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 05:33, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

CHARACTERS

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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

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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

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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

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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.

Professional women

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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

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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

Executive women

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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

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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

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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

Alien languages: Boldeni, Immeni,

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