Ender's Game Chapter Summary & Analysis - Chapter 15 "Speaker of the Dead" Summary

Chapter 15 "Speaker of the Dead" Summary

Graff and Anderson discuss Graff's court martial acquittal, where the prosecution unsuccessfully attempted to prove Ender a deranged killer. Ender, now aware that he killed Bonzo and Stilson, can't understand why no one is concerned with the far worse crime of genocide. He does what he can on Eros, but no one takes him seriously as a peacetime leader. Valentine brings news that Peter now controls Earth and warns Ender that he can never return lest Peter gain control of him. Ender sees the wisdom in her warning, imagining Peter using him as a military threat. She invites Ender to join her on the first colonization ship, where, if Ender agrees, he will be the first colonial governor. Ender balks at the idea of making a home on the worlds of those whom he has killed. Sensing that Ender feels manipulated, Valentine reminds him that she loves him and suggests...
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