Actually it's just Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card. It's the sequel to his bestselling Ender's Game.
In the introduction to the book, Card explains that he had the idea to write a sci-fi novel about the way humans would interact with intelligent aliens, particularly how we would study them. One thing led to another, and he decided that using Ender would be a good way of exploring the subject, and Speaker unintentionally turned into a sequel.
I had read elsewhere (I think it was the intro to Ender's Shadow, a parallel series) that Card thought of the later novels in the Ender series to be more "grown up" and deal more with philosophy and relationships and such. I was kind of hesitant to read these at first, because after all I typically dig non-"grown up" books, but his writing style is no less engaging and entertaining.
Hence, I'm liking [his] anthropological sci-fi more than I had expected to. =)
I see. I have just ordered Mary Doria Russell and Orson Scott Card's first two.
Have you read Ursula K. LeGuin's Ekumen novels? Well, if I'd call something anthropological science fiction, then it'd be probably that. I began with "The Disposessed" (admittedly not anthropological) and then read in chronological order, beginning with the collection "Planets of Exile and Illusion", that contains her first three novels.
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Anthropological science-fiction is better than I thought it would be.
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Anthropological science-fiction? Looking on Amazon I found Mary Doria Russell. Is that what you mean? Or what else did you have in mind?
Actually it's just Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card. It's the sequel to his bestselling Ender's Game.
In the introduction to the book, Card explains that he had the idea to write a sci-fi novel about the way humans would interact with intelligent aliens, particularly how we would study them. One thing led to another, and he decided that using Ender would be a good way of exploring the subject, and Speaker unintentionally turned into a sequel.
I had read elsewhere (I think it was the intro to Ender's Shadow, a parallel series) that Card thought of the later novels in the Ender series to be more "grown up" and deal more with philosophy and relationships and such. I was kind of hesitant to read these at first, because after all I typically dig non-"grown up" books, but his writing style is no less engaging and entertaining.
Hence, I'm liking [his] anthropological sci-fi more than I had expected to. =)
I see. I have just ordered Mary Doria Russell and Orson Scott Card's first two.
Have you read Ursula K. LeGuin's Ekumen novels? Well, if I'd call something anthropological science fiction, then it'd be probably that. I began with "The Disposessed" (admittedly not anthropological) and then read in chronological order, beginning with the collection "Planets of Exile and Illusion", that contains her first three novels.
This is just weird, because my brother is in love with Wizard of Earthsea right now, which is a LeGuin novel...
Isn't it weird how once you are aware of something/someone, it appears EVERYWHERE???
Wizard of Earthsea is now on my list to get next time at the ol' bookstore.
Oh, and I just started Ender's Game, and it's pretty fantastic. You forget you're reading about a kid.
Speaker For The Dead is siiiiiiiiiick. My favorite of his.
I was shooting with a Canon 17-55 2.8 IS Lens.
I rotate between that lens and my Canon 70-200 2.8 IS L lens.
I get a pretty good range covered with those two on rotation.
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