Orson Scott Card

Orson Scott Card

Orson Scott Card (born 1951) is an American author, critic, public speaker, essayist, columnist, and political activist. He writes in several genres, but is primarily known for his science fiction. His novel Ender's Game (1985) and its sequel Speaker for the Dead (1986) both won Hugo and Nebula Awards, making Card the only author to win both science fiction's top U.S. prizes in consecutive years. He is also known as an advocate for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, of which he has been a lifelong practicing member, and as a political commentator on many issues, including opposition to homosexual behavior and the legalization of same-sex marriage.

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Books by Orson Scott Card
Hot Sleep
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Capitol
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A Planet Called Treason
★ 8.00 / 3
Songmaster
★ 6.00 / 3
Unaccompanied Sonata and Other Stories
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The Worthing Chronicle
★ 8.00 / 2
Hart's Hope
★ 6.00 / 2
Ender's Game (Ender #1)
★ 8.60 / 178
Speaker for the Dead (Ender #2)
★ 7.98 / 83
Cardography
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Wyrms
★ 6.00 / 1
Seventh Son (The Tales of Alvin Maker #1)
★ 7.24 / 154
Treason
★ 10.00 / 1
Red Prophet (The Tales of Alvin Maker #2)
★ 7.08 / 125
The Abyss
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Prentice Alvin (The Tales of Alvin Maker #3)
★ 7.04 / 120
The Folk of the Fringe
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Eye For Eye / The Tunesmith
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The Worthing Saga
★ 6.00 / 1
Maps in a Mirror: The Short Fiction of Orson Scott Card
★ 5.50 / 2
Xenocide (Ender #3)
★ 7.24 / 63
The Memory of Earth (Homecoming Saga #1)
★ 7.60 / 5
Lost Boys
★ 10.00 / 1
The Call of Earth (Homecoming Saga #2)
★ 6.34 / 3
Lovelock (The Mayflower Trilogy #1)
★ 6.76 / 12
The Ships of Earth (Homecoming Saga #3)
★ 6.00 / 2
Earthborn (Homecoming Saga #5)
★ 6.00 / 1
Earthfall (Homecoming Saga #4)
★ 5.00 / 2
Alvin Journeyman (The Tales of Alvin Maker #4)
★ 6.56 / 109
Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus (Pastwatch #1)
★ 8.00 / 4
Treasure Box
★ 8.00 / 1
Children of the Mind (Ender #4)
★ 6.90 / 11
Homebody
★ 8.00 / 1
Heartfire (The Tales of Alvin Maker #5)
★ 6.78 / 92
Enchantment
★ 8.00 / 3
Ender's Shadow (The Shadow Series (Ender) #1)
★ 7.66 / 15
Shadow of the Hegemon (The Shadow Series (Ender) #2)
★ 7.76 / 8
First Meetings
★ 6.00 / 3
Shadow Puppets (The Shadow Series (Ender) #3)
★ 6.76 / 8
The Crystal City (The Tales of Alvin Maker #6)
★ 6.00 / 4
Robota
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Magic Street
★ 6.00 / 2
Shadow of the Giant (The Shadow Series (Ender) #4)
★ 7.42 / 7
Empire (Empire #1)
★ 6.00 / 2
The Space Boy
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Invasive Procedures
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A War of Gifts
★ 5.00 / 2
Keeper of Dreams
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Ender in Exile
★ 6.66 / 3
Stonefather
⧗ 8.00 / 2
Hidden Empire (Empire #2)
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Pathfinder (Pathfinder #1)
★ 8.50 / 8
The Lost Gate (Mither Mages #1)
★ 9.00 / 6
Hamlet’s Father
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Shadows in Flight (The Shadow Series (Ender) #5)
★ 7.00 / 2
Earth Unaware (The First Formic War #1)
★ 10.00 / 1
Ruins (Pathfinder #2)
★ 10.00 / 1
The Gate Thief (Mither Mages #2)
⧗ 8.50 / 4
Earth Afire (The First Formic War #2)
★ 10.00 / 1
Earth Awakens (The First Formic War #3)
⧗ 8.00 / 1
Visitors (Pathfinder #3)
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Gatefather (Mither Mages #3)
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The Swarm (The Second Formic War #1)
★ 8.00 / 2
Children of the Fleet (Fleet School #1)
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The Hive (The Second Formic War #2)
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Lost and Found (Micropowers #1)
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Duplex (Micropowers #2)
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The Last Shadow (The Shadow Series (Ender) #6)
⧗ 10.00 / 1
Wakers (The Side-Step Trilogy #1)
⧗ 9.00 / 1
Extinct (Extinct #1)
⧗ 8.60 / 5

Series by Orson Scott Card

The Tales of Alvin Maker (7 books)
Homecoming Saga (5 books)
Pastwatch (1 books)
The Mayflower Trilogy (1 books)
Mither Mages (4 books)
Empire (2 books)
Pathfinder (3 books)
Extinct (3 books)
The Side-Step Trilogy (3 books)
Micropowers (2 books)

Speculative Fiction Novels

(Extinct #3 / 3)
2026 | science fiction, space opera | Release date TBA
(The Side-Step Trilogy #3 / 3)
2025 | science fiction, young adult | Release date TBA
(The Tales of Alvin Maker #7 / 7)
2024 | fantasy, alternate history | Release date TBA
(Extinct #2 / 3)
2024 | science fiction, space opera | Release date TBA
(The Side-Step Trilogy #2 / 3)
2024 | science fiction, young adult | Release date TBA
(The Second Formic War #3 / 3)
2023 | science fiction | Release date TBA
(Extinct #1 / 3)
2023 | science fiction, space opera | Release date TBA
(The Side-Step Trilogy #1 / 3)
2022 | science fiction, young adult
(The Shadow Series (Ender) #6 / 6)
2021 | science fiction, short stories
(Micropowers #2 / 2)
2021 | fantasy, young adult
(Micropowers #1 / 2)
2019 | fantasy, young adult
(The Second Formic War #2 / 3)
2019 | science fiction
(Fleet School #1 / 1)
2017 | science fiction
(The Second Formic War #1 / 3)
2016 | science fiction
(Mither Mages #3 / 3)
2015 | fantasy
(Pathfinder #3 / 3)
2014 | science fiction, young adult
(The First Formic War #3 / 3)
2014 | science fiction
(The First Formic War #2 / 3)
2013 | science fiction
(Mither Mages #2 / 3)
2013 | fantasy
(Pathfinder #2 / 3)
2012 | science fiction, young adult
(The First Formic War #1 / 3)
2012 | science fiction
(The Shadow Series (Ender) #5 / 6)
2012 | science fiction
2011 | fantasy
(Mither Mages #1 / 3)
2011 | fantasy
(Pathfinder #1 / 3)
2010 | science fiction, young adult
(Empire #2 / 2)
2009 | science fiction
(Mither Mages)
2008 | fantasy
(Ender)
2008 | science fiction
2008 | science fiction, fantasy, short stories
(Ender)
2007 | science fiction
2007 | science fiction
2007 | science fiction, young adult
(Empire #1 / 2)
2006 | science fiction
(The Shadow Series (Ender) #4 / 6)
2005 | science fiction
2005 | fantasy
(The Tales of Alvin Maker #6 / 7)
2003 | fantasy, alternate history
2003 | science fiction
(The Shadow Series (Ender) #3 / 6)
2002 | science fiction
(Ender)
2002 | science fiction, short stories
(The Shadow Series (Ender) #2 / 6)
2001 | science fiction
(The Shadow Series (Ender) #1 / 6)
1999 | science fiction, military science fiction
1999 | fantasy
(The Tales of Alvin Maker #5 / 7)
1998 | fantasy, alternate history
1998 | horror
(Ender #4 / 4)
1996 | science fiction, military science fiction
(Pastwatch #1 / 1)
1996 | science fiction
1996 | horror
(The Tales of Alvin Maker #4 / 7)
1995 | fantasy, alternate history
(Homecoming Saga #4 / 5)
1995 | science fiction
(Homecoming Saga #5 / 5)
1995 | science fiction
(Homecoming Saga #3 / 5)
1994 | science fiction
(The Mayflower Trilogy #1 / 1)
1994 | science fiction
(Homecoming Saga #2 / 5)
1993 | science fiction
(Homecoming Saga #1 / 5)
1992 | science fiction
1992 | horror
(Ender #3 / 4)
1991 | science fiction, military science fiction
1990 | science fiction, fantasy, short stories
1990 | science fiction, short stories
1990 | science fiction, short stories
(The Tales of Alvin Maker #3 / 7)
1989 | fantasy, alternate history
1989 | science fiction, short stories
1989 | science fiction
(The Tales of Alvin Maker #2 / 7)
1988 | fantasy, alternate history
1988 | science fiction
(The Tales of Alvin Maker #1 / 7)
1987 | fantasy, alternate history
1987 | science fiction
1987 | fantasy, short stories
(Ender #2 / 4)
1986 | science fiction
(Ender #1 / 4)
1985 | science fiction, military science fiction
1983 | fantasy
1983 | science fiction
1980 | science fiction, fantasy, short stories
1980 | science fiction
1979 | science fiction
1979 | science fiction
1979 | science fiction, short stories