The Hive Queen
Item from enders-game by Orson Scott Card
An anonymous book written by 'Speaker for the Dead' that told the Formics' story from their perspective — it changed how humanity understood the xenocide and created a new religion of truth-telling.
Also known as: The Hive Queen, Speaker for the Dead (book)
What They Know
- Anonymous book by Ender (as 'Speaker for the Dead') telling the Formics' perspective of the wars
- Revealed that the Formics stopped attacking — they realized humans were sentient, but it was too late
- Transformed public understanding: Formics became a tragic species, Ender became 'the Xenocide'
- Spawned the Speaker for the Dead movement — truth-tellers who speak for the deceased
- Companion volume 'The Hegemon' told Peter Wiggin's story — both written by Ender
- The most important piece of writing in the Hundred Worlds — reshaped interstellar culture
Connections
- written_by — ender
- about — hive_queen
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