List of The Saga of Shadows characters

The following is a list of characters featured in The Saga of Shadows, a forthcoming trilogy of science fiction novels written by Kevin J. Anderson. The first novel, The Dark Between the Stars, was released by Tor Books on June 3, 2014.[1][2][3][4]

For characters from Anderson's preceding novel series The Saga of Seven Suns (2002-2008), see List of The Saga of Seven Suns characters.

Key:

     = Point of view character
     = Regular character
     = Supporting character

Humans

Confederation

In the series, the human race has colonized multiple planets in the Spiral Arm. Since the dissolution of the corrupt Terran Hanseatic League, human civilization is allied under the Confederation, currently ruled by King Peter and Queen Estarra of Theroc. This planet's "green priests" are able to commune with the semi-sentient worldtrees and communicate telepathically across space when touching a treeling, making them indispensable for instantaneous communication across the galaxy.

Character Book 1 Description
King Peter
POV
Ruler of the Confederation and Father of Theroc
Queen Estarra Mother of Theroc, wife of King Peter
Prince Reyn
POV
Son and heir of King Peter and Queen Estarra of the Confederation
Princess Arita
POV
Daughter of King Peter and Queen Estarra of the Confederation; a botanist studying plant life on the abandoned Klikiss world of Eljiid
Idriss Estarra's father, and former Father of Theroc
Nira Khali
POV
Green priest consort of Mage-Imperator Jora'h of Ildira
Eldred Cain
POV
Confederation Deputy on Earth
Anton Colicos
POV
Historian and academic known as the human expert on the Ildiran Saga of Seven Suns
Nalani Keah
POV
General in the Confederation Defense Forces (CDF)
Rlinda Kett
POV
Former trader and later the Confederation's Trade Minister; now the owner of a large shipping company.
Tasia Tamblyn
POV
Roamer and former EDF officer; runs Rlinda Kett's shipping company
Robb Brindle Former EDF officer; runs Rlinda Kett's shipping company
Xander Brindle
POV
19-year-old son of Robb Brindle and Tasia Tamblyn, a pilot
Orli Covitz
POV
Compy advocate, stationed at her lab on Relleker
Matthew Freling Orli's husband
Zoe Alakis
POV
Disease researcher with her own planetoid, Pergamus
Adam and Evelyn Alakis Zoe's parents, who had both died on the jungle planet Vaconda
Tom Rom
POV
Associate of researcher Zoe Alakis
Shelud
POV
Green priest and younger brother of Aelin, accompanies Clan Reves on their self-imposed exile
Aelin
POV
Green priest and older brother of Shelud
Sarein Oldest sister of Estarra and Celli, former Earth Ambassador to Theroc, now living in self-imposed exile in the Wild
Celli Youngest sister of Sarein and Estarra, a green priest residing at Fireheart Station
Solimar Celli's green priest mate
Kennebar Leader of isolationist green priests living in the Wild on Theroc
Terry Handon Mechanic and service engineer from the Ulio transfer station; Xander Brindle's partner
Howard Rohandas Shareen's friend at school on Earth

Roamers

In the series, the Roamers are clans of industrious humans once living a clandestine existence in the fringes of space, but now allied with planet-bound colonies under the Confederation. Managing a profitable economy centered on the sale of the valuable stardrive fuel ekti and other commodities, the Roamers are still adjusting to their new place in the Confederation while trying to maintain their independence and historical culture.

Character Book 1 Description
Del Kellum
POV
Former Speaker of the Roamers, distiller on Kuivahr
Zhett Kellum
POV
Daughter of Del Kellum, wife of Patrick Fitzpatrick II and operator of skymine at Golgen
Patrick Fitzpatrick III
POV
Husband of Zhett Kellum
Shareen Fitzkellum
POV
17-year-old daughter of Patrick Fitzpatrick and Zhett Kellum
Kristof "Toff" Fitzkellum 13-year-old son of Patrick Fitzpatrick and Zhett Kellum
Rex Fitzkellum 2-year-old son of Patrick Fitzpatrick and Zhett Kellum
Garrison Reeves
POV
Roamer engineer and husband to Elisa Reeves
Elisa Enturi Reeves
POV
Deputy to Lee Iswander and wife of Garrison
Seth Reeves Teenage son of Garrison and Elisa Reeves
Olaf Reeves Garrison's father and head of Clan Reeves
Dale Reeves
POV
Garrison's brother
Sendra Reeves Dale's wife, and mother to his sons Scott and Jamie
Cesca Peroni Former Speaker of the Roamers; runs Academ, the school for Roamer children houses in a wental-infused, hollowed-out captive comet near Newstation
Jess Tamblyn
POV
Cesca's husband and co-head of the Academ school
Isha Seward Interim Speaker of the Roamers
Sam Ricks New Speaker of the Roamers
Lee Iswander
POV
Roamer owner of lava-processing operations on Sheol, Iswander Industries
Londa and Arden Iswander Lee Iswander's wife and teenage son
Alec Pannebaker Deputy to Lee Iswander
Marius Denva Del Kellum's distillery manager

Ildirans

In the series, the Ildiran Empire has existed for over ten thousand years, living peacefully due to a communal mental interconnectedness called the thism. Each Ildiran has what is called a soulthread, and these soulthreads are woven together by their leader, the Mage-Imperator. Ildirans have a very specialized society, with specific castes that are adept at performing particular tasks. The castes are physically different from one another, and have different suffixes at the end of their names. Ildirans are the first extraterrestrials that humanity encounters upon exploring space beyond Earth, and the Ildirans share their stardrive technology with humans.

Character Book 1 Description
Mage-Imperator Jora'h
POV
Ruler of the Ildirans
Adar Zan'nh
POV
Eldest son of Mage-Imperator Jora'h and supreme commander of the Ildiran Solar Navy
Yazra'h
POV
Noble-born warrior daughter of Mage-Imperator Jora'h
Prime Designate Daro'h Son and heir to Jora'h
Osira'h
POV
Half human/half Ildiran daughter of Nira and Mage-Imperator Jora'h
Rod'h
POV
Half human/half Ildiran son of Nira and former Dobro Designate Udru'h
Tal Gale'nh
POV
Half human/half Ildiran son of Nira and Adar Kori'nh; military commander of the new Kolpraxa warship
Tamo'l
POV
Half human/half Ildiran daughter of Nira and a Lens kithman; medical researcher on Kuivahr working with the less successful mixed breeds from Dobro
Muree'n Half human/half Ildiran warrior daughter of Nira and a Guard kithman
Tora'm Swimmer kithman on Kuivahr, befriends Shareen Fitzkellum and Howard Rohandas.
Rememberer Ko'sh Rememberer assigned to the Kolpraxa
Chiar'h Noble kithwoman married to the human Shawn Fennis, both are volunteers at Tamo'l's facilty

Artificial intelligence

Character Book 1 Description
Exxos
POV
Leader of the remaining thousand Klikiss robots, discovered hiding inside a moon of Dhula
DD Orli Covitz's Friendly model compy, former compy of Louis and Margaret Colicos
MO Domestic compy at Orli's Relleker facility
LU Listener compy at Orli's Relleker facility
BO Teacher compy at Academ, sent by Cesca with the children of Clan Reeves
OK Xander Brindle and Terry Handon's compy navigator

References

  1. Anderson, Kevin J. (December 9, 2011). "New Prequel to Saga of Seven Suns". KJAblog.com (Internet Archive). Meanwhile, I’m up to Of Fire and Night in my reread of the entire series before I start to write the new Seven Suns trilogy, The Saga of Shadows
  2. Anderson, Kevin J. (May 10, 2013). "Editing The Dark Between the Stars: New Seven Suns". KJAblog.com (Internet Archive).
  3. "ConDFW XIII 2014: Kevin J. Anderson Profile". ConDFW.org (Internet Archive). March 7, 2013.
  4. Anderson, Kevin J. (November 18, 2013). "Things to Do". KJAblog.com (Internet Archive).
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