Speaker for the Dead is a 1986 science fiction novel by Orson Scott Card and an indirect sequel to a novel that came out in which year ?
Ender's Game Ender's Game is a 1985 military science fiction novel by American author Orson Scott Card. Set in Earth's future, the novel presents an imperiled mankind after two conflicts with the "buggers", an insectoid alien species. In preparation for an anticipated third invasion, children, including the novel's protagonist, Ender Wiggin, are trained from a very young age through increasingly difficult games including some in zero gravity, where Ender's tactical genius is revealed.
Out of the Shadows (Alien) Alien: Out of the Shadows is a 2014 novel written by Tim Lebbon and published by Titan Books. Set between "Alien" and "Aliens", the book chronicles Ellen Ripley's involvement in a Xenomorph outbreak on the planet LV-178 and the mining vessel in orbit above it. The survivors' attempts to escape the creatures are further complicated by Ash, whose AI consciousness has survived inside "Narcissus", the shuttle that brought Ripley to them.