![]() Raised in an orphanage (just like Annie), Mick has a problem which he is trying to control. Mick Winger is one of those superpowered teenagers we hear so often about. For this reader, Eye for an Eye was the gem of the pair and the Tunesmith rather dull.Įye for an Eye has a great narrative voice, believable, down to earth, and one that makes the reader understand and sympathize with the main character's point of view. That being said, it seems most readers favor one or the other of the stories which might just be a matter of the writing style of the two authors. That, by way of explanation, is why these two stories are bound together in one short little volume. The Tunesmith includes a foreword by Card, explaining that it was a short story or novella he read as a youth and that it heavily influenced him. Those of us who only quickly glanced at the cover in the dim used bookstore are in for a surprise in that way. He recently began a long-term position as a professor of writing and literature at Southern Virginia University.Ĭard currently lives in Greensboro, North Carolina, with his wife, Kristine Allen Card, and their youngest child, Zina Margaret.įor further details, see the author's Wikipedia page.įor an ordered list of the author's works, see Wikipedia's List of works by Orson Scott Card.Īlthough Orson Scott Card's name is emblazoned on the top of the cover, this double volume contains two novellas, only one by Card (Eye for an Eye) and the other by Lloyd Biggle (The Tunesmith). Besides his writing, he teaches occasional classes and workshops and directs plays. He served a mission for the LDS Church in Brazil in the early 1970s. ![]() Orson Scott Card is the author of the novels Ender's Game, Ender's Shadow, and Speaker for the Dead, which are widely read by adults and younger readers, and are increasingly used in schools.īesides these and other science fiction novels, Card writes contemporary fantasy ( Magic Street, Enchantment, Lost Boys), biblical novels ( Stone Tables, Rachel and Leah), the American frontier fantasy series The Tales of Alvin Maker (beginning with Seventh Son), poetry ( An Open Book), and many plays and scripts.Ĭard was born in Washington and grew up in California, Arizona, and Utah.
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