After reading Ender's Game, I wasn't quite sure what to expect with Card's second novel. Speaker for the Dead certainly wasn't what I expected–occurring thousands of years in the future after the previous novel, and in a completely different setting–but it was nonetheless a very enjoyable read. Evaluated just as a sci-fi read, SFTD was quick-paced and creative, but on another level, Card also provided commentary of surprising depth (for the genre) on dead and grief. I'm very curious to see where he takes this in the next novel as well!