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Orson Scott Card. Ender's Game. [New York]: Tor, [1985].8vo. Publisher's navy cloth backed boards, spine stamped in silver; original pictorial dust jacket.
FIRST EDITION. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the half-title: "To Alex - A friend of Ender (and mine) Orson Scott Card."
Expanded from the short story of the same title published in Analog (1977), Ender's Game follows the titular Ender as he becomes the perfect military commander in order to save humanity. With a jaw-dropping twist and themes of moral propriety, Ender's Game won the following awards: the 1985 Nebula Award for Best Novel, the 1986 SF Chronicle Readers Poll for Best Novel, and the 1986 Hugo Award for Best Novel.
Condition: Spine head slightly frayed. Dust jacket unclipped (priced "$13.95"); touch of edgewear; otherwise, a bright copy.
References: Barron, Anatomy of Wonder (2004), II-217.
Provenance: "Alex" (presentation inscription). From the collection of David Aronovitz.
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2026 May 13 The David Aronovitz Collection of Important Science Fiction and Fantasy, Part I Rare Books Signature® Auction #6336 (go to Auction Home page)
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