He frequently teaches writing and literature courses at Southern Virginia University. Besides his writing, he runs occasional writers' workshops and directs plays.

He served a mission for the LDS Church in Brazil in the early 1970s. The novel-length version of Ender's Game, published in 1984 and continuously in print since then, became the basis of the 2013 film, starring Asa Butterfield, Harrison Ford, Ben Kingsley, Hailee Steinfeld, Viola Davis, and Abigail Breslin.Ĭard was born in Washington state, and grew up in California, Arizona, and Utah. Beginning with dozens of plays and musical comedies produced in the 1960s and 70s, Card's first published fiction appeared in 1977-the short story 'Gert Fram' in the July issue of The Ensign, and the novelette version of 'Ender's Game' in the August issue of Analog. Those books are organized into the Ender Saga, which chronicles the life of Ender Wiggin the Shadow Series, which follows on the novel Ender's Shadow and is set on Earth and the Formic Wars series, written with co-author Aaron Johnston, which tells of the terrible first contact between humans and the alien 'Buggers.' Card has been a working writer since the 1970s.

Orson Scott Card is best known for his science fiction novel Ender's Game and its many sequels that expand the Ender Universe into the far future and the near past. The Second Formic War (with Aaron Johnston) The First Formic War (with Aaron Johnston)Įarth Unaware / Earth Afire / Earth Awakens Shadow Puppets is the continuing story of Bean and Petra, and the rest of Ender's Dragon Army, as they take their places in the new government of Earth.Įnder’s Game / Speaker for the Dead / Xenocide / Children of the Mind / Ender in Exile / Children of the FleetĮnder’s Shadow / Shadow of the Hegemon / Shadow Puppets / Shadow of the Giant / Shadows in Flight With Bean at his side, the two will reshape our future. And he has an irresistible call on the loyalty of Earth's young warriors. Peter Wiggin, Ender's older, more ruthless, brother, sees that any hope for the future of Earth lies in restoring a sense of unity and purpose. Nations are rising again, seeking territory and influence, and most of all, seeking to control the skills and loyalty of the children from the Battle School.īut one person has a better idea. The unity forced upon the warring nations by an alien enemy has shattered. Bestselling author Orson Scott Card brings to life a new chapter in the saga of Ender's Earth and The Shadow Series.Įarth and its society have been changed irrevocably in the aftermath of Ender Wiggin's victory over the Formics.

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