▁race , ▁for ▁want ▁of ▁collect ive ▁conscious ness , ▁but ▁realized ▁their ▁mistake ▁too ▁late , ▁and ▁requests ▁that ▁End er ▁take ▁the ▁egg ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁planet ▁to ▁colon ize . ▁ ▁End er ▁takes ▁the ▁egg ▁and , ▁with ▁information ▁from ▁the ▁Queen , ▁writes ▁The ▁H ive ▁Queen ▁under ▁the ▁alias ▁" Spe aker ▁for ▁the ▁Dead ". ▁Peter , ▁now ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁Earth ▁and ▁sevent y - se ven ▁with ▁a ▁failing ▁heart , ▁recogn izes ▁End er ▁as ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁The ▁H ive ▁Queen . ▁He ▁requests ▁End er ▁to ▁write ▁a ▁book ▁about ▁him , ▁which ▁End er ▁titles ▁The ▁H eg emon . ▁The ▁combined ▁works ▁create ▁a ▁new ▁type ▁of ▁fun eral , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁Spe aker ▁for ▁the ▁Dead ▁tells ▁the ▁whole ▁and ▁un ap olog etic ▁story ▁of ▁the ▁dece ased , ▁adopted ▁by ▁many ▁on ▁Earth ▁and ▁its ▁colon ies . ▁In ▁the ▁end , ▁End er ▁and ▁Valent ine ▁board ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁near - light speed ▁star ships ▁and ▁visit ▁many ▁world s , ▁looking ▁for ▁a ▁safe ▁place ▁to ▁establish ▁the ▁un born ▁H ive ▁Queen . ▁ ▁Cre ation ▁and ▁insp iration ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁" End er ' s ▁Game " ▁is ▁a ▁short ▁story ▁that ▁provides ▁a ▁small ▁snapshot ▁of ▁End er ' s ▁experiences ▁in ▁Battle ▁School ▁and ▁Command ▁School ; ▁the ▁full - length ▁novel ▁en comp ass es ▁more ▁of ▁End er ' s ▁life ▁before , ▁during ,