This is the sequel to Ender's Game. It was a little hard to get into at first. The first chapter had so many new people and concepts that I didn't think I would like it. I was under the impression it was about something totally different than it actually WAS about, so I was confused for the first few chapters. In Speaker for the Dead the readers finds himself on a new alien planet, Lusitania, with a new species. Card does a good job describing these aliens in terms our minds can understand. The Speaker for the Dead is called when one (or two or three) people from Lusitania die. The Speaker's job is to find out everything he can about the dead person and tell his or her life story. To make society understand that person. The Speaker comes to Lusitania and changes the perceptions of everyone and everything on the planet...and maybe beyond. If you're reading this after reading Ender's Game, don't expect the same plot, feel, or even characters really. Some of the characters do come back in this book, but reading it felt completely different than reading Ender's Game. Personally, I liked Ender's Game better. This book had some pretty "out there" concepts. I'm going to start reading the next book in the series, Xenocide, that I think will pick up where this one leaves off. Of course, I'll let you know.
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