Born on August 24, 1951 in Richland, Washington, Card He got his name from his grandfather. He is a descendant of Charles Ora Card, the founder of a Mormon colony in Cardston, Canada. When he was a baby, his family moved to San Mateo, California and then to Salt Lake City, as his father had to finish his graduation course after a back injury. Later, they settled in Santa Clara, California. From an early age, Card was an avid reader, who used to visit the children’s and adult books section in libraries. It is here that he discovered the fascinating new genre of science fiction. In fact, he had an eccentric taste in books given his age.
Card he attended Brigham Young High School when his family moved to Orem, Utah. He then enrolled at Brigham Young University (BYU), where he opted for archeology, but later switched his major to theater for which he began writing. However, before earning his graduate degree, he volunteered his services as a Mormon missionary in Brazil. During his time in Brazil, he fell deeply in love with its culture and the various cities in which he missioned became a model for the montage of his novels. Upon his return to Orem, he founded a theater company but, as he went into debt, he closed it.
Later, he followed his passion for writing science fiction and soon the story appeared “Ender’s Game“while working in the BYU press. He later adapted the short story into a novel of the same title. The novel’s copyrights were purchased by Ben Bova at Analog Science Fiction and Fact and published in 1977. He also worked shortly for the LDS Church magazine, The Ensign.After his postgraduate and Ph.D., he resumed as a freelance writer and produced the sequel to Ender’s Game, the voice of the dead. Both books were awarded the Hugo Prize and the Nebula Prize in consecutive years, making him the first science fiction author to win both prestigious accolades. Card continued the series with Ender the xenocide, Children of the mind, Gift war Y Ender in exile.