Ender Quintet book 2 · 1986
Speaker for the Dead
Three thousand years later, Ender, now a Speaker for the Dead, travels to the planet Lusitania, where humans live alongside an alien species.
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Book facts
- Author
- Orson Scott Card
- Series
- Ender Quintet, book 2 of 5
- Published
- 1986
- Setting
- Set in space
- Story order
- Book 3 by the story’s timeline
- Characters charted
- 4
- Chart confidence
- High
In story order: after Ender in Exile and before Xenocide.
Who is in Speaker for the Dead
4 recurring or key characters from Orson Scott Card’s chart. Introduces Novinha and Jane.
Lead 1
- Andrew "Ender" WigginChild commander
Major 3
- Valentine WigginEnder's sister
- NovinhaFirst appearanceXenobiologist on Lusitania
- JaneFirst appearanceIntelligence born in the ansible network
Also featuring these characters
Other Orson Scott Card books that share the most characters with Speaker for the Dead.
- Children of the Mind1996 · Ender Quintet · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Ender in Exile2008 · Ender Quintet · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon