Earth Unaware Earth Afire Earth Awakens First Meetings Ender's Game Ender's Shadow Shadow of the Hegemon Shadow Puppets Shadow of the Giant Ender in Exile Shadows in Flight Speaker for the Dead Xenocide Children of the Mind
The series is set in a future where mankind is facing annihilation by an aggressive alien society, an insect-like race known colloquially as "Buggers" but more formally as "Formics". The central character, Andrew "Ender" Wiggin, is one of the child soldiers trained at Battle School (and eventually Command School) to be the future leaders of the protection of Earth.