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In the Days of the Comet · Character

Gurker

A wealthy financier and political figure in the old world.

minor

First appearance: i dust in the shadows

Gurker shows up with force in The Cabinet Council. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Chancellor of the Exchequer, a Jew who confesses the monstrous self-conceit of his race and their focus on property.
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In The Cabinet Council: Chancellor of the Exchequer, a Jew who confesses the monstrous self-conceit of his race and their focus on property. Later, in I: Chancellor of the Exchequer; confesses for his race, lamenting…

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3 connections

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Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Old World Political and Social Figures
  • Pre-Change Love Triangle

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Gurker in i dust in the shadows