Books!

[earthJoker]

I tink I read them in order written. The Book of Ender's Game I have has the first chapter of Ender's Shadow at the end. But I don't want to read it, until I got that book. I hate it when I can't read on right away.

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I tink I read them in order written. The Book of Ender's Game I have has the first chapter of Ender's Shadow at the end. But I don't want to read it, until I got that book. I hate it when I can't read on right away.

I'd strongly recommend you read them in the order written - there's a pretty big gap between some of the novels, and it shows. OSC has different things to say with different books, and reading them as he wrote them is (IMO) a superior way to follow the author's intentions. None of the short stories are necessary to understand the novels, and some have spoilers - I'd hold off on those until completing the novels.

One other warning: if you're expecting other Ender/Bean novels to be just like Ender's Game, you will be disappointed. The writing style is unmistakable Card, but he doesn't set out to write carbon copy books. Some of the books in the series are quite polarizing because of this, so be forewarned. They're all good in their own way, but they are by no means consistent in either theme or setting.