[Tolik]

Here is the complete list of his works.

The Ender saga:	Ender's Game ♦ Speaker for the Dead ♦ Xenocide ♦ Children of the Mind ♦ A War of Gifts ♦ Ender in Exile: Ganges
The Shadow series:	Ender's Shadow ♦ Shadow of the Hegemon ♦ Shadow Puppets ♦ Shadow of the Giant ♦ Shadows in Flight
The Tales of Alvin Maker:	Seventh Son ♦ Red Prophet ♦ Prentice Alvin ♦ Alvin Journeyman ♦ Heartfire ♦ The Crystal City ♦ Master Alvin
Homecoming Saga:	The Memory of Earth ♦ The Call of Earth ♦ The Ships of Earth ♦ Earthfall ♦ Earthborn
Pastwatch series:	The Redemption of Christopher Columbus ♦ Pastwatch: The Flood
Women of Genesis series:	Sarah ♦ Rebekah ♦ Rachel and Leah ♦ The Wives of Israel
The Mayflower Trilogy:	Lovelock ♦ Rasputin
Standalone novels:	Hot Sleep ♦ A Planet Called Treason ♦ Songmaster ♦ Hart's Hope ♦ Saints ♦ The Worthing Chronicle ♦ Wyrms ♦ Treason ♦ Lost Boys ♦ Treasure Box ♦ Stone Tables ♦ Homebody ♦ Enchantment ♦ Magic Street ♦ Empire ♦ Invasive Procedures
Short Story Collections:	Capitol ♦ Unaccompanied Sonata and Other Stories ♦ Cardography ♦ The Folk of the Fringe ♦ Maps in a Mirror ♦ The Worthing Saga ♦ First Meetings

Ender's Game is an absolute gem - a classic of SciFi, a must read. The Ender's Saga continue from the point of the Ender's Game into the far future. Very interesting, but a bit too long. The Shadow series continue in real time right after the Ender's game and set in the near future. I liked it better, but the literature quality is a bit uneven - it suffered sometimes in favor of ideas.

Another must read is Lost Boys - great literature. Not a SciFi, but a normal literature with a touch of paranormal. A strong Mormon theme that did not bother me a bit (I am a non-religious Jew), even opposite - I respect them now more.

A planet called Treason was reworked a decade later into Treason - a fascinating read. Another great read is Wyrms. Both are very original.

The Worthing Saga stories are quite interesting too, looking into possible developments of human societies.

Magic Street is a contemporary fantasy. OK, but not great.

Empire (came out the last year) is OSC take on a possible upcoming civil war in America. I think The Right is not going to be quite satisfied with this book, but The Left should absolutely hate it.

 

 

[wbill]

I read Empire and wasn't all that impressed.

I definitely can see why the Left would hate it.

I just thought that it was pretty formulaic and uneven, with lousy characters.

[nina0113]

Did you read the Women of Genesis set? I loved those a lot and would rather have Wives of Israel next than Shadows in Flight.

As a Catholic, I ovbiously have some issues with his theology but damn, can he write.

[Still Thinking]

Hmmm, I see both the Ender and Bean series have had additions since I last looked. Better get on down to the bookstore.

[Still Thinking]

I also really liked the Worthing saga and I think Treason is one of my favorite books.

[KC Burke]

Empire, while written in the style and level to appeal to young SciFi readers, was creative in that it followed Roman History in an interesting way. I had just read a big biography of Augustus prior to Empire and found his relating some of the characters to the Roman models worked historical experience into the story quite well.