Speaker for the Dead
Book 2 of the Ender Saga
$25.58
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
17 June 2013
Summary
Three thousand planet-bound years have passed while Ender the star-traveller remains young. In that time his name has become anathema, for he is the one who killed an entire race of thinking, feeling beings. No other has been found - until Lusitania is discovered.
The young race there offers mankind a chance to redeem the previous destruction. The only humans allowed near are trained xenobiologists. But once again there are tragic misunderstandings. And when Ender, as Andrew Wiggin, i…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780356501857 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 035650185X |
| Author: | Orson Scott Card |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Orbit |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 17 June 2013 |
| Weight: | 226g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 22mm |
| Series: | Ender Saga |
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An incredible ending that knocks you sideways
Some of the most hauntingly brilliant writing of the decade – INTERZONE on ENDER’S GAMEAn increasingly popular and relevant novel that risks and achieves and delivers more than almost anything else within the science fiction genre, Ender’s Game is a contemporary classic – NEW YORK TIMES on ENDER’S GAMEA gripping tale of adventure in space and a scathing indictment of the military mind – LIBRARY JOURNAL on ENDER’S GAMECard has taken the venerable SF concepts of a superhuman and interstellar war … and, with superb characterisation, pacing and language, combined them into a seamless story of compelling power – BOOKLIST on ENDER’S GAMEAlmost impossible to put down – LOCUS on ENDER’S GAMEAn incredible ending that knocks you sideways – SUNDAY EXPRESS on ENDER’S GAMEA great read! – UPI REVIEWSLess brash than Ender’s Game, Speaker for the Dead may be a much better book. Don’t miss it! – ANALOGTold with compassion and keen insight, this powerful sequel to Ender’s Game is highly recommended – LIBRARY JOURNAL
About The Author
Orson Scott Card
Orson Scott Card is the award-winning author of the Ender saga, the Alvin Maker series and the Homecoming series. He lives with his wife and children in the US.
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