{"product_id":"keeper-of-dreams-orson-scott-card-9780765304971","title":"Keeper of Dreams: Short Fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis huge collection of short stories by one of science fiction's most beloved and popular writers is sure to please his millions of fans. \u003ci\u003eKeeper of Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e contains 22 stories written since 1990. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the opening science fiction tale, The Elephants of Poznan, we see the hand of a master at work making a familiar idea new, strange, and wonderful. Angles takes a sideways look at alternate universes. Geriatric Ward is published here for the first time; it was originally written for the legendary \u003ci\u003eLast Dangerous Visions\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eKeeper of Dreams \u003c\/i\u003econtains science fiction, fantasy, and several of Card's mainstream fiction works. Included are two tales from the Alvin Maker universe, Grinning Man and The Yazoo Queen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn addition to the stories, this book features new introductions by Orson Scott Card for each story, with commentary on his life and work. With the earlier \u003ci\u003eMaps in a Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e, this collection is a definitive retrospective of the short fiction career of the writer that the Houston Post called the best writer science fiction has to offer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Orson Scott Card\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 076530497X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780765304971\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 658\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.44h x 6.60w x 1.93d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 39\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e122288 \/ Keeper of Dreams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/18\/2008 pg. 140\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2008 pg. 540 - Recommended - Better Than Most\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2008 pg. 56\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRomantic Times\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2008 pg. 74 - Excellent\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2008 pg. 125","brand":"Orson Scott Card","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43925976088831,"sku":"9780765304971","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_469e16ab-4506-4261-95c5-25dcde9fa379.jpg?v=1681080461","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/keeper-of-dreams-orson-scott-card-9780765304971","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}