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(b.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)
Hot Sleep (1979)
Capitol (1979)
The Worthing Chronicle (1983)
The Worthing Saga (1990)
Ender Wiggin Saga
1. Ender's Game (1985)
2. Speaker for the Dead (1986)
3. Xenocide (1991)
4. Children of the Mind (1996)
5. Ender in Exile (2008)
The Ender Wiggin Saga (omnibus) (1993)
First Meetings (2002)
A War of Gifts (2007)
Formic Wars: Burning Earth (2011)
Formic Wars: Silent Strike (2012)
Ender saga series Books 1-5 (omnibus) (2018)
1. Ender's Game (1985)
2. Speaker for the Dead (1986)
3. Xenocide (1991)
4. Children of the Mind (1996)
5. Ender in Exile (2008)
The Ender Wiggin Saga (omnibus) (1993)
First Meetings (2002)
A War of Gifts (2007)
Formic Wars: Burning Earth (2011)
Formic Wars: Silent Strike (2012)
Ender saga series Books 1-5 (omnibus) (2018)
Alvin Maker
1. Seventh Son (1987)
2. Red Prophet (1988)
3. Prentice Alvin (1989)
4. Alvin Journeyman (1995)
5. Heartfire (1998)
6. The Crystal City (2003)
Hatrack River (1988)
Alvin Maker Boxed Set (omnibus) (1995)
Alvin Wandering (omnibus) (1998)
Seventh Son / Red Prophet (omnibus) (2016)
Prentice Alvin / Alvin Journeyman (omnibus) (2017)
The Tales of Alvin Maker: Books 1-6 (omnibus) (2018)
1. Seventh Son (1987)
2. Red Prophet (1988)
3. Prentice Alvin (1989)
4. Alvin Journeyman (1995)
5. Heartfire (1998)
6. The Crystal City (2003)
Hatrack River (1988)
Alvin Maker Boxed Set (omnibus) (1995)
Alvin Wandering (omnibus) (1998)
Seventh Son / Red Prophet (omnibus) (2016)
Prentice Alvin / Alvin Journeyman (omnibus) (2017)
The Tales of Alvin Maker: Books 1-6 (omnibus) (2018)
Maps in a Mirror
1. Maps in a Mirror Vol 1 (1990)
1. The Changed Man (1992)
2. Flux (1992)
3. Cruel Miracles (1992)
4. Monkey Sonatas (1993)
1. Maps in a Mirror Vol 1 (1990)
1. The Changed Man (1992)
2. Flux (1992)
3. Cruel Miracles (1992)
4. Monkey Sonatas (1993)
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)
Harmony (omnibus) (1994)
Earth (omnibus) (1995)
The Memory of Earth / The Call of Earth (omnibus) (2016)
The Complete Homecoming Saga (omnibus) (2019)
1. The Memory of Earth (1992)
2. The Call of Earth (1993)
3. The Ships of Earth (1994)
4. Earthfall (1995)
5. Earthborn (1995)
Harmony (omnibus) (1994)
Earth (omnibus) (1995)
The Memory of Earth / The Call of Earth (omnibus) (2016)
The Complete Homecoming Saga (omnibus) (2019)
Shadow Saga
1. Ender's Shadow (1999)
2. Shadow of the Hegemon (2000)
3. Shadow Puppets (2002)
4. Shadow of the Giant (2001)
5. Shadows in Flight (2012)
The Shadow Saga Omnibus (omnibus) (2012)
The Shadow Quintet (omnibus) (2013)
1. Ender's Shadow (1999)
2. Shadow of the Hegemon (2000)
3. Shadow Puppets (2002)
4. Shadow of the Giant (2001)
5. Shadows in Flight (2012)
The Shadow Saga Omnibus (omnibus) (2012)
The Shadow Quintet (omnibus) (2013)
Women of Genesis
1. Sarah (2000)
2. Rebekah (2001)
3. Rachel and Leah (2004)
Women of Genesis (omnibus) (2013)
1. Sarah (2000)
2. Rebekah (2001)
3. Rachel and Leah (2004)
Women of Genesis (omnibus) (2013)
Ender's Game Omnibus
Beyond Ender Boxed Set (2001)
Ender's Game Boxed Set (2002)
Ender's Shadow / Shadow of the Hegemon (2002)
Ender's Shadow / Shadow of the Hegemon / Shadow Puppets (2003)
The Ender Quartet Box Set (2008)
The Ender's Shadow Series Box Set (2008)
Ender's Game: Command School (2010) (with Pasqual Ferry and Christopher Yost)
Ender's Game Ultimate Collection (2012)
The Ender Quintet (2013)
Ender's Game Boxed Set II (2013)
Ender's Game Box Set III (2013)
Ender's Game Boxed Set I (2013)
Beyond Ender Boxed Set (2001)
Ender's Game Boxed Set (2002)
Ender's Shadow / Shadow of the Hegemon (2002)
Ender's Shadow / Shadow of the Hegemon / Shadow Puppets (2003)
The Ender Quartet Box Set (2008)
The Ender's Shadow Series Box Set (2008)
Ender's Game: Command School (2010) (with Pasqual Ferry and Christopher Yost)
Ender's Game Ultimate Collection (2012)
The Ender Quintet (2013)
Ender's Game Boxed Set II (2013)
Ender's Game Box Set III (2013)
Ender's Game Boxed Set I (2013)
Pathfinder
1. Pathfinder (2010)
2. Ruins (2012)
3. Visitors (2014)
Pathfinder and Ruins (omnibus) (2013)
Pathfinder Trilogy (omnibus) (2014)
1. Pathfinder (2010)
2. Ruins (2012)
3. Visitors (2014)
Pathfinder and Ruins (omnibus) (2013)
Pathfinder Trilogy (omnibus) (2014)
Mither Mages
1. The Lost Gate (2011)
2. The Gate Thief (2013)
3. Gatefather (2015)
The Mither Mages Trilogy (omnibus) (2017)
1. The Lost Gate (2011)
2. The Gate Thief (2013)
3. Gatefather (2015)
The Mither Mages Trilogy (omnibus) (2017)
First Formic War (with Aaron Johnston)
1. Earth Unaware (2012)
2. Earth Afire (2013)
3. Earth Awakens (2014)
Formic Wars Trilogy Boxed Set (omnibus) (2016)
The First Formic War (omnibus) (2017)
1. Earth Unaware (2012)
2. Earth Afire (2013)
3. Earth Awakens (2014)
Formic Wars Trilogy Boxed Set (omnibus) (2016)
The First Formic War (omnibus) (2017)
Novels
Songmaster (1978)
A Planet Called Treason (1979)
aka 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)
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)
A Planet Called Treason (1979)
aka 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)
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)
Omnibus
Collections
Unaccompanied Sonata (1980)
Cardography (1987)
Maps in the Mirror (1991)
Turning Hearts (1994)
The Elephants of Posnan (2001)
Angles (2002)
An Open Book (poems) (2003)
Posing as People (2005)
Keeper of Dreams (2008)
Cardography (1987)
Maps in the Mirror (1991)
Turning Hearts (1994)
The Elephants of Posnan (2001)
Angles (2002)
An Open Book (poems) (2003)
Posing as People (2005)
Keeper of Dreams (2008)
Graphic Novels
Ultimate Iron Man (2006)
Wyrms Graphic Novel (2006)
Red Prophet: The Tales Of Alvin Maker Volume 1 (2007)
Red Prophet: The Tales Of Alvin Maker Volume 2 (2008)
Ultimate Iron Man II (2008)
Ender's Game: Battle School (2009) (with Christopher Yost)
Dragon Age (2011) (with Aaron Johnston and Mark Robinson)
Laddertop Vol 1 (2011) (with Emily Janice Card)
Laddertop Vol 2 (2013) (with Emily Janice Card)
Wyrms Graphic Novel (2006)
Red Prophet: The Tales Of Alvin Maker Volume 1 (2007)
Red Prophet: The Tales Of Alvin Maker Volume 2 (2008)
Ultimate Iron Man II (2008)
Ender's Game: Battle School (2009) (with Christopher Yost)
Dragon Age (2011) (with Aaron Johnston and Mark Robinson)
Laddertop Vol 1 (2011) (with Emily Janice Card)
Laddertop Vol 2 (2013) (with Emily Janice Card)
Novellas
The Fringe (1985)
Salvage (1986)
America (1987)
Stonefather (2008)
Hamlet's Father (2011)
A Town Divided by Christmas (2018)
Salvage (1986)
America (1987)
Stonefather (2008)
Hamlet's Father (2011)
A Town Divided by Christmas (2018)
Series contributed to
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)
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)
aka Intergalactic Medicine Show
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)
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)
aka Intergalactic Medicine Show
Non fiction
The Authorized Ender Companion (2009) (with Jake Black)
Ender's World: Fresh Perspectives on the SF Classic Ender's Game (2013)
Ender's World: Fresh Perspectives on the SF Classic Ender's Game (2013)
Anthologies containing stories by Orson Scott Card
New Dimensions 10 (1980)
The Best Science Fiction Novellas of the Year 2 (1980)
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 6 (1980)
Nebula Winners 15 (1981)
Fantasy Annual III (1981)
Dragons of Darkness (1981)
The First Omni Book of Science Fiction (1984)
The Second Omni Book of Science Fiction (1984)
The Science Fiction Weight-Loss Book (1985)
The Year's Best Science Fiction Third Annual Collection (1986)
A Century of Horror 1970-1979 (1987)
Nebula Awards 21 (1987)
Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year 16 (1987)
Nebula Awards 22 (1987)
A Century of Fantasy 1980-1989 (1990)
Strange Dreams (1993)
Future Earths : Under South American Skies (1993)
The Norton Book of Science Fiction (1993)
Visions of Wonder (1996)
Dragons (1997)
A Magic-Lover's Treasury of the Fantastic (1998)
Legends (1998)
Future on Ice (1998)
Far Horizons (1999)
Children of the Night (1999)
The Best Science Fiction Novellas of the Year 2 (1980)
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 6 (1980)
Nebula Winners 15 (1981)
Fantasy Annual III (1981)
Dragons of Darkness (1981)
The First Omni Book of Science Fiction (1984)
The Second Omni Book of Science Fiction (1984)
The Science Fiction Weight-Loss Book (1985)
The Year's Best Science Fiction Third Annual Collection (1986)
A Century of Horror 1970-1979 (1987)
Nebula Awards 21 (1987)
Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year 16 (1987)
Nebula Awards 22 (1987)
A Century of Fantasy 1980-1989 (1990)
Strange Dreams (1993)
Future Earths : Under South American Skies (1993)
The Norton Book of Science Fiction (1993)
Visions of Wonder (1996)
Dragons (1997)
A Magic-Lover's Treasury of the Fantastic (1998)
Legends (1998)
Future on Ice (1998)
Far Horizons (1999)
Children of the Night (1999)
Short stories
| Ender's Game [short story] (1977) | Hugo (nominee) | ||
| I Put My Blue Genes On (1978) | |||
| Mikal's Songbird (1978) | Hugo (nominee) Nebula Awards (nominee) | ||
| The Bully and the Beast (1979) | |||
| Closing the Timelid (1979) | |||
| Deep Breathing Exercises (1979) | |||
| Eumenides in the Fourth Floor Lavatory (1979) | |||
| Kingsmeat (1979) | |||
| The Monkey's Thought 'Twas All in Fun' (1979) | |||
| Mortal Gods (1979) | |||
| Quietus (1979) | |||
| Sandmagic (1979) | |||
| Songhouse (1979) | Hugo (nominee) | ||
| Unaccompanied Sonata [short story] (1979) | Hugo (nominee) Nebula Awards (nominee) | ||
| A Cross-Country Trip to Kill Richard Nixon (1980) | |||
| Fat Farm (1980) | |||
| Holy (1980) | |||
| The Princess and the Bear (1980) | |||
| St. Amy's Tale (1980) | |||
| Middle Woman (1981) (as by Byron Walley) | |||
| A Plague of Butterflies (1981) | |||
| The Porcelain Salamander (1981) | |||
| A Sepulcher of Songs (1981) | |||
| The Best Day (1984) (as by Dinah Kirkham) | |||
| Hatrack River [short story] (1986) | Hugo (nominee) Nebula Awards (nominee) World Fantasy | ||
| Eye for Eye [short story] (1987) | Hugo | ||
| Dogwalker (1989) | Hugo (nominee) | ||
| Lost Boys [short story] (1989) | Hugo (nominee) Nebula Awards (nominee) | ||
| Grinning Man (1998) |
Awards
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Books about Orson Scott Card
Orson Scott Card recommends
The Winds of Altair (1973)
Ben Bova
"The book to read in order to understand the heart and bones of the story Avatar tried to tell."
Emprise (1985)
(Trigon Disunity, book 1)
Michael P Kube-McDowell
"Michael Kube-McDowell's Emprise proves that he can handle the vast sweep of historical events with a skill few other writers can match."
The Sorcery Within (1985)
(War of the Dragons, book 1)
Dave Smeds
"A remarkable book...head and shoulders above the others."
Swimmers Beneath the Bright (1987)
M Coleman Easton
"A masterful talented writer... You can trust him to deliver what he promises."
Blood of the Children (1989)
Alan Rodgers
"Rodgers isn't one of those horror writers whose stories have no effect beyond making you gag, indeed, his grue quotient is pretty low. What he offers instead is a teaspoonful of absurdity dissolved in a quart of ordinary life, and ah, the difference that teaspoonful can make..."
Orbital Resonance (1991)
(Century Next Door, book 1)
John Barnes
"John Barnes carries us away the way Heinlein used to do it."
Jumper (1992)
(Jumper, book 1)
Steven Gould
"Gould proves once again that in the hands of a wonderful, perceptive writer, there is no such thing as an old idea. This is a book that you won't want to miss."
The Sum of All Men (1998)
(Runelords, book 1)
David Farland
"When I reached the end of this first volume, The Runelords, and saw grace arise from a devastating battelfield where too many great hearts lay dead, Farland had earned the tears that came to my eyes. It was not sentiment, but epiphany."
Magic Time (2001)
(Magic Time, book 1)
Barbara Hambly and Marc Scott Zicree
"The best new dose of magic to hit the world of fantasy literature in a long time."
The Disappeared (2002)
(Retrieval Artist, book 1)
Kristine Kathryn Rusch
"A masterful writer is at work."
Ringworld's Children (2004)
(Ringworld, book 4)
Larry Niven
"Great storytelling is still alive in science fiction because of Larry Niven and his finest work is the Ringworld series."
The Princess and the Hound (2007)
(Princess , book 1)
Mette Ivie Harrison
"Powerful, surprising, moving, and deep - a classic."
The Sword-Edged Blonde (2007)
(Eddie LaCrosse Mystery, book 1)
Alex Bledsoe
"A compelling story with fascinating characters - who are so witty and whose attitudes are so wry that I laughed and cared."
Lamentation (2009)
(Psalms of Isaak, book 1)
Ken Scholes
"This is the golden age of fantasy, with a dozen masters doing their best work. Then along comes Ken Scholes, with his amazing clarity, power, and invention, and shows us all how it's done."
Children No More (2010)
(Jon and Lobo, book 4)
Mark L Van Name
"...a hero who is worth at least a dozen more novels. I want to read a new one every year."
Ringworld's Children / Fleet of Worlds (2016)
Edward M Lerner and Larry Niven
"Great storytelling is still alive in science fiction because if Larry Niven."
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