Fernão McPhee was a soldier in the Third Formic War and a colonist on the planet of Shakespeare.[1] He was first mentioned in Ender in Exile.
History[]
Third Formic War[]
Fernão was an International Fleet soldier who left Earth on a relativistic journey to go to war with the Formics. He was commanded by Ender Wiggin, like every other soldier in the Third Invasion. He and the rest of his squadron fought around and on a Formic planet, and eventually defeated the aliens when Ender Wiggin destroyed the Formic Homeworld. The surviving members of his battalion colonized the conquered planet, later named Shakespeare.[1]
Ender in Exile[]
After the colony was established, Fernão became a foreman, assigning work to the colonists. One day around the year 1 AX, Fernão was approached by Sel Menach, the Xenobiologist, asking for a job. Fernão turned him away, saying that he was too important for manual labor and did not know how to do it anyways.[1]