Orson Scott Card

Orson Scott Card (born August 24 1951) is a prolific and best-selling author of numerous genres.

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August 24 - 1951 - Author

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Card's launch in the publishing industry was with science fiction (Hot Sleep and Capitol) and later fantasy (Songmaster). He remains best known for the seminal Ender's Game, which has been among the most popular sci-fi novels ever since its publication in 1985. Ender's Game and its sequel Speaker for the Dead were awarded both the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award, making Card the only author (as of 2004) ever to win both of sci-fi's top prizes in consecutive years. Card continues the series with Xenocide, Children of the Mind, Ender's Shadow, Shadow of the Hegemon, Shadow Puppets, and the 2005 release of Shadow of the Giant. Furthermore, Card recently announced that Ender's Game will soon be made into a movie (see Ender's Game (movie)).

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Science fiction - Hot Sleep - Capitol - Fantasy - Songmaster - Ender's Game - 1985 - Speaker for the Dead - Hugo Award - Nebula Award - As of 2004 - Ender's Game (movie)

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He has since branched out into contemporary fiction, such as Lost Boys, Treasure Box and Enchantment. Other works demonstrating his versatility include the novelization of the James Cameron film The Abyss, the alternate histories The Tales of Alvin Maker and ', the comic book Ultimate Iron Man for Marvel Comics' Ultimate Marvel Universe series, and Robota, a collaboration with Star Wars artist Doug Chiang.

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Lost Boys - Treasure Box - Enchantment - James Cameron - The Abyss - The Tales of Alvin Maker - Ultimate Iron Man - Marvel Comics - Ultimate Marvel Universe - Robota - Star Wars - Doug Chiang

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His writing is dominated by detailed characterization and moral issues. As Card says, "We care about moral issues, nobility, decency, happiness, goodness—the issues that matter in the real world, but which can only be addressed, in their purity, in fiction."

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Some of his novels, for example Stone Tables, about the life of the Biblical prophet Moses; his Women of Genesis series; The Folk Of The Fringe stories; and Saints, about Latter-day Saint pioneers, have explicit religious themes. In his other writings, the influence of his Mormon beliefs is less obvious; Card's Homecoming and Alvin Maker sagas are partly retellings of the Book of Mormon and the life of LDS founder Joseph Smith, Jr.

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Stone Tables - Biblical - Moses - The Folk Of The Fringe - Saints - Latter-day Saint - Mormon - Book of Mormon - Joseph Smith, Jr.

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In addition to his novels and short stories, Card has had an active career as a nonfiction writer. During the 1980s he wrote many technical articles and columns, primarily for Compute!'s Gazette and Ahoy!, two magazines covering Commodore home computers.

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Nonfiction - 1980 - Compute!'s Gazette - Ahoy! - Commodore - Home computer

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