Orson Scott Card bibliography
Other projects
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Title
Year
Series
Format
ISBN
Notes

Unaccompanied Sonata

Possible feature film

Optioned in 2014 by Chockstone Pictures and Opening Night Productions; Yaron Zilberman slated to write/direct[17][18]

Alvin's World

Planned

Alvin Maker series

Video game

An MMORPG being developed for Windows by eGenesis

Extinct

2017

TV Series

Post-apocalyptic science fiction television series directed by Ryan Little and written by Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston

Ender's Game

2013

Ender saga

Feature film

American military science fiction action film based on the novel of the same name

I Am Legend: Shelter

2007

online promotional film

Wrote the story for the short animated online film "Shelter" which was created as part of the movie's promotion

Advent Shadow

2006

Video game

Originally planned for April 2006, a video game developed for the Sony PSP by Majesco Entertainment; canceled January 2006

Advent Rising

2005

Video game

A third-person shooter developed for Microsoft Windows and Xbox by GlyphX Inc.

Stories of Strength

2005

Ender saga

Anthology

1-4116-5503-6

Charity anthology

50 WPM

2002

Anthology

1-58182-252-9

Contribution to In the Shadow of the Wall, Vietnam Stories that Might Have Been, edited by Byron R. Tetrick.

How Tolkien Means

2001

Anthology

0-312-27536-6

A contribution to Meditations on Middle-earth, edited by Karen Haber, in which Card discusses Tolkien's aversion to modernist allegory.

The Great Snape Debate

2000

Children's book

0979233119

A flip book discussing theories on Severus Snape of the Harry Potter series

Feijoada (American Style)

1998

Anthology

1-57345-288-2

Contribution to Saints Well Seasoned, edited by Linda Hoffman Kimball.

NeoHunter

1996

Video game

Wrote story

The Dig

1995

Video game

Wrote dialogue

The Secret of Monkey Island

1990

Video game

Card wrote the insults for the insult swordfighting section

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Unaccompanied Sonata is a short story by American writer Orson Scott Card , first published in the March , 1979 issue of Omni magazine . It appears in his short story collections Unaccompanied Sonata and Other Stories and Maps in a Mirror . It was nominated in 1979 for the Nebula Award for Best Short Story and in 1980 for the Hugo Award for Best Short Story .
Yaron Zilberman ( Hebrew : ירון זילברמן ; born October 2 , 1966 ) is an Israeli-American director , screenwriter and producer .
Massively multiplayer online role-playing games ( MMORPGs ) are a combination of role-playing video games and massively multiplayer online games in which a very large number of players interact with one another within a virtual world . As in all role-playing games or RPGs , the player assumes the role of a character ( often in a fantasy world or science-fiction world ) and takes control over many of that character 's actions . MMORPGs are distinguished from single-player or small multi-player online RPGs by the number of players able to interact together , and by the game 's persistent world ( usually hosted by the game 's publisher ) , which continues to exist and evolve while the player is offline and away from the game . MMORPGs are played throughout the world . Worldwide revenues for MMORPGs exceeded half a billion dollars in 2005 , and Western revenues exceeded a billion dollars in 2006 . In 2008 , the spending on subscription MMORPGs by consumers in North America and Europe grew to $ 1.4 billion . World of Warcraft , a popular MMORPG , has over 10 million subscribers as of November 2014 . World of Warcraft 's total revenue was $ 1.04 billion US dollars in 2014 . Star Wars : The Old Republic , released in 2011 , became the world 's 'Fastest-Growing MMO Ever ' after gaining more than 1 million subscribers within the first three days of its launch .
Extinct is a post-apocalyptic science fiction television series directed by Ryan Little and written by Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston . The series was picked up by BYUtv for ten episodes and premiered October 1 , 2017 . It is the network 's second scripted television series , the first being Granite Flats . The project was originally written to be made into a film , but BYUtv producer Adam Abel was interested in making it into a television series , and Card and Johnston re-wrote the scripts to comply with the formats . The series was cancelled after one season .
Ender 's Game is a 2013 American military science fiction action film based on Orson Scott Card 's 1985 novel of the same name . Written and directed by Gavin Hood , the film stars Asa Butterfield as Andrew Ender Wiggin , an unusually gifted child who is sent to an advanced military academy in outer space to prepare for a future alien invasion . The supporting cast includes Harrison Ford , Hailee Steinfeld , and Viola Davis , with Abigail Breslin and Ben Kingsley . The film was released in Germany on October 24 , 2013 , followed by a release in the UK one day later . It was released in the United States , Canada , and several other countries on November 1 , 2013 , and was released in other territories by January 2014 . Ender 's Game grossed $ 125.5 million on a $ 110-115 million budget .
The following tables list films released in 2013 . Three popular films ( Top Gun , Jurassic Park , and The Wizard of Oz ) were re-released in 3D and IMAX .
The following is an overview of events in 2007 in film , including the highest-grossing films , award ceremonies and festivals , a list of films released and notable deaths . The highest-grossing film of the year was Pirates of the Caribbean : At World 's End , which was just ahead of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix . 2007 is often considered one of the greatest years for film in the 21st century . As of 2019 , this was the last year in which no film grossed at least $ 1 billion at the worldwide box office .
Advent Shadow was a planned action-adventure game originally planned for the PlayStation Portable handheld as a side story of Advent Rising which ended up cancelled in January 2006 . It followed the story of Marin Steel , a mercenary pilot thrust into a saga of intergalactic proportions . In the midst of extracting herself from a hostile negotiation , Marin is interrupted by a planetary invasion led by monstrous aliens bent on human genocide . In her efforts to escape the dying world , she encounters young Gideon Wyeth , the protagonist of Advent Rising , and together they find themselves swept up in a massive struggle against dire forces bent on the destruction of humanity . Unfortunately , Majesco Entertainment suffered some financial difficulties , and due to the poor sale of Advent Shadow 's console predecessor , Advent Rising , the game had been quietly cancelled in January 2006 .
2006 saw the release of several sequels and prequels in video games , prominently including New Super Mario Bros , alongside many prominent new releases including Bully , Company of Heroes , Dead Rising , Gears of War , Just Cause , Lost Planet : Extreme Condition , Prey , Resistance : Fall of Man , Saints Row and Thrillville .
A video game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback on a two- or three-dimensional video display device such as a touchscreen , virtual reality headset or monitor/TV set . Since the 1980s , video games have become an increasingly important part of the entertainment industry , and whether they are also a form of art is a matter of dispute . The electronic systems used to play video games are called platforms . Video games are developed and released for one or several platforms and may not be available on others . Specialized platforms such as arcade games , which present the game in a large , typically coin-operated chassis , were common in the 1980s in video arcades , but declined in popularity as other , more affordable platforms became available . These include dedicated devices such as video game consoles , as well as general-purpose computers like a laptop , desktop or handheld computing devices . The input device used for games , the game controller , varies across platforms . Common controllers include gamepads , joysticks , mouse devices , keyboards , the touchscreens of mobile devices , or even a person 's body , using a Kinect sensor . Players view the game on a display device such as a television or computer monitor or sometimes on virtual reality head-mounted display goggles . There are often game sound effects , music and voice actor lines which come from loudspeakers or headphones . Some games in the 2000s include haptic , vibration-creating effects , force feedback peripherals and virtual reality headsets . Since the 2010s , the commercial importance of the video game industry has been increasing .
The PlayStation Portable [ a ] ( PSP ) is a handheld game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment . It was first released in Japan on December 12 , 2004 , in North America on March 24 , 2005 , and in PAL regions on September 1 , 2005 , and is the first handheld installment in the PlayStation line of consoles . As a seventh generation console , the PSP primarily competed with the Nintendo DS . Development of the PSP was announced during E3 2003 , and the console was unveiled at a Sony press conference on May 11 , 2004 . The system was the most powerful portable console when it was introduced , and was the first real competitor of Nintendo 's handheld consoles after many challengers , such as SNK 's Neo Geo Pocket and Nokia 's N-Gage , had failed . The PSP 's advanced graphics capabilities made it a popular mobile entertainment device , which could connect to the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3 consoles , computers running Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh software , other PSP systems , and the Internet . The PSP is the only handheld console to use an optical disc format - Universal Media Disc ( UMD ) - as its primary storage medium . The PSP was received positively by critics , and sold over 80 million units during its ten-year lifetime . Several models of the console were released , before the PSP line was succeeded by the PlayStation Vita , released in Japan in 2011 and worldwide a year later . The Vita has backward compatibility with PSP games that were released on the PlayStation Network through the PlayStation Store , which became the main method of purchasing PSP games after Sony shut down access to the store from the PSP on March 31 , 2016 . Hardware shipments of the PSP ended worldwide in 2014 ; production of UMDs ended when the last Japanese factory producing them closed in late 2016 .
Majesco Entertainment Company ( formerly Majesco Sales Inc. ) is an American video game publisher and distributor based in Hazlet , New Jersey . The company was founded as Majesco Sales in Edison , New Jersey in 1986 , and was a privately held company until acquiring operation-less company ConnectivCorp in a reverse merger takeover , becoming its subsidiary and thus a public company on December 5 , 2003 . ConnectivCorp later changed its name to Majesco Holdings Inc. on April 13 , 2004 . On December 1 , 2016 , Majesco Entertainment was acquired by PolarityTE , Inc. , a biotech company , in another reverse merger takeover , because of which it formally ceased all video game operations on December 8 , 2016 . In mid-2017 , chief executive officer Jesse Sutton re-acquired the company through a management buyout and continued operating it privately held . In January 2018 , Liquid Media Group announced the acquisition of Majesco .
Advent Rising is an action-adventure third-person shooter video game developed by GlyphX Games and published by Majesco Entertainment . The game was released on May 31 , 2005 for Xbox and on August 9 , 2005 for Microsoft Windows . Its story was created by Donald and Geremy Mustard and featured a script written by science fiction writers Orson Scott Card and Cameron Dayton ; the full orchestral soundtrack was done by Tommy Tallarico and Emmanuel Fratianni . As of September 14 , 2006 , Steam began offering Advent Rising for download . Much-hyped Advent Rising was the first in a planned trilogy which also saw the development of a game that would take place alongside Advent Rising , called Advent Shadow for the PSP . Despite a large advertising campaign including promotion in cinemas , the game 's retail performance fell far short of expectations . By the end of 2005 , Majesco had completely revised its business plan to focus towards handheld games and canceled plans for future Advent Rising games . A five-issue spin-off comic book series was produced and ran from October 2005 to November 2006 . Plans for novel tie-ins by Orson Scott Card never came to fruition . In June 2006 , Donald Mustard posted a statement on the website of his new venture , Chair Entertainment , stating that he would be happy to finish the Advent series if the opportunity presented itself , but confirmed he does not currently hold the rights to do so . In 2008 , Novint announced they are adding Novint Falcon support to this game and will sell it as Ascension Reborn for the Novint Falcon only .
2005 saw the release of many sequels and prequels in video games , such as Brothers in Arms : Road to Hill 30 , Mario Kart DS , Mario & Luigi : Partners in Time and Need for Speed : Most Wanted , alongside several prominent new releases including F.E.A.R. , Forza Motorsport , God of War , Guitar Hero , Shadow of the Colossus , and Sniper Elite .
Third-person shooter ( TPS ) is a subgenre of 3D shooter games in which the player character is visible on-screen during gaming , and the gameplay consists primarily of shooting .
Microsoft Windows , commonly referred to as Windows , is a group of several proprietary graphical operating system families , all of which are developed and marketed by Microsoft . Each family caters to a certain sector of the computing industry . Active Microsoft Windows families include Windows NT and Windows IoT ; these may encompass subfamilies , e.g . Windows Server or Windows Embedded Compact ( Windows CE ) . Defunct Microsoft Windows families include Windows 9x , Windows Mobile and Windows Phone . Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20 , 1985 , as a graphical operating system shell for MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces ( GUIs ) . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world 's personal computer ( PC ) market with over 90% market share , overtaking Mac OS , which had been introduced in 1984 . Apple came to see Windows as an unfair encroachment on their innovation in GUI development as implemented on products such as the Lisa and Macintosh ( eventually settled in court in Microsoft 's favor in 1993 ) . On PCs , Windows is still the most popular operating system . However , in 2014 , Microsoft admitted losing the majority of the overall operating system market to Android , because of the massive growth in sales of Android smartphones . In 2014 , the number of Windows devices sold was less than 25% that of Android devices sold . This comparison , however , may not be fully relevant , as the two operating systems traditionally target different platforms .
The Xbox is a home video game console and the first installment in the Xbox series of video game consoles manufactured by Microsoft . It was released as Microsoft 's first foray into the gaming console market on November 15 , 2001 , in North America , followed by Australia , Europe and Japan in 2002 . It is classified as a sixth generation console , competing with Sony 's PlayStation 2 and Nintendo 's GameCube . It was also the first major console produced by an American company since the Atari Jaguar ceased production in 1996 . Announced in 2000 , the Xbox was graphically powerful compared to its rivals , featuring a 733 MHz Intel Pentium III processor , a processor that could be found on a standard PC . It was also noted for its PC-like size and weight , and was the first console to feature a built-in hard disk . In November 2002 , Microsoft launched Xbox Live , a fee-based online gaming service that enabled subscribers to download new content and connect with other players through a broadband connection . Unlike online services from Sega and Sony , Xbox Live had support in the original console design through an integrated Ethernet port . The service gave Microsoft an early foothold in online gaming and would help the Xbox become a competitor in the sixth-generation of consoles . The popularity of blockbuster titles such as Bungie 's Halo 2 contributed to the popularity of online console gaming , and in particular first-person shooters . The Xbox had a record-breaking launch in North America , selling 1.5 million units before the end of 2001 , aided by the popularity of one of the system 's launch titles , Halo : Combat Evolved , which sold a million units by April 2002 . The system went on to sell a worldwide total of 24 million units , including 16 million in North America ; however , Microsoft was unable to make a steady profit off of the console , which had a manufacturing price far more expensive than its retail price , despite its popularity , losing over $ 4 billion during its market life .
GlyphX Inc. is a computer graphics designer studio that has been producing promotional videos , cinematics and artwork for various video games for several years before going into video game design . The third-person shooter Advent Rising , the first and the latest video game created by GlyphX Games , LLC , the game designer branch of the company , had been long anticipated by critics and fans of the genre , but turned out to be rather a disappointment for both . However , the company intends to produce more games in the future . GlyphX was acquired by Sandman Studios circa 2006 .
Richard William Wheaton III ( born July 29 , 1972 ) is an American actor , blogger , and writer . He portrayed Wesley Crusher on the television series Star Trek : The Next Generation , Gordie Lachance in the film Stand by Me , Joey Trotta in Toy Soldiers and Bennett Hoenicker in Flubber . Wheaton has also appeared in recurring roles as Aqualad in Teen Titans , Cosmic Boy on the Legion of Super Heroes and Mike Morningstar/Darkstar in the Ben 10 universe . He also appeared regularly as a fictionalized version of himself on the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory and in the roles of Fawkes on The Guild , Colin Mason on Leverage and Dr. Isaac Parrish on Eureka . Wheaton is also the host and co-creator of the YouTube board game show TableTop .
This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 2005 .
This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 2002 .
This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 2001 .
Karen Haber ( born 1955 ) is a science fiction and non-fiction author and editor , as well an art critic and historian . She is the author of nine novels including Star Trek Voyager : Bless the Beasts , and co-author of Science of the X-Men . Other publications include Exploring the Matrix : Visions of the Cyber Present , a collection of essays by leading science fiction writers and artists , and Transitions with Todd Lockwood , a retrospective of the artist 's work . In 2001 she edited a Hugo-nominated essay collection celebrating J.R.R . Tolkien , Meditations on Middle Earth . Her short fiction has appeared in Asimov 's Science Fiction magazine , the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction , and many anthologies . She reviews art books for Locus magazine and profiles artists for various publications including Realms of Fantasy . With her husband , Robert Silverberg , she co-edited Best Science Fiction of 2001 , 2002 , and the Best Fantasy of 2001 and 2002 for ibooks and later , co-edited the continuation with Jonathan Strahan .
This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 2000 .
Severus Snape is a fictional character in J. K. Rowling 's Harry Potter series . He is an exceptionally skilful wizard whose coldly sarcastic and controlled exterior conceals deep emotions and anguish . A Professor at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry , Snape is hostile to Harry due to his resemblance to his father James , who bullied Snape during their time at Hogwarts . Snape 's character becomes more layered and enigmatic as the series progresses , and a central mystery concerns his loyalties . Snape dies at the hands of Lord Voldemort in the seventh book , at which time his back story is revealed . Though attracted to the Dark Arts and Voldemort 's ideology of wizard supremacy , Snape 's love for Muggle-born Lily Evans , Harry 's mother , eventually compelled him to defect from the Death Eaters and become a double agent for Albus Dumbledore and the Order of the Phoenix . The fact that Lily chose James Potter , Harry 's father who had bullied Snape and to whom Harry bears a strong physical resemblance , only fuels Snape 's hostility towards Harry . The character has been widely acclaimed by readers and critics . Rowling described him as a gift of a character whose story she had known since the first book , and Elizabeth Hand of The Washington Post opined that Snape 's life is the most heartbreaking , surprising and satisfying of all of Rowling 's achievements . Actor Alan Rickman portrayed Snape in all eight Harry Potter films , released between 2001 and 2011 .
This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1998 .
NeoHunter is a video game developed by American studio Ronin Entertainment and published by Virgin Interactive for DOS and Windows .
1996 has seen many sequels and prequels in video games and several new titles such as Blazing Heroes , Super Mario 64 , NiGHTS into Dreams. , Crash Bandicoot , Resident Evil , Dead or Alive , Duke Nukem 3D and Tomb Raider .
The Dig is a point-and-click adventure game developed by LucasArts and released in 1995 as a CD-ROM for PC and Macintosh computers . Like other LucasArts adventure games , it uses the SCUMM video game engine . It also features a full voice-acting cast , including notable voice actors Robert Patrick and Steve Blum , and a digital orchestral score . The game uses a combination of drawn two-dimensional artwork and limited , pre-rendered three-dimensional movies , with the latter created by Industrial Light & Magic . The game is inspired by an idea originally created for Steven Spielberg 's Amazing Stories series . Unlike other LucasArts adventure games , which typically included a good deal of humor , The Dig took a somber approach to its science fiction motif . In the game , the player takes the role of Commander Boston Low , part of a five-man team planting explosives on an asteroid in order to avert its collision course with Earth . Discovering the asteroid is hollow , Low and two of his team are suddenly transported to a long-abandoned complex , filled with advanced technology , on a strange alien world . Low and his companions must utilize xenoarchaeology to learn how the technology works , discover the fate of the alien race that built it , and solve other mysteries to find a way to return home . The Dig received mixed , but mostly positive reviews , with critics primarily praising its atmosphere and soundtrack . Multiple reviewers said the game 's puzzles were too difficult , and other aspects of the game , such as its graphics , voice acting , and dialogue , received mixed receptions . A novelization of the game was written by science fiction author Alan Dean Foster in conjunction with the game 's development .
This is a list of films released in 1995 . The highly anticipated sequel Die Hard with a Vengeance was the year 's biggest box-office hit , and Braveheart won the Academy Award for Best Picture .
The Secret of Monkey Island is a 1990 point-and-click graphic adventure game developed and published by Lucasfilm Games . It takes place in a fictional version of the Caribbean during the age of piracy . The player assumes the role of Guybrush Threepwood , a young man who dreams of becoming a pirate and explores fictional islands while solving puzzles . The game was conceived in 1988 by Lucasfilm employee Ron Gilbert , who designed it with Tim Schafer and Dave Grossman . Gilbert 's frustrations with contemporary adventure titles led him to make the player character 's death almost impossible , which meant that gameplay focused the game on exploration . The atmosphere was based on that of the Pirates of the Caribbean theme park ride . The Secret of Monkey Island was the fifth game built with the SCUMM engine , which was heavily modified to include a more user-friendly interface . The early releases of the game came with copy-protection . A cardboard wheel , named Dial-a-Pirate , was provided , and the player had to match the pirate shown on-screen with that of the wheel . Critics praised The Secret of Monkey Island for its humor , audiovisuals , and gameplay . The game spawned a number of sequels , collectively known as the Monkey Island series . Gilbert , Schafer and Grossman also led the development of the sequel Monkey Island 2 : LeChuck 's Revenge .
1990 has seen many sequels and prequels in video games and several new titles such as Metal Gear 2 : Solid Snake , Fire Emblem : Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light , Dr. Mario , and Super Mario World .
Monkey Island is a series of adventure games . The first four games in the series were produced and published by LucasArts , formerly known as Lucasfilm Games . The fifth installment of the franchise was developed by Telltale Games in collaboration with LucasArts . The games follow the misadventures of the hapless Guybrush Threepwood as he struggles to become the most notorious pirate in the Caribbean , defeat the plans of the evil undead pirate LeChuck and win the heart of governess Elaine Marley . Each game 's plot usually involves the mysterious Monkey Island and its impenetrable secrets . The first game in the series was created as a collaborative effort among Ron Gilbert , Tim Schafer and Dave Grossman . Gilbert worked on the first two games before leaving LucasArts . Grossman and Schafer , who also worked on the first two games , would enjoy success on other games before they both left LucasArts . The rights to Monkey Island remained with LucasArts , and the third and fourth games were created without direct involvement from the original writing staff . Dave Grossman was the project leader of the fifth game in the series and Ron Gilbert was involved with the first design of the game .