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Did Orson Scott Card write any science fiction?
While working at BYU Press, Orson Scott Card wrote the short story Ender's Game.
Did Orson Scott Card's story Ender's Game get made into a movie?
A film of Ender's Game was written for the screen and directed by Gavin Hood, and starring Asa Butterfield as Ender, was released on October 2013.
Did Orson Scott Card act?
Are there any other interesting aspects about Orson Scott Card's science fiction writing besides Ender's Game?
Ender's Game and its sequel Speaker for the Dead were both awarded the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award.

Question: How did the public take his work?
Self-contained rewrite: How did the public take Orson Scott Card's work?