The Elephants of Posnan: and Other Stories

by Orson Scott Card, William Windom (Narrator), Scott Brick (Narrator)

Here are masterpieces by a New York Times bestselling author, a past and present master of the short forms in fantasy, science fiction, and horror. This collection includes original unpublished stories, "The Elephants of Posnan" and "Feed the Baby of Love; " classics like "Unaccompanied Sonata" and "Fat Farm; " as well as the original short versions of "The Lost Boys" and "Ender's Game" — rated, in its longer version, one of the best-loved books of all time.

Genres: Science Fiction, Audiobook

Audio Cassette

First published November 9, 2001

About the author

Orson Scott Card is an American writer known best for his science fiction works. He is (as of 2023) the only person to have won a Hugo Award and a Nebula Award in consecutive years, winning both awards for his novel Ender's Game (1985) and its sequel Speaker for the Dead (1986). A feature film adaptation of Ender's Game, which Card co-produced, was released in 2013. Card also wrote the Locus Fantasy Award-winning series The Tales of Alvin Maker (1987–2003).
Card's fiction often features characters with exceptional gifts who make difficult choices with high stakes. Card has also written political, religious, and social commentary in his columns and other writing; his opposition to homosexuality has provoked public criticism.
Card, who is a great-great-grandson of Brigham Young, was born in Richland, Washington, and grew up in Utah and California. While he was a student at Brigham Young University (BYU), his plays were performed on stage. He served in Brazil as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and headed a community theater for two summers. Card had 27 short stories published between 1978 and 1979, and he won the John W. Campbell Award for best new writer in 1978. He earned a master's degree in English from the University of Utah in 1981 and wrote novels in science fiction, fantasy, non-fiction, and historical fiction genres starting in 1979. Card continued to write prolifically, and he has published over 50 novels and 45 short stories.
Card teaches English at Southern Virginia University; he has written two books on creative writing and serves as a judge in the Writers of the Future contest. He has taught many successful writers at his "literary boot camps". He remains a practicing member of the LDS Church and Mormon fiction writers Stephenie Meyer, Brandon Sanderson, and Dave Wolverton have cited his works as a major influence.

Reviews

[Dacia · Rating 3 out of 5]

I actually listened to this as part of the audio version of "Maps in a Mirror". It is a bit soul touching for me since I grew up in what was essentially a Polish American community. I had never really thought about Elephants much until this story, I hadn't realized how intelligent they are. I don't think I'll ever be able to look at them the same way again.

[Quinton Baran · Rating 4 out of 5]

A story that me to think about our fellow creatures on this earth and our relationship with them.

[Mary Etta · Rating 1 out of 5]

I've enjoyed other Orson Scott Card novels, but didn't connect with these short stories. In fact I didn't finish the first one. It was OK, but there were more interesting options available for the drive from OR.