Listen to KFRU David Lile's interview with Orson Scott Card (WMA, MP3).
Orson Scott Card, an acclaimed science fiction writer, confessed that as a child, he did not consider writing as a career. His first love, then and now, is teaching. Only after majoring in theater in college and traveling to Brazil as a missionary did his literary side awaken, eventually leading him to become a New York Times best-selling author.
Card was the first writer to receive both the Hugo and Nebula awards for best novel two years in a row, first for “Ender’s Game” and then for the sequel, “Speaker for the Dead.” His ‘Ender’s Cycle’ has successfully crossed genre lines by creating a sense of wonder that pulls in readers of all ages and from all walks of life. The latest addition, “Shadow of the Giant,” came out this year.
“Ender’s Game,” which has sold more than one million copies worldwide, is scheduled to hit the big screen in 2006. Warner Brothers bought the rights and plans are for Wolfgang Peterson ("Troy") to direct the movie based on both “Ender’s Game” and “Ender’s Shadow.”
Other popular series by Card include, “The Homecoming Saga” and “The Tales of Alvin Maker,” as well as the individual title, “Pastwatch” where Card retells ancient scripture as science fiction.
Born in Richland, Washington in 1951, Card spent his youth growing up in California, Arizona and Utah. He received degrees from Brigham Young University and the University of Utah.
Card currently lives in Greensboro, North Carolina with his wife and children. To read more about the author and to keep up on his current work, visit his official Web site: www.hatrack.com.
Orson Scott Card Selected Bibliography
Series:
Tales of Alvin Maker
Homecoming
Mayflower (with Kathryn H. Kidd)
Women of Genesis
Ender’s Cycle:
Ender's Game (Tor, Jan. 1985) Nebula Award 1985, Hugo Award 1986
Speaker for the Dead (Tor, Feb. 1986) Nebula Award 1986, Hugo Award 1987
Xenocide (Tor, Aug. 1991)
Children of the Mind (Tor, 1996)
Ender's Shadow (Tor, August 1999)
Shadow of the Hegemon (Tor, Jan. 2001)
Shadow Puppets (Tor, Aug. 2002)
Shadow of the Giant (Tor, 2005)
Other Novels Include:
Enchantment (Del Rey, 1999)
Homebody (HarperCollins, 1998)
Stone Tables (Deseret Book, 1997)
Treasure Box (HarperCollins, 1996)
Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus (Tor, 1996)
Lost Boys (HarperCollins, 1992)
Treason (St. Martin's Press, Oct. 1988)
Wyrms (Arbor House/Tor, Jun. 87)
The Worthing Chronicle (Ace, Jul. 1983)
Hart's Hope (Berkley, Jan. 1983; Tor, Feb. 1988)
Songmaster (Dial/Dell, 1979)
Card has also written numerous short stories, essays, technical writing, plays and poetry.
