Ender's Game Reading Order

Andrew "Ender" Wiggin thinks he is playing computer simulated war games; he is in fact engaged in something far more des… Andrew "Ender" Wiggin thinks he is playing computer simulated war games; he is in fact engaged in something far more desperate. The result of genetic experimentation, Ender may be the military genius Earth's desperate leaders need. The war with the alien Buggers has been raging for a hundred years, and the quest for the perfect general has been underway almost as long. read more

Centuries after his infamous victory, Andrew "Ender" Wiggin travels the stars as a Speaker for the Dead, committed to re… Centuries after his infamous victory, Andrew "Ender" Wiggin travels the stars as a Speaker for the Dead, committed to revealing the full truth of every life. His unique calling brings him to the planet Lusitania, home to humanity's second known sentient alien species, the "Pequeninos." When two human xenologers are brutally murdered by these enigmatic aliens in a way that mirrors their sacred rituals, Ender is summoned to speak for the dead. He must navigate the profound cultural divide between species to uncover the true motives behind the killings, or humanity risks repeating a terrible history of xenocide. read more

On Lusitania, Ender finds a world where humans and pequeninos and the Hive Queen could all live together. However, Lusit… On Lusitania, Ender finds a world where humans and pequeninos and the Hive Queen could all live together. However, Lusitania also harbors the descolada, a virus that kills all humans it infects, but which the pequeninos require in order to become adults. The Starways Congress so fears the effects of the descolada, should it escape from Lusitania, that they have ordered the destruction of the entire planet, and all who live there. With the Fleet on its way, a second xenocide seems inevitable. read more

The planet Lusitania is home to three sentient species: the Pequeninos; a large colony of humans; and the Hive Queen, br… The planet Lusitania is home to three sentient species: the Pequeninos; a large colony of humans; and the Hive Queen, brought there by Ender. But once against the human race has grown fearful; the Starways Congress has gathered a fleet to destroy Lusitania. Jane, the evolved computer intelligence, can save the three sentient races of Lusitania. She has learned how to move ships outside the universe, and then instantly back to a different world, abolishing the light-speed limit. But it takes all the processing power available to her, and the Starways Congress is shutting down the Net, world by world. Soon Jane will not be able to move the ships. Ender's children must save her if they are to save themselves. read more