Orson Scott Card bibliography


This is a list of the works of Orson Scott Card. This list does not include criticisms, reviews, or related material written by Card. Orson Scott Card is the author of The Ender saga and Homecoming Saga among many other works.

Ender's Game

TitleYearSeriesFormatISBNNotes
Ender's Game1985Ender's GameNovelHugo Award winner, Locus Award SF nominee, 1986; Nebula Award winner, 1985
Speaker for the Dead1986Ender's GameNovelHugo, and Locus SF Award winner, Campbell Award nominee, 1987; Nebula Award winner, 1986
Ender's War1991Ender's GameCollectionOmnibus of Ender's Game and Speaker for the Dead
"Gloriously Bright"1991Ender's GameShort StoryPublished in the January 1991 issue of Analog Science Fiction and Fact. Reprinted as parts of Chapters 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11 of Xenocide. It also includes about 20 paragraphs recounting Jane's story from Speaker for the Dead that are not republished anywhere else.
Xenocide1991Ender's GameNovelHugo and Locus SF Awards nominee, 1992
Children of the Mind1996Ender's GameNovel
Ender's Shadow1999Shadow SagaNovelParallel novel to Ender's Game. Locus SF Award nominee, 2000
Shadow of the Hegemon2001Shadow SagaNovelLocus SF nominee, 2002
Shadow Puppets2002Shadow SagaNovel
First Meetings2002Ender's GameCollectionShort story collection
Shadow of the Giant2005Shadow SagaNovel
"Mazer in Prison"2005Ender's GameShort storyPublished online
"Pretty Boy"2006Ender's GameShort storyPublished online
"Cheater"2006Ender's GameShort storyPublished online
"A Young Man with Prospects"2007Ender's GameShort storyPublished online. Incorporated into Ender in Exile as chapter 5.
"The Gold Bug"2007Ender's GameShort storyPublished online. Included in Ender in Exile.
"Ender's Stocking"2007Ender's GameShort storyPublished online. The beginning of this story is included as chapter 2 in A War of Gifts: An Ender Story.
2007Ender's GameNovel
"Ender's Homecoming"2008Ender's GameShort storyPublished online. Included in Ender in Exile.
"Ender in Flight"2008Ender's GameShort storyPublished online. Included in Ender in Exile.
Ender in Exile2008Ender's GameNovel
Shadows in Flight2012Shadow SagaNovel
Earth Unaware2012Formic WarsNovel1st book of the 1st Formic Wars trilogy – with Aaron Johnston
Earth Afire2013Formic WarsNovel2nd book of the 1st Formic Wars trilogy – with Aaron Johnston
Ender's Game Alive2013Audio playAudiobook
Earth Awakens2014Formic WarsNovel3rd book of the 1st Formic Wars trilogy – with Aaron Johnston
The Swarm2016Formic WarsNovel1st book of the 2nd Formic Wars trilogy – with Aaron Johnston
Children of the Fleet2017Fleet SchoolNovel
"Renegat"2017Ender's GameShort storyPublished online in the "Uncle Orson on the Fly" blog. Later included in "Infinite Stars" anthology
"Governor Wiggin"2017Ender's GameShort storyPublished online in the "Uncle Orson on the Fly" blog.
The Hive2019Formic WarsNovel2nd book of the 2nd Formic Wars trilogy – with Aaron Johnston
The QueensPlannedFormic WarsNovel3rd book of the 2nd Formic Wars trilogy – with Aaron Johnston
Shadows AliveForthcomingShadow SagaNovel

The Tales of Alvin Maker

TitleYearSeriesFormatISBNNotes
"Prentice Alvin and the No-Good Plow"1989Alvin Maker seriesPoemPoem that inspired the series. Available in Maps in a Mirror: The Short Fiction of Orson Scott Card
Seventh Son1987Alvin Maker seriesNovelLocus Fantasy Winner, Hugo and World Fantasy Awards nominee, 1988
Red Prophet1988Alvin Maker seriesNovelLocus Fantasy Award winner, Hugo Award nominee, 1989; Nebula Award nominee, 1988
Prentice Alvin1989Alvin Maker seriesNovelLocus Fantasy Award winner, Hugo Award nominee, 1990; Nebula Award nominee, 1989
Alvin Journeyman1995Alvin Maker seriesNovelLocus Fantasy Award winner, 1996
Heartfire1998Alvin Maker seriesNovelLocus Fantasy Award nominee, 1999
"Grinning Man"1998Alvin Maker seriesShort storyPublished in the anthology Legends: Short Novels by the Masters of Modern Fantasy
"The Yazoo Queen"2003Alvin Maker seriesShort storyPublished in the anthology Legends II : Dragon, Sword, and King
"Alvin and the Apple Tree"2014Alvin Maker seriesShort story
The Crystal City2003Alvin Maker seriesNovel
Master AlvinPlannedAlvin Maker seriesNovel

The Homecoming Saga

TitleYearSeriesFormatISBNNotes
The Memory of Earth1992Homecoming sagaNovel
The Call of Earth1992Homecoming sagaNovel
The Ships of Earth1994Homecoming sagaNovel
Earthfall1995Homecoming sagaNovel
Earthborn1995Homecoming sagaNovel

Women of Genesis

TitleYearSeriesFormatISBNNotes
Sarah2000Women of GenesisNovel
Rebekah2001Women of GenesisNovel
Rachel and Leah2004Women of GenesisNovel
The Wives of IsraelPlannedWomen of GenesisNovel
The Sons of RachelPlannedWomen of GenesisNovel

Pastwatch series

TitleYearSeriesFormatISBNNotes-
"Atlantis"1992Pastwatch seriesShort storyFound in the collection Keeper of Dreams-
'1996Pastwatch seriesNovel
'PlannedPastwatch seriesNovel-
PlannedPastwatch seriesNovel--

Mithermages series

Mayflower

Mayflower was a projected trilogy begun in 1994 by Orson Scott Card and Kathryn H. Kidd, but only one book in the trilogy was published. Kidd died in 2015.
TitleYearSeriesFormatISBNNotes
Lovelock1994MayflowerNovelWith Kathryn H. Kidd
RasputinPlanned but not publishedMayflowerNovelWith Kathryn H. Kidd

The Worthing series

TitleYearSeriesFormatISBNNotes
Capitol1979Worthing seriesNovel-
Hot Sleep1979Worthing seriesNovel-
The Worthing Chronicle1983Worthing seriesNovel
The Worthing Saga1990Worthing seriesNovel

The Empire series

TitleYearSeriesFormatISBNNotes
Empire2006Empire seriesNovel
Shadow Complex2009Empire seriesVideo gameBridges the two novels
Hidden Empire2009Empire seriesNovel

Pathfinder series

TitleYearSeriesFormatISBNNotes
Pathfinder2010Pathfinder seriesNovel
Ruins2012Pathfinder seriesNovel
Visitors2014Pathfinder seriesNovel

Laddertop series

TitleYearSeriesFormatISBNNotes
Laddertop: Volume 12011Laddertop seriesNovelWith Emily Janice Card
Laddertop: Volume 22013Laddertop seriesNovelWith Emily Janice Card

Miscellaneous novels

Assorted short story collections

Anthologies edited by Card

Other works

Plays

Non-fiction works

Works based on other media

Books on writing

Columns

Other projects

Pen names

Over the years Orson Scott Card used at least seven pseudonyms. According to Card he used a pseudonym for "Gert Fram" because he already had three other works appearing in the same issue. He used the penname Byron Walley again in various other publications for LDS magazines such as the Friend and the New Era as well as the short story "Middle Woman" in Dragons of Darkness. Card used the names Frederick Bliss and P.Q. Gump when he wrote an overview of Mormon playwrights for the Spring 1976 issue of Sunstone magazine. According to Card he used these pseudonyms because the article included a brief reference to himself and his play "Stone Tables". He used the name Brian Green in the July 1977 fine arts issue of Ensign magazine. He used this name for his short play "The Rag Mission" because he had three other pieces appearing in the same issue. Card used the name for his short story "Damn Fine Novel" which appeared in the October 1989 issue of The Green Pages.