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Alvin Journeyman • novel • Tor, 1995

awards:

• Locus Awards 1996 — fantasy novel — winner

“America” • short fiction • Asimov's Jan 1987

awards:

• Locus Awards 1988 — novelette — 6th place

anthologies:

• The Norton Book of Science Fiction, ed. Ursula K. Le Guin & Brian Attebery, Norton 1993

• The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Fifth Annual Collection, ed. Gardner R. Dozois, St. Martin’s 1988

• The 1988 Annual World’s Best SF, ed. Donald A. Wollheim, DAW 1988

anthologies:

• Other Worlds Than These, ed. John Joseph Adams, Night Shade Books 2012

• Science Fiction: The Best of 2002, ed. Robert Silverberg & Karen Haber, ibooks 2003

Black Mist and Other Japanese Futures (OSC & Keith Ferrell, eds.) • anthology • DAW, 1997

awards:

• Locus Awards 1998 — anthology — 15th place

“Breaking the Game” • short fiction • Analog Jan 1979

awards:

• Analog Readers Poll 1980 — short story — 2nd place

The Call Of Earth • novel • Tor, 1993

awards:

• Locus Awards 1994 — sf novel — 7th place

Cardography • collection • Hypatia Press, 1987

awards:

• Locus Awards 1988 — collection — 7th place

“Carthage City ” • short fiction • Asimov's Sep 1987

awards:

• Asimov's Reader Poll 1988 — novella — 5th place

“The Changed Man and the King of Words ” • Omni Dec 1982

anthologies:

• The Fifth Omni Book of Science Fiction, ed. Ellen Datlow, Zebra 1987

Children of the Mind • novel • Tor, 1996

awards:

• Locus Awards 1997 — sf novel — 15th place

• Seiun Awards 2002 — translated novel — nomination

citations:

• 2009: The Science Fiction Handbook, M. Keith Booker & Anne-Marie Thomas

The Chronicles of Alvin Maker [series] • novel

awards:

• Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire 2000 — Translated Novel — winner

“Clap Hands and Sing ” • The Best of Omni Science Fiction, No. 3, 1982

anthologies:

• The Best of Omni Science Fiction, No. 3, ed. Ben Bova & Don Myrus, Omni Society 1982

The Crystal City • novel • Tor, 2003

awards:

• Locus Awards 2004 — fantasy novel — 11th place

“Deep Breathing Exercises ” • Omni Jul 1979

anthologies:

• The Best of Omni Science Fiction, No. 4, ed. Ben Bova & Don Myrus, Omni Publications 1982

“Dogwalker ” • short fiction • Asimov's Nov 1989

awards:

• Hugo Awards 1990 — novelette — nomination

• Locus Awards 1990 — novelette — winner

• Asimov's Reader Poll 1990 — novelette — 4th place

anthologies:

• Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction, ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman, Wildside 2011

• The 1990 Annual World’s Best SF, ed. Donald A. Wollheim & Arthur W. Saha, DAW 1990

“Dowser” • short fiction • Asimov's Dec 1988

awards:

• Locus Awards 1989 — novelette — 2nd place

• Asimov's Reader Poll 1989 — novelette — winner

Dragons of Darkness • anthology • Ace, 1981

awards:

• Locus Awards 1982 — anthology — 8th place

Dragons of Light • anthology • Ace, 1980

awards:

• World Fantasy Awards 1981 — anthology/collection — nomination

• Locus Awards 1981 — anthology — 17th place

• Balrog Awards 1981 — collection/anthology — nomination

Earth Afire & Earth Awakens (by OSC & Aaron Johnston)

awards:

• Geffen Awards 2017 — sf book — winner

“The Elephants of Poznan ” • short fiction • Galaxy Online Jan 2000

awards:

• Locus Awards 2001 — novelette — 5th place

anthologies:

• Wastelands 2: More Stories of the Apocalypse, ed. John Joseph Adams, Titan US 2015

Empire • novel • Tor, 2006

awards:

• Prometheus Awards 2007 — novel — nomination

Enchantment • novel • Ballantine Del Rey, 1999

awards:

• Locus Awards 2000 — fantasy novel — 7th place

Ender • series, 2008

citations:

• 1996: Magill's Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, T. A. Shippey & A. J. Sobczak

“Ender's Game” • short fiction • Analog Aug 1977

awards:

• Hugo Awards 1978 — novelette — nomination

• Locus Awards 1978 — short fiction — 9th place

• Ignotus Awards 1994 — foreign short story — winner

anthologies:

• Future Games, ed. Paula Guran, Prime Books 2013

• The Best Military Science Fiction of the 20th Century, ed. Harry Turtledove & Martin H. Greenberg, Ballantine Del Rey 2001

• The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy, ed. Garyn G. Roberts, Prentice-Hall 2001

• Visions of Wonder, ed. David G. Hartwell & Milton T. Wolf, Tor 1996

• Space-Fighters, ed. Joe Haldeman, Charles G. Waugh & Martin H. Greenberg, Ace 1988

• There Will Be War, ed. Jerry Pournelle, Tor 1983

• Analog Anthology #2, ed. Stanley Schmidt, Davis 1982

• The Future At War Vol. 2, ed. Reginald Bretnor, Ace 1980

Ender's Game • novel • Tor, 1985

awards:

• Hugo Awards 1986 — novel — winner

• Nebula Awards 1986 — novel — winner

• Locus Awards 1986 — sf novel — 2nd place

• Science Fiction Chronicle Readers Poll 1986 — novel — winner

citations:

• 2021: 50 essential science fiction books, AbeBooks

• 2018: 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List, James Mustich

• 2015: 100 Science Fiction & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime, Amazon Editors

• 2012: Science Fiction: The 101 Best Novels 1985 - 2010, Damien Broderick & Paul Di Filippo

• 2012: 20th Century SF Novel, Locus Online

• 2011: Your Picks: Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books, NPR

• 2009: The Science Fiction Handbook, M. Keith Booker & Anne-Marie Thomas

• 2007: The Complete Idiot's Guide to The Ultimate Reading List, Shelley Mosley & et al.

• 2006: The History of Science Fiction, Adam Roberts

• 2006: 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels, Stephen E. Andrews & Nick Rennison

• 2005: Essential SF: A Concise Guide, Jonathan Cowie & Tony Chester

• 2005: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy: Themes, Works, and Wonders, Gary Westfahl

• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron

• 2003: Top 50 Science Fiction & Fantasy Books, Science Fiction Book Club

• 2003: The 100 science fiction books you just have to read!, Keith Olexa

• 2003: The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction, Edward James & Farah Mendlesohn

• 2000: 25 Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of the Century, Amazon.com

• 2000: Amazon Best of Millennium Poll, Amazon.com

• 1998: Best All-Time SF Novel, Locus Magazine

• 1998: 100 Best Novels - the reader's list, Modern Library

• 1996: Age of Wonders, David G. Hartwell

• 1995: Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia, John Clute

• 1994: Science Fiction in the Twentieth Century, Edward James

• 1988: A Basic Science Fiction Library, James Gunn

Ender's Shadow • novel • Tor, 1999

awards:

• Locus Awards 2000 — sf novel — 5th place

• Geffen Awards 2001 — sf book — winner

• Seiun Awards 2001 — foreign novel — nomination

• SF Site Readers Poll 2000 — sf/fantasy book — 5th place

citations:

• 2005: Essential SF: A Concise Guide, Jonathan Cowie & Tony Chester

“Eumenides in the Fourth Floor Lavatory ” • Chrysalis 4, 1979

anthologies:

• Fantasy Annual III, ed. Terry Carr, Pocket 1981

“Eye for Eye ” • short fiction • Asimov's Mar 1987

awards:

• Hugo Awards 1988 — novella — winner

• Locus Awards 1988 — novella — 3rd place

• Asimov's Reader Poll 1988 — novella — 2nd place

• Seiun Awards 1989 — foreign short fiction — winner

anthologies:

• The New Hugo Winners Volume II, ed. Isaac Asimov & Martin H. Greenberg, Baen 1992

• Tor Doubles, ed. Anonymous, Tor 1991

“Fat Farm ” • Omni Jan 1980

anthologies:

• The Best of Omni Science Fiction, No. 4, ed. Ben Bova & Don Myrus, Omni Publications 1982

“Feed the Baby of Love ” • The Bradbury Chronicles, 1991

anthologies:

• The Bradbury Chronicles: Stories in Honor of Ray Bradbury, ed. William F. Nolan & Martin H. Greenberg, Roc 1991

The Folk of the Fringe • collection • Phantasia, 1989

awards:

• Locus Awards 1990 — collection — 4th place

citations:

• 2003: The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction, Edward James & Farah Mendlesohn

• 1995: Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia, John Clute

“The Fringe” • short fiction • F&SF Oct 1985

awards:

• Hugo Awards 1986 — novelette — nomination

• Nebula Awards 1986 — novelette — nomination

• Locus Awards 1986 — novelette — 2nd place

anthologies:

• Future on Ice, ed. Orson Scott Card, Tor 1998

• Nebula Awards 21, ed. George Zebrowski, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1987

• The Year’s Best Science Fiction, Third Annual Collection, ed. Gardner R. Dozois, Bluejay 1986

Future On Fire • anthology • Tor, 1991

awards:

• Locus Awards 1992 — anthology — 12th place

“Geriatric Ward ” • Keeper of Dreams, 2008

anthologies:

• Brave New Worlds, ed. John Joseph Adams, Night Shade Books 2011

“Grinning Man” • Legends, 1998

anthologies:

• Legends, ed. Robert Silverberg, Tor 1998

Hart's Hope • novel • Berkley, 1983

awards:

• Locus Awards 1984 — fantasy novel — 12th place

“Hatrack River” • short fiction • Asimov's Aug 1986

awards:

• Hugo Awards 1987 — novelette — nomination

• Nebula Awards 1987 — novelette — nomination

• World Fantasy Awards 1987 — novella — winner

• Locus Awards 1987 — novelette — 2nd place

• Asimov's Reader Poll 1987 — novelette — 3rd place

• Science Fiction Chronicle Readers Poll 1987 — novelette — 2nd place (tie)

anthologies:

• The American Fantasy Tradition, ed. Brian M. Thomsen & Martin H. Greenberg, Tor 2002

• Terry Carr’s Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year #16, ed. Terry Carr, Tor 1987

• The Year’s Best Science Fiction, Fourth Annual Collection, ed. Gardner R. Dozois, St. Martin’s 1987

Heartfire • novel • Tor, 1998

awards:

• Locus Awards 1999 — fantasy novel — 4th place

Hidden Empire • novel • Tor, 2009

awards:

• Prometheus Awards 2010 — novel — nomination

“Holy ” • New Dimensions 10, 1980

anthologies:

• New Dimensions 10, ed. Robert Silverberg, Harper & Row 1980

Homebody • novel • HarperCollins, 1998

awards:

• Locus Awards 1999 — dark fantasy/horror novel — 6th place

Homecoming • series, 1995

citations:

• 1988: A Basic Science Fiction Library, James Gunn

How To Write Science Fiction And Fantasy • nonfiction • Writer's Digest, 1990

awards:

• Hugo Awards 1991 — nonfiction book — winner

• Locus Awards 1991 — nonfiction — 2nd place

“In the Dragon's House” • The Dragon Quintet, 2003

anthologies:

• The Dragon Quintet, ed. Marvin Kaye, SFBC 2003

“Investment Counselor” • Far Horizons, 1999

anthologies:

• Far Horizons, ed. Robert Silverberg, Avon Eos 1999

“Jamaica ” • Wizards, Inc., 2007

anthologies:

• The Way of the Wizard, ed. John Joseph Adams, Prime Books 2010

“Lifeloop” • short fiction • Analog Oct 1978

awards:

• Analog Readers Poll 1979 — short story — winner

“Lost Boys ” • short fiction • F&SF Oct 1989

awards:

• Hugo Awards 1990 — short story — nomination

• Nebula Awards 1990 — short story — nomination

• Locus Awards 1990 — short story — winner

• Science Fiction Chronicle Readers Poll 1990 — short story — 3rd place

anthologies:

• A Century of Fantasy 1980-1989, ed. Robert Silverberg & Martin H. Greenberg, MJF Books 1996

Lost Boys • novel • HarperCollins, 1992

awards:

• Locus Awards 1993 — horror/dark fantasy novel — 2nd place

Lovelock (by OSC & Kathryn H. Kidd) • novel • Tor, 1994

awards:

• Prometheus Awards 1995 — novel — nomination

Maps In A Mirror: The Short Fiction of Orson Scott Card • collection • Tor, 1990

awards:

• Locus Awards 1991 — collection — winner

citations:

• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron

• 1998: Best All-Time Collection, Locus Online

• 1994: The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition, David Pringle

Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the Century • anthology • Ace, 2001

awards:

• Locus Awards 2002 — anthology — 9th place

citations:

• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron

“Mazer in Prison” • Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show (online) Oct 2005

anthologies:

• Federations, ed. John Joseph Adams, Prime Books 2009

The Memory Of Earth • novel • Tor, 1992

awards:

• Locus Awards 1993 — sf novel — 9th place

• Prometheus Awards 1993 — novel — nomination

“Mikal's Songbird” • short fiction • Analog May 1978

awards:

• Hugo Awards 1979 — novelette — nomination

• Nebula Awards 1979 — novelette — nomination

• Locus Awards 1979 — novelette — 3rd place

• Analog Readers Poll 1979 — novelette — 2nd place

“The Originist ” • short fiction • Foundation's Friends, 1989

awards:

• Locus Awards 1990 — novella — 8th place

anthologies:

• Foundation's Friends: Stories in Honor of Isaac Asimov, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Tor 1989

“Pageant Wagon” • short fiction • Asimov's Aug 1989; The Folk of the Fringe

awards:

• Locus Awards 1990 — novella — 5th place

• Asimov's Reader Poll 1990 — novella — 2nd place

Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus • novel • Tor, 1996

awards:

• Geffen Awards 1999 — sf book — winner

• Sidewise Awards 1997 — long form — nomination

citations:

• 2017: Open Syllabus Explorer, Open Syllabus Project

• 2009: The Science Fiction Handbook, M. Keith Booker & Anne-Marie Thomas

• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron

• 2003: The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction, Edward James & Farah Mendlesohn

Pathfinder • novel • Simon Pulse, 2010

awards:

• Locus Awards 2011 — young adult book — 7th place

• Seiun Awards 2015 — translated novel — nomination

A Planet Called Treason • novel • St. Martin's, 1979

awards:

• Locus Awards 1980 — sf novel — 20th place

Prentice Alvin • novel • Tor, 1989

awards:

• Hugo Awards 1990 — novel — nomination

• Nebula Awards 1990 — novel — nomination

• Locus Awards 1990 — fantasy novel — winner

• Mythopoeic Awards 1990 — fantasy — nomination

“The Princess and the Bear ” • The Berkley Showcase Vol. 1, 1980

anthologies:

• The Year’s Best Fantasy Stories: 7, ed. Arthur W. Saha, DAW 1981

• The Berkley Showcase Vol. 1, ed. Victoria Schochet & John W. Silbersack, Berkley 1980

“Quietus ” • short fiction • Omni Aug 1979

awards:

• Locus Awards 1980 — short story — 3rd place

anthologies:

• The Best of Omni Science Fiction, No. 4, ed. Ben Bova & Don Myrus, Omni Publications 1982

Red Prophet • novel • Tor, 1988

awards:

• Hugo Awards 1989 — novel — nomination

• Nebula Awards 1989 — novel — nomination

• Locus Awards 1989 — fantasy novel — winner

• Mythopoeic Awards 1989 — fantasy — nomination

“Runaway” • short fiction • Asimov's Jun 1987

awards:

• Locus Awards 1988 — novelette — 12th place

“Saint Amy's Tale” • short fiction • Omni Dec 1980

awards:

• Locus Awards 1981 — short story — 7th place

“Salvage” • short fiction • Asimov's Feb 1986

awards:

• Locus Awards 1987 — novelette — 10th place

anthologies:

• Wastelands, ed. John Joseph Adams, Night Shade Books 2007

• Nebula Awards 22, ed. George Zebrowski, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1988

“Sandmagic ” • Swords Against Darkness, 1979

anthologies:

• Epic: Legends of Fantasy, ed. John Joseph Adams, Tachyon Publications 2012

• The Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy, ed. Mike Ashley, Running Press 2008

• The Year’s Best Fantasy Stories #6, ed. Lin Carter, DAW 1980

“A Sepulcher of Songs ” • Omni Jun 1981

anthologies:

• The Second Omni Book of Science Fiction, ed. Ellen Datlow, Zebra 1984

• The Best of Omni Science Fiction, No. 6, ed. Don Myrus, Omni Publications 1983

Seventh Son • novel • Tor, 1987

awards:

• Hugo Awards 1988 — novel — nomination

• World Fantasy Awards 1988 — novel — nomination

• Locus Awards 1988 — fantasy novel — winner

• Ditmar Awards 1989 — international fiction — winner

• Mythopoeic Awards 1988 — fantasy — winner

citations:

• 2012: The Cambridge Companion to Fantasy, Edward James & Farah Mendlesohn

• 1999: Fantasy and Horror, Neil Barron

Shadow of the Giant • novel • Tor, 2005

awards:

• Locus Awards 2006 — sf novel — 6th place

• Geffen Awards 2006 — sf book — nomination

• Quill Award 2005 — sf/fantasy/horror — nomination

• Southeastern SF Achievement Awards 2006 — novel — nomination

Shadow of the Hegemon • novel • Tor, 2001

awards:

• Locus Awards 2002 — sf novel — 2nd place

• Southeastern SF Achievement Awards 2002 — novel — nomination

Shadow Puppets • novel • Tor, 2002

awards:

• Locus Awards 2003 — sf novel — 7th place

“Songhouse” • short fiction • Analog Sep 1979

awards:

• Hugo Awards 1980 — novella — nomination

• Locus Awards 1980 — novella — 2nd place

• Analog Readers Poll 1980 — novelette — winner

anthologies:

• The Best Science Fiction Novellas of the Year #2, ed. Terry Carr, Ballantine 1980

Songmaster • novel • Dial, 1980

awards:

• Locus Awards 1981 — sf novel — 17th place

citations:

• 2005: Essential SF: A Concise Guide, Jonathan Cowie & Tony Chester

• 1995: Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia, John Clute

• 1994: The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition, David Pringle

“Space Boy ” • Escape from Earth: New Adventures in Space, 2006

anthologies:

• Escape from Earth: New Adventures in Space, ed. Jack Dann & Gardner Dozois, SFBC 2006

Speaker for the Dead • novel • Tor, 1986

awards:

• Hugo Awards 1987 — novel — winner

• Nebula Awards 1987 — novel — winner

• John W. Campbell Memorial Award 1987 — third place

• Locus Awards 1987 — sf novel — winner

• Kurd Lasswitz Preis 1989 — foreign novel — winner

• Science Fiction Chronicle Readers Poll 1987 — novel — winner

citations:

• 2017: Open Syllabus Explorer, Open Syllabus Project

• 2012: 20th Century SF Novel, Locus Online

• 2009: The Science Fiction Handbook, M. Keith Booker & Anne-Marie Thomas

• 2006: 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels, Stephen E. Andrews & Nick Rennison

• 2005: Essential SF: A Concise Guide, Jonathan Cowie & Tony Chester

• 2003: The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction, Edward James & Farah Mendlesohn

• 1995: Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia, John Clute

• 1994: Science Fiction in the Twentieth Century, Edward James

• 1994: The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition, David Pringle

• 1988: A Basic Science Fiction Library, James Gunn

“St. Amy's Tale” • Omni Dec 1980

anthologies:

• The First Omni Book of Science Fiction, ed. Ellen Datlow, Zebra 1984

• The Best of Omni Science Fiction, No. 4, ed. Ben Bova & Don Myrus, Omni Publications 1982

“Stonefather ” • Wizards, 2007

anthologies:

• Wizards, ed. Jack Dann & Gardner Dozois, Berkley 2007

The Tales of Alvin Maker [series] • series, 1987

citations:

• 1998: Best All-Time Fantasy Novel, Locus Magazine

• 1996: Magill's Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, T. A. Shippey & A. J. Sobczak

• 1988: A Basic Science Fiction Library, James Gunn

“A Thousand Deaths” • short fiction • Omni Dec 1978

awards:

• Locus Awards 1979 — short story — 8th place

anthologies:

• The Best of Omni Science Fiction, No. 2, ed. Ben Bova & Don Myrus, Omni Society 1981

“Unaccompanied Sonata ” • short fiction • Omni Mar 1979

awards:

• Hugo Awards 1980 — short story — nomination

• Nebula Awards 1980 — short story — nomination

• Locus Awards 1980 — short story — 6th place

anthologies:

• The Fourth Omni Book of Science Fiction, ed. Ellen Datlow, Zebra 1985

• Nebula Winners 15, ed. Frank Herbert, Harper & Row 1981

• The Best of Omni Science Fiction, ed. Ben Bova & Don Myrus, Omni Society 1980

• The 1980 Annual World’s Best SF, ed. Donald A. Wollheim & Arthur W. Saha, DAW 1980

Unaccompanied Sonata and Other Stories • collection • Dial , 1981

awards:

• Locus Awards 1982 — single author collection — 7th place

“Vessel ” • short fiction • F&SF Dec 1999

awards:

• Locus Awards 2000 — novelette — 10th place

anthologies:

• Season of Wonder, ed. Paula Guran, Prime Books 2012

The Worthing Chronicle • novel • Ace, 1983

citations:

• 1994: The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition, David Pringle

Wyrms • novel • Arbor House, 1987

citations:

• 2005: Essential SF: A Concise Guide, Jonathan Cowie & Tony Chester

Xenocide • novel • Tor, 1991

awards:

• Hugo Awards 1992 — novel — nomination

• Locus Awards 1992 — sf novel — 2nd place

citations:

• 2009: The Science Fiction Handbook, M. Keith Booker & Anne-Marie Thomas

• 2006: 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels, Stephen E. Andrews & Nick Rennison

• 2005: Essential SF: A Concise Guide, Jonathan Cowie & Tony Chester

• 1988: A Basic Science Fiction Library, James Gunn

“The Yazoo Queen” • Legends II, 2003

anthologies:

• Legends II, ed. Robert Silverberg, Voyager 2003

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