Short Fiction · Character
Carl Jacobi
A solitary man of fixed habits whose nightly walk to buy a cigar goes wrong when an entire city block simply vanishes, and only he seems to notice.
supporting
Also known as Mr. Jonathon Chambers, Mr. Chambers
First appearance: hellhounds of the cosmos
As a supporting figure in Short Fiction, Carl Jacobi is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Carl Jacobi first appears in 0000 hellhounds of the cosmos.
In The Street That Wasn’t There: Mr. Chambers, the protagonist, is a former professor who wrote a controversial book on mind and matter. He is now a hermit witnessing the dissolution of his world.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Recurring character network
- Martian adventure team
- Doctor and entity
- Space horror crew
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- 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 Carl Jacobi in hellhounds of the cosmos