List of Ender's Game series short stories

There are two sources for short stories set in the Ender's Game series. The first is the short story collection "First Meetings" by Orson Scott Card. This collection contains the original novelette "Ender's Game" pluss three other stories. The second source is Card’s webzine "InterGalactic Medicine Show". Starting with the first issue Card has published one new Ender story in each issue of "IGMS". The first four stories from Card's webzine: "Mazer in Prison," "Pretty Boy," "Cheater," and "A Young Man with Prospects," also appear in the paperback anthology "Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show".

First Meetings

"Ender's Game"

This story is the original novelette which Card published in the August 1977 issue of "Analog Science Fiction and Fact".

"Investment Counselor"

This is the story of how Ender Wiggin first meets the AI Jane and decides to become a speaker for the dead.

"The Polish Boy"

This is the story of how John Paul Wiggin (Ender's father) comes to the attention of the International Fleet as a child.

"Teacher's Pest"

This is the story of how John Paul Wiggin first meets and falls in love with his future wife Theresa Brown.

InterGalactic Medicine Show

"Mazer in Prison"

This story centers around Mazer Rackham, a young Hyrum Graff, and the creation of Battle School.

"Pretty Boy"

This story tells how Bonzo Madrid decided to go to Battle School after discovering that his father was having an affair.

"Cheater"

This story tells how Han Tzu (Hot Soup) ends up getting selected to go to Battle School.

"A Young Man with Prospects"

This story tells how Alessandra and her mother become colonists on a new planet after the Formic War.

"The Gold Bug"

This story tells the story of how a former soldier steps aside to allow Ender to become the governor of his planet.

"Ender's Stocking"

This story is about Peter Wiggin and his family at Christmas time, while Ender is still in Battle School.

"Ender's Homecoming"

This story is about how Ender's parents and sister conspires to keep him from returning to Earth so he will be safe.

"Ender in Flight"

This story is about a power struggle between Ender and Admiral Quincy Morgan on the way to the colony where Ender is to become governor.

Future

Each "InterGalactic Medicine Show" issue has featured a short story set in the Ender's Game series universe. Issue 9 has been released, but as of October 8th, 2008 where there should be a new Ender story it stills says "Coming Soon".

Chronological order of stories

* "Mazer in Prison"
* "The Polish Boy"
* "Teacher's Pest"
* "Pretty Boy"
* "Cheater"
* "Ender's Stocking"
* "Ender's Game"
* "Ender's Homecoming"
* "A Young Man with Prospects"
* "Ender in Flight"
* "The Gold Bug"
* "Investment Counselor"

References

*"First Meetings" by Orson Scott Card
*"InterGalactic Medicine Show" Card's webzine

ee also

*List of characters in the Ender's Game series
*Concepts in the Ender's Game series
*List of works by Orson Scott Card

External links

* [http://www.hatrack.com The official Orson Scott Card website]