Speaker for the Dead

Speaker for the Dead

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.

This unabridged audio edition of the New York Times bestseller is the direct sequel to the classic Ender's Game from Orson Scott Card, winner of the Nebula and Hugo Awards. In the aftermath of his terrible war, Ender Wiggin disappeared, and a powerful voice arose: the Speaker for the Dead, who told the true story of the Bugger War. Now, long years later, a second alien race has been discovered by Portuguese colonists on the planet Lusitania. But again the aliens' ways are strange and frightening ... again, humans die. And it is only the Speaker for the Dead, who is also Ender Wiggin the Xenocide, who has the courage to confront the mystery ... and the truth. Orson Scott Card infuses this tale with intellect by casting his characters in social, religious and cultural contexts.

Review:Ender Wiggin, the hero and scapegoat of mass alien destruction in Ender's Game, receives a chance at redemption in this novel. Ender, who proclaimed as a mistake his success in wiping out an alien race, wins the opportunity to cope better with a second race, discovered by Portuguese colonists on the planet Lusitania. Orson Scott Card infuses this long, ambitious tale with intellect by casting his characters in social, religious and cultural contexts. Like its predecessor, this book won both the Hugo and Nebula Awards.

Review

"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


"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"


"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"

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""

"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

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