acknowledge, heal and mourn. This practice has been used in complex deaths such as a drug overdose or the death of an abusive family member. Reception Dave Langford reviewed Speaker for the Dead for White Dwarf #91, and stated that "Despite token guilt at his genocide of the sensitively named alien 'buggers;' (previous book), Ender never suffers for his triumphs - even though Card is strong on suffering for everyone else, and happily cripples a young boy to add needless excitement to the finale. I was impressed by this thoughtful SF adventure, but with reservations ..." Awards Nebula Award winner, 1986 Hugo Award winner, 1987 Locus Award winner, 1987 John W. Campbell Memorial Award nominee, 1987 Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis winner, 1989 See also List of Ender's Game characters List of works by Orson Scott Card References External links About the novel Speaker for the Dead from Card's website Speaker for the Dead at Worlds Without End 1986 science fiction novels 1986 American novels Fiction set in the 6th millennium American science fiction novels Ender's Game series books Hugo Award for Best Novel-winning works Nebula Award for Best Novel-winning works Tor Books books Novels set on fictional planets