Speaker for the Dead

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. Nobody had ever won both the Hugo and Nebula Awards two years in a row, untilOrson Scott Cardreceived them forEnder's Gameand its sequel,Speaker for the Dead, in 1986 and 1987. Card's many SF novels have been translated into several languages. Winner of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards 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 frighteningand again, humans must die. And only the Speaker for the Dead, who is also Ender Wiggin the Xenocide, has the courage to confront the mystery. And the truth. This is the equally compelling sequel to Card's masterfulEnder's Game. "A great read."UPI Reviews "Less brash thanEnder's Game,Speaker for the Deadmay be a much better book. Don't miss it."Analog "Told with compassion and keen insight, this powerful sequel [is] highly recommended."Library Journal "The most powerful work Card has produced.Speakernot only completesEnder's Game, it transcends it."Fantasy Review

Born in Richland, Washington in 1951, Orson Scott Card grew up in California, Arizona, and Utah. He lived in Brazil for two years as an unpaid missionary for the Mormon Church and received degrees from Brigham Young University (1975) and the University of Utah (1981). The author of numerous books, Card was the first writer to receive both the Hugo and Nebula awards for best novel two years in a row, first for Ender's Game and then for the sequel Speaker for the Dead. He lives with his wife and children in North Carolina.

His works have been translated into many languages, including Catalan, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovakian, Spanish, and Swedish.