Colony IX, also known as Colony 9, was the ninth colony where colonists from Earth were assigned.[1]
Description[]
Colony IX was relatively close to Shakespeare.[1]
History[]
Third Formic War[]
Colony IX was a Formic planet. During the Third Formic War, the planet was conquered by Humans and the survivors built a colony on the world.[1]
Ender in Exile[]
When the Ministry of Colonization assigned colonists from Earth to the planet, the leaders of Colony IX refused to accept the colony ship, piloted by Captain Hong. The Minister of Colonization, Hyrum Graff, asked the Shakespeare colony if they would be receptive for this shipment of colonists. The governor of the planet, Ender Wiggin, was glad to accept and the ship was rerouted to Shakespeare.[1]