crusie
The Unauthorized X-Men
Book 16 of 41 · published 2006 Anthology · Leah Wilson,Len Wein
This Is Chick-Lit
Book 17 of 41 · published 2006 Anthology · Lauren Baratz-Logsted
Welcome to Wisteria Lane
Book 18 of 41 · published 2006 Anthology · Leah Wilson
The Battle for Azeroth
Book 20 of 41 · published 2006 Anthology · 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
Boarding the Enterprise
Book 22 of 41 · published 2006 Anthology · Robert J. Sawyer,David Gerrold
So Say We All
Book 23 of 41 · published 2006 Anthology · Peter B. Lloyd,Richard Hatch
Investigating CSI
Book 24 of 41 · published 2006 Anthology · Leah Wilson,Donn Cortez
Coffee at Luke's
Book 26 of 41 · published 2007 Anthology · Leah Wilson,Jennifer Crusie
Jack Bauer for President
Book 28 of 41 · published 2007 Anthology · Leah Wilson,Richard Miniter
Halo Effect
Book 29 of 41 · published 2007 Anthology · Glenn Yeffeth,Jennifer Thomason
Batman Unauthorized
Book 35 of 41 · published 2008 Anthology · Leah Wilson,Alan J. Porter
Secrets of the Dragon Riders
Book 36 of 41 · published 2008 Anthology · James A. Owen
James Bond in the 21st Century
Book 38 of 41 · published 2009 Anthology · Leah Wilson,Glenn Yeffeth
You Do Not Talk About Fight Club
Latest in the series · book 41 of 41 · published 2015 Anthology · Chuck Palahniuk,Read Mercer Schuchardt
Destinies: The Paperback Magazine of Science Fiction and Speculative Fact
Series opener · book 1 of 47 · published 1979
The Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year, 1989
Book 12 of 47 · published 1989
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, November 1989
Book 13 of 47 · published 1989
The Best Mystery Stories of the Year Mystery 1989, Audio Cassettes
Book 15 of 47 · published 1990
Third Annual Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year
Book 17 of 47 · published 1993
New Skies: An Anthology of Today's Science Fiction
Book 25 of 47 · published 2003
Stars: Original Stories Based on the Songs of Janis Ian
Book 26 of 47 · published 2003
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 42
Latest in the series · book 47 of 47 · published 2026
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Orson Scott Card?
Orson Scott Card is an American novelist, public speaker, critic and columnist. He writes in different genre but he is especially known for his many forensic fictions. He has won several awards including the Nebula and Hugo Awards for his books Ender’s Game and the Speaker for the Dead.
Which Orson Scott Card series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Worthing series, the earliest of Orson Scott Card's multi-book series: it opens with Capitol (1979) and runs to 3 books across 1979–1983, ending with The Worthing Chronicle (1983). Orson Scott Card's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Orson Scott Card written?
Orson Scott Card has 272 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1978 and 2027. 189 of them belong to 27 named series — the largest being the Ender Saga series with 19 books — and 83 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Orson Scott Card's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Orson Scott Card's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Worthing (1979–1983, 3 books), Ender Saga (1985–2026, 19 books) and Tales Of Alvin Maker (1987–2026, 7 books), plus 19 more.
How are Orson Scott Card's books organised into series?
This guide splits Orson Scott Card's 272 books into 27 named series and 83 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Ender Saga (19 books, 1985–2026); Tales Of Alvin Maker (7 books, 1987–2026); Elements of Fiction Writing (7 books, 1988–1995); Ender's Shadow (6 books, 1998–2021); Homecoming Saga (5 books, 1992–1995), plus 22 further series.