Marq'ssan Cycle Character Guide

This is more of the start of an index. It has first appearances by the characters, and then anything else that seemed interesting. --Liz Henry 05:38, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

CHARACTERS

Major characters

Book 1

• Kay Zeldin
• Robert Sedgewick
• Magyyt
• Sorben
• Lisa Mott. Executive. Leland's PA.
• James Leland. Executive. Works for Sedgewick.
• Elizabeth Weatherall 1:104
• Beatrice Sweetwater 1:248 2:290
• Felice Raines 1:112
• Alexandra Sedgewick 1:112 (not major till later in series)

Book 2

Sub-execs: Service techs and professionals

Service techs

Before the Blanket, they often have neural implants that give them internet feeds and recording capability.

Martha Greenglass 1:199 Graphics tech. Revolutionary.

Louise 1:220 martha's friend, lover, starts Night Patrol

Geneva - revolutionary woman 1:220

Service tech women

• Marie (Felice Raines' lover) 1:114
• Sandy (typist in zeldin's Security office in Seattle) 1:336
• Mimi Weatherall's secretary
• Anne 2:313 (and a bit earlier) becomes Allison Bennett's lover. Calls Allison "Lise". is Alice Warner's secretary.

Service tech men

• Anderson 1:129 Sedgewick's flunky
• Boltmann 1:150 sedgewick's man
• Lamont works for Sedgewick.
• Walt Jennings 1:232 Martha Greenglass's boyfriend. 1:273-5 argues with Martha about loyalties, activism strategies. Interrogated by Zeldin, 1:331-4.

Professionals

Professional women

• Dr. Kay Zeldin 1:1 A professor in Seattle who, 20 years ago, worked as a spy for Sedgewick. Chosen to be one of the three representatives from the U.S. to the Marq'ssan. As a professional, Zeldin showers in blue reclaimed water and eats mostly tubefood. Zeldin starts book 1 with an attitude that beingin a room full of women woudl be unbearable from the "babbling"; she speaks derisively of feminists and is fearful of the aliens and terrorists. As Zeldin suffers the abuse of Sedgewick, watches the executive men wield repressive power, torture and rape women, she shifts her allegiances. Lecture in prison on walls 2:293 Zeldin remembers details of her early relationship with Sedgewick 2:456-458 Zeldin tells Weatherall details of how she was a torturer for Sedgewick (she had repressed the memories)475-479 Crucial conversation with Weatherall 2:506-7

Speech to delgates, 1:73 Speculation on Weatherall's power relationship with Sedgewick 1:205 Defection: Yellow wallpaper: 304-319

• Susan Hoffman (or service tech?) 1:150 Sh had been infiltrating Sweetwater collective for either Security or ODS. Tortured by ODS and Sedgewick. Rescued by the Marq'ssan 1:248

• Venn. 2:140 former professional in Free Zone, works for Rainbow Press.

Professional men

• Scott Moore, Kay Zelin's husband, an engineer. 1:23,27, 29 Weatherall threatens with torture 2:240
• Robards from ODS 1:101
• Dr. Gordon 1:151 in interrogation/torture
• David Hughes 2: 200-ish, 220 becomes Martha's lover

Executives

Executive women

Executive women sleep only with service tech women. They are trained to meet any touch by a man with swift, deadly violence. They can choose (or are made to be) either maternal line or career line. Maternal line women enter into contracts with executive men and have children. (2:410)

• Lisa Mott, PA to James Leland. 1:31. Comments on Internet/Implants 1:37 raped by Lamont/Sedgewick 1:198

• Carol Grausch. Ambassador with Zeldin

• Vice President Erica Fenton 1:60, 81 ambassador with Zeldin

• Elizabeth Weatherall 1:104. 144. 2:152 reacts to possibility of Zeldin's death

• Felice Raines 1:112

• Baldwin 1:252 (Actually a man)

• Dora Knight, Torricelli's PA in Seattle. 1:336

• Allison 2:13
• Vivien Whittier 2:13
• Jocelyn Poole 2:14

Executive men

• Robert Sedgewick

Chief of Security Services in Alanya to Alanya. Kay's former boss. 1:8

• Torricelli, Sedgewick's minion and Zeldin's first handler, 1:10, 20, 22

• James Leland. 1:31. Considered to be bizarre for not getting cosmetic/anti-aging surgery.

• Crannock 1:53

• Edwin Goodwin 1:107

• Booth 1:111

• Paul Devito
• John Larson (Gates & Larson arrested for blowing up Gibson, 247)
• Gibson (bombed 1:163)
• Michael Mott, Secretary of the Interior 1:123
• Turpin Sec. of Defense
• Stevens, Director of ODS 1:151 1:288
• President Wayne Stoddard 1:222
• Knight (in ODS in Seattle)
• Dollop another security guy working with Torricelli 1:333
• General Vale 1:359 (and earlier in book 1)
• Henry Lauder 2:19
• Wedgewood explanation 2:285 Zeldin witness to Turpin's assassination

• Mason Bennett 2:409

Aliens

• Magyyt l' Fenst san Bol 1:49, speaks to delegates 1:58, 67, 74, 79
• Sorben l Sorben san Priusq. 1:54, 72. Gender explanation 2:168.
• Leleynl l Absq san Phruglu. 1:57, 65-67, 68-72

• Pendrine 1:54 , 200
• Dghatd l Merr san Felhn. 1:55
• Vlhor l Alya. 1:57
• Snhlis l Fenst. 1:57
• Tyln l Khnor san Engst 1:73
• Sbina l Sellyn san Bol 1:147
• Morghuas l Sber san Imu 1:164
• Flhan l Leleynl 1:323 Leleynl's offspring
• Fenst l Sellyyn 1:323

Humans hanging out w aliens

• Kelly Forrest, (1:48) media 1:64 Free zone!
• Sal, (media women)
• Vee
• Perette women with Louise's underground

• Ambassador Carol Grausch 1:51, 80,

• Alena, delegat from Barbados 1:55
• Coralina Valderas, Colombia
• Simona Santos, Belize, a doctor
• Hilde Timmerman, Germany 1:62, 78-79, 166
• Beatrice Sweetwater, 1:74
• Jo Josepha 1:76 - "that black laywer from Boston", 1:77, -
• Ursula Hodges from Australia, 1:76, 83-84
• Annette Ducette, France 82-83, a psychoanalyst
• Grete 1:126
• Andrea Ellison 1:165
• Julie Jehanna
• Lee Sweetwater 1:170, 173
• (James Tiptree Jr. mentioned 174)

Scenes with aliens

• 1:1-2, 48-49, 53-66, 67-86.
• 85-86, Report to homeworld
• 175 Memo
• 260-ish Sorben raids prison
• 266 - 268 Marq'ssan debate the nature of war, etc
• 277-279 Sorben and Magyyt and Leleyni argue
• 291-293 alanya to alanya conversation
• 322 Aliens argue
• 2:614 Marq'ssan Annual Report