{"product_id":"keeper-of-dreams-short-fiction-paperback","title":"Keeper of Dreams: Short Fiction - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOrson Card\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis huge collection of short stories by one of science fiction's most beloved and popular writers is sure to please his millions of fans. \u003ci\u003eKeeper of Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e contains 22 stories written since 1990. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the opening science fiction tale, The Elephants of Poznan, we see the hand of a master at work making a familiar idea new, strange, and wonderful. Angles takes a sideways look at alternate universes. Geriatric Ward is published here for the first time; it was originally written for the legendary \u003ci\u003eLast Dangerous Visions\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eKeeper of Dreams \u003c\/i\u003econtains science fiction, fantasy, and several of Card's mainstream fiction works. Included are two tales from the Alvin Maker universe, Grinning Man and The Yazoo Queen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn addition to the stories, this book features new introductions by Orson Scott Card for each story, with commentary on his life and work. With the earlier \u003ci\u003eMaps in a Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e, this collection is a definitive retrospective of the short fiction career of the writer that the Houston Post called the best writer science fiction has to offer.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOrson Scott Card\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eEnder's Game\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEnder's Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSpeaker for the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eEnder's Game\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSpeaker for the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e both won Hugo and Nebula Awards, making Card the only author to win these two top prizes in consecutive years. There are seven other novels to date in The Ender Universe series. Card has also written fantasy: \u003ci\u003eThe Tales of Alvin Maker\u003c\/i\u003e is a series of fantasy novels set in frontier America; \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Gate\u003c\/i\u003e, is a contemporary magical fantasy. Card has written many other stand-alone sf and fantasy novels, as well as movie tie-ins and games, and publishes an internet-based science fiction and fantasy magazine, \u003ci\u003eOrson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show\u003c\/i\u003e. Card was born in Washington and grew up in California, Arizona, and Utah. He served a mission for the LDS Church in Brazil in the early 1970s. Besides his writing, Card directs plays and teaches writing and literature at Southern Virginia University. He lives in Greensboro, North Carolina, with his wife, Kristine Allen Card, and youngest daughter, Zina Margaret.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 656\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 8.8 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 13, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Keeper of Dreams\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.1\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 39\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761432559904,"sku":"9780765324146","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b724cbb90d422328f53119cfd5b140f2.webp?v=1780207375","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/keeper-of-dreams-short-fiction-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}