From Dave Farland's Daily Kick:
Yesterday I learned that my good friend, mentor, and fellow writer Orson Scott Card had a stroke and would be canceling all appearances for the near future....
....Fortunately, it was a minor stroke....
Here's wishing Mr. Card a speedy recovery. He's got a long road ahead, no doubt - but I've known friends to completely kick the effects of a stroke (one of them quite serious) - so it is possible to make a pretty full recovery. I wish him all the best in the coming months.
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Best wishes for his speedy and full recovery! Great writer, SPEAKER FOR THE DEAD is one of my favs!
'The only tyrant we accept in this world is the still voice within.' -Gandhi IOTF:Winner Q1 vol.27 (3x Finalist); WOTF: HM x2
That's truly sad news. I wish Orson a quick and full recovery.
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I'm in the middle of reading "Keeper of Dreams" by Mr. Card, and am in the middle of recovery from a similar condition (my left hand is very uncooperative still) and came here today to make my first post something I care deeply about and to wish for one of my favorite author's a speedy and full recovery. I'm glad I wasn't the first and I know I won't be the last--get well Orson!
Oh no, Mr. Card is one of my favorite authors, and I only just discovered him and started reading his books in the last 2-3 years. He has such a big heart, and obviously loves his craft, and really cares about the sf/f & mid-grade communities. Wishing Mr. Card a speedy recovery.
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Best wishes to him, and here's hoping he makes a quick and full recovery. Here's a thread at hatrack with a little more info if anyone is interested:
http://www.hatrack.com/forums/writers/f ... 06611.html
~Marina
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Oh no! That is terrible. He is one of my favorite authors. I just finished his new novel Pathfinder (it was amazing, of course). Sending best wishes his way for a rapid recovery!!
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Ender's Game and Speaker for the Dead are two of the novels I have been inspired by in my writings. Here's wishing a speedy recovery, Mr. Card.
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Who knows how Mr. Card is now that it's nearly April?
"I saw, I wrote, I changed the world a little." - Bean, from Ender's Shadow by OSC
He's doing quite a bit better. While he didn't do a full book tour, he has done a couple of public appearances to promote his Formic Wars comics.
I'm glad he's recovering. Ender's Game really touched me in a personal way.
