Speaker for the Dead

By: Orson Scott Card

Narrated by: David Birney, Stefan Rudnicki

Length: 14 hrs and 8 mins

Publisher's 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

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)

The book he meant to write

Didn't feel like Ender's Game at all, but it felt like the book he meant to write all along. Truly great story, very heart-wrenching, well developed, and the kind of book you'll skip work to read in one sitting because you just need to know what's going to happen. Really touched something in me personally and triggered some deep emotion. Knocked off a star for performance due to inconsistency in narration. Each narrator is a good voice actor/actress, but I wish they were more consistent throughout on who narrates who.

speaker

It was a good book, I like it but where does it come> you have enders game. then where do you go to for the next book.

Wonderful Story

This book doesn't disappoint. After hearing Ender's Game and Ender's Game Alive I've been waiting to see what happened after he flew off into space.

A waited punch

I gave up on this book in the the first few chapters. I honestly got lost in it laying its foundation that I thought that the whole book was a wash but I gave it another shot and I am glad I did. Great closure from Enders game

was hard to read the book but audio version excell

I tried to read this book and it was very difficult to do so. I was glad to find the audio version of it because it was excellent would recommend it to anyone

Great book

Classic story, though I wish they didn't have the short bits of music added in now and then.

Great entertainment

I remember reading this a long time ago and this was such a great listening experience. Was like hearing the story for the first time again and I recommend it to anyone that likes the ender universe. Not action packed like ender's game but great in its own way.

Thought provoking

A great follow-up to Ender's Game. I'm glad we get to know what becomes of that heartbreaking child. When talking about the Piggies it hats a bit confusing, but overall this is and interesting story. It makes me want a Speaker for when I die.

was a good book

Would you listen to Speaker for the Dead again? Why?

yes i loved the was it was read

Would you be willing to try another book from Orson Scott Card? Why or why not?

i have already purchased the 3rd and 4th books on audible.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

i wish i had the time to i would have

Any additional comments?

loved this book a little to descriptive sometimes but the book had a good pace and moved well. would and will enjoy reading it again.

Fascinating examination of empathy in sci-fi

what an incredibly strange and fascinating examination of empathy in science fiction format. very interesting