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| Name | Aliases | Role |
|---|---|---|
Alex Kamal Pilot of the Rocinante and former MCRN officer. A Martian with a warm, garrulous personality that masks genuine melancholy about his failed family life. One of the finest pilots in human space, with an instinctive feel for orbital mechanics and ship handling. | Protagonist | |
Amos Burton Mechanic and general muscle aboard the Rocinante. A man who grew up in the worst conditions Baltimore had to offer and emerged without the capacity for moral judgment most people take for granted - he outsources that function to people he trusts. Straightforwardly violent when necessary, and deeply loyal to those he considers his people. | Timmy | Protagonist |
James Holden Former XO of the ice freighter Canterbury who becomes captain of the salvaged Martian gunship Rocinante after witnessing the destruction of his ship. A relentless idealist with a compulsion to broadcast the truth regardless of the political consequences, Holden repeatedly finds himself at the centre of events that define the course of human history. | Jim Holden, Jim | Protagonist |
Joe Miller A Belter detective working for Star Helix Security on Ceres Station. Burnt out, underpaid, and living in his hat. Assigned to find a missing girl named Julie Mao, he becomes obsessed with the case long after it stops being a job. The investigation costs him everything and leads him to the heart of the greatest conspiracy in human history. | Detective Miller, The Investigator | Protagonist |
Naomi Nagata Chief engineer and executive officer of the Rocinante. A Belter of exceptional intelligence and technical skill who carries a painful past involving the Free Navy. The moral conscience of the crew, she is also one of the most capable engineers in the solar system. | Protagonist | |
Bobbie Draper Martian marine gunnery sergeant who witnesses something on Ganymede that her government wants buried. One of the most physically formidable characters in the series, she is also one of its most principled - a soldier who cannot stop asking whether the orders she follows are worth following. | Roberta Draper | Major |
Chrisjen Avasarala UN Deputy Undersecretary of Executive Administration and one of the most powerful politicians on Earth. Foul-mouthed, brilliant, and utterly clear-eyed about how power works. She plays the long game better than almost anyone in the solar system and genuinely cares about the billions of people whose lives depend on her getting it right. | Chrissie | Major |
Fred Johnson Former UN Marine colonel who became the most wanted man in the Belt after Anderson Station, and then - through a long process of reckoning with what he had done - became the most important non-Belter leader in the OPA. A man trying to build something better out of the wreckage of his own history. | The Butcher of Anderson Station, Colonel Johnson | Major |
| Juliette Andromeda Mao | Major | |
Praxidike Meng Chief botanist of the RMD-Southern soy farm project on Ganymede, and father of Mei Meng. A gentle, methodical scientist thrust into a desperate search for his missing daughter. His expertise in botany and the slow logic of growing things sits in sharp contrast to the violence of the world he is forced to navigate. | Prax | Major |
Mei Meng The young daughter of botanist Praxidike Meng. She has a rare genetic immune condition that requires regular medical treatment, making her dependent on specialised care. | Minor |
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| Martian Congressional Republic Navy | Organisation |
| Rocinante Crew | Organisation |
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
7 June 2012 | Publication | Received as a strong second volume that successfully expanded the scope of the series beyond Leviathan Wakes while retaining its grounded approach to interplanetary politics. Critics praised the introduction of Bobbie Draper and Avasarala as major characters and the deepening of the protomolecule storyline. The series was by this point attracting serious critical attention as one of the most scientifically rigorous and politically credible science fiction series being published. |
2013 | Award Nominated | Locus Award SF novel category, 5th place |
Locus Award
SF novel category, 5th place