Orson Scott Card
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CARD, ORSON SCOTT, born 1951

Orson Scott Card

American science fiction novelist.

Books
51
Editions tracked
70
First editions
50
Nationality
United States

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Earliest first editionA Planet Called TreasonSt. Martin's Press, 1979 Most editions trackedA Planet Called Treason2 editions
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  1. 1979A Planet Called TreasonSt. Martin's Press
  2. 1980SongmasterDial Press
  3. 1984Bth-EnchantmentBallantine Books
  4. 1986Speaker for the DeadT. Doherty Associates
  5. 1987Seventh SonT. Doherty Associates
  6. 1987WyrmsArbor House
  7. 1988Red ProphetTor Fantasy
  8. 1988Characters and ViewpointWriter's Digest Books
  9. 1989Thea ByssCentury
  10. 1989The Folk of the FringeTor
  11. 1989Prentice AlvinCentury
  12. 1990The Worthing SagaDoherty Associates, Tom
  13. 1990How to Write Science Fiction & FantasyWriter's Digest Books
  14. 1991XenocideCentury
  15. 1992The Memory of EarthCentury
  16. 1992Lost BoysLegend (Arrow Bks.)
  17. 1993The Call of EarthLegend
  18. 1994The Ships of EarthLegend
  19. 1995Alvin JourneymanTor
  20. 1995EarthbornTor
  21. 1995EarthfallTor
  22. 1996Children of the MindTor
  23. 1996PastwatchTor
  24. 1998HeartfireTor
  25. 1999Ender's ShadowOrbit
  26. 2000SarahShadow Mountain
  27. 2001Shadow of the HegemonOrbit
  28. 2001MasterpiecesAce Books
  29. 2002Shadow PuppetsOrbit
  30. 2002First MeetingsSubterranean Press
  31. 2003The Crystal City (Signed Edition) (Tales of Alvin Maker)Tor
  32. 2005Shadow of the GiantTor
  33. 2005Magic StreetDel Rey/Ballantine Books
  34. 2006EmpireTor
  35. 2007A War of GiftsTor
  36. 2007Invasive ProceduresTor
  37. 2008Ender in ExileTor
  38. 2010PathfinderSimon Pulse
  39. 2011The Lost GateTor
  40. 2012Earth UnawareTor

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When was Orson Scott Card born?

Orson Scott Card was born in 1951.

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We track 51 books by Orson Scott Card across 70 editions, 50 of them first editions.

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