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Originally Posted by JSWolf
Someone else says this this the proper order...
Chronological order1. "First Meetings" (excluding the story "Investment Counselor", which follows Ender in Exile)
My (dwanthny) update: Exclude story three it is the original short of the Novel Ender's Game and will spoil the novel if read first.
2. Ender's Game
3. A War of Gifts: An Ender Story (Parallel Novel to Ender's Game as seen by Zeck)
4. Ender's Shadow (Parallel Novel to Ender's Game as seen by Bean)
5. Shadow of the Hegemon
6. Shadow Puppets
7. Shadow of the Giant
8. Ender in Exile (This book begins between chapters 14 and 15 of Ender's Game and ends before the beginning of the Speaker for the Dead but has characters who need to be developed in the Shadow Series to fully be appreciated.)
9. Speaker for the Dead
10. Xenocide
11. Children of the Mind |
This is essentially the same list, I had updated my order in
post 32 (I have also just updated the post you quoted.) The only real difference is where I have the first two stories from First Meetings.
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First Meetings in Ender's Universe
Read the 1st two stories now. These two stories actually predate Ender's Game and could be read first, but gain a little context if read now. They do add depth to characters in the following books and should be read prior to continuing.
The Polish Boy
Teacher's Pest
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These two stories do take place prior to the series and are required reading prior to
Shadow of the Hegemon because it helps add some character development to Ender's parents that was lacking in the original writing.
The only thing
seriously wrong with the list above is that the 3rd story in "First Meetings" is the novella Ender's Game and this short shouldn't be read before the Novel Ender's Game.
Otherwise we agree.
