Orson Scott Card – American writer of the 20th–21st century, author of Ender’s Game and Speaker for the Dead, winner of both the Hugo and Nebula awards, regarded as one of science fiction’s leading voices. His works blend thrilling narratives with explorations of morality, war, and childhood. Beyond novels, Card is known for world-building, essays, plays, and screenwriting.
✨ The first author ever to win both the Hugo and Nebula awards consecutively for the same novel. 📖 Ender’s Game (1985) expanded from an earlier novella. 🎬 Adapted into a 2013 film starring Harrison Ford and Asa Butterfield. 🌍 Member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, reflected in some themes. 📚 Wrote the Alvin Maker series, a mix of fantasy and alternative history. 🖋 Also worked as a playwright and wrote for comics, including Ultimate Iron Man. 🤔 Curious: drafted parts of Ender’s Game during night shifts in a theatre. 😄 Funny: joked that his child characters are so brilliant because “otherwise adults wouldn’t listen to them.”