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When I recently finished Ender in Exile  there was a little blurb on the end that mentioned how the story of Jane "meeting" Ender was covered in  First Meetings in Ender's Universe . So I immediately got it. First Meetings in Ender's Universe - by Orson Scott Card  covers a little of the background of the series. The book is composed of 4 stories: The Polish Boy - a story of Ender's father. In theory, this is a big spoiler, though. But it was nicely covered. Teacher's Pest - the story of how Ender's parents met - all orchestrated by the I.F. Ender's Game - The original (or so it seems to me) story from which the longer novel came. I read it on the early 90s when Asimov's Science Fiction has a brief brazilian version. It is very good, and it does have the first meeting of Ender and Bean. But pretty much everyone who buy this already read the full novel, so it mostly feel like it is filling space on the book. Investment Counselor - the stor...

Ender In Exile - by Orson Scott Card -  is both a sequel to the Ender's Shadow Series (albeit only as far as Petra and Bean's lost kid) and an expeansion of events mentioned in the original Ender's Game. It covers the events from when Ender won the war and got sent to be governor of the first human colony. Some of it contradicts minor things in Ender's Game. A new version of that chapter is available from IGMS's site for magazine subscribers (but doesn't seem worth reading, IMHO). The book feels like the original - Ender comes upon situations, and wins every time in ways that surprise you. There is some coverage of the Formic's bio tech, that I felt was interesting, as well as a letter from Ender to his parents which was quite touching. Overall, I really enjoyed and really recommend it to fans of the series. Non-fans should get Ender's Game or Ender's Shadow (better in many ways - clearly Card was a better author by the time he wrote it).