Search for characters or series


1 story - View chapters and summaries
| Name | Aliases | Role |
|---|---|---|
Winston Duarte A high-ranking Martian military officer with a long-term strategic vision. A calculating and patient leader who positions himself to shape humanity's future beyond the Sol system. | Antagonist | |
Santiago Singh A young Laconian naval officer appointed to a position of authority. An earnest and disciplined military man who believes in the ideals of the Laconian Empire and the order it promises to bring. | Supporting | |
Cara A young girl who was modified by the alien repair drones on Laconia. Along with her brother Xan, she possesses unusual abilities and knowledge connected to the alien technology. | Minor | |
Xan Cara's brother, also modified by the alien repair drones on Laconia. The children serve as a bridge between human understanding and the alien technology. | Minor |
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| Laconian Imperial Navy | Organisation |
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
5 September 2017 | Publication | Received as a compelling glimpse of life in the colony worlds beyond the Ring gates, with praise for the child protagonist's perspective and the strangeness of the alien environment. The novella was set in the period of the series' fifth and sixth novels and provided useful context for the colony storylines developing in the main sequence. |
Received as a compelling glimpse of life in the colony worlds beyond the Ring gates, with praise for the child protagonist's perspective and the strangeness of the alien environment. The novella was set in the period of the series' fifth and sixth novels and provided useful context for the colony storylines developing in the main sequence.