From Deseret News archives:
Christmas Card isn't a 'throwaway' piece
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Card, however, is an eclectic writer, with short stories, screenplays, the "Women of Genesis" series about biblical women and numerous other science-fiction novels to his credit, along with contemporary fantasies, columns and commentaries about the art of writing.
Then came the golden character of Ender, and for many years Card has lived with his wife and family in Greensboro, N.C.
Speaking by phone from his home, Card conceded that his Ender books are his most popular, but he considers "Magic Street" and "Enchantment" to be his best works. "'Ender's Game' is accidentally accessible to teenagers and read by a lot of them but they don't show up for 'Magic Street' and 'Enchantment."'
Talking about his new Christmas novella, "A War of Gifts: An Ender Story," Card agreed that many well-known authors write "throwaway" Christmas stories but he was determined to make this one of the same high quality that characterizes his other books. "It had to meet a certain standard, and because it's an Ender story, it had to have some pain to it."
Which is not to say that a reader needs to have read the other Ender stories to appreciate this one.
In "A War of Gifts," Card uses science fiction as a backdrop to defend the celebration of Christmas. The human race is at war with an insectlike alien race, and Earth hopes to prevent total destruction by training brilliant generals from childhood. The "high orbital facility" where they train is called "the Battle School."
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Thanks for the link to the interview.
Cool | Dec. 16, 2007 at 9:36 a.m.
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