Orson Scott Card

Orson Scott Card is an American writer best known for his science fiction works. He holds the distinction of being the only person to win a Hugo Award and a Nebula Award in consecutive years, achieving this feat by winning both awards for his 1985 novel Ender’s Game and its 1986 sequel, Speaker for the Dead. He also coproduced the 2013 feature film adaptation of Ender’s Game and wrote the Locus Fantasy Award-winning series The Tales of Alvin Maker.

Card’s fiction frequently features characters with exceptional gifts who face difficult choices with high stakes. In addition to his fiction, he has written political, religious, and social commentary through columns and other writings, and has provoked controversy and criticism for his public opposition to homosexuality.