Writers & editors
Books recommended by Orson Scott Card
American science fiction novelist (born 1951)
American science fiction novelist (born 1951). Their picks here come from a Five Books interview, on Science Fiction.
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This is a selection of sourced recommendations, not a complete list of everything Orson Scott Card has read or praised. How we choose.
Recommendations
Books Orson Scott Card recommends
5 books from 1 source. Each one links to the place where Orson recommended it.
The best books on Science Fiction
Five Books interview in which Orson Scott Card chooses and discusses five books.
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Foundation
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2011 Five Books interview “The best books on Science Fiction”.
The best books on Science Fiction Interviewfivebooks.com
+6 other recommenders: Stewart Brand, Daniel Suarez, Paul Krugman, Adam Gazzaley, Mark Manson, Matt Mullenweg
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The Martian Chronicles
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2011 Five Books interview “The best books on Science Fiction”.
The best books on Science Fiction Interviewfivebooks.com
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The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2011 Five Books interview “The best books on Science Fiction”.
The best books on Science Fiction Interviewfivebooks.com
+1 other recommender: Mark Manson
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Dangerous Visions
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2011 Five Books interview “The best books on Science Fiction”.
The best books on Science Fiction Interviewfivebooks.com
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The Science Fiction Hall of Fame
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2011 Five Books interview “The best books on Science Fiction”.
The best books on Science Fiction Interviewfivebooks.com
Written by Orson Scott Card
Books Orson Scott Card wrote
Their most-published books, from Open Library. These are books they wrote, not recommendations.
Cross-recommendations
Picks others agree on
2 books Orson recommends that at least one other person in the directory also recommends, each from their own source.
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7recommendersFoundation 7 recommendersStewart Brand, Daniel Suarez, Orson Scott Card, Paul Krugman, Adam Gazzaley, Mark Manson, Matt Mullenweg
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2recommendersThe Moon Is a Harsh Mistress 2 recommendersOrson Scott Card, Mark Manson
Cross-recommendations
Who agrees with Orson
People in the directory who recommended at least one of the same books.
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