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Speaker for the Dead

Orson Scott Card (1986)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages415 (Chunky (400-600))
Series/ender-quintet" #
SettingFar-Future Space
CSM age16
Goodreads4.11/5 (272911)
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentMild
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

death of childdeath of parentgenocidemental illness (depression, anxiety, PTSD, OCD, psychosis)

Positive tags

found familyredemption archealing arcchosen familyplatonic love

Tropes

Morally Gray ProtagonistReluctant HeroLost CivilizationColonizationFound Family

Themes

first contactgriefidentitycolonialismsacrifice

Synopsis

Read Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card - Ender unravels alien mysteries whilst speaking truth for the dead. Hugo and Nebula-winning philosophical sci-fi masterpiece.

Tags

philosophical sci-fihard science fictionliterary fictionspace opera