Like Ender 's Game , the book won the Hugo Award ( 1987 ) and Nebula Award ( 1986 ) for outstanding science fiction novel , making Card the first writer to win both of these awards two times in a row . Like Ender 's Game , the book won the Nebula Award in 1986 , and the Hugo Award in 1987 , making Card the first author to win both these awards in two consecutive years .