Ender's Saga (Graphic Novels)

Series · 10 books · 2009-2012

By Orson Scott Card, Christopher Yost, Jake Black, and more

Books in series

Ender's Game, Volume 1

Battle School

2009

Young Ender leaves behind the only person who understands him, his sister Valentine, after he is recruited to the International Fleet's training program at the Battle School.

Ender's Game, Volume 2

Command School

2010

Collects Ender's Game: Command School \#1\-5\. Ender Wiggin may be the only hope that humanity has against an alien race that threatens Earth with annihilation. He's been given his own army, and now commands 40 soldiers in a series of war games in preparation for invasion... and he's only nine years old! The classic sci\-fi story heads to its incredible conclusion as Ender takes control of Dragon Army. But Ender is quickly realizing that the aliens may not be his true enemy in Battle School... his Teachers are

Ender's Shadow

Battle School

2009

Follows the life of Ender Wiggin's comrade Bean as he navigates the mean streets of Rotterdam and the Battle School.

Ender's Shadow

Command School

2010

As the authorities as the Battle School prepare to advance Ender Wiggin to Command School, they do everything they can to push his comrade Bean to his limits to see if he too can make it to Command School.

Speaker for the Dead

2011

The next chapter in the bestselling Ender saga is here! Ender Wiggin was 12 years old when he destroyed an alien race. Burdened with guilt, he wrote Speaker for the Dead and created a pseudo\-religion that spanned the known worlds. Now an adult, Ender is called to investigate a murder committed by a new alien species with a seemingly gruesome nature. Can he uncover the truth before another species and more human lives are lost? Based on the award\-winning novel by bestselling author and science fiction legend Orson Scott Card. Collecting ORSON SCOTT CARD'S SPEAKER FOR THE DEAD \#1\-5\.

Ender's Game

Formic Wars: Burning Earth

2011

The never\-before\-told prequel to ENDER'S GAME! An unidentified ship is rocketing toward Earth with tech far beyond anything we've ever seen, and the only people who can give warning are a small band of asteroid miners millions of miles from home. The clock is ticking, and it doesn't look good for the human race. From New York Times\-bestselling author Orson Scott Card comes the tale of humanity's first contact with the Formics \- and the horrible toll it took on mankind. Collecting FORMIC WARS: BURNING EARTH \#1\-7\.

Ender's Game

Formic Wars: Silent Strike

2012

The all\-new prequel to Orson Scott Card's science\-fiction classic Ender's Game returns! With 44 million people killed by the toxic gas that the alien Formics unleashed in China, the only hope of a counter\-agent lies with Mazer Rackham and the Mobile Operations Police safely retrieving a sample. Meanwhile, young asteroid miner Victor Delgado has snuck aboard the Formic mother ship in hopes of taking it down alone ... and boy is he is for a big disappointment. FORMIC SILENT STRIKE 1\-5

Ender's Game

War of Gifts Premiere

2009

Collecting four exciting stories in the Ender's Game universe First up is a tale starring Ender's two siblings. When Valentine learns of an injustice in her school, she wants to fight it. Enter Peter, who guides his sister through the process of nonviolent influence, and sets the ball rolling for his plans to one day rule the world. Next, in War of Gifts, Zeck Morgan causes an uproar when he sees another student celebrating Christmas \- seemingly violating Battle School's rules against religious practice. Then, Mazer Rackham, the only man ever to defeat the Formics, takes on a new enemy... the International Fleet itself All this and more. Includes Ender's Game: Recruiting Valentine, War of Gifts, and Mazer in Prison.

Ender's Game Ultimate Collection

2010

Andrew "Ender" Wiggin is only 6 years old. His peers bully him, his parents are aloof, and his older brother is violently resentful of him. He might also be humanity's only hope. Ender is recruited to join the International Fleet's legion of child warriors in training, to report for duty in defense of the planet. Leaving behind the only person who ever understood him\-\-his kind\-hearted sister Valentine\-\-he takes on the challenge of becoming a commander in Earth's defenses. His promise is high, and his teachers are sure he will rise to the test\-\-that is, if Battle School doesn't kill him first. Ender struggles to find a place within his soul for tranquility, humanity and a connection with something greater than the brutal mechanics of war and strategy. But when he is thrust into Command School at a vastly accelerated pace, will he crack up on the road to becoming the hero that the human race so desperately needs? Sci\-fi legend Orson Scott Card's Hugo and Nebula\-Award winning classic is brought to vivid life by writer Christopher Yost (X\-Force) and artist Pasqual Ferry (Ultimate Iron Man II). COLLECTING: ENDER'S GAME: BATTLE SCHOOL 1\-5; ENDER'S GAME: COMMAND SCHOOL 1\-5

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Ender's Shadow

Ultimate Collection

2012

The alien Formics twice attacked the human race. We barely won. Now, the international Fleet is drafting brilliant kids to train them to command our forces in the next war. And Sister Carlotta thinks she has found another one. From the teeming legions of unwanted children, she has plucked a promising candidate: Bean, the runt of the streets of Rotterdam \- with a staggering brilliance as unexplainable as his mysterious origins, the secrets of which may undo every investment made in the child's future as an elite warrior. For now, those secrets will have to wait \- there is only survival to manage: Survival on the streets...and survival in the Fleet's rigorous Battle School. But just as the prodigiously talented Bean's mentor, ender Wiggin, is shipped off to Command School, Bean is thrust into an existential crisis: the discovery of a long\-lost brother and the return of his worst enemy, the sadistic street thug Achilles. Worse, it is a crisis engineered by the very leaders depending on his graduation to Command School! Sci\-fi legend Orson Scott Card's classic novel is skillfully adapted by writer Mike Carey (X\-Men: Legacy) and artist Sebastian Fiumara (Marvel illustrated: The Picture of Dorian Gray). COLLECTING: ENDER'S GAME: BATTLE SCHOOL 1\-5, ENDER'S GAME: COMMAND SCHOOL 1\-5

Authors

Orson Scott Card

Author · 135 books

Orson Scott Card is the author of the novels Ender's Game, Ender's Shadow, and Speaker for the Dead, which are widely read by adults and younger readers, and are increasingly used in schools. Besides these and other science fiction novels, Card writes contemporary fantasy (Magic Street, Enchantment, Lost Boys), biblical novels (Stone Tables, Rachel and Leah), the American frontier fantasy series The Tales of Alvin Maker (beginning with Seventh Son), poetry (An Open Book), and many plays and scripts. Card was born in Washington and grew up in California, Arizona, and Utah. He served a mission for the LDS Church in Brazil in the early 1970s. Besides his writing, he teaches occasional classes and workshops and directs plays. He recently began a long-term position as a professor of writing and literature at Southern Virginia University. Card currently lives in Greensboro, North Carolina, with his wife, Kristine Allen Card, and their youngest child, Zina Margaret. For further details, see the author's Wikipedia page. For an ordered list of the author's works, see Wikipedia's List of works by Orson Scott Card. http://us.macmillan.com/author/orsons...

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. See this thread for more information. Mike Carey was born in Liverpool in 1959. He worked as a teacher for fifteen years, before starting to write comics. When he started to receive regular commissions from DC Comics, he gave up the day job. Since then, he has worked for both DC and Marvel Comics, writing storylines for some of the world's most iconic characters, including X-MEN, FANTASTIC FOUR, LUCIFER and HELLBLAZER. His original screenplay FROST FLOWERS is currently being filmed. Mike has also adapted Neil Gaiman's acclaimed NEVERWHERE into comics. Somehow, Mike finds time amongst all of this to live with his wife and children in North London. You can read his blog at www.mikecarey.net.