This weekend I received in the mail my sixth copy of the August 1977 issue of the Science Fiction/Science Fact magazine Analog which holds the first true appearance of Orson Scott Card’s story Ender’s Game that earned him the many literature awards when he expanded the short story into the 1985 novel.
The short story (which is by the way fully accessible over at the official homepage at hatrack.com) is by far not good as the entire Ender quartet novel, so for those who haven’t read the full novel series, please don’t judge the Enderverse by these 33 pages.
Why do I collect these? Well, for one, I am huge Ender’s Game for many reasons, partly for I identified with Ender as the child outcast who was bullied for being smart, but more so because I idolize Ender, for he is the brainchild, community leader, friend, the family father and husband, the person I always strive to be, especially when I go through hardships in my life.
Of course, I also collect these as I intend to resell these hard-to-find collectible items at ridiculous prices when the Ender’s Game enthusiasm peaks when the movie comes out in 3-4 years, cough, cough, cough. However, if anyone is willing to shell me big $$$ now, I’ll be happy to negotiate (insert evil grin here).