I'm currently behind on reviews, so don't be surprised if the recent reviews are a bit sparse.

Speaker for the Dead

author:	Orson Scott Card (1986)
series:	Ender’s Saga #2
date added:	2015-04-09
date read:	2014-03-01 2022-08-29
pages:	382
author:	gender:male, origin:us
awards:	hugo-award, hugo-award-nominees, nebula-award, nebula-award-nominees
genre:	scifi
themes:	space-monks
rating:	★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Cover of Speaker for the Dead.

I prefer this book to the first, more famous one. It’s deeper, and more powerful, and doesn’t rely on one cheap trick.

Quotes

I think you can’t possibly know the truth about somebody unless you love them.

Cover of The Sparrow.

The Sparrow

by Mary Doria Russell · published 1996 · read 2020-01-08

★★★★☆

Similarly Christian first-contact book. Both better than you'd think.

Cover of A Desolation Called Peace.

A Desolation Called Peace

by Arkady Martine · published 2021 · read 2021-04-11

★★★★☆

Human civilisations considering the implications of killing an entire hive mind based alien race? Now THIS is sci-fi.

Cover of The Forever War.

The Forever War

by Joe Haldeman · published 1974 · read 2016-11-09

★★★☆☆

If you enjoyed thinking about FTL travel.

Cover of Ender’s Game.

Ender’s Game

by Orson Scott Card · published 1985 · last read 2020-08-01

★★★★☆

The previous book in the series.

Cover of Xenocide.

Xenocide

by Orson Scott Card · published 1991 · read 2014-07-01

★★★☆☆

The next book in the series.