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Ally asked this question about Speaker for the Dead (Ender's Saga, #2):

Do you have to read the first two in the series to read this one?

Kayla If you read the author notes, he specifically says that Speaker for the Dead was the original story but then he wanted to write some back story to tha…moreIf you read the author notes, he specifically says that Speaker for the Dead was the original story but then he wanted to write some back story to that and he ended up with Ender's Game.

Thus, you don't "need" to read Ender's Game first but you will need to read Xenocide since Speaker for the Dead ends on a cliff-hanger.

I notice that on here it gets confusing as to which book is #1.

I got a boxed set and this is the order:
1. Ender's Game
2. Speaker for the Dead
3. Xenocide
4. Children of the Mind
5. Ender in Exile [although it is set before Speaker it was written after and I guess therefore if you want to read all in chronological order you could move this to between Ender's Game and Speaker for the Dead, but it's not necessary](less)

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Speaker for the Dead

by Orson Scott Card

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