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Speaker for the Dead

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

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!.

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©1986, 1990 Orson Scott Card (P)2002 Fantastic Audio, an Imprint of Audio Literature
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Critic reviews

Winner, Hugo Award
Winner, Nebula Award
"The most powerful work Card has produced. Speaker not only completes Ender's Game, it transcends it." ( Fantasy Review)

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Different to what I thoughts

This was a good book very different to the first book in the seris but it takes the main character Ender in a new direction.

I really enjoyed it and am looking forward to reading the next book.

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Fabulous

I have long loved this story and was delighted when I found it on audible. The narration made the story live out loud. I am sure I will listen many times more.

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Changes the gears for the series (still great!)

I love this whole series. The second book is as always wonderfully narrated. This book is quite different from the first, and that is a good thing. The author isn't being lazy and looking at the same questions over and over again. This, as it happens, is true for most of his books.

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Speaker for the Dead

A what to say.
This was a great way to pass a couple of days having read the book, what seems to be a lifetime ago, I thought I'd refresh and it surpassed my memories.
I'll look forward to the rest. 5 stars in all categories.

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total change of pace from enders game

nothing like enders game, loved it anyway, wonderful story told at a great pace.

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A beautiful listen

A beautiful story of people changing and growing together to understand eachother and live together

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amazing

truly stunning amazing mind orson Scott card has if you like this you will love the rest

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Great book, but the narration lets it down a bit

The actual book is a work of genius, but the switching between narrators can be a little jarring at times. That said, don't let it stop you listening to this. Highly recommended

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aaaaAaaaaAAAAA

READ IT ALREADY
fifteen word minimum but it's so good it's worth the filler.
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What a follow up

Kudos to the voice actors for Ender and Val. Really bringing the character and the story to life.

This is one of the most intelligent books I have read.

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