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He teaches creative writing at Southern Virginia University, where he works with colleages to change the paradigm for English and Writing education methods. He also runs an invitation-only annual "boot camp" for writers, of which some participants have gone on to successful writing careers. He has dedicated large amounts of his time to assisting aspiring writers, and those who have been lucky enough to be taught by him often cite him as a contributor to their success. He is also a [[Firefly|Brown]][[Fan Community Nicknames|coat]]. According to his blog, he is also a fan of animated films, as well as ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' after being convinced to watch it by his daughter. More recently, Card wrote an article for a newspaper in which he said ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'' was better than "all but a handful" of sci-fi films.

While genuinely famous for his novels, Card's place in recent science-fiction news can be traced in part to his political views, and particularly [[Heteronormative Crusader|his beliefs about homosexuality]]. Politics have begun to creep into his published fiction, most notably in ''[[Orson Scott Card's Empire]]''.

 

==== [[Ender's Game|Ender]][[The Verse|verse]] ====

Card's most well-known series, mostly due the the first book ''[[Ender's Game]]''. The series branches off from there:

 

==== [[Orson Scott Card's Empire]] ====

A tie-in to the [[Shadow Complex]] video game. The series is a political ''what if?'' story where a secret conspiracy plots to plunge America into a second Civil War based on Red vs. Blue state politics.

 

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