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Buster

An older character named Buster.

minor

Also known as Old Buster

First appearance: hellhounds of the cosmos

Buster shows up with force in II. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The lonely old mastodon that hangs around the camp, causing unease.
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In II: The lonely old mastodon that hangs around the camp, causing unease. Later, in IV: The mastodon; attacked by a saber-tooth, charges…

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Character Web

6 connections

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WAWesley AdamsIHIV HudsonSCSecretary CooperCHChuckAYAncestor YoungBUBuster

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Political and military figures
  • Mummy and officials

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Narrative arc

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

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

Duncan’s hissed command to stop tracking marks the emotional and psychological peak because it signals the mom…

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See Buster in hellhounds of the cosmos