Finally finished all the books in the Ender's Game universe. The actual Ender sequels themselves were hard to get through at points and Orson Scott Card really dove into some weird fantasy #### in them near the end, so not sure I could recommend them to any but the most diehard sci-fi fans. But the books focusing on Bean (Shadow series) were awesome, I finished them in less than half the time of the Ender books because I just couldn't put them down
If you read and liked Ender's Game, or if the movie coming out peaks your interest in the book, I suggest to follow that with the Shadow series (starts with Ender's Shadow, ends with Shadow of the Giant), then finish with Ender in Exile (references both Ender's Game and the Shadow series quite a bit). That selection of books is the best of that universe IMO, and you really don't miss anything by not reading Speaker For The Dead or it's sequels
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