Title: Speaker for the Dead

Title: Speaker for the Dead Title Record # 1158
Author: Orson Scott Card
Date: 1986-03-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Ender Wiggin
Series Number: 2
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English

Synopsis: Three thousand planet-bound years have fled while Ender the star-traveler remains young. In those long years the name of Ender has become anathema -- for he is the Xenocide, the one who killed an entire race of thinking, feeling beings. No other sapient race has been found in all the galaxy -- until the planet Lusitania is discovered. There is encountered a young intelligent race just beginning to lift its eyes to the stars. This is a gift to mankind -- a chance to redeem the previous destruction. And so this race, "the piggies," is placed off-limits. The only humans allowed to meet them are trained xenobiologists. This time there will be no tragic misunderstandings... But this time, again, men die, bizarrely killed by the piggies. Andrew Wiggin arrives on Lusitania to speak the deaths of two xenobiologists, and walks into a maelstrom of fear and hatred. He must now unravel a web of secrets...

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Other Titles

Translations

Year	Language	Title
1987^ⓘTranslated by Daniel Lemoine	French	La voix des morts
1988^ⓘTranslated by M. K. Stuyter, S. J.	Dutch	Spreker voor de doden
1988^ⓘTranslated by Karl-Ulrich Burgdorf	German	Sprecher für die Toten
1988	Italian	Il riscatto di Ender
1988^ⓘTranslated by Rafael Marín Trechera.	Spanish	La voz de los muertos
1995^ⓘTranslated by Gabriel Stoian	Romanian	Vorbitor în numele morților^?Vorbitor ihn numele mortsilor Vorbitor in numele mortilor
2003^ⓘTranslated by Luís Santos	Portuguese	A Voz dos Mortos
2007	Portuguese	Orador dos mortos
2010^ⓘTranslated by Piotr W. Cholewa	Polish	Mówca umarłych^?Mowca umarlych

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
Win	1987 SF Chronicle	Novel
1	1987 Hugo	Best Novel
1	1987 Locus	Best SF Novel
Win	1987 Nebula	Novel
3	1987 Campbell Memorial	Best Science Fiction Novel
Win (as Sprecher für die Toten)	1989 Kurd Lasswitz Prize	Bester ausländischer SF-Roman

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Speaker for the Dead	1986-00-00	Orson Scott Card	Arrow Books	0-09-950320-4	£2.95^?£: UK pound	415	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Chris Moore
Speaker for the Dead	1986-03-00	Orson Scott Card	Tor	0-312-93738-5	$15.95^?$: US dollar	415	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	John Harris
Ender's War	1986-06-00	Orson Scott Card	Nelson Doubleday / SFBC	02858	$7.98^?$: US dollar	634	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Vincent Di Fate
Speaker for the Dead	1987-02-00	Orson Scott Card	Arrow Books	0-09-950320-4	£2.95^?£: UK pound	415	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Chris Moore
Speaker for the Dead	1987-02-00	Orson Scott Card	Tor	0-812-53257-0	$3.95^?$: US dollar	xiv+ 415	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	John Harris
Speaker for the Dead	1987-05-00	Orson Scott Card	Century	0-7126-1516-4	£10.95^?£: UK pound	415	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Speaker for the Dead	1989-00-00	Orson Scott Card	Legend	0-09-950320-4	£3.99^?£: UK pound	415	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Chris Moore
Speaker for the Dead	1990-00-00	Orson Scott Card	The Easton Press (The Masterpieces of Science Fiction)			xvi+ 415	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Speaker for the Dead	1990-03-00	Orson Scott Card	Legend	0-09-950320-4	£3.99^?£: UK pound	415	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Speaker for the Dead	1991-08-00	Orson Scott Card	Legend	0-09-950320-4	£4.99^?£: UK pound	415	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Speaker for the Dead	1991-08-00	Orson Scott Card	Tor	0-312-93738-5	$21.95^?$: US dollar	xxii+ 280	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	John Harris
Speaker for the Dead	1991-09-00	Orson Scott Card	Tor	0-812-51350-9	$4.95^?$: US dollar	415	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	John Harris
Speaker for the Dead	1992-08-00	Orson Scott Card	Legend	0-09-950320-4	£4.99^?£: UK pound	415	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Chris Moore
Speaker for the Dead	1992-09-00	Orson Scott Card	Tor	0-312-85325-4	$10.95^?$: US dollar	280	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	John Harris
Speaker for the Dead	1994-08-00	Orson Scott Card	Tor	0-812-55075-7	$5.99^?$: US dollar	xxx+ 382	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	John Harris
Ender's War	1997-02-00	Orson Scott Card	GuildAmerica Books / SFBC	14799	$14.98^?$: US dollar	634	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Vincent Di Fate
Speaker for the Dead	1999-06-00	Orson Scott Card	Orbit	1-85723-857-5	£5.99^?£: UK pound	xxx+ 382	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Mark Salwowski
Ender's War	1999-12-00	Orson Scott Card	GuildAmerica Books / SFBC	07327	$14.98^?$: US dollar	634	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Vincent DiFate
Speaker for the Dead	2001-12-30	Orson Scott Card	Audio Renaissance		$41.32^?$: US dollar		digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	novel	John Harris
Beyond Ender's Game	2002-00-00	Orson Scott Card	Tor	0-765-34192-1	$23.97^?$: US dollar	382+ 592+ 370	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	omni
Speaker for the Dead	2005-09-01	Orson Scott Card	Audio Renaissance	1-59397-476-0	$49.95^?$: US dollar		audio CD^?Compact disc with standard audio tracks	novel	John Harris
Speaker for the Dead	2005-12-01	Orson Scott Card	BBC Audiobooks America	0-7927-3807-1	$110.95^?$: US dollar		audio CD^?Compact disc with standard audio tracks	novel
Speaker for the Dead	2008-04-11	Orson Scott Card	Paw Prints	978-1-4352-3501-4	$16.99^?$: US dollar		hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	John Harris
The Ender Quartet (Box Set)	2008-11-04	Orson Scott Card	Tor	978-0-7653-6243-8	$30.96^?$: US dollar	1760	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	omni
Speaker for the Dead	2009-11-30	Orson Scott Card	Tor	978-1-4299-6394-7	$7.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel	John Harris
Speaker For The Dead	2011-09-22	Orson Scott Card	Orbit	978-0-7481-3421-2	£5.99^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
Speaker for the Dead	2013-05-02	Orson Scott Card	Orbit	978-0-356-50185-7	£8.99^?£: UK pound	314	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
Ender's Game and Speaker for the Dead	2013-06-10	Orson Scott Card	Science Fiction Book Club (SFBC 60th Anniversary Collection)	978-1-62490-488-2 / 1368347	$15.99^?$: US dollar	586	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Eric Wilkerson
Ender's Game/ Ender in Exile / Speak for the Dead	2013-10-01	Orson Scott Card	Tor	978-0-7653-7482-0	$23.97^?$: US dollar		pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	omni
Ender's Game/ Ender in Exile / Speak for the Dead	2013-10-01	Orson Scott Card	Tor	978-1-4668-5479-6	$20.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	omni
Speaker for the Dead	2021-01-01	Orson Scott Card	Turtleback Books	978-1-6636-3448-1	$18.80^?$: US dollar	416	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	John Harris
Speaker for the Dead	2021-06-29	Orson Scott Card	Tor	978-1-250-77305-0	$7.99^?$: US dollar	416	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	John Harris
Speaker for the Dead	2021-07-06	Orson Scott Card	Tor	978-1-250-77306-7	$17.99^?$: US dollar	304	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	John Harris
Speaker for the Dead	2021-08-12	Orson Scott Card	Centipede Press	978-1-61347-229-3	$295.00^?$: US dollar	394	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	David Palumbo
Ender Quintet #1	2021-08-24	Orson Scott Card	Tor	978-1-250-77313-5	$39.95^?$: US dollar		tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	omni
Speaker for the Dead	date unknown	Orson Scott Card	Tor	0-812-53257-0	$3.95^?$: US dollar	415	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	John Harris
Speaker for the Dead	date unknown	Orson Scott Card	Tor	0-312-85325-4	$13.95^?$: US dollar	xxiv+ 280	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	John Harris
Speaker for the Dead	date unknown	Orson Scott Card	Tor	0-812-52015-7	$5.99^?$: US dollar	416	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	John Harris
Speaker for the Dead	date unknown	Orson Scott Card	Tor	0-812-55075-7	$6.99^?$: US dollar	xxx+ 382	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	John Harris
Speaker for the Dead	date unknown	Orson Scott Card	Tor	0-812-53257-0	$3.95^?$: US dollar	415	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	John Harris
Speaker for the Dead	date unknown	Orson Scott Card	Tor	0-812-53257-0	$3.95^?$: US dollar	xiv+ 415	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	John Harris
Speaker for the Dead	date unknown	Orson Scott Card	Tor	0-812-52015-7	$5.99^?$: US dollar	xiv+ 415	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	John Harris
Speaker for the Dead	date unknown	Orson Scott Card	Tor	0-812-53257-0	$3.95^?$: US dollar	xiv+ 415	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	John Harris
Speaker for the Dead	date unknown	Orson Scott Card	Tor	0-812-53257-0	$3.95^?$: US dollar	xiv+ 415	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	John Harris
Speaker for the Dead	date unknown	Orson Scott Card	Tor	0-812-55075-7	$7.99^?$: US dollar	xxx+ 382	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	John Harris
Speaker for the Dead	date unknown	Orson Scott Card	Tor	0-812-55075-7	$7.99^?$: US dollar	382	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	John Harris
Speaker for the Dead	date unknown	Orson Scott Card	Tor	0-812-53257-0	$3.95^?$: US dollar	xiv+ 415	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	John Harris
Speaker for the Dead	date unknown	Orson Scott Card	Tor	0-812-55075-7	$7.99^?$: US dollar	xxx+ 382	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	John Harris
Speaker for the Dead	date unknown	Orson Scott Card	Tor	0-812-55075-7	$7.99^?$: US dollar	xxx+ 382	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	John Harris
Speaker for the Dead	date unknown	Orson Scott Card	Tor	0-812-55075-7	$5.99^?$: US dollar	xxx+ 382	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	John Harris

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Reviews

Review by Faren Miller (1986) in Locus, #300 January 1986
Review by Richard E. Geis (1986) in Science Fiction Review, Spring 1986
Review by Michael R. Collings (1986) in Fantasy Review, April 1986
Review by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton] (1986) in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, June 1986
Review by Don D'Ammassa (1986) in Science Fiction Chronicle, #85 October 1986
Review by Ardath Mayhar (1986) in Thrust, #25, Winter 1986
Review by Todd Bennett (1986) in The Leading Edge Magazine of Science Fiction and Fantasy, #11 Winter 1986
Review [French] by Pascal J. Thomas (1987) in Fiction, #386
Review by Michael Bishop (1987) in Thrust, #26, Spring 1987 , reprinted in:
A Reverie for Mister Ray: Reflections on Life, Death, and Speculative Fiction (2005)
A Reverie for Mister Ray: Reflections on Life, Death, and Speculative Fiction (2005)
Review [Portuguese] by Roberto de Sousa Causo (1992) in Isaac Asimov Magazine, #17
Review by K. V. Bailey (1993) in Vector 172
Review [Spanish] by Antonio Rivas (2001) in Las 100 mejores novelas de ciencia ficción del siglo XX
Review by Sean T. M. Stiennon (2005) in Deep Magic, #43, December 2005