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Orson Scott Card

Orson Scott Card

Author 94 / Creator / Executive Producer · 1979 – 2017 · 📺 2 📖 94 · 🇺🇸 United States

Orson Scott Card is an American writer known best for his science fiction works. As of 2024, he is the only person to have won a Hugo Award and a Nebula Award in consecutive years, winning both awards for his novel Ender's Game (1985) and its sequel Speaker for the Dead (1986). A feature film adaptation of Ender's Game, which Card coproduced, was released in 2013. Card also wrote the Locus Fantasy Award-winning series The Tales of Alvin Maker (1987–2003). Card's fiction often features characters with exceptional gifts who make difficult choices with high stakes. Card has also written political, religious, and social commentary in his columns and other writing; he has provoked controversy and criticism for his public opposition to homosexuality.

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Children of the Fleet

Children of the Fleet

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2017

The Swarm

The Swarm

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2016

Writers of the Future Volume 31

Writers of the Future Volume 31

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2015

Gatefather

Gatefather

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2015

Visitors

Visitors

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2014

Earth Awakens

Earth Awakens

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2014

Earth Afire

Earth Afire

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2013

The Gate Thief

The Gate Thief

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2013

Wastelands 2

Wastelands 2

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2013

21st Century Dead

21st Century Dead

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2012

Epic

Epic

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2012

Ruins

Ruins

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2012

Earth Unaware

Earth Unaware

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2012

Shadows in flight

Shadows in flight

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2012

The Lost Gate

The Lost Gate

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2011

Wings of Fire

Wings of Fire

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2010

Pathfinder

Pathfinder

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2010

The End of the World -- stories of the apocalypse

The End of the World -- stories of the apocalypse

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2010

The authorized Ender companion

The authorized Ender companion

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2009

Hidden Empire

Hidden Empire

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2009

Wastelands--Stories of the Apocalypse

Wastelands--Stories of the Apocalypse

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2008

Stonefather

Stonefather

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2008

Ender in Exile

Ender in Exile

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2008

Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show

Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show

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2008

Invasive Procedures

Invasive Procedures

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2007

Dark Alchemy

Dark Alchemy

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2007

Wizards, Inc.

Wizards, Inc.

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2007

Escape from earth

Escape from earth

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2006

Ultimate Iron Man Volume 1

Ultimate Iron Man Volume 1

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2006

Empire

Empire

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2006

Getting Lost

Getting Lost

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2006

A War of Gifts

A War of Gifts

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2006

Magic Street

Magic Street

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2005

New Magics

New Magics

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2004

Rachel & Leah

Rachel & Leah

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2004

The Dragon Quintet

The Dragon Quintet

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2003

New Skies

New Skies

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2003

Robota

Robota

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2003

The Crystal City

The Crystal City

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2003

Legends II [11 works]

Legends II [11 works]

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2003

Shadow Puppets

Shadow Puppets

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2002

First meetings

First meetings

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2002

Masterpieces

Masterpieces

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2001

Shadow of the Hegemon

Shadow of the Hegemon

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2001

Rebekah

Rebekah

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2001

Shadow of the Giant

Shadow of the Giant

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2000

Sarah

Sarah

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2000

Far Horizons

Far Horizons

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1999

Ender's Shadow

Ender's Shadow

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1999

Future on Ice

Future on Ice

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1998

Homebody

Homebody

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1998

Legends

Legends

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1998

Stone Tables

Stone Tables

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1997

Pastwatch

Pastwatch

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1996

Children of the Mind

Children of the Mind

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1996

Treasure Box

Treasure Box

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1996

Earthfall

Earthfall

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1995

Earthborn

Earthborn

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1995

Alvin Journeyman

Alvin Journeyman

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1995

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Alvin Maker

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1995

The ships of Earth

The ships of Earth

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1994

Lovelock

Lovelock

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1994

A Dragon-Lover's Treasury of the Fantastic

A Dragon-Lover's Treasury of the Fantastic

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1994

The call of earth

The call of earth

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1993

The Norton Book of Science Fiction

The Norton Book of Science Fiction

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1993

The Memory of Earth

The Memory of Earth

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1992

Lost Boys

Lost Boys

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1992

The Bradbury Chronicles

The Bradbury Chronicles

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1991

Xenocide

Xenocide

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1991

The Worthing Saga

The Worthing Saga

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1990

How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy

How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy

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1990

The Abyss

The Abyss

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1989

Prentice Alvin

Prentice Alvin

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1989

Heartfire

Heartfire

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1988

Characters and viewpoint

Characters and viewpoint

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1988

Red Prophet

Red Prophet

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1988

Donald A. Wollheim presents the 1988 annual world's best SF

Donald A. Wollheim presents the 1988 annual world's best SF

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1988

Treason

Treason

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1988

Hatrack River

Hatrack River

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1987

Wyrms

Wyrms

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1987

Seventh Son

Seventh Son

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1987

Ender's war

Ender's war

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1986

Speaker for the Dead

Speaker for the Dead

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1986

Ender's Game

Ender's Game

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1985

Enchantment

Enchantment

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1984

A woman of destiny

A woman of destiny

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1984

Hart's Hope

Hart's Hope

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1983

The Worthing chronicle

The Worthing chronicle

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1983

There Will Be War

There Will Be War

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1983

Dragons of Darkness

Dragons of Darkness

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1981

Songmaster

Songmaster

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1980

Dragons of Light

Dragons of Light

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1980

Capitol

Capitol

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1979

A Planet Called Treason

A Planet Called Treason

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1979

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