Speaker for the Dead
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Speaker for the Dead
It left me almost believing in this whole new way of perceiving the universe. After the thrill and drama of Ender's game, this book has a contrastingly philosophical undertone. Although not everyone's cup of tea, it is surprisingly refreshing for the open minded reader.
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This book is insanely good. I loved every aspect of it. I love the concept of having a "Speaker". I think that Card speaks (no pun intended) truthfully to the fact that funerals have become huge in their mourning (which is expected in reality) but he gets something right I think. A life should be examined and told after it is complete, we focus on how this person is gone from the earth, whereas Card focuses on what they did on this earth. A truly brilliant philosophical stance on afterlife as well as death. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in science fiction.
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I too felt this way about Speaker. I never did finish the quartet. But Ender's Shadow is more like Ender's game. The other books in the Shadow series are a bit more philosophical but Ender's Shadow takes place at the same time and uses the same characters as Ender's game, but told from a different perspective. You should definitely try Ender's Shadow.NanoWasabi wrote:I read this book about three years ago, and I remember almost nothing except that I was disappointed about a lot of things. Mostly I didn't like how the story was so sad, but maybe returning to the series and reading it all the way through would be a good idea. Or I could just read Bean's story...
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Basically, there's the Ender Quartet and the Shadows Quartet (Bean's Quartet). Ender's Shadow and its sequels, set during the war on Earth after Ender beats the formics, follows Bean as he helps Peter Wiggin conquer the planet. It reads much closer to Ender's Game in terms of action and straightforward militaristic themes.
Ender's Quartet is a much more character-driven story about the man Ender became after the war. It's much more speculative science fiction than military science fiction, and should be read as such.
Personally, I love both series.