Description
'There aren't too many recent sf novels we can confidently call truly moral works, but Speaker for the Dead is one. It's a completely gripping story.' - The Toronto Star
'Achieves and delivers more than almost anything else within the science fiction genre, Ender's Game is a contemporary classic' - New York Times on Ender's Game
A FALLEN HERO - HAUNTED BY HIS PAST, BUT CAN HE CHANGE THE FUTURE?
Ender Wiggin was once considered a great military leader, a saviour for mankind.
But now history judges his destruction of an alien race as monstrous rather than heroic.
In the aftermath of the war, Ender disappeared, and a powerful voice arose: The Speaker for the Dead, who told the true story behind the battle with the aliens. Now, years later, a second alien race has been discovered. But again they are strange and frightening - and again, humans are dying.
It is only the Speaker for the Dead, secretly Ender Wiggin, who has the courage to confront the mystery . . . and the truth.
The Hugo and Nebula award-winning sequel to the classic science fiction novel ENDER'S GAME - soon to be released as a major motion picture starring Harrison Ford.
Books by Orson Scott Card:
Alvin Maker novels
Seventh Son
Red Prophet
Prentice Alvin
Alvin Journeyman
Heartfire
The Crystal City
Ender Wiggin Saga
Ender's Game
Speaker for the Dead
Xenocide
Children of the Mind
Ender in Exile
Homecoming
The Memory of the Earth
The Call of the Earth
The Ships of the Earth
Earthfall
Earthborn
First Formic War (with Aaron Johnston)
Earth Unaware
Earth Afire
Earth Awakens
* Featured on www.orbitbooks.net and in the Orbit ezine * Author website at www.hatrack.com
About the Author
Orson Scott Card is the award-winning author of the Ender saga, the Alvin Maker series and the Homecoming series. He lives with his wife and children in the US.
Reviews
Some of the most hauntingly brilliant writing of the decade -- INTERZONE on ENDER'S GAME
An increasingly popular and relevant novel that risks and achieves and delivers more than almost anything else within the science fiction genre, Ender's Game is a contemporary classic -- NEW YORK TIMES on ENDER'S GAME
A gripping tale of adventure in space and a scathing indictment of the military mind -- LIBRARY JOURNAL on ENDER'S GAME
Card has taken the venerable SF concepts of a superhuman and interstellar war . . . and, with superb characterisation, pacing and language, combined them into a seamless story of compelling power -- BOOKLIST on ENDER'S GAME
Almost impossible to put down -- LOCUS on ENDER'S GAME
An incredible ending that knocks you sideways -- SUNDAY EXPRESS on ENDER'S GAME
A great read! -- UPI REVIEWS
Less brash than Ender's Game, Speaker for the Dead may be a much better book. Don't miss it! -- ANALOG
Told with compassion and keen insight, this powerful sequel to Ender's Game is highly recommended -- LIBRARY JOURNAL
Book Information
ISBN 9780356501857
Author Orson Scott Card
Format Paperback
Page Count 336
Imprint Orbit
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Series Ender Saga
Weight(grams) 238g
Dimensions(mm) 197mm * 129mm * 22mm
