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Orson Scott Card 

2003 Season

Born in Riceland, Washington, Orson Scott Card grew up in California, Arizona and Utah. He lived in Brazil for two years as an unpaid missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and received degrees from Brigham Young University and the University of Utah. As one of the nation's most acclaimed and best-selling authors, he has received numerous awards. His novel Stone Tables was honored by Booklist as one of its top 10 Christian novels for 1999. Card's Sarah: Women of Genesis was the first book in a trilogy about women of the Bible, and the second installment in that series, Rebekah, will be released this fall. He currently lives with his wife Kristine and family in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Bibliography

Shadow Puppets (science fiction novel, sequel to Ender's Shadow and Shadow of the Hegemon, TOR)
Rebekah (2nd of 3 books, Women of Genesis series, Shadow Mountain, November 2001)
Shadow of the Hegemon (science fiction novel, sequel to Ender's Shadow, TOR, January 2001)
Sarah (1st of 3 books, Women of Genesis series, Shadow Mountain, October 2000)
Magic Mirror (picture book, Gibbs Smith Publisher, September 1999)
Ender's Shadow (novel, TOR, August 1999)
Enchantment (novel, Del Rey, 1999)
Heartfire (volume 5 of the Tales of Alvin Maker, American fantasy, Tor, 1998)
Homebody (novel, HarperCollins, 1998)
Stone Tables (novel, Deseret Book, 1997)
Treasure Box (novel, HarperCollins, 1996)
Children of the Mind (science fiction novel, sequel to Ender's Game, Speaker for the Dead, and Xenocide, Tor, 1996)
Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus (novel Tor, 1996)
Alvin Journeyman (volume 4 of Tales of Alvin Maker; American fantasy, Tor, 1995) Locus Award (best fantasy novel) 96
Earthborn (volume 5 of the science fiction series Homecoming, Tor, 1995)
Earthfall (volume 4 of the science fiction series Homecoming, Tor, 1995)
Lovelock(with Kathryn H. Kidd, book 1 in the science fiction series Mayflower, Tor, 1994)
The Ships of Earth (volume 3 of the science fiction series Homecoming, Tor, 1994)
A Storyteller in Zion (essays, Bookcraft, 1993)
The Call of Earth (volume 2 of the science fiction series Homecoming, Tor, 1992)
Lost Boys (novel, HarperCollins, 1992)
The Memory of Earth (volume 1 of the science fiction series Homecoming, Tor, 1992)
Xenocide (science fiction novel, sequel to Ender's Game and Speaker for the Dead, Tor, Aug 1991)
The Worthing Saga (omnibus volume incorporating The Worthing Chronicle, most of Capitol, and several previously unpublished or uncollected stories from the same future history; Tor, Dec 90)
Eye for Eye (Tor double novel, with Lloyd Biggle, Jr., "Tunesmith," and Foreword and Afterword to "Tunesmith" by OSC, Tor, Nov 90)
Maps in a Mirror: The Short Fiction of Orson Scott Card (Tor, 1990) Maps in a Mirror: Paperbacks: The Changed Man (book 1, 1992) Flux (book 2, 1992) Crule Miracles (book 4, 1992) Monkey Sonatas (book 3, 1993)
How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy (Writer's Digest Books, 90) Hugo Award 91
The Abyss with Jim Cameron (science fiction, novel based on the film The Abyss, Pocket, May 89); in French translation as Abyss (J'ai Lu, 89); in German translation as Abyss: In der Tiefe de Meeres (Bastei Lubbe); Japanese, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese editions forthcoming.
The Folk of the Fringe (science fiction, collection of linked stories, Phantasia Press/Tor, Apr 89)
Prentice Alvin (vol. 3 of Tales of Alvin Maker; American fantasy, Tor, Feb 89); UK edition Century/Legend
Treason (science fiction, St. Martin's Press, Oct 88; revised edition of A Planet Called Treason, 10% new material)
Character and Viewpoint (Writer's Digest Books, Aug 88)
Red Prophet (vol. 2 of Tales of Alvin Maker; American fantasy, Tor, Jan 88); UK edition (Century/Legend); in German translation as Der Rote Prophet (Bastei Lubbe) Hugo finalist 89, Nebula Finalist 88, Locus Award (best fantasy novel) 89
Wyrms (science fiction novel, Arbor House/Tor, Jun 87); UK edition (Century/Legend); in German translation as Die Stadt am Ende der Welt (Bastei Lubbe)
Seventh Son (vol. 1 of Tales of Alvin Maker; American fantasy, Tor, Jun 87); UK edition (Century/Legend); in German translation as Der Siebente Sohn (Bastei Lubbe) Hugo finalist 88, World Fantasy finalist 88, Mythopoeic Society Award 88, Locus Award (best fantasy novel) 88
Cardography (fantasy collection, Hypatia Press, Mar 87; all stories to be incorporated in Maps in a Mirror)
Speaker for the Dead (science fiction novel, Tor, Feb 86); UK edition (Century); in French translation as La Voix des Morts (Opta); in German translation as Sprecher fur die Toten (Bastei Lubbe); in Spanish translation as La Voz de los Muertos: La Saga de Ender (Nova) Nebula Award 86, Hugo Award 87, Locus Award 87, SF Chronicle Readers Poll Award 87
Ender's Game (science fiction novel, Tor, Jan 85, based on 1977 novelet "Ender's Game"); UK edition (Century); in French translation as La Strategie Ender (Opta); in German translation as Das Grosse Spiel (Bastei Lubbe); in Spanish translation as El Juego de Ender (Nova); in Japanese translation (S.I. Hayakawa); in Dutch translation as Ender Wint (Meulenhoff). Also translated into Czech, Danish, Finnish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, and Swedish. Nebula Award 85, Hugo Award 86, Hamilton-Brackett Award 86, SF Chronicle Readers Poll Award 86
Saints (historical novel, Berkley, Jan 84 [as Woman of Destiny]; Tor, Apr 88); named Book of the Year by Association for Mormon Letters
The Worthing Chronicle (science fiction novel, Ace, Jul 83; included in The Worthing Saga, qv)
Hart's Hope (fantasy, Berkley, Jan 83; Tor, Feb 88); in French translation as Espoir-du-cerf (Denoel); in Spanish translation as Esperanza del Venado (Nova Fantasia); in German translation as Die Hirschbraut (Bastei Lubbe)
Saintspeak (humor, Signature/Orion, 82)
Ainge (sports biography, Signature, 82; out of print)
Unaccompanied Sonata and Other Stories (story collection, science fiction, Dial/Dell, 80; out of print in U.S.); in German translation as Play Kosmos (Bastei Lubbe); in French translation as Sonate sans Accompagnement (Denoel); in Japanese translation as Mubanso Sonata (Hayakawa Publishing)
Songmaster (science fiction, Dial/Dell, 79, 80; Tor, 87, slightly revised); UK edition (Orbit); in German translation as Meistersanger (Bastei Lubbe); in Dutch translation as Zangermeester (Meulenhoff); in Spanish translation as Maestro Cantor (Nova Ciencia Ficcion) Hamilton-Brackett Memorial Award 81
A Planet Called Treason (science fiction, St. Martin's/Dell, 78,79; permanently out of print; replaced by Treason, qv); UK edition A Planet Called Treason (Pan); in Dutch translation as Wereld van Verraad (Elmar); in French translation as Une Planete Nommee Trahison (Denoel); in Spanish translation as Un Planeta Llamado Traicion (Nebulae)
Hot Sleep (science fiction, Baronet/Ace, 78; permanently out of print; replaced by Worthing Chronicle, qv)
Capitol (story collection, science fiction, Baronet/Ace, 78; permanently out of print; much material included in The Worthing Saga); in German translation as Capitol (Bastei Lubbe)
Listen, Mom and Dad (child-rearing book, Bookcraft, 78; out of print)

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