124-407: "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 . A child is brought up to be
248-707: A missionary for the LDS Church in Brazil starting in 1971. During his mission, he wrote a play called Stone Tables . He returned from his mission in 1973 and graduated from BYU in 1975, receiving a bachelor's degree with distinction in theater. After graduation, he started the Utah Valley Repertory Theatre Company, which for two summers produced plays at "the Castle", a Depression-era outdoor amphitheater. After going into debt with
372-615: A Hugo finalist in 1979—both in the "novelette" category. Card won the John W. Campbell Award for best new writer in 1978 for his stories published that year; the award helped Card's stories sell internationally. Unaccompanied Sonata was published in 1979 issue of Omni and was nominated for both the Hugo and Nebula awards for a short story. Eighteen Card stories were published in 1979. Card's first published book, "Listen, Mom and Dad...": Young Adults Look Back on Their Upbringing (1977)
496-544: A center for wine tours. The Columbia Valley appellation which surrounds Richland contains over 7,000 hectares planted with wine grapes. On the west, the Yakima Valley appellation includes 5,000 hectares. To the east, the Walla Walla Valley appellation includes 500 hectares of wine grapes. The Tri-City Industrial Development Council promotes both agricultural-related and technology-related industries in
620-682: A character trait that could be erased or reversed. However, he does positively depict a character who actively repress it : while Zdorab marries and has children, he sees his choice to become a father as very deliberate and not "out of some inborn instinct". Card's 2008 novella Hamlet's Father re-imagines the backstory of Shakespeare's play Hamlet . In the novella, Hamlet's friends were sexually abused as children by his pedophilic father and subsequently identify as homosexual adults. The novella prompted public outcry, and its publishers were inundated with complaints. Trade journal Publishers Weekly criticized Card's work, stating its main purpose
744-421: A circle of opposing forces, one focal character must decide whether or not to become, like Ender Wiggin, 'something of a savior, or a prophet, or at least a martyr' ." The original short story Ender's Game is reminiscent of Heinlein's young adult novels because it is about a young person with impressive gifts who is guided by a stern mentor whose choices affect all of humanity. The situations and choices in
868-404: A city. Among the first additions to the new city was an expanded public library, which had been built by General Electric out of a Quonset hut . As part of the transition, large areas of undeveloped land became city property. Richland's financial dependency on the federal Hanford facility changed little at this time because Hanford's mission as a weapons materials production site continued during
992-625: A critic who acknowledges his "unabashed appreciation" of Card, knowledge of Mormon theology is vital to completely understanding Card's works, stating the life stages of the "piggies" in Speaker for the Dead correspond to phases of life in the LDS's plan of salvation . In an article in Sunstone , Christopher C. Smith also noticed this parallel, noting that the "piggies" procreate "more or less eternally" in
1116-462: A declaration of principles. Family and community problems arise when individuals are not fully accepted or when communities do not work with others in larger units. Often one group tries to kill or enslave another group, but their conflict is alleviated when they try to understand each other. Protagonists make choices that save a person or a group of people. In The Porcelain Salamander , a girl
1240-436: A development that drew criticism for a possible conflict of interest. Nine of Card's science fiction stories, including Malpractice , Kingsmeat , and Happy Head , were published in 1978. Card modeled Mikal's Songbird on Ender's Game , both of which include a child with special talents who goes through emotional turmoil when adults seek to exploit his ability. Mikal's Songbird was a Nebula Award finalist in 1978 and
1364-529: A government were to say otherwise, heterosexually "married people" would "act to destroy that government" as their "mortal enemy", and "it is that insane Constitution, not marriage, that will die." In 2012, Card supported North Carolina Amendment 1 , a ballot measure to outlaw same-sex marriage in North Carolina, saying the legalization of gay marriage was a slippery slope upon which the political left would make it "illegal to teach traditional values in
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#17327880327601488-574: A highway to Kennewick in 1926. A cable ferry to Pasco operated across the Columbia River from 1894 to 1931, when it was replaced by a modern bridge. Richland was a small farm town until the U.S. Army purchased 640 sq mi (1,660 km ) of land – half the size of Rhode Island – along the Columbia River during World War II for the Manhattan Project . On March 6, 1943, over 300 residents of Richland as well as those of
1612-605: A judge in the Writers of the Future contest. He has taught many successful writers at his "literary boot camps". He remains a practicing member of the LDS Church and Mormon fiction writers Stephenie Meyer , Brandon Sanderson , and Dave Wolverton have cited his works as a major influence. Orson Scott Card was born on August 24, 1951, in Richland, Washington . He is the son of Peggy Jane (née Park) and Willard Richards Card, and
1736-483: A large effect on his life. Card often refers to works by Robert A. Heinlein and J. R. R. Tolkien as sources of inspiration. Card credits C. S. Lewis's apologetic fiction in the Chronicles of Narnia and The Screwtape Letters as influences that shaped his life and career. In 2014, Card stated that Isaac Asimov and Ray Bradbury were conscious influences on his writing, along with Early Modern English from
1860-569: A main theme, addressing ways humans affect the environment in the Americas. Alvin Maker's life has many parallels with Joseph Smith's. Seventh Son won the 1988 Mythopoeic Fantasy award, and the two following books were nominees. The awards are given to books that exemplify "the spirit of The Inklings ". Critics praised Seventh Son for creating an American mythology from American experience and belief. According to literary critic Eugene England ,
1984-460: A medical thriller co-written with Aaron Johnston, is based on a screenplay Johnston wrote, which is based on Card's novel Malpractice . In the 1990s, Card contributed dialogue to the point-and-click adventure video games The Secret of Monkey Island , The Dig , and NeoHunter , an early first-person shooter. His collaboration on videogame scripts continued in the 2000s, when he worked with Cameron Dayton on Advent Rising and outlined
2108-426: A musical prodigy. He is raised alone in a cabin by unsinging servants, in order to guarantee that his only musical influences are natural. He plays on a complicated instrument capable of a wide range of sound, but is absolutely disallowed from hearing the music of others, for, he is told, that would corrupt his originality and make his work derivative. At some point he is, against the wishes of his keepers, introduced to
2232-604: A novel with the same title and told the backstory of the adult Ender in Speaker for the Dead . In contrast to the fast-paced Ender's Game , Speaker for the Dead is about honesty and maturity. Ender's Game and Speaker for the Dead were both awarded the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award , making Card the first author to win both of science fiction's top prizes in consecutive years. According to Card, some members of
2356-604: A particular body of work for "significant and lasting contributions to young adult literature", in 2008 for his contribution in writing for teenagers; his work was selected by a panel of YA librarians . Card said he was unsure his work was suitable for the award because it was never marketed as "young adult". In the same year, Card won the Lifetime Achievement Award for Mormon writers at the Whitney Awards . The Harold B. Lee Library has acquired
2480-682: A reprint of his essay, Card wrote that since 2003, when the US Supreme Court had ruled those laws unconstitutional, he has "no interest in criminalizing homosexual acts". Card had stated there is no need to legalize same-sex marriage and that he opposed efforts to do so. In 2008, he wrote in an opinion piece in the Deseret News (a newspaper of the LDS Church) that relationships between same-sex couples would always be different from those between opposite-sex couples, and that if
2604-553: A series of shorter stories, First Meetings in the Enderverse , and novels A War of Gifts , and Ender in Exile . Aaron Johnston and Card conceptualized the stories that make up the prequel to Ender's Game , realizing many of them would work best in novel format but first publishing the comics through Marvel . The Burning Earth and Silent Strike comic series were published in 2011 and 2012. Card and Johnston co-wrote
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#17327880327602728-426: A series of six Dragon Age comics. In 2017, Card wrote, produced, and co-created a television series called Extinct for BYU TV that ran for one season before it was canceled. Many of Card's works have been adapted into comic books. Dabel Brothers Productions published comic-book adaptations of Red Prophet and Wyrms in 2006. Aaron Johnston wrote comic-book versions of Ender in Exile and Speaker for
2852-805: A spin-off "shadow" series in the Ender's Game universe that is told from the point of view of other characters. These novels are Ender's Shadow , Shadow of the Hegemon , Shadow Puppets , Shadow of the Giant and Shadows in Flight , the latter serving as a bridge to the final book The Last Shadow , which is also a sequel to Children of the Mind . Westfahl praised the Shadow series, stating they were "executed with panache and skill". Card wrote other spin-offs:
2976-516: A state-of-the-art library operated by the city. The city pursues community and economic development and offers housing assistance. The Richland Community Center is adjacent to Howard Amon Park , on the east side of the Columbia River. The building was designed by ARC Architects of Seattle, Washington. Many of its rooms have views of the park and Columbia River, which make it a venue for weddings and receptions, family reunions, birthday parties, business, and community meetings. The rooms are also used for
3100-640: A story. Though Card was initially classified as a hard science fiction writer for publishing in Analog , his science fiction focuses more on his characters than on the details of future technology. One critic said Card is poor at characterization, stating the characters Peter and Valentine in Ender's Game are "totally unbelievable". While noticing that some of Card's early stories were formulaic, Westfahl praised many of Card's early stories as showing "conspicuous originality". The graphic violence in his early fiction
3224-410: A variety of general education and personal enrichment classes including courses in computer/technology, health & fitness, dance, arts & crafts, dog training, home & gardening, language lessons, and martial arts. The Community Center also serves as a gathering place for group recreation and gaming: cribbage, pinochle, bridge, pool, dominoes, and a host of other social activities are available to
3348-496: A young man who can change the past. Card has also written several urban fantasies, including Magic Street (2005) and Lost and Found (2019), both of which are about teenagers with special powers. Card wrote the Christmas novel Zanna's Gift (2004), which was originally published under a pseudonym. A Town Divided by Christmas and a "Hallmark Christmas movie in prose" were published in 2018. Invasive Procedures (2007),
3472-539: Is a great-great-grandson of Brigham Young , was born in Richland, Washington , and grew up in Utah and California . While he was a student at Brigham Young University (BYU), his plays were performed on stage. He served in Brazil as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and headed a community theater for two summers. Card had 27 short stories published between 1978 and 1979, and he won
3596-454: Is a horror story with a semi-autobiographical background. Treasure Box (1996) and Homebody (1998) represent Card's foray in horror. Enchantment (1999) is a fantasy novel based on the Russian version of Sleeping Beauty . It deals with a couple who learn to love each other after they marry. Card stated: "I put all my love for my wife into [ Enchantment ]." In 1999, Card started
3720-1119: Is a novel about civil war between progressive and conservative extremists in America. It was a finalist for the Prometheus Award , an award given by the Libertarian Futurist Society. Publishers Weekly stated that "right-wing rhetoric trumps the logic of story and character" in the novel. Another review from Publishers Weekly noted that "Card's conservative bias seeps into" the novel. At SFReviews , Thomas Wagner took further issue with Card's tendency to "smugly pretend[...] to be above it all", or claiming to be moderate while espousing conservative views of news media. In an interview with Mythaxis Review in April 2021, Card stated that he writes fiction "without conscious agenda". In Card's fiction writing, homosexual characters appear in contexts that some critics have interpreted as homophobic. Writing for Salon , Aja Romano lists
3844-628: Is about child-rearing. He received advances for the manuscripts of Hot Sleep and A Planet Called Treason , which were published in 1979. Card later called his first two novels "amateurish" and rewrote both of them later. A publisher offered to buy a novelization of Mikal's Songbird , which Card accepted; the finished novel is titled Songmaster (1980). Card edited fantasy anthologies Dragons of Light (1980) and Dragons of Darkness (1981) and collected his own short stories in Unaccompanied Sonata and Other Stories (1981). In
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3968-476: Is an unincorporated community within the eastern city limits of Richland. It's also the location of the sole access bridge to Bateman Island over the Columbia River. Richland receives about 7 inches (180 mm) of precipitation per year, giving it a semi-arid desert climate and resulting in a shrub-steppe environment. Summers are hot with infrequent thunderstorms, while winters are milder than all of Eastern Washington with snow falling only occasionally. During
4092-827: Is an American writer known best for his science fiction works. He is (as of 2024) the only person to have won a Hugo Award and a Nebula Award in consecutive years , winning both awards for his novel Ender's Game (1985) and its sequel Speaker for the Dead (1986). A feature film adaptation of Ender's Game , which Card coproduced, was released in 2013. Card also wrote the Locus Fantasy Award -winning series The Tales of Alvin Maker (1987–2003). Card's fiction often features characters with exceptional gifts who make difficult choices with high stakes. Card has also written political, religious, and social commentary in his columns and other writing; his opposition to homosexuality has provoked public criticism. Card, who
4216-581: Is called Columbia Point. From this village, the indigenous Wanapum , Yakama and Walla Walla peoples harvested the salmon runs entering the Yakima River. Captain William Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition visited the mouth of the Yakima River on October 17, 1805. In 1904–1905, W.R. Amon and his son Howard purchased 2,300 acres (9 km ) and proposed a town site on the north bank of
4340-687: Is highly autobiographical, but contains the death of a fictional child. One of Card's workshop readers, Karen Fowler, said that Card had pretended to experience the grief of a parent who has lost a child. In response, Card realized that the story expressed his grief and difficulty in accepting Charles's disability. Card stated that he rarely discusses Charles and Erin because his grief has not faded over time. Card and his wife live in Greensboro, North Carolina ; their daughter Emily, along with two other writers, adapted Card's short stories Clap Hands and Sing , Lifeloop , and A Sepulchre of Songs for
4464-658: Is included in a bike trail system in the Tri-Cities which is named The Sacagawea Heritage Trail . The trail is a scenic river ride along the Columbia River through the Tri-Cities of Kennewick, Richland and Pasco. It is a 23-mile multipurpose blacktop loop trail on both sides of the river from Sacagawea State Park at the confluence of the Snake and Columbia Rivers up to the I-182 bridge at the Columbia Point Marina on
4588-581: Is located in southeastern Washington at the confluence of the Yakima and the Columbia Rivers. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 60,560. Along with the nearby cities of Pasco and Kennewick , Richland forms the Tri-Cities metropolitan area. The townsite was established in 1905 and incorporated as Richland in 1910. The U.S. Army acquired the city and surrounding areas in 1943 for
4712-524: Is named after Sylvanus Thayer , superintendent of West Point and later founder of the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College . The rule is that if alphabet houses reside on a given street, they are named after an engineer or a type of tree. With the end of the war, the Hanford workers' camp, originally located fifteen miles (24 km) north of Richland at the old Hanford town site,
4836-551: Is now north Richland. With time, these trailers were vacated and the core city grew. Others lived at Camp Columbia near Horn Rapids until the camp was closed in 1950. In 2005 several dozen houses built in the northern part of the core city during this boom were added to the National Register of Historic Places as the Gold Coast Historic District . In 1954, Harold Orlando Monson was elected
4960-493: Is saved by a magical salamander; this action restores her ability to move but she takes on some attributes of the salamander. In Kingsmeat the Shepherd painlessly excises meat from humans to save them from being completely eaten by their alien overlords. The violence of removing parts of people is like the violence of repentance. Collings states part of this story "could serve as an epigram of all Card's fictions; trapped within
5084-419: Is the daughter of Mormon historian James B. Allen . The two met when Kristine was in the chorus of a roadshow Card directed before his mission. They courted after Card's mission, and Card was impressed with her intellectual rigor. After their marriage, they had five children; their son Charles had cerebral palsy and died aged 17; their daughter Erin died the day she was born. Card's short story Lost Boys
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5208-571: Is the genre best suited to exploring theological and moral issues. Also in the Homecoming Saga , Card imagines backstories and explanations for "anomalies" in the Book of Mormon, making the fictional work function as a work of Mormon apologetics . While women are not prominent in the Book of Mormon, Card makes them prominent in his retelling. One non-LDS critic described the saga as "readable" but lacking in new ideas. Unaware of its relation to
5332-401: Is the third of six children and the older brother of composer and arranger Arlen Card . Card's family has Mormon pioneer heritage. His ancestors include Brigham Young , Charles Ora Card , Zina P. Young Card , Zina Young Card Brown , and Hugh B. Brown . When Card was one month old, his family moved to San Mateo, California , so Willard Card could begin a sign-painting business. When he
5456-673: Is titled "Hatrack River". From 2008 to 2015, Card wrote a column of Latter-day Saint devotional and cultural commentary for the Nauvoo Times , which was published through Hatrack River. During his childhood, Card read widely. He read children's classics and popular novels. His favorite book was Mark Twain's The Prince and the Pauper , and he read his family's World Book Encyclopedia in its entirety. He read science fiction stories in anthologies and science fiction novels. He especially credits Tunesmith by Lloyd Biggle Jr . as having
5580-740: Is unusual. His characters feel "real" and must grow and take on responsibilities and often sacrifice themselves to improve their own societies. This sacrifice is a difficult choice in which none of the options are obviously good. These protagonists have unusual abilities that are both a blessing and a curse. The protagonists, who are isolated from family and friends, relate better to adults than to other young people; when they grow up, they often mentor other precocious youths. Alvin Maker follows this pattern; his magical abilities are very unusual and he uses them to redeem his people. According to Collings, Card's protagonists are "lonely and manipulative Messiah-figures" who make sacrifices that can be interpreted as
5704-541: The 2021 Western North America heat wave , the maximum temperature of 118 °F (48 °C) was recorded in Richland which tied the previous all-time record high temperature in the state of Washington . Nearby, the Hanford Site recorded a high of 120 °F (49 °C), the new state record. Based on per capita income , one of the more reliable measures of affluence, Richland ranks 83rd of 522 areas ranked in
5828-466: The Ender series invoke a number of philosophical topics, including the rules of war, embodiment psychology , the ethics of anthropology and xenology , and the morality of manipulating children. Though Card described Happy Head (1978) as an embarrassment, it anticipated cyberpunk fiction with an investigator judge who can experience memories with witnesses. Both A Thousand Deaths (1978) and Unaccompanied Sonata feature protagonists who rebel against
5952-621: The John W. Campbell Award for best new writer in 1978. He earned a master's degree in English from the University of Utah in 1981 and wrote novels in science fiction, fantasy, nonfiction, and historical fiction genres starting in 1979. Card continued to write prolifically, and he has published over 50 novels and 45 short stories. Card teaches English at Southern Virginia University ; he has written two books on creative writing and serves as
6076-491: The Joseph Smith story. In the alternate history novel, Alvin Maker, the seventh son of a seventh son, is born with unusual magical abilities that make him a "Maker". Alvin has many similarities to Joseph Smith. Following Seventh Son , he wrote Red Prophet and Prentice Alvin , which focus on settlers' interactions with indigenous peoples and slaves, respectively. The series has sustainable environmental ethics as
6200-724: The King James Version of the Bible and the works of William Shakespeare . As a college student, Card read classic literature, science fiction, and fantasy. Spenser's poetry inspired the original Prentice Alvin and the No-Good Plow . Influences from Portuguese and Brazilian Catholicism, which Card learned about during his LDS mission to Brazil, are evident in his Shadow and Speaker novels. Card stated his writing improved after teaching writing workshops with Jay Wentworth and from Algis Budrys 's workshops at Writers of
6324-530: The Reach Museum , tells the story of the cultural, natural, and scientific history of the Hanford Reach and Columbia Basin area; it replaced the now closed Columbia River Exhibition of History, Science, and Technology (CREHST) in 2014. Washington State University, Tri-Cities was founded in northern Richland in 1989, growing out of a former Joint Graduate Center which had been affiliated with
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#17327880327606448-736: The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) resented his receiving of the Nebula award while editing the Nebula Awards Report . Subsequently, Card left the SFWA. Card attended many science fiction conventions in the late 1980s. He held several "Secular Humanist Revival Meetings" at the conventions, satirizing Evangelical revival meetings. Card continued to write short stories and columns and published two short story collections: Cardography (1987) and The Folk of
6572-494: The Tri-Cities area of the Columbia Basin grows excellent produce. Richland hosts an important food processor, Lamb Weston , which processes potatoes and other foods. The production of wine in the lower Columbia Basin has become one of the area's main industries. Richland lies at the center of a viticulture area which produces internationally recognized wines in four major Washington appellations and serves as
6696-672: The Tri-City Dust Devils Single-A baseball team (affiliated with the Los Angeles Angels ) which plays in Pasco. Washington State University Tri-Cities has several club sports teams, including in rugby (2016 Northwest Cup Champions), volleyball, men's soccer and women's soccer. Richland is located at 46°16′47″N 119°16′53″W / 46.27972°N 119.28139°W / 46.27972; -119.28139 (46.279657, −119.281377). According to
6820-595: The United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 39.11 square miles (101.29 km ), of which, 35.72 square miles (92.51 km ) is land and 3.39 square miles (8.78 km ) is water. Elevation at the airport is 120 m (390 ft). In the late 1970s, Richland sought to annex 5 square miles (13 km ) of unincorporated land in Franklin County on the east side of the Columbia River, anticipating development following
6944-590: The University of Washington , Oregon State University , and Washington State University . Richland is also home to Kadlec Regional Medical Center . Columbia Basin College 's Medical Training Center is near Kadlec Regional Medical Center. The city of Richland is a full-service city providing police services, fire protection, water utility services, solid waste services, electric utilities, parks and recreational facilities and services, maintenance of city streets and public facilities, and full library services featuring
7068-487: The "hold your nose, vote Trump" hashtag and voted accordingly. According to Salon , Card's views are close to neoconservative . Card has described himself as a moral conservative, Card was a vocal supporter of the U.S.'s War on Terror . In a 2020 interview with Ben Shapiro , Card stated that he was not a conservative because he has beliefs that do not align with typical conservative platforms, including desiring liberal immigration laws, gun control, and abolishing
7192-447: The "homophobic subtext" of characters in four of Card's books. In Songmaster , a man falls in love with a 15-year-old castrato in a pederastic society. Their sexual union has "creepy overtones" that makes the teenager "unable to have sex again". On the topic of Songmaster , Card wrote that he was not trying to show homosexual sex as beautiful. Romano wrote that the book's "main plot point revolve[d] around punishing homosexual sex". In
7316-432: The 1990s, including many books and the short story omnibus Maps in a Mirror (1990). Card continued the Ender's Game series with Xenocide (1991) and Children of the Mind (1996), which focus on Jane, an artificial intelligence that develops self-awareness. These books were considered inferior to their predecessors and were, according to science fiction critic Gary Westfahl , "overly prolonged". While Children of
7440-746: The 2000s; Space Boy (2007) is a children's story, Hamlet's Father (2008) is a retelling of Shakespeare 's Hamlet , and Stonefather (2008) is the first story set in the Mithermages universe. The Crystal City (2003) is the sixth book in The Alvin Maker series. Card wrote two young-adult fantasy trilogies in the 2010s. Mithermages is about a teenager growing up on a magical estate in rural Virginia; it includes The Lost Gate (2011), The Gate Thief (2013), and Gatefather (2015). The Pathfinder trilogy consists of Pathfinder (2010), Ruins (2012), and Visitors (2014), and follows
7564-603: The Army Engineers is suggested by its street nomenclature; many of the streets are named after famous engineers. The main street ( George Washington Way) is named after the first president, who was a surveyor; Stevens Drive is named after John Frank Stevens , chief engineer of the Panama Canal and Stevens Pass ; Goethals Drive is named after George W. Goethals , designer of the Panama Canal; and Thayer Drive
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#17327880327607688-491: The Book of Mormon as an important influence on his writing; his habit of beginning sentences with conjunctions comes from the book. Literary devices in Hot Sleep parallel those of the Book of Mormon. Collings said Hot Sleep 's mimicry of Book of Mormon language makes it an "inherently" Mormon novel. Card combined several Worthing stories and revised Hot Sleep to create The Worthing Chronicle , which does not mirror
7812-433: The Book of Mormon, another critic said it is similar to the Bible. Because Card began his writing career in screenplays, his early work is considered accessible and fast-paced with good characters but stylistically unremarkable. According to biographer Richard Bleiler, a number of critics described his tone as emotionless or conversely, as nonjudgmental, leaving readers to come to their own conclusions about how to feel about
7936-806: The Cold War years. With the shutdown of the last production reactor in 1987, the area transitioned to environmental cleanup and technology. Now, many Richland residents are employed at the Hanford site in its environmental cleanup mission. Richland High School 's sports teams are called the Bombers, complete with a mushroom cloud logo. Some of the streets platted after 1958 are named after U.S. Army generals (such as Patton Street, MacArthur Street, Sherman Street, and Pershing Avenue) and after various nuclear themes ( Einstein Avenue, Curie Street, Proton Lane, Log Lane, and Nuclear Lane). A local museum,
8060-502: The Dead . Marvel published two Ender's Game miniseries, which were collected in the graphic novel version of Ender's Game ; Christ Yost wrote the script and Pasqual Ferry was the artist. Two sets of comic miniseries were adapted by Mike Carey for Ender's Shadow and the comics collected in Ender's Shadow Ultimate Collection . A series of one-shots, some of which are based on Card's Enderverse short stories, were collected in Ender's Game: War of Gifts . Since Ender's Game
8184-459: The Fringe (1989). The novella Eye for Eye was republished with another novella by Tor and won the Hugo Award for best novella in 1988. Between 1987 and 1989, Card edited and published a short science fiction review magazine called Short Form . He also wrote Characters & Viewpoint (1988) and How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy (1990). Card also offered advice about writing in an interview in Leading Edge #23 in 1991. He wrote
8308-399: The Future . Card's membership of the LDS Church has been an important influence on his writing, though he initially tried to keep his religious beliefs separate from his fiction. Susanne Reid, a science fiction scholar, stated Card's religious background is evident in his frequent messiah protagonists and the "moral seriousness" in his works. Card's science-fiction books do not reference
8432-451: The Homecoming series, a gay male character, Zdorab, marries and procreates for the good of society. Romano notes that Zdorab does not stop being gay after his marriage, but that procreation is paramount in the book's society. Eugene England defends Zdorab, arguing that he is a sympathetic character who discovered that his homosexuality was determined by his mother's hormone levels during pregnancy. Therefore, Card does not depict homosexuality as
8556-503: The LDS religion directly but "offer careful readers insights that are compelling and moving in their religious intensity". Non-LDS readers of A Planet Called Treason did not remark on religious themes; however, LDS reviewer Sandy Straubhaar disliked the novel's explicit violence and sex and stated LDS connections were "gratuitous". Dick Butler criticized A Planet Called Treason for its lack of Gospel themes and ideas, and two other LDS reviewers defended Card. According to Michael Collings,
8680-423: The Mind concluded the initial Ender's Game series, Card started another series of books and continued writing in The Tales of Alvin Maker series. The Homecoming Saga is a science-fiction adaptation of The Book of Mormon . The series' volumes; The Memory of Earth , The Call of Earth , The Ships of Earth , Earthfall , and Earthborn were published between 1992 and 1995. Alvin Journeyman (1995),
8804-447: The Orson Scott Card papers, which include Card's works, writing notes, and letters. The collection was formally opened in 2007. Stephenie Meyer , Brandon Sanderson , and Dave Wolverton have cited Card's works as a major influence. In addition, Card inspired Lindsay Ellis 's novel Axiom's End . Richland, Washington Richland ( / ˈ r ɪ tʃ l ən d / ) is a city in Benton County, Washington , United States. It
8928-497: The Yakima River. Postal authorities approved the designation of this town site as Richland in 1905, naming it for Nelson Rich, a state legislator and land developer. In 1906, the town was registered at the Benton County Courthouse. It was incorporated on April 28, 1910, as a fourth-class city. Population growth in Richland accelerated following the opening of a permanent bridge over the Yakima River in 1907 and
9052-401: The average family size was 3.02. In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.2% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 96 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.2 males. The median income for a household in the city
9176-465: The book editor of Compute! magazine that was based in Greensboro, North Carolina, for nine months in 1983. In October of that year, Tom Doherty offered a contract for Card's proposed Alvin Maker series, which allowed him to return to creative writing full-time. Card's 1977 novella Ender's Game is about a young boy who undergoes military training for space war. Card expanded the story into
9300-553: The book, Ender's Game still manages to offer a commendable number of well-acted, solidly written sci-fi thrills." Since 2001, Card's commentary includes the political columns "War Watch", "World Watch", and "Uncle Orson Reviews Everything", which were published in the Greensboro Rhinoceros Times until 2019. "Uncle Orson Reviews Everything" features personal reviews of films and commentary on other topics. The column also appears on Card's website, which
9424-586: The city was planned by Spokane architect Gustav Albin Pherson and overseen by the Army Corps of Engineers. While there were dormitories and barracks built at the time, prefabricated duplexes and single-family homes are all that survive today. Because homes were allocated based on family size and need, there were a number of floorplans available. These were each identified by a letter of the alphabet, and so came to be known as alphabet houses. Richland's link to
9548-426: The city's real estate to residents; the last home was sold on May 16, 1960. Most of the people lived in duplexes; senior tenants were given the option to purchase the building; junior tenants were given the option to purchase lots in a newly platted area of north Richland. Richland was re-incorporated as a chartered first-class city on December 10, 1958, five months after residents voted in favor of self-governance as
9672-444: The city. The population density was 1,111.8 people per square mile (429.3 people/km ). There were 16,458 housing units at an average density of 472.7 per square mile (182.5/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 89.55% White , 1.37% African American , 0.76% Native American , 4.06% Asian , 0.11% Pacific Islander , 1.85% from other races , and 2.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 4.72% of
9796-468: The community theatre's expenses, Card took part-time employment as a proofreader at BYU Press , moving on to full-time employment as a copy editor. In 1981, Card completed his master's degree in English at the University of Utah where he studied with François Camoin and Norman Council. He began a doctoral program at the University of Notre Dame but dropped out to pursue his more lucrative writing projects. In 1977, Card married Kristine Allen, who
9920-656: The construction of Interstate 182 . The move was blocked by Pasco, who had planned to annex much of the area themselves. The Richland city government filed an appeal against the Franklin County Boundary Review Board in 1983 following their approval of Pasco's claim; the Washington Supreme Court affirmed the Franklin County decision. Richland Wye ( 46°14′12″N 119°13′59″W / 46.2368015°N 119.2330713°W / 46.2368015; -119.2330713 )
10044-450: The current site of city hall. The current city hall would be sold to eligible businesses. The City of Richland Police Department is composed of approximately 58 commissioned police officers and 15 support staff. After the end of World War II , Richland continued to be a center of production and research into nuclear energy and related technology. It has been the home of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) since 1965. One of
10168-512: The death penalty. In 2000, Card said he believed government has a duty to protect citizens from capitalism. Card has publicly declared his support of laws against homosexual activity and same-sex marriage . Card's 1990 essay "A Changed Man: The Hypocrites of Homosexuality" was first published in Sunstone and republished in his collection of non-fiction essays, A Storyteller in Zion . In
10292-546: The dystopias they inhabit. In a May 2013 essay called "Unlikely Events", which Card presented as an experiment in fiction writing, Card described an alternative future in which President Barack Obama ruled as a " Hitler - or Stalin -style dictator" with his own national police force of young unemployed men; Obama and his wife Michelle would have amended the U.S. Constitution to allow presidents to remain in power for life, as in Nigeria , Zimbabwe , and Nazi Germany . In
10416-437: The early 1980s, Card focused on writing longer works, only publishing ten short stories between 1980 and 1985. He published a few non-fiction works that were aimed at an LDS audience; these include a satirical dictionary called Saintspeak , which resulted in him being temporarily banned from publishing in church magazines. Card wrote the fantasy-epic Hart's Hope (1983) and a historical novel, A Woman of Destiny (1984), which
10540-485: The editor of Analog , rejected a rewrite of the story but asked Card to submit a science fiction piece. In response, Card wrote the short story " Ender's Game ," which Ben Bova published in the August 1977 issue of Analog . Card left Ensign in 1977 and began his career as a freelance writer in 1978. Ben Bova continued to work with Card to publish his stories, and Bova's wife, Barbara Bova, became Card's literary agent,
10664-400: The end of World War II in August 1945. All land and buildings were owned by the government. Housing was assigned to residents, and token rent was collected; families were assigned to houses or duplexes; single people were placed in apartments or barracks. Everything necessary was provided, from free bus service to light bulbs, and trees were planted in people's yards by the government. Much of
10788-595: The essay, first published in The Rhinoceros Times , Card attributed Obama's success to being a "black man who talks like a white man (that's what they mean by calling him "articulate" and a "great speaker")." The essay drew criticism from journalists for its allusions to Obama's race and its reference to "urban gangs". Vice author Dave Schilling featured the article in his "This Week in Racism" roundup several months after its publication. Empire (2006)
10912-513: The essay, he argued that laws against homosexual behavior should not be "indiscriminately enforced against anyone who happens to be caught violating them, but [used only] when necessary to send a clear message [to] those who flagrantly violate society's regulation". Card also questioned in a 2004 column the notion that homosexuality was a purely innate or genetic trait and asserted that a range of environmental factors also contributed to its development, including abuse. However, in an introduction to
11036-493: The establishment of the Hanford nuclear site , part of the Manhattan Project during World War II . Richland was transformed into a bedroom community for Hanford workers and grew to 25,000 residents by the end of the war. The city remained under control of Hanford contractors until it was re-incorporated as a city in 1958. For centuries, the village of Chemna stood at the mouth of the current Yakima River. Today that village site
11160-423: The first mayor of Richland and traveled to Washington, D.C., to negotiate increased rights (such as private home ownership) for citizens in military cities across the country. The U.S. Congress passed a law the following year to mandate the transfer of Richland and Oak Ridge to local control within five years, spurring a new incorporation attempt. The federal government relinquished its land holdings in 1957 and sold
11284-490: The fourth book in The Tales of Alvin Maker series, won a Locus Award, and Heartfire (1998) was a nominee for the same award. Card wrote several stand-alone novels in the 1990s. Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus (1996) examines time travel and Christopher Columbus . Card collaborated with Star Wars artist Doug Chiang on Robota and with Kathryn H. Kidd on Lovelock . Lost Boys (1992)
11408-402: The good of a community. Individuals making sacrifices for their community is a theme in his work. Card's Homecoming Saga is a dramatization of Book of Mormon . Eugene England called the first five novels "good literature". Card received criticism from members of the LDS church for "plagiarizing" the Book of Mormon and using it irreverently. He defended his choices and said speculative fiction
11532-489: The language of the Book of Mormon as much as Hot Sleep does. One theme in Card's works is that of a precocious child who is isolated from others but is uniquely positioned to help or save their community. These characters with exceptional abilities achieve their destiny "through discipline and suffering". Often, his gifted protagonists are introspective children. Card's work features children and adults working together, which
11656-486: The last stage of their development. Ender's Game and Speaker for the Dead deal with religious themes common in LDS theology but without many surface references to the religion. The Alvin Maker series does not try to explain Mormon history but uses it to examine his characters' relationships with God. Card stated that his church membership influences his communitarian values, specifically, making personal sacrifices for
11780-471: The music of Bach, and when this is discovered by a "Watcher", he is uprooted from his composition at the age of thirty, and is then barred by law from ever again making music. The story then follows him as he struggles to repress his desire for musical expression. This article about a short story (or stories) published in the 1980s is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Orson Scott Card Orson Scott Card (born August 24, 1951)
11904-578: The novels in the series between 2012 and 2019; these are Earth Unaware , Earth Afire , Earth Awakens , The Swarm , and The Hive . Children of the Fleet is the first novel in a new sequel series, called Fleet School . While Card was writing books in the Shadow series, he also wrote novellas, novels, and a series of books focused on women in the Bible. Card's The Women of Genesis series includes Sarah (2000), Rebekah (2002), and Rachel and Leah (2004). Card wrote three novellas in
12028-454: The now vanished towns of White Bluffs and Hanford just upriver were evicted after a federal court order had condemned their properties for wartime use. The army transformed Richland into a bedroom community for the workers on its Manhattan Project facility at the nearby Hanford Engineering Works (now the Hanford site). The population increased from 300 in July and August 1943 to 25,000 by
12152-406: The population. There were 15,549 households, out of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.3% were non-families. 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and
12276-443: The population. There were 19,707 households, of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.2% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
12400-562: The pseudonym Byron Walley. Between 1978 and 1988, Card wrote over 300 half-hour audioplays on LDS Church history , the New Testament , and other subjects for Living Scriptures in Ogden, Utah. Card started writing science fiction short stories because he felt he could sell short stories in that genre more easily than others. His first short story, The Tinker , was initially rejected by Analog Science Fiction and Fact . Ben Bova ,
12524-779: The public at large. More recently, the Richland Community Center has hosted several important civic events including the Green Living Awards and the Fall Carnival. As of 2016, the city was planning to rebuild its current city hall across Jadwin Avenue into the parking lot of the United States Federal Courthouse. This decision also includes moving the fire station, which is currently across George Washington Way, to
12648-578: The region. According to Richland's 2021 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are: The Richland School District serves the cities of Richland and West Richland with ten elementary schools, four middle schools, and three high schools. Columbia Basin College , primarily located in Pasco , has a small branch campus in Richland. Washington State University, Tri-Cities , established in North Richland in 1989, sits on
12772-526: The same-sex marriage issue is moot because of the Supreme Court's decision on the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Card's views have had professional repercussions. In 2013, he was selected as a guest author for DC Comics ' new Adventures of Superman comic book series, but controversy over his views on homosexuality led illustrator Chris Sprouse to leave the project. An online petition to drop
12896-559: The schools". In 2009, Card joined the board of directors of the National Organization for Marriage , a group that campaigns against same-sex marriage. Card resigned from the board in mid-2013. In July 2013, one week after the U.S. Supreme Court issued rulings in two cases that were widely interpreted as favoring recognition of same-sex marriages, Card published in Entertainment Weekly a statement saying
13020-474: The script for an updated Hill Cumorah Pageant in 1988. Inspired by Spenser's Faerie Queene , Card composed the long poem Prentice Alvin and the No-Good Plow , which uses colloquial language and diction common to Joseph Smith's time. The poem, along with the novelette "Hatrack River", became the basis for Seventh Son (1987), the first book in The Tales of Alvin Maker series, a fantasy retelling of
13144-430: The series brings up questions about what, exactly, the mission of a religious prophet is. The series also questions the difference between a prophet and magician, religion and magic. In the 1980s, Card also wrote Wyrms (1987), a novel about colonizing a planet, and revised A Planet Called Treason , which was published as Treason . He also novelized James Cameron 's film The Abyss . Card wrote prolifically in
13268-508: The stage in Posing as People . Card suffered a mild stroke on January 1, 2011, and made a full recovery. In 1976, Card became an assistant editor for the Ensign magazine produced by the LDS Church and moved to Salt Lake City . While working at Ensign , Card published his first piece of fiction, a short story called Gert Fram , which appeared in the July 1977 issue of Ensign under
13392-665: The state of Washington—the highest rank achieved in Benton County. As of the 2010 census , there were 48,058 people, 19,707 households, and 12,974 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,345.4 inhabitants per square mile (519.5/km ). There were 20,876 housing units at an average density of 584.4 per square mile (225.6/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 87.0% White , 1.4% African American , 0.8% Native American , 4.7% Asian , 0.1% Pacific Islander , 2.7% from other races , and 3.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 7.8% of
13516-588: The story for Shadow Complex , a prequel to the events in his novels Empire and Hidden Empire . The novels and game are about a near-future civil war in the United States that occurs after civilians resist a left-wing coup in the White House . Card has written scripts for the two-volume comic-book series Ultimate Iron Man . He collaborated with his daughters Emily and Zina on the graphic novel Laddertop , and with Aaron Johnston to write
13640-511: The story received over 16,000 signatures, and DC Comics put Card's story on hold indefinitely. A few months later, an LGBT non-profit organization Geeks OUT proposed a boycott of the movie adaptation of Ender's Game , calling Card's views "anti-gay" and causing the movie studio Lionsgate to publicly distance itself from Card's opinions. Card won the ALA Margaret Edwards Award , which recognizes one writer and
13764-496: The two Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory sites is located immediately north of Richland. Numerous smaller high technology business and expert consultants have grown up around the Richland Technology Center as well. Richland is home to the largest cold-storage facility on Earth —which is also one of the largest buildings on Earth by volume . Agriculture is important in the Richland area;
13888-553: The upper end. Three bridges join the trails on both sides, providing several ride options. There are numerous trailheads and access parking spots along the route. Richland lies within a semi-arid, shrub-steppe environment, and has many interesting natural areas within or adjacent to the city: Sports teams in the immediate area include the Tri-City Americans WHL ice hockey team (which plays in Kennewick), and
14012-511: The western bank of the Columbia River. The university offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs. It first admitted freshmen and sophomores in the fall of 2007. There are three 18-hole golf courses and one 9-hole course in the area. Richland has developed a number of parks, several of them fronting the Columbia and Yakima Rivers. The rivers provide boating, water skiing, fishing, kayaking and waterfowl hunting opportunities. Richland
14136-437: Was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.97. The median age in the city was 39.4 years. 24.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.7% were from 25 to 44; 28.4% were from 45 to 64; and 14.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.0% male and 51.0% female. As of the 2000 census , there were 38,708 people, 15,549 households, and 10,682 families residing in
14260-859: Was about an intelligent child who is assaulted by bullies and sustains brain damage . Ender's confrontation with Stilson in Ender's Game is based on this story. In 1964, Card and his family moved to Mesa, Arizona , where he participated in mock debates in junior high school. In 1967, the family moved to Orem, Utah , where his father worked at Brigham Young University (BYU). Card attended BYU's laboratory school, where he took both high school and early college-level classes before graduating in one year. When beginning his college studies he intended to major in archeology, but after becoming increasingly more interested in theater, he began script-writing, writing ten original plays and rewriting other students' plays. Most of his plays were based on Mormon history and scriptures; one
14384-456: Was announced that Summit Entertainment had picked up the film's distribution, and Digital Domain joined Odd Lot Entertainment in a co-production role. Card wrote many versions of the script for the movie, but ultimately director Gavin Hood wrote the screenplay. Card was a co-producer of the film. On Rotten Tomatoes , the critical consensus states: "If it isn't quite as thought-provoking as
14508-516: Was closed down. Although many of the workers moved away as the war effort wound down, some of them moved to Richland, offsetting the depopulation that might otherwise have occurred. Management of the Hanford site and Richland itself was transferred to General Electric . Fears that the Soviet Union 's intentions were aggressive set off the Cold War in 1947. The capacity to produce plutonium
14632-435: Was controversial; frequent appearances of naked men and boys raised "questions about homoerotic imagery", according to Westfahl. Collings stated that the early stories are "essential steps in the development of Card's fiction". Card uses a technique common in pulp fiction when he refers to characters by a quirk of their appearance or personality. Card's fantasy stories also use tropes that are common to fantasy. Card cites
14756-518: Was increased beginning in 1947. When the Soviet Union developed and tested its first nuclear weapon in 1949, the U.S. nuclear program was reinvigorated. A second post-WWII expansion began in 1950 due to the war in Korea. Richland's Cold War construction boom resulted in Richland's population growing to 27,000 people by 1952. Many of these people lived in a construction camp of trailers located in what
14880-505: Was later republished as Saints and won the 1985 award from the Association for Mormon Letters for best novel. He rewrote the narrative of Hot Sleep and published it as The Worthing Chronicle (1983), which replaced Hot Sleep and the short-story collection set in the same universe, Capitol (1979). The recession of the early 1980s made it difficult to get contracts for new books, so Card returned to full-time employment as
15004-468: Was published in 1985, Card was reluctant to license film rights and artistic control for the novel. He had two opportunities to sell the rights of Ender's Game to Hollywood studios, but refused when creative differences became an issue. Card announced in February 2009 that he had completed a script for Odd Lot Entertainment , and that they had begun assembling a production team. On April 28, 2011, it
15128-711: Was science fiction. By watching the body language of an audience, he could tell when an audience was interested in his scripts. During his studies as a theater major, he began doctoring scripts, adapting fiction for reader's theater production, and writing one-act and full-length plays, several of which were produced by faculty directors at BYU. Charles W. Whitman , Card's play-writing professor, encouraged his students to write plays with LDS themes. Card studied poetry with Clinton F. Larson at BYU. He also wrote short stories, which were later published together in The Worthing Saga . Before graduating, Card served as
15252-573: Was three years old, the family moved to Salt Lake City, Utah , so his father could finish his bachelor's degree. The family moved to Santa Clara, California , when Card was six; they stayed there for seven years while his father completed his master's degree and worked as a professor at San Jose State College . In school, Card took classes for gifted students, but he was more interested in studying music—he played clarinet and French horn. He read widely, including historical fiction, nonfiction, and literary classics. At age ten, he wrote his first story, which
15376-539: Was to attempt to link homosexuality with pedophilia. Card responded that he did not link homosexuality with pedophilia, stating that in his book, Hamlet's father was a pedophile that shows no sexual attraction to adults of either sex. Card became a member of the U.S. Democratic Party in 1976 and has on multiple occasions referred to himself as a Moynihan or Blue Dog Democrat, as recently as 2020. Card supported Republican presidential candidate John McCain in 2008 and Newt Gingrich in 2012. In 2016, he followed
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