Orson Scott Card

Would You Boycott Science Fiction Writers Because Of Their Politics?

Most SF authors aim to make you think — but some of them make you think, “I disagree with everything this person stands for.” Would you ever avoid someone’s books based on his/her political views? Would you boycott a science fiction author’s works because of their political views? ( polls)

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Jan 11

Producer Says Ender’s Game Not Over

After Orson Scott Card claimed he was “not interested” in the Ender’s Game film adaptation, it seemed as if this classic novel would never be made into a film. Not so, the producers tell io9. Last year we broke the news about director Wolfgang Peterson parting ways with the adaptation of Orson Scott Card’s film…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jan 8

Ender’s End Gets Rewritten

Just when you thought that the character was relegated to comic books, Orson Scott Card has written another novel starring Ender Wiggin, telling what happened to the character after Ender’s Game… and also during it? The new novel, Ender In Exile isn’t just a sequel to Card’s classic novel, according to the author: Actually, Ender…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan Dec 26

Orson Scott Card Explains The Problem With Iron Man

“I really hate superhero comics. Then Marvel comes to me with this character, and when they told me what it was I said, “Wow, that is even dumber than most superhero comics.” This guy is the head of a multi-million dollar international corporation — that’s a full-time job. He is also a scientist-inventor-engineer — that’s…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Nov 19

Read The First 10 Pages of Marvel’s Enders Game

The first issue of Marvel’s adaptation of Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game hits stores tomorrow – but if you can’t wait that long, you’re in luck. We’ve got an exclusive preview of the book’s first ten pages to whet your palette.The five issue series, Ender’s Game: Battle School, is adapted by New X-Men and X-Force…

io9 Graeme McMillan Oct 7

SF Authors Pick Favorite Examples of World-Building

Wonder what makes your favorite SF authors green with envy when it comes to creating strange new worlds? Now’s your chance to find out, as the site SF Signal asks twelve prominent writers – including our very own Jeff VanderMeer – just what kind of world-building sets their mind-a-tingle.Amongst the more expected selections – Ursula…

io9 Graeme McMillan Aug 2

This Is What Ender’s Game Will Look Like From Now On

If you’re expecting Marvel’s comic version of Ender’s Game to be a faithful adaptation, then Orson Scott Card has some news for you – It’s not, and it’s all his fault. Card explained the changes he requested to the comic version and showed off previews of what to expect at Friday’s Cup O’ Joe Marvel…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan Jul 25

Great Opening Sentences From Science Fiction

Click to viewYou can tell a lot about a science fiction book from its first sentence. Those first few words (or few dozen, in some cases) have to pull you into the story and bring you into a whole alternate world. A good first sentence “hooks” you, pulling you into the story with a quick…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Jul 24

Gaiman, Zelazny and More Coming To Your iPod

When Amazon.com’s SF audiobooks imprint Audible Frontiers launched earlier this year, we were interested in the potential of something new to entertain us on our morning commutes. With the line now in its third month, we checked in with Audible’s director of content, Steve Feldberg, to see whether it looks like there’s a future in…

io9 Graeme McMillan Jun 29

7 Reasons Why Scifi Book Series Outstay Their Welcomes

Click to viewWhy do so many amazing novels sprawl into so-so trilogies? Let alone blah tetralogies, or dull ten-book series? Blame “Herbert’s Syndrome,” in which a great writer gets tempted to keep writing about a popular universe, like Frank Herbert’s Dune, long after its expiration date. (The Fantasy Review coined the term “Herbert’s Syndrome” back…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders May 14

The Greatest Space Strategists In Military History

Everybody always gives props to space captains: they’re the ones sitting in the chair and commanding a spaceship going head-to-head with their bumpy-headed counterpart on the enemy ship. But one starship doesn’t always win a space battle. Sometimes it’s the general (or the admiral) sitting in an even bigger chair, who figures out where to…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders May 8

SF Books: Now With Less Reading

Want to get into some SF literature but need to use your eyes for driving instead of reading? Then there are two new audible SF delights awaiting you: Amazon subsidiary Audible.com gives you Audible Frontiers, a new imprint for audio versions of SF and fantasy books by authors like Allen Steele, Neal Stephenson and Fritz…

io9 Graeme McMillan May 1

Wolfgang Petersen Off Ender’s Game

You can forget your dreams of a Das Boot/Enemy Mine-style version of Orson Scott Card’s classic novel Ender’s Game. Director Wolfgang Petersen, previously attached to the project, has moved on, producers tell io9. Chartoff Productions is busy meeting with a slew of potential directors for the Ender’s movie, which they hope will start filming by…

io9 Meredith Woerner Apr 18

What’s The Game In Ender’s Game?

Chair Entertainment Group announced that they’ll be developing a series of games based on Orson Scott Card’s novel Ender’s Game. However, it’s not clear if they’re developing the games from the novel, or if they’ll try to tell the story of the novel in video game fashion. We know for sure the first game will…

io9 Kevin Kelly Jan 30

Is Orson Scott Card Bad For Teens?

The controversy over Orson Scott Card receiving an ALA award for young adult literature has reached the Feminist SF blog, which argues that you can’t separate Card’s work from his homophobic views. And also, his opinions have demonstrably shaped his work. Do Card’s anti-gay essays make him an unfit guide to teenagers growing into self-awareness?…

io9 Charliejane Jan 28

Listen Up — We’ve Got 11 Classic Scifi Audiobooks

Books on tape might be extremely dead technology, but iPods and eBook readers like the Amazon Kindle have reanimated the medium and turned audiobooks into the commuter’s wonder drug. When the book is read well, you’ll find yourself sitting mesmerized in your parking space just listening, instead of heading into work. Check out our list…

io9 Kevin Kelly Jan 11

Would You Boycott Science Fiction Writers Because Of Their Politics?

Producer Says Ender’s Game Not Over

Ender’s End Gets Rewritten

Orson Scott Card Explains The Problem With Iron Man

Read The First 10 Pages of Marvel’s Enders Game

SF Authors Pick Favorite Examples of World-Building

This Is What Ender’s Game Will Look Like From Now On

Great Opening Sentences From Science Fiction

Gaiman, Zelazny and More Coming To Your iPod

7 Reasons Why Scifi Book Series Outstay Their Welcomes

The Greatest Space Strategists In Military History

SF Books: Now With Less Reading

Wolfgang Petersen Off Ender’s Game

What’s The Game In Ender’s Game?

Is Orson Scott Card Bad For Teens?

Listen Up — We’ve Got 11 Classic Scifi Audiobooks

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