# Glenn Murell — Four-Day Planet character guide > Glenn Murell in Four-Day Planet by H. Beam Piper. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Mr. Murell, Murell, Mr. Glenn Murell **First appearance:** 0001-four-day-planet ## Snapshot A celebrated author arriving on Fenris to write its history, Murell carries a concealed pistol and a reporter's instinct for the story beneath the story. ## Who they are Glenn Murell comes to Fenris researching a book, but his sharp questions and the 8.5 mm automatic bulging under his jacket suggest he expects trouble. He trades barbs with the local newsman, probing the planet's decline from boom to bust with the persistence of someone who knows the official history is a lie. His arrival forces the narrator to become both source and rival, opening the door to the conspiracies that drive the novel. ## Relationships ### [Tom Kivelson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/characters/tom_kivelson) _rivalry_ Glenn Murell is a ruthless corporate enforcer who opposes Tom Kivelson's investigative efforts. ### [Bish Ware](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/characters/bish_ware) _rivalry_ Bish Ware and Glenn Murell are direct enemies, with Murell acting as a violent enforcer against Ware's operations. ### [Oscar Fujisawa](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/characters/oscar_fujisawa) _rivalry_ Glenn Murell and Oscar Fujisawa are enemies, with Murell attempting to silence Fujisawa's reporting. ### [Leo Belsher](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/characters/leo_belsher) _professional_ Glenn Murell and Leo Belsher are colleagues in the same corrupt organization, working together to suppress opposition. ### [Tom Kivelson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/characters/tom_kivelson) _rivalry_ Glenn Murell is a ruthless corporate enforcer who opposes Tom Kivelson's investigative efforts. ### [Bish Ware](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/characters/bish_ware) _rivalry_ Bish Ware and Glenn Murell are direct enemies, with Murell acting as a violent enforcer against Ware's operations. ### [Oscar Fujisawa](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/characters/oscar_fujisawa) _rivalry_ Glenn Murell and Oscar Fujisawa are enemies, with Murell attempting to silence Fujisawa's reporting. ### [Leo Belsher](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/characters/leo_belsher) _professional_ Glenn Murell and Leo Belsher are colleagues in the same corrupt organization, working together to suppress opposition. ### [Bish Ware](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/characters/bish_ware) _rivalry_ Bish Ware and Glenn Murell are direct enemies, with Murell acting as a violent enforcer against Ware's operations. ### [Leo Belsher](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/characters/leo_belsher) _professional_ Glenn Murell and Leo Belsher are colleagues in the same corrupt organization, working together to suppress opposition. ### [Tom Kivelson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/characters/tom_kivelson) _rivalry_ Glenn Murell is a ruthless corporate enforcer who opposes Tom Kivelson's investigative efforts. ### [Oscar Fujisawa](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/characters/oscar_fujisawa) _rivalry_ Glenn Murell and Oscar Fujisawa are enemies, with Murell attempting to silence Fujisawa's reporting. ## In the story ### [Four-Day Planet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/chapters/four-day-planet) Glenn Murell represents the exploitative economic power that dominates the planet's resources and people. ### [The Ship from Terra](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/chapters/the-ship-from-terra) The mysterious author arriving on the Peenemünde, invited to stay with Walter's family. ### [Reporter Working](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/chapters/reporter-working) Interviewed by the reporter; claims to be writing a book about Fenris but reveals suspicious gaps in knowledge. ### [Bottom Level](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/chapters/bottom-level) Visitor writing a book about Fenris, nearly stung by a tread-snail, rescued by Bish Ware. ### [Main City Level](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/chapters/main-city-level) Attacked by a tread-snail upon arrival; hospitalized at spaceport. ### [Aboard the Javelin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/chapters/aboard-the-javelin) Recovered from poisoning, inspects wax, announces new price, and boards the Javelin. ### [Practice, 50 mm Gun](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/chapters/practice-50-mm-gun) Meets Nip Spazoni and discusses wax prices; asks about sea-spaghetti and monster behavior. ### [Monster Killing](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/chapters/monster-killing) Pilots the boat during the cutting-up operation and observes the dangerous work. ### [Mayday, Mayday](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/chapters/mayday-mayday) A guest on the Javelin who handles the boat during the monster kill and is now implicated in the sabotage plot against Ravick. ### [Darkness and Cold](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/chapters/darkness-and-cold) Advocates for surfacing the boat despite the odds, and later joins the exploration party down the stream. ### [Castaways Working](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/chapters/castaways-working) Joins the wood-chopping detail upstream. ### [The Rescue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/chapters/the-rescue) Travels back on the Pequod with the Kivelsons and Walt Boyd. ### [Vigilantes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/chapters/vigilantes) Arrives with Walt, dislikes the civil war atmosphere, and is designated as Fenris's Indispensable Man for tallow-wax buying. ### [Civil War Postponed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/chapters/civil-war-postponed) Accompanies Walt to the fire; discusses wax fire behavior and assists with the audiovisual equipment. ### [Tallow-Wax Fire](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/chapters/tallow-wax-fire) Accompanies Bish to the fire; negotiates with Mr. Fieschi to store wax at the spaceport and buys the wax for his company. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/characters/glenn_murell - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/characters