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“Without question, Speaker for the Dead and Xenocide collectively tell a far more interesting story than the first book of the Ender series. It is difficult to find another book or series where characters grow and evolve more convincingly and interestingly than the manner in which Ender Wiggin matures in these books from a genius child into a genius adult.It helps to think of these books not as direct sequels to Ender's Game, but as grown-up versions of the Ender character and story....”
“This brilliant sequel to Ender's game is Sci-Fi at a whole different level.”
“i thought it started off slow, but during the last couple hundred pages of the book i caught myself shutting off the rest of the world. i found it one of those books where it's hard to view certain things the same way afterwards”
“I've read this book before and I really want to read it again. I would write a review for it but it was so long ago i don't remember that much. I'll have to borrow it from my friend after I finish the Hyperion series...or i'll just pick it up myself.”
“Yet, another book in the Ender saga, Ender has wandered the universe, his aging slowed due to interstellar travel. All believe that he is dead and remember him as a genocidal monster, but he carries the key to saving the race that he destroyed. He is also the creator of an order of priests or religion called "The Speakers for the Dead," whose primary task is to recreate the lives of those who have died and deliver an eulogy that expresses who the loved one was. As a minister who officiates at funerals, it has been this image that I have tried to use in my real life work. Card is a Mormon theologian and his science fiction frequently reflects a sympathy and understanding of the struggles of people of faith. It is one of the reasons that I like him. ”