Speaker for the Dead

By Orson Scott Card

Part of the Ender's Saga series

A mysterious alien race emerges, and only one man can uncover the truth behind their deadly ways.

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Ender Wiggin, once a hero, now lives as the Speaker for the Dead. When a new alien race is discovered, their strange customs lead to human deaths. Ender must unravel the mystery and face the truth of these enigmatic beings. Can he bridge the gap between worlds, or will history repeat itself with devastating consequences?

From the publisher

Speaker for the Dead, the second novel in Orson Scott Card’s The Ender Saga, is the winner of the 1986 Nebula Award for Best Novel and the 1987 Hugo Award for Best Novel. 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, 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. THE ENDER UNIVERSE Ender seriesEnder’s Game / Ender in Exile / Speaker for the Dead / Xenocide / Children of the Mind Ender’s Shadow seriesEnder’s Shadow / Shadow of the Hegemon / Shadow Puppets / Shadow of the Giant / Shadows in Flight Children of the Fleet The First Formic War (with Aaron Johnston)Earth Unaware / Earth Afire / Earth Awakens The Second Formic War (with Aaron Johnston)The Swarm /The Hive Ender novellasA War of Gifts /First Meetings

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