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| 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 | |
Aliana Tanaka A colonel in the Laconian Imperial Navy and former MCRN officer. One of the most capable and dangerous soldiers in the empire, assigned to hunt down Teresa Duarte and the underground resistance. Practical, professional, and entirely willing to do whatever the mission requires. | Major | |
Erich A childhood associate of Amos Burton from Baltimore who rose from a crippled hacker to a powerful crime boss running a criminal organisation from the old arcology building. Despite his physical disability, he commands respect through intelligence and ruthlessness. | Supporting | |
Paolo Cortazar A brilliant and amoral scientist formerly employed by Protogen. His expertise in protomolecule research makes him a valuable asset to whoever controls him, though his ethical boundaries are virtually nonexistent. | Cortázar | Supporting |
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 |
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
5 November 2019 | Publication | Received positively as an examination of colonial politics and the long reach of the Transport Union's power in the ring gate worlds. Praised for its political specificity and the quality of its character work within the novella format. Set in the later period of the series and considered useful context for the final novels. |
Received positively as an examination of colonial politics and the long reach of the Transport Union's power in the ring gate worlds. Praised for its political specificity and the quality of its character work within the novella format. Set in the later period of the series and considered useful context for the final novels.