Orson Card says that there are two ways to read the series: in the order of publication where one would read Ender's Game first or in chronological order where the prequel (title escapes me right now) based in Amsterdam and is mostly about the Achilles character comes first. I read them in publication order and enjoyed them a lot. OSC isn't by any means my favorite SF author but I always enjoy his stories but I'm a bit more of a cyberpunk. Happy Hacking, cdh Chris Hofstader email: cdh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Blog: http://www.blindconfidential.blogspot.com <http://www.blindconfidential.blogspot.com/> Skype: BlindChristian _____ From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Marcus Williams Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 9:13 AM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Ender series The first book is called Ender's Game. __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 3606 (20081112) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com