Card, Orson Scott. Maps in a Mirror: The Short Fiction of Orson Scott Card. New York: Tor, 1990. In addition to collecting much of his short fiction, this volume contains many pages of notes and commentary by Card that provide an extensive autobiography.

——. How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy. Cincinnati: Writer's Digest Books, 1990. Though really a how-to book for genre writers, still a valuable source of information about Card's views of what makes good writing in fantasy and science fiction.

Collings, Michael. In the Image of God: Theme, Characterization, and Landscape in the Fiction of Orson Scott Card. New York: Greenwood Press, 1990. Discusses important aspects of Card's fiction, with special attention to how Card's Mormon beliefs influence the stories. Includes extensive bibliography of works by and about Card.

Collins, R. A., and R. Latham, eds.

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