World Famous Comics NetworkWorld Famous Comics Network World Famous Comics CommunityComic Book ClassifiedsSketchCards.com
WFC Home | About | Columns | Comics | Contests | Features | Freebies | Gallery | Links | News | Podcasts | Shop
SHOP >> David Mack | Andy Lee | Amy Allen | Michonne | Dean Haglund | Virginia Hey | WFC Published | WFC Auctions



ScheduleUPDATED TODAY! Sun, 12-Oct-2008
Anything Goes TriviaAnything Goes Trivia
Bob Rozakis
Last KissLast Kiss
John Lustig
Megaton ManMegaton Man
Don Simpson
TrevorTrevor
Piper & Lee


NewsNEWS 12-Oct-2008 8:51am
Geek alert! Your heroes are here
The Comic Book Lady
New Bibles alter form not word to draw r...
Fast-Paised review: 'Fantastic Four: Ris...

Comic Book - Movie - Video Game - Anime 

Friends & Affiliates
Adobe Store
Amazon.com
Anime Studio
Apple Store
Dick Blick Art Materials
eBay
GoDaddy.com

StarWarsShop.com
TFAW
World Famous Comics: Beyond Ender's Game: Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide, Children of the Mind
Beyond Ender's Game: Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide, Children of the Mind
By: Orson Scott Card
Publisher: Tor Books
Average Rating:4.50 out of 5.00 stars
Binding: Paperback
Format: Box set
Label: Tor Books
Number of Items: 3
Number of Pages: 1408
Publication Date: October 14, 2001
Release Date: September 27, 2001

Enlarge Image
Beyond Ender's Game: Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide, Children of the Mind
List Price: $23.97
Used Price: $18.99
3rd Party New: $19.18
Amazon's Price: $19.18

You Save: $4.79 (20%)
Usually ships in 1-2 business days


Similar Items

Ender's Game Boxed Set: Ender's Game, Ender's Shadow, Shadow of the Hegemon

Shadow Puppets

Shadow of the Giant

Ender's Game

First Meetings: In the Enderverse (Enders, 3)
More Similar Items...

Editorial Comments

Product Description:
Beyond Enders Boxed Mass Market SetContains: Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide and Children of the MindSpeaker for the Dead:In the aftermath of his terrible war, Ender Wiggin disappeared, and a powerful voice arose: The Speaker for the Dead, who told the true story of the Bugger War.Now, long years later, a second alien race has been discovered, but again the aliens' ways are strange and frightening...again, humans die. And it is only the Speaker for the Dead, who is also Ender Wiggin the Xenocide, who has the courage to confront the mystery...and the truth.Xenocide:The war for survival of the planet Lusitania will be fought in the hearts of a child named Gloriously Bright.On Lusitania, Ender found a world where humans and pequininos and the Hive Queen could all live together; where three very different intelligent species could find common ground at last. Or so he thought.Lusitania also harbors the descolada, a virus that kills all humans it infects, but which the pequininos require in order to become adults. The Startways Congress so fears the effects of the descolada, should it escape from Lusitania, that they have ordered eh destruction of the entire planet, and all who live there. The Fleet is on its way, a second xenocide seems inevitble.Children of the Mind:The planet Lusitania is home to three sentient species: the Pequeninos; a large colony of humans; and the Hive Queen, brought there by Ender. But once against the human race has grown fearful; the Starways Congress has gathered a fleet to destroy Lusitania.Jane, the evolved computer intelligence, can save the three sentient races of Lusitania. She has learned how to move ships outside the universe, and then instantly back to a different world, abolishing the light-speed limit. But it takes all the processing power available to her, and the Starways Congress is shutting down the Net, world by world.Soon Jane will not be able to move the ships. Ender's children must save her if they are to save themselves.



Customer Reviews
Average Rating:4.50 out of 5.00 stars

5 out of 5 starsWonderful Trilogy
Card's prose is astounding. As the books follow Ender as he finally settles down ~3000 years after Ender's Game, Card introduces problems with multiple answers, most of which perfectly moral. These books pit stoic intelligence against caring wisdom as Ender tries to save the only planet he feels truly welcome and at home in.

An excellent follow-up to Ender's Game, even for readers not too interested in Sci-fi novels.



5 out of 5 starsEngrossing Science Fiction at its Very Best
This set contains the last 3 books in the quartet of books that began with Ender's Game. They tell a gripping story of the neverending struggle of diverse peoples (human and alien species) to learn to understand each other, live in harmony, and learn to cooperate for the common good.



4 out of 5 starsSpeaker for the Dead & Xenocide Review
I'd read "Ender's Game" over a year ago and thoroughly enjoyed it, but fiddly-farted about getting to "Speaker for the Dead". What a mistake! "Speaker..." is an outstanding follow-up chronicling Ender's life post the Bugger's War. The introduction of the seemingly primitive, simple, and indigenous pequeninos, their mysterious evolution, their social structures, their propagation, and what seems like their murderous ritual makes for great sci-fi reading...well, as far as this newbie to sci-fi reading goes. The moral and ethical dilemmas inherent between two alien species who've little understanding of the other and whose ways may seem honorable to one, but abhorent to the other reflects the same complexities of human life and understanding among us. If understanding isn't pursued, questions truthfully answered, and prejudices destroyed, conflict, death, destruction...and as ender learned as a child, xenocide likely follows. It was a fantastic read!

On the other hand, while "Xenocide" took the moral and ethical conflicts even deeper, there was an excessive amount of "tearing up" and crying for me to remain completely engrossed in the "us or them" debate. (I sided in favor of the pequeninos. They were there first. Humans came later. They were certainly sentient and intelligent. Fortunately... ;-) ) Anyway, despite successfully weaving the many complex relationships among the extremely compelling and realistic characters, the story line in "Xenocide" took on an overly sentimental tone. This may be appealing to some, but way over the top for my tastes.

Perhaps when I've read more sci-fi, I'll be able to write a more technical and open-minded review devoid of my personality quirks. "Speaker..." rates a FIVE. "Xenocide" rates a THREE. "Children of the Mind" is pending...



4 out of 5 starsChallenging good read
These books are for those who want a challenge. Possibly a little confusing at first, but keep reading and you are hooked. Good, creative author.



5 out of 5 starsBeyond Ender's Game (3 books)
Read them! Kids and adults alike! You will love them. Be sure you read "Ender's Game" first. One of my all-time favorites! (I'm 68 years old.)
H. in Texas


Related Categories:Similar Items

Ender's Game Boxed Set: Ender's Game, Ender's Shadow, Shadow of the Hegemon

Shadow Puppets

Shadow of the Giant

Ender's Game

First Meetings: In the Enderverse (Enders, 3)
More Similar Items...

Books
 Comics
  Comic Strips
  How to Draw Comics
  How to Draw Manga

 Graphic Novels
  AiT/Planet Lar
  Alternative Comics
  Archie Comics
  Avatar Press
  DC Comics
    Batman
    Justice League
    Superman
  Dark Horse Comics
    Hellboy
    Sin City
    Star Wars
  Drawn & Quarterly
  Devil's Due Publishing
  Dreamwave
  Fantagraphics Books
  Gemstone/Gladstone
  IDW Publishing
  Image Comics
  Kitchen Sink Press
  Marvel Comics
    Fantastic Four
    Spider-Man
    Wolverine
    X-Men
  Oni Press
  SLG/Slave Labor
  TwoMorrows
  Top Shelf Productions

 Manga
  ADV Manga
  Antarctic Press
  Central Park Media
  Digital Manga
  Gutsoon
  TokyoPop
  Viz Communications

 Books
  Animation
  Antiques & Collectibles
  Art Instruction & Ref.
  Art Reference
  Arts
  Business
  Cartooning
  Children's
  Computer Graphics
  Computers & Internet
  Digital Business
  Drawing (general)
  Entertainment
  Entrepreneurship
  Figure Drawing
  Games
  Graphic Design
  Horror
  Humor
  Literature & Fiction
  Movies
  Music
  Mystery & Thrillers
  Nonfiction
  Photography
  Pop Culture Collectibles
  Popular Culture
  Publishing & Books
  Reference
  Role Playing & Fantasy
  Sci-Fi & Fantasy
  Screenwriting Film
  Screenwriting TV
  Sketchbooks/Journals
  Stationary
  Teens
  Television
  Toys
  Video Games
  Writing

 Calendars


WFC Home | About | Columns | Comics | Contests | Features | Freebies | Gallery | Links | News | Podcasts | Shop



World Famous Comics Network
World Famous Comics Community
ComicsCommunity.com
Comic Book Classifieds
ComicBookClassifieds.com
SketchCards.com
SketchCards.com

GO SHOPPING >>

© 1995 - 2008 World Famous Comics. All rights reserved. All other © & ™ belong to their respective owners.
Advertiser Info . Terms of Use . Privacy Policy . Contact Info
World Famous Comics Network