Some of his novels, for example Stone Tables, about the life of the Biblical prophet Moses his Women of Genesis series The Folk Of The Fringe stories and Saints, about Latter-day Saint pioneers, have explicit religious themes. As Card says, "We care about moral issues, nobility, decency, happiness, goodness-the issues that matter in the real world, but which can only be addressed, in their purity, in fiction." His writing is dominated by detailed characterization and moral issues. Other works demonstrating his versatility include the novelization of the James Cameron film The Abyss, the alternate histories The Tales of Alvin Maker and Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus, Robota, a collaboration with Star Wars artist Doug Chiang, and the comic book Ultimate Iron Man for Marvel Comics' Ultimate Marvel Universe series. He has since branched out into contemporary fiction, such as Lost Boys, Treasure Box and Enchantment. Furthermore, Card recently announced that Ender's Game will soon be made into a movie ( see Ender's Game (movie)). Card continues the series with Xenocide, Children of the Mind, Ender's Shadow, Shadow of the Hegemon, Shadow Puppets, and the 2005 release of Shadow of the Giant. Both Ender's Game and its sequel Speaker for the Dead were awarded both the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award, making Card the only author ( as of 2004) ever to win both of sci-fi's top prizes in consecutive years. He remains best known for the seminal Ender's Game, which has been among the most popular sci-fi novels ever since its publication in 1985. Card's launch in the publishing industry was with science fiction ( Hot Sleep and Capitol) and later fantasy ( Songmaster).
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