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Where Speaker for the Dead sits
- Series
- Book 2 of Ender's Saga (Ender Quintet). See all Ender's Saga (Ender Quintet) books in order
- The book before
- Ender's Game
- The book after
- Xenocide
- Order checked
- Last checked: September 25, 2026, against hatrack.com
Checked facts about Speaker for the Dead
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- Publication
- First published in March 1986. (Wikidata; read November 6, 2026)
- Prizes
- It received the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1987. (Wikidata, citing thehugoawards.org; read November 6, 2026)
- Prizes
- It received the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel in 1987. (Wikidata, citing sfadb.com; read November 6, 2026)
- Prizes
- It received the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1987. (Wikidata, citing nebulas.sfwa.org; read November 6, 2026)
- Prizes
- Wikidata lists the Kurd Lasswitz Award for Best Foreign Work (1989) for this book. (Wikidata, with no reference of its own; read November 6, 2026)
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- Adult
Other books in Ender's Saga (Ender Quintet)
5 books listed so far
- Book 1: Ender's Game
- Book 3: Xenocide
- Book 4: Children of the Mind
- Book 5: Ender in Exile
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