Orson Scott Card "First Meetings" Slipcased Signed Limited First Edition No. 344 Of 350 [Very Fine] Orson Scott Card Science Fiction

Personally signed by Orson Scott Card , the well-known American author, critic, public speaker, essayist, columnist, and political activist. Subterannean Press (July 2002). Orson Scott Card "First Meetings". Signed Limited Edition of only 350 produced. This is number 344. Signed by the author directly onto the limitation page of the book. Hardcover book with dust-jacket. Very Fine without any flaws. Archival acid-free Mylar sleeve. "First Edition" as stated on the copyright page. ABOUT THE BOOK. First Meetings (2002) is a collection of science fiction short stories by American writer Orson Scott Card, belonging to his Ender's Game series. Tor Books republished the book in 2003 under the titles First Meetings in the Enderverse and First Meetings in Ender's Universe and included the more recent "Teacher's Pest", a story about the first meeting of Ender's parents. STORY LIST. The stories in this book are: "The Polish Boy" (2002) – Tells the story of how Jan Paweł Wieczorek (Ender's father) as a small child gets tested by the International Fleet and convinces them to get his family out of Poland. "Teacher's Pest" (2003) (Not present in 2002 version of book) – Tells the story of how John Paul Wiggin (Ender's father) meets and falls in love with his future wife. "Ender's Game" (1977) – First appeared in the August 1977 issue of Analog magazine and was later expanded into the novel Ender's Game. Although the foundation of the Ender's Game series, the short story is not properly part of the Ender's Game universe, as there are many discrepancies in continuity. "Investment Counselor" (1999) – Tells the story of how Ender Wiggin first met the artificial intelligence Jane and became a speaker for the dead. It first appeared in the anthology Far Horizons edited by Robert Silverberg.