The Great Ender's Game Reread 2021
So, in preparation for The Last Shadow, the final book in the Ender's Game series, out in October (though I'm actually currently reading it as a subscriber to the author's newsletter), I am rereading the entire series...but because I started accidentally early (because of aforementioned newsletter, when I was expecting to buy the book in October), I'm reading in a truly wacky order (in audiobook!):
Shadows in Flight (10th published of novels, fifth in the Shadow series)
First Meetings (three short stories, two of them about Ender's parents, one of them a prequel to Speaker for the Dead)
Intergalactic Medicine Show (three more short stories, all of them prequels about important characters in Ender's Game)
A War of Gifts (novella, takes place in the middle of Ender's Game)
Ender's Game (the first book)
Ender in Exile (ninth book, technically takes place between the last two chapters of Ender's Game, but also a sequel to Shadow of the Giant and a prequel to Speaker for the Dead...a really good book, but very confusing to explain :) )
Ender's Shadow (fifth book, first in the Shadow series)
Shadow of the Hegemon (direct sequel to Ender's Shadow)
Shadow Puppets (direct sequel to Shadow of the Hegemon)
Where I am now:
Children of the Fleet (11th published book, first a mini-arc including a novella called Renegat, takes place sort of during Shadow of the Hegemon)
Where I plan to go next:
Shadow of the Giant (fourth book in the Shadow series)
Speaker for the Dead (second book, takes place 3000 years after Ender's Game)
Xenocide (third book)
Children of the Mind (fourth book, "conclusion" to the Speaker for the Dead series...until October!)
I have been truly loving this rereading experience, but also loving twisting my brain around the wacky reading order I decided to go with. :)
Shadows in Flight (10th published of novels, fifth in the Shadow series)
First Meetings (three short stories, two of them about Ender's parents, one of them a prequel to Speaker for the Dead)
Intergalactic Medicine Show (three more short stories, all of them prequels about important characters in Ender's Game)
A War of Gifts (novella, takes place in the middle of Ender's Game)
Ender's Game (the first book)
Ender in Exile (ninth book, technically takes place between the last two chapters of Ender's Game, but also a sequel to Shadow of the Giant and a prequel to Speaker for the Dead...a really good book, but very confusing to explain :) )
Ender's Shadow (fifth book, first in the Shadow series)
Shadow of the Hegemon (direct sequel to Ender's Shadow)
Shadow Puppets (direct sequel to Shadow of the Hegemon)
Where I am now:
Children of the Fleet (11th published book, first a mini-arc including a novella called Renegat, takes place sort of during Shadow of the Hegemon)
Where I plan to go next:
Shadow of the Giant (fourth book in the Shadow series)
Speaker for the Dead (second book, takes place 3000 years after Ender's Game)
Xenocide (third book)
Children of the Mind (fourth book, "conclusion" to the Speaker for the Dead series...until October!)
I have been truly loving this rereading experience, but also loving twisting my brain around the wacky reading order I decided to go with. :)