Orson Scott Card is a renowned American author, best known for his science fiction and fantasy works. Born in 1951, he gained fame with his novel Ender’s Game (1985), which won both the Hugo and Nebula Awards. Its sequel, Speaker for the Dead (1986), also received the same honors, making Card the only author to win these awards in consecutive years for two novels in the same series. Ender’s Game was later adapted into a feature film in 2013.

Card’s other notable works include The Tales of Alvin Maker, a fantasy series inspired by American frontier history, and numerous standalone novels and short stories. His writing often explores themes of morality, leadership, and the human condition.