Orson Scott Card






Orson Scott Card

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born
August 24, 1951

gender
male

place of birth
Richland, Washington, The United States

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genre
Science Fiction & Fantasy, Poetry, Nonfiction


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Orson Scott Card is the author of the novels Ender's Game, Ender's Shadow, and Speaker for the Dead, which are widely read by adults and younger readers, and are increasingly used in schools.
Besides these and other science fiction novels, Card writes contemporary fantasy (Magic Street, Enchantment, Lost Boys), biblical novels (Stone Tables, Rachel and Leah), the American frontier fantasy series The Tales of Alvin Maker (beginning with Seventh Son), poetry (An Open Book), and many plays and scripts.

Card was born in Washington and grew up in California, Arizona, and Utah. He served a mission for the LDS Church in Brazil in the early 1970s. Besides his writing, he teaches occasional classes and workshops and directs plays. He...more




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Ender's Game Ender's Game (Ender's Saga, Book 1)
by Orson Scott Card
avg rating 4.26 — 62,460 ratings — published 1985
51 editions
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Speaker for the Dead Speaker for the Dead (Ender's Saga, Book 2)
by Orson Scott Card
avg rating 3.90 — 18,466 ratings — published 1986
27 editions
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Ender's Shadow Ender's Shadow (Shadow Series, Book 1)
by Orson Scott Card
avg rating 4.15 — 13,409 ratings — published 201
26 editions
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Xenocide Xenocide (Ender's Saga, Book 3)
by Orson Scott Card
avg rating 3.63 — 12,052 ratings — published 1991
25 editions
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Children of the Mind Children of the Mind (Ender's Saga, Book 4)
by Orson Scott Card
avg rating 3.57 — 9,097 ratings — published 1996
18 editions
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Shadow of the Hegemon Shadow of the Hegemon (Shadow Series, Book 2)
by Orson Scott Card
avg rating 3.76 — 7,691 ratings — published 2000
17 editions
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Enchantment Enchantment
by Orson Scott Card
avg rating 3.87 — 4,958 ratings — published 1984
13 editions
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Shadow Puppets Shadow Puppets (Shadow Series, Book 3)
by Orson Scott Card
avg rating 3.76 — 5,091 ratings — published 2002
14 editions
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Seventh Son Seventh Son (Tales of Alvin Maker #1)
by Orson Scott Card
avg rating 3.89 — 4,526 ratings — published 1987
20 editions
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Shadow of the Giant Shadow of the Giant (Shadow Series, Book 4)
by Orson Scott Card
avg rating 3.84 — 4,388 ratings — published 2000
9 editions
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"It's called civilization. Women invented it, and every time you men blow it all to bits, we just invent it again."
Orson Scott Card (The Folk of the Fringe)
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"Ethan Wyeth: I hope you're thirsty."
Gideon Wyeth:"Why?"
Ethan: "Cause your dumb and ugly, but I can do something about thirsty.""
Orson Scott Card
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"This is how humans are: We question all our beliefs, except for the ones that we really believe in, and those we never think to question."
- Andrew Wiggin"
Orson Scott Card (Speaker for the Dead)
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