# Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card

3 Hacker News commenters recommended Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Readers who liked Ender's Game recommend this follow-up for its speaking-for-the-dead concept and memorable characters, and some rank it above Ender's Game.

## Why people recommend it

- Speaking for the dead concept (1 comments): "As an adult, I greatly enjoyed all of the followup books to Ender's game and the whole concept of "speaking for the dead"." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49319774))
- Even better than Ender's (1 comments): "It's brilliant, even better than Ender's" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49905586))
- Memorable character Jane (1 comments): "I like Jane from Speaker for the Dead, etc.." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50235995))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir](https://hackerapproved.com/p/project-hail-mary.md): 117 recommend
- [There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm](https://hackerapproved.com/p/there-is-no-antimemetics-division.md): 98 recommend
- [Blindsight by Peter Watts](https://hackerapproved.com/p/blindsight.md): 96 recommend
- [Dune by Frank Herbert](https://hackerapproved.com/p/dune.md): 82 recommend
- [Accelerando by Charles Stross](https://hackerapproved.com/p/accelerando.md): 71 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1250773067?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9781250773067) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card", https://hackerapproved.com/p/speaker-for-the-dead/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).