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Orson Scott Card


USA flag (b.1951)

aka Dinah Kirkham, Scott Richards, Byron Walley

ORSON SCOTT CARD is the author of the international bestsellers Shadow of the Giant, Shadow Puppets, Shadow of the Hegemon, and Ender's Shadow, and of the beloved classic of science fiction, Ender's Game, as well as the acclaimed fantasy series The Tales of Alvin Maker. He lives in Greensboro, North Carolina.
 

Genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Young Adult Fantasy, Inspirational, General Fiction, Horror
 
Series
Worthing Chronicle
   Hot Sleep (1979)
   Capitol (1979)
   The Worthing Chronicle (1983)
   The Worthing Saga (1990)
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Ender Saga
   1. Ender's Game (1985)
   2. Speaker for the Dead (1986)
   3. Xenocide (1991)
   4. Children of the Mind (1996)
   5. Ender's Shadow (1999)
   6. Shadow of the Hegemon (2000)
   7. Shadow Puppets (2002)
   8. First Meetings (2002)
   9. Shadow of the Giant (2003)
   10. A War of Gifts (2007)
   11. Ender in Exile (2008)
   12. Shadows in Flight (2011)
   13. Earth Unaware (2012) (with Aaron Johnston)
   14. Earth Afire (2013) (with Aaron Johnston)
   15. Earth Awakens (2014) (with Aaron Johnston)
   16. The Swarm (2016) (with Aaron Johnston)
   17. Children of the Fleet (2017)
   18. The Hive (2019) (with Aaron Johnston)
   19. The Last Shadow (2021)
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Tales of Alvin Maker
   1. Seventh Son (1987)
   2. Red Prophet (1988)
   3. Prentice Alvin (1989)
   Hatrack River (1989)
   4. Alvin Journeyman (1995)
   5. Heartfire (1998)
   6. The Crystal City (2003)
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Maps in a Mirror
   Maps in a Mirror (1990)
   1. The Changed Man (1992)
   2. Flux (1992)
   3. Cruel Miracles (1992)
   4. Monkey Sonatas (1993)
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Homecoming
   1. The Memory of Earth (1992)
   2. The Call of Earth (1993)
   3. The Ships of Earth (1994)
   4. Earthfall (1995)
   5. Earthborn (1995)
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Women of Genesis
   1. Sarah (2000)
   2. Rebekah (2001)
   3. Rachel and Leah (2004)
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Empire
   1. Empire (2006)
   2. Hidden Empire (2009)
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Pathfinder
   1. Pathfinder (2010)
   2. Ruins (2012)
   3. Visitors (2014)
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Mither Mages
   1. The Lost Gate (2011)
   2. The Gate Thief (2013)
   3. Gatefather (2015)
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Shadow Saga
   The Shadow Saga Omnibus (omnibus) (2012)
   The Shadow Quintet (omnibus) (2013)
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Micropowers
   1. Lost and Found (2019)
   2. Duplex (2021)
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Side-Step
   1. Wakers (2022)
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Novels
   Songmaster (1978)
   Treason (1979)
     aka A Planet Called Treason
   Hart's Hope (1983)
   Saints (1984)
     aka A Woman of Destiny
   Wyrms (1987)
   The Folk of the Fringe (1989)
   The Abyss (1989) (with James Cameron)
   Eye for Eye (1990)
   Lost Boys (1992)
   Lovelock (1994) (with Kathryn H Kidd)
   Pastwatch (1996)
   Treasure Box (1996)
   Homebody (1998)
   Stone Tables (1998)
   Enchantment (1999)
   Magic Mirror (1999)
   Robota (2003) (with Doug Chiang)
   Magic Street (2005)
   The Space Boy (2007)
   Invasive Procedures (2007) (with Aaron Johnston)
   Zanna's Gift: A Life in Christmases (2008) (as by Scott Richards)
   Laddertop (2011) (with Emily Janice Card)
   Zanna's Gift (2015)
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Collections
   Unaccompanied Sonata (1980)
   Cardography (1987)
   Turning Hearts (1994)
   The Elephants of Posnan (2001)
   Angles (2002)
   An Open Book (poems) (2003)
   Posing as People (2005)
   Keeper of Dreams (2008)
   The Spirit of the Season (2022) (with others)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   The Fringe (1985)
   Salvage (1986)
   America (1987)
   Stonefather (2008)
   Hamlet's Father (2011)
   A Town Divided by Christmas (2018)
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Anthologies edited
   Dragons of Light (1980)
   Dragons of Darkness (1981)
   The Best Science Fiction of 1987 (1988) (with Martin H Greenberg)
   The Best Fantasy Stories of the Year, 1988 (1989) (with Martin H Greenberg)
   The Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: 1988 (1989) (with Martin H Greenberg)
   The Best Fantasy Stories of the Year, 1989 (1990) (with Martin H Greenberg)
   The Best Horror Stories of the Year, 1989 (1990) (with Martin H Greenberg)
   Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year, 1989 (1990)
   Best Science Fiction Value Collection 2 (1991) (with Martin H Greenberg)
   Future on Fire (1991)
   Third Annual Best Fantasy Stories of the Year (1992) (with Martin H Greenberg)
   The Best Mystery Stories of the Year Mystery 1989 (1992) (with Martin H Greenberg)
   The Best Science Fiction Value Collection 1 (1992) (with Martin H Greenberg)
   Third Annual Best Horror Stories of the Year (1993) (with Martin H Greenberg)
   Third Annual Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year (1993) (with Martin H Greenberg)
   Black Mist (1997) (with Keith Ferrell)
   Future on Ice (1998)
   The Best of Sci-Fi and Fantasy (1999) (with Arthur C Clarke)
   Best Fantasy Value Collection 3 (2001) (with Martin H Greenberg)
   Best Horror Value Collection 2 (2001)
   Best Horror Value Collection 3 (2001) (with Martin H Greenberg)
   Masterpieces (2001)
   Empire of Dreams and Miracles (2002) (with Keith Olexa)
   Hitting the Skids in Pixeltown (2003) (with Christian O'Toole and Keith Olexa)
   Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show (2008) (with Edmund R Schubert)
   InterGalactic Medicine Show Awards Anthology, Vol. I (2012) (with Edmund R Schubert)
   IGMS: Big Book of SF Novelettes (2013) (with Edmund R Schubert)
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Orson Scott Card recommends
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Magic's Most Wanted (2021)
Tyler Whitesides
"Enormously entertaining."
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Glorious (2020)
(Bowl of Heaven, book 3)
Gregory Benford and Larry Niven
"Great storytelling is still alive in science fiction because of Larry Niven."
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The Oppenheimer Alternative (2020)
Robert J Sawyer
"Can Sawyer write? Yes - ;with near-Asimovian clarity, with energy and drive, with such grace that his writing becomes invisible as the story comes to life in your mind."

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Anthologies containing stories by Orson Scott Card
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Sense of Wonder (2023)
A Century of Science Fiction
edited by
Leigh Ronald Grossman
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Worlds Long Lost (2022)
edited by
Sean CW Korsgaard and Christopher Ruocchio

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Awards
Hugo Best Novellette nominee (1978) : Ender's Game [short story]
John W. Campbell Best New Author winner (1978)
Hugo Best Novellette nominee (1979) : Mikal's Songbird
Nebula Awards Best Novellette nominee (1979) : Mikal's Songbird
Hugo Best Novella nominee (1980) : Songhouse
Hugo Best Short Story nominee (1980) : Unaccompanied Sonata [short story]
Nebula Awards Best Short Story nominee (1980) : Unaccompanied Sonata [short story]
Hugo Best Novel winner (1986) : Ender's Game
Hugo Best Novellette nominee (1986) : The Fringe
Nebula Awards Best Novel winner (1986) : Ender's Game
Nebula Awards Best Novellette nominee (1986) : The Fringe
Hugo Best Novellette nominee (1987) : Hatrack River [short story]
Hugo Best Novel winner (1987) : Speaker for the Dead
John W Campbell Memorial Award Best Novel nominee (1987) : Speaker for the Dead
Nebula Awards Best Novellette nominee (1987) : Hatrack River [short story]
Nebula Awards Best Novel winner (1987) : Speaker for the Dead
World Fantasy Best Novella winner (1987) : Hatrack River [short story]
Hugo Best Novella winner (1988) : Eye for Eye [short story]
Hugo Best Novel nominee (1988) : Seventh Son
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature Best Book nominee (1988) : Seventh Son
World Fantasy Best Novel nominee (1988) : Seventh Son
Hugo Best Novel nominee (1989) : Red Prophet
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature Best Book nominee (1989) : Red Prophet
Nebula Awards Best Novel nominee (1989) : Red Prophet
Hugo Best Novellette nominee (1990) : Dogwalker
Hugo Best Short Story nominee (1990) : Lost Boys [short story]
Hugo Best Novel nominee (1990) : Prentice Alvin
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature Best Book nominee (1990) : Prentice Alvin
Nebula Awards Best Short Story nominee (1990) : Lost Boys [short story]
Nebula Awards Best Novel nominee (1990) : Prentice Alvin
Hugo Best Novel nominee (1992) : Xenocide
Prometheus Award Best Novel nominee (2007) : Empire
Prometheus Award Best Book nominee (2010) : Hidden Empire


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