His first published work between hard covers: LISTEN MOM AND DAD... (Non-fiction about child-raising; at this point he had already written a lot of short pieces for his church.)
His first published fiction: CAPITOL, a collection of his short stories.
His first novel: HOT SLEEP: The Worthing Chronicle. Eventually, he wrote THE WORTHING CHRONICLE (dropping off the words HOT SLEEP)and asked his publishers to withdraw both CAPITOL and HOT SLEEP. This was done; it is nearly impossible to get a copy of either one.
Earliest novel fairly obtainable: TREASON. (But actually, this is a revision of an earlier version called A PLANET CALLED TREASON.)
Card's earliest book "that [he is] willing to stand by in its original form" is SONGMASTER.
So--it depends on what you mean by "first."
Grandma Edie, also known as Edith S. Tyson, author of ORSON SCOTT CARD: Writer of the Terrible Choice, now available for purchase on Hatrack.
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So, if I happened to have paperback copies of both Captiol and Hot Sleep that were in very good condition, would they be worth something? 'Cause I do.
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Holy Moly!!!! I bet they'd be worth something, but mostly to the people that hang around here. If you got them SIGNED, then they'd probably be worth a heck of a lot.
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I had to pay between $45. and $60. each for my copies I don't remember the exact price, but I had to contact every book finder in the trade magazine LOCUS in order to get them.
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"Why does signing make a book worth so much more?" asks the person who is not a collector of books so much as of stories.
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I'm the same way you are Amka. I came across these in a used bookstore (I probably paid ~50 cents apiece for them), and was excited because I wanted to see how the stories and OSC's writing ability had evolved. That they might be worth something had never occurred to me until just now, and like you I've never quite understood why an author's signature would change the value of a book.
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I've also got a copy of Maps in a Mirror. Unfortunately, I loaned it to someone, and when they gave it back several years later it looked like they'd let their dog chew on the cover.
I've also got a copy of the Dune Encyclopedia, which Leto informed me is actually worth something.
Oh, I've also got some fairly rare Frank Herbert, also picked up at a used bookstore for next to nothing, and, like my rare Card books, picked up because I wanted to see how his writing had evolved. That was decades ago, though, so I'm a bit hazy on the titles.
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I'd just like to read Hot Sleep and Capitol, if anyone would like to loan them to me, I'd give them back. I just love the Worthing world, adn would like to read all the short stories that have been left out of The Worthing Saga.
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Sure, Blacwolve, I'll loan you CAPITOL and HOT SLEEP. Just send me your mailing address. If you would rather not post it here, send it to: edithtyson@yahoo.com. Posts: 74 | Registered: Oct 2003
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Wow, Grandma Edie, that's really, *really* nice of you. It's got to say something good about the Cards that their site attracts so many kind people.
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blackwolve, I don't have your snail-mail address yet; I can't send anything until I get it.
rivka, tell me what YOU would like to borrow; or do you want to be second in line for CAPITOL and/or HOT SLEEP? Posts: 74 | Registered: Oct 2003
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Sorry! I sent it, I didn't see this earlier, it showed up on my screen that there hadn't been any new replies. I should really learn not to trust that.
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If you're just wanting to read a book, Interlibrary Loan is a great way to get hard-to-find books...
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those of you looking for old books. cheak out e-bay. it is great for finding old books and it usually ends up being much cheaper way to get a book. i found both capital and hot sleep on ebay and i didn,t pay more than seven bucks for either of them. you have to cheak often because because the are not there often. but if you keep at it you can get a copy.
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