A War of Gifts: An Ender Story
- Published
- 30 October 2007
- Pages
- 128
- ISBN-13
- 9780765312822
- Type
- novella
About this book
A War of Gifts is a 128-page novella Card published October 30, 2007, following Children of the Mind and preceding Ender in Exile -- a side story set during Ender's original Battle School years rather than a continuation of the main saga's later timeline.
Key facts about A War of Gifts: An Ender Story
Orson Scott Card wrote A War of Gifts: An Ender Story, a novella on our list. It has been out since 30 October 2007. The book has 128 pages.
We list 3 editions of this novella. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780765312822 to find the main one.
A War of Gifts: An Ender Story is book 5 of 6 in the Ender's Game series. The series has 6 published books. However, the series starts with Ender's Game (1985). Ender in Exile is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 11 November 2008.
Additionally, Orson Scott Card writes Tales of Alvin Maker, Homecoming Saga and Ender's Shadow, plus 5 more series. Those series sit on our science fiction, fantasy and historical fiction shelves. Meanwhile, Master Alvin is the latest published Orson Scott Card book on file, from 28 April 2026.
About Orson Scott Card
Orson Scott Card is an American science fiction author best known for Ender's Game, a 1985 novel following a child military prodigy trained to command Earth's defense against an alien threat, which won both the Hugo and Nebula Awards and remains one of the most widely read science fiction novels of its era, particularly popular as an entry point for younger and reluctant readers. See every Orson Scott Card book in order.
Its place in Ender's Game
A War of Gifts: An Ender Story is book 5 in the Ender's Game series. It follows Children of the Mind. It is followed by Ender in Exile. See the full Ender's Game reading order.
Andrew "Ender" Wiggin is six years old when he's recruited into Battle School, an orbiting military academy built to find and train the child who can save humanity from a third invasion by the alien "Buggers." Ender is a prodigy the adults running the program are willing to isolate, manipulate and break in order to shape into a commander — and the story is as much about what that does to a brilliant, lonely child as it is about the tactical war games he keeps winning. The final twist of Ender's Game…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780765377128
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781593976316
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781427267351