Ender 's Game and its sequel Speaker for the Dead were both awarded the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award , making Card the only author ( as of 2013 ( update ) ) to win both of science fiction 's top prizes in consecutive years .
His novel Ender 's Game and its sequel Speaker for the Dead both won the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award , making Card the only writer ( as of 2007 ) to win both of science fiction 's top prizes two years in a row .