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Speaker for the Dead is the book that the author originally wanted to write. Ender's Game was written as a prequel for it.
by newen 7y ago
Speaker for the Dead is the book that the author originally wanted to write. Ender's Game was written as a prequel for it.
- gatorek 7y agoSeriously? I have read them in exactly that order. In comparison with Speaker for the Dead, the Ender's Game seems little childish...
- teekert 7y agoMaye because Ender is a child there and the other books are him growing up and being wise.
- Zanni 7y agoTo clarify, yes, Speaker for the Dead is the book Card wanted to write, but he found he had to write Ender's Game first to lay the groundwork. And he did. He wrote them in that order (Ender, Speaker). A prequel usually refers to a work produced later that comes chronologically before.
- newen 7y agoI see, thanks for clarifying.