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Speaker for the Dead

By: Orson Scott Card
Narrated by: David Birney, Stefan Rudnicki
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 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.

This, the author's definitive edition of the sequel to Ender's Game, also includes an original postscript written and recorded by the author himself, Orson Scott Card!.

Browse more titles in the Ender Wiggin series.©1986, 1990 Orson Scott Card (P)2002 Fantastic Audio, an Imprint of Audio Literature Adventure Fantasy Fiction Military Science Fiction Space Opera War Portugal

Critic Reviews

  • Hugo Award Winner, Best Novel, 1987
  • Nebula Award Winner, Best Novel, 1986

"The most powerful work Card has produced. Speaker not only completes Ender's Game, it transcends it." (Fantasy Review)
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The use of so many narrators who come and go almost in mid sentence, totally destroyed the book for me. Throw in random bits of music without context makes a disappointing listening experience.

Great story, Pathetic narration

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And the plot plays so well. Politics, a bit of religion and some philosophy in a wonder Sci Fi Opera

Remarkably inventive

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Brainy sequel to Ender's Game is thinking sci fi at its best. Quality narrators too.

One of the greats

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It is an intense story, especially in the beginning with lots of bad things happening to the characters, but it shows how love can overcome circumstances and bring resolution.

The book also has an interesting plot of what would happen if we tried to integrate completely different cultures.

Such a great piece of literary fiction

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brilliant story and each narrator was great but the issue I had was the myriad of narrators which seemed to chop and change in a disruptive way and the volume levels of each narrator was different making it a pain to listen to while going to sleep. minor complaint in the big scheme of things. brilliant in every other way.

fantastic story slightly let down by the narration

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I listened to enders game and speaker for the dead back to back while at work, my only complaint about this story in comparison is the editing of the narrators. I cant remember which chapter but the narrators change abruptly (I'm not sure if this was done on purpose) but it did disrupt the flow.

Story was great, the narration editing at one point ended up disrupting the flow rather than help.

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very different to ender game but a great look at what the future might be like

<br />great but not what you're expecting.

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Such a fantastic book. Couldn't stop listening. Amazing characters, amazing concept. utterly enthralling.... pure genius

fabulous

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A wonderful depiction of what humanity is capable of. The good and the bad.

Honest

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disappointed with the performance a great story though, it just switches with no rhythm or reason

what is with the random music and changes?

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