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'One of the most important SF writers, judged by awards, sales or volume of discussion' LOCUS 'Full of surprises...Intense is the word for Orson Scott Card's ENDER'S GAME' NEW YORK TIMES 'Every volume of the Ender saga...comprises some of the most hauntingly brilliant writing of the decade' INTERZONE
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'Full of surprises...Intense is the word for Orson Scott Card's ENDER'S GAME'
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
An excellent sequel and fascinating story,
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This review is from: Speaker for the Dead (The Ender saga) (Paperback)
This was a fascinating, generational story of life on Lusitania, where humans have come into contact with the second sentient beings--the piggies--since the xenocide of the buggers in Ender's Game. Feeling guilty, the Starways Congress decides to allow xenologers to study these aliens and live among the Catholic colony on Lusitania. When two xenologers die at the hands of the piggies, the old calls for war ring again but instead of an armada, the Speaker of the Dead is summoned. Andrew Wiggin, Speaker of the Dead, sets off for Lusitania where he hopes to repair the lives of two of families on Lusitania and solve the mystery of the piggies.
This story is VERY different from Ender's Game, and yet it succeeds in many ways. The very idea of a Speaker for the Dead is incredibly moving and to have Ender, the slayer of the buggers, fill this role proves even more powerful. The dramatic effect he has on Lusitania is enough to declare the book a triumph. However, the culture of the piggies is at the heart of the story, and the gripping mystery of the xenologer's deaths, when resolved, will not disappoint. Card really doesn't need to continue this series; I can't image a more fitting ending.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Evolution in a literal sense.,
This review is from: Speaker for the Dead (The Ender saga) (Paperback)
Having read and thoroughly enjoyed Card's original Ender's Game I was eager to get my hands on other copies of his work, however a friend of mine - the one who had introduced me to the Ender saga in fact - warned me that I would be disappointed with the sequels. Gladly I can say he was wrong.The first thing to note is that this is not Ender's Game 2 - don't expect it to be the same as the first one, it's not. Instead this is an evolution of the storyline that devolops the character of Ender, mirroring the developing maturity of Card himself as a writer. The luscious character descriptions remain, Card once more gives us characters we can emote to, and his main strength - the interaction and tension between those characters is amongst the best in the business. The creation and realisation of alien societies reminds me of times of Asimov in The Gods Themselves (another underestimated work) and never at any time feels artificial or unbelievable. Although you may guess some of the twists before hand this is a good book - it is not worse than Ender's Game, just different and deserves to be judged on its own merits.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Genius,
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This review is from: Speaker for the Dead (The Ender saga) (Paperback)
In this book the true genius of Orson Scott Card is revealed. 3000 years after Enders Game, Ender is still travelling the stars until he hears about the brutal murder of a scientist by 'pigies', a new intelligent lifeform, and a call for a speaker for the dead.Orson Scott Card makes his characters so believable that you cannot help feeling for them and their pain. I found myself especially feeling for Ender, because when he first killed the 'buggers' everyone loved him for it, but when he became The Speaker for the Dead, and wrote his book about them, eveyone demonised him, and 3000 years later he can't even tell people that his name is Ender. An absolutely excellent book, that in my view should be compulsory reading!
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