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 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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Maps in a Mirror (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)
1. The Memory of Earth (1992)
2. The Call of Earth (1993)
3. The Ships of Earth (1994)
4. Earthfall (1995)
5. Earthborn (1995)
Ender's Game Graphic Novels
Formic Wars: Burning Earth (2011)
Formic Wars: Silent Strike (2012)
Ender's Game Ultimate Collection (2012)
Formic Wars: Burning Earth (2011)
Formic Wars: Silent Strike (2012)
Ender's Game Ultimate Collection (2012)
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)
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)
Collections
Unaccompanied Sonata (1980)
Cardography (1987)
Turning Hearts (1994)
The Elephants of Posnan (2001)
Angles (2002)
An Open Book (poems) (2004)
Posing as People (2005)
Keeper of Dreams (2008)
The Spirit of the Season (2022) (with others)
Cardography (1987)
Turning Hearts (1994)
The Elephants of Posnan (2001)
Angles (2002)
An Open Book (poems) (2004)
Posing as People (2005)
Keeper of Dreams (2008)
The Spirit of the Season (2022) (with others)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Laddertop Vol 1 (2011) (with Emily Janice Card)
Laddertop Vol 2 (2013) (with Emily Janice Card)
Novellas and Short Stories
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)
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)
Omnibus editions
Series contributed to
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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