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Orson Scott Card

Born

in Richland, Washington, The United States

August 24, 1951

Website

http://www.hatrack.com/

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Genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Poetry, Nonfiction

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Orson Scott Card is an American writer known best for his science fiction works. He is (as of 2023) 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 co-produced, 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; his opposition to homosexuality has provoked public criticism.
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Orson Scott Card’s books

Average rating: 4.11 · 3,142,150 ratings · 124,199 reviews · 876 distinct works • Similar authors

	Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 1,391,302 ratings — published 1985 — 286 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Speaker for the Dead (Ender's Saga, #2) 4.10 avg rating — 257,969 ratings — published 1986 — 148 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ender's Shadow (The Shadow Series, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 173,415 ratings — published 1999 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Xenocide (Ender's Saga, #3) 3.81 avg rating — 158,803 ratings — published 1991 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Children of the Mind (Ender's Saga, #4) 3.78 avg rating — 109,228 ratings — published 1996 — 74 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shadow of the Hegemon (The Shadow Series, #2) 3.96 avg rating — 78,526 ratings — published 2000 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shadow Puppets (The Shadow Series, #3) 3.90 avg rating — 59,941 ratings — published 2002	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Earth Unaware (The First Formic War, #1) by Orson Scott Card, Aaron Johnston (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 55,985 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shadow of the Giant (The Shadow Series, #4) 4.01 avg rating — 54,399 ratings — published 2005 — 48 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ender in Exile (Ender's Saga, #5) 3.92 avg rating — 50,935 ratings — published 2008 — 50 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The First Formic War (3 books)
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Homecoming Saga (5 books)
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Pathfinder (3 books)
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3.94 avg rating — 41,819 ratings

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3.86 avg rating — 16,821 ratings

Empire (2 books)
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NOVEMBER SCIENCE FICTION: This poll decides which 2 novels will move on to the run-off poll for our November SF Book of the Month!

The Diamond Age Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer by Neal Stephenson

14 votes 28.6%

Blindsight by Peter Watts

11 votes 22.4%

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

9 votes 18.4%

The Children of Men by P.D. James

4 votes 8.2%

The Dreaming Void by Peter F. Hamilton

3 votes 6.1%

Brasyl by Ian McDonald

3 votes 6.1%

Variable Star by Robert A. Heinlein, Spider Robinson

2 votes 4.1%

Radio Freefall by Matthew Jarpe

1 vote 2.0%

The Dark Beyond the Stars A Novel by Frank M. Robinson

1 vote 2.0%

Farthing by Jo Walton

1 vote 2.0%

Babylon Babies by Maurice G. Dantec

0 votes 0.0%

The Outback Stars by Sandra McDonald

0 votes 0.0%

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