First Meetings

$225.00
By Moons Rare Books

6W Orson Scott Card. Burton MI: Subterranean Press, 2002. First Edition. SIGNED. 

Notes

Orson Scott Card is an internationally acclaimed, New York Times bestselling master of speculative fiction. He holds a permanent place in science fiction history as the only author to claim both the Hugo and Nebula awards in consecutive years for his masterpieces Ender’s Game and Speaker for the Dead. Highly regarded for his profound insight into the psychological and moral development of his characters, Card specializes in high-stakes space opera, urban fantasy, and philosophical thought experiments. Over a career spanning several decades, his deeply human approach to systemic socio-politics, religious subtext, and institutional systems has earned him a devoted global fanbase and established his works as essential cornerstones of contemporary literature.

This beautifully crafted collection serves as an essential companion anthology to Card's seminal science fiction universe, gathering seminal short fiction that chronicles the foundational lore of Ender Wiggin's lineage. The volume famously includes the original, unexpanded 1977 Ender’s Game novelette, alongside "The Polish Boy," which explores the early life of Ender's brilliant father being recruited by the International Fleet, and "Investment Counselor," tracking a twenty-year-old Ender's fateful first encounter with the self-aware artificial intelligence, Jane. Published as a deluxe hardcover featuring a full-color wraparound dust jacket and custom two-color interior illustrations by Gail Cross, this original Subterranean Press edition precedes the mass-market Tor Books expansions. Limiting its true first printing to a standard trade hardcover and a scarce, slipcased run of 350 signed and numbered copies, it stands as a premier collector's centerpiece for devotees of the Enderverse

Description 

Original navy cloth with blue foil lettering to spine. Textured endpapers with some foxing. Original bright dustwrapper. Signed by Orson Scott Card in blue ink second page. Fine condition. 

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