“Speaker for the Dead” (Ender’s Saga #2) by Orson Scott Card, 1986

“Speaker for the Dead” (Ender’s Saga #2) by Orson Scott Card, 1986

This sequel to “Ender’s Game” takes place about 3000 years after Ender’s victory of the Buggers war. Ender is called to “speak for the dead” on the planet Lusitania, where another race of young sentient beings is being studied.

Beneath the biological concepts raised, the mystery of the murders, human drama and dynamics, and questions of sentience lay philosophical questions. The book is quite different from “Ender’s Game”; at times preachy and allegorical. Enjoyable, nonetheless.

My rating: ★★★★☆ (4 out of 5 stars)