# Frederick West — Short Fiction character guide

> Frederick West in Short Fiction by Clifford D. Simak.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** West, Mr. West

**First appearance:** 0000-hellhounds-of-the-cosmos

## Who they are

A patient, soft-spoken man who takes a dying stranger's grotesque ward and a cryptic message about a painting, then finds himself untangling a mystery tied to Pluto's secret laboratories.

## Relationships

### [Cartwright](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_10_se/characters/cartwright)

_professional_

Cartwright and Frederick West are colleagues or associates in a structured environment, possibly military or corporate.

### [Blacky Hoffman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_10_se/characters/blacky_hoffman)

_rivalry_

Blacky Hoffman and Frederick West have a contentious relationship, likely involving power struggles or personal animosity.

### [Louis Nevin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_10_se/characters/louis_nevin)

_professional_

Frederick West and Louis Nevin are colleagues, possibly in a hierarchical or team-based setting.

### [James Belden](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_10_se/characters/james_belden)

_professional_

Frederick West and James Belden have a working relationship, possibly as superior-subordinate or equals in a structured organization.

### [Cartwright](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_10_se/characters/cartwright)

_professional_

Cartwright and Frederick West are colleagues or associates in a structured environment, possibly military or corporate.

### [Blacky Hoffman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_10_se/characters/blacky_hoffman)

_rivalry_

Blacky Hoffman and Frederick West have a contentious relationship, likely involving power struggles or personal animosity.

### [Louis Nevin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_10_se/characters/louis_nevin)

_professional_

Frederick West and Louis Nevin are colleagues, possibly in a hierarchical or team-based setting.

### [Cartwright](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_10_se/characters/cartwright)

_professional_

Cartwright and Frederick West are colleagues or associates in a structured environment, possibly military or corporate.

### [Louis Nevin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_10_se/characters/louis_nevin)

_professional_

Frederick West and Louis Nevin are colleagues, possibly in a hierarchical or team-based setting.

### [Blacky Hoffman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_10_se/characters/blacky_hoffman)

_rivalry_

Blacky Hoffman and Frederick West have a contentious relationship, likely involving power struggles or personal animosity.

### [James Belden](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_10_se/characters/james_belden)

_professional_

Frederick West and James Belden have a working relationship, possibly as superior-subordinate or equals in a structured organization.

### [James Belden](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_10_se/characters/james_belden)

_professional_

Frederick West and James Belden have a working relationship, possibly as superior-subordinate or equals in a structured organization.

## In the story

### [I: The Pyramid of Bottles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_10_se/chapters/i-the-pyramid-of-bottles)

Protagonist who lands on Pluto's moon, discovers the bottle pyramid, and encounters the dying Walter J. Darling.

### [II: The White Singer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_10_se/chapters/ii-the-white-singer)

Protagonist who lands on Pluto and confronts the conspiracy around Stella.

### [III: The Painting](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_10_se/chapters/iii-the-painting)

The protagonist, who is trying to understand the secrets of the Pluto commission and the painting.

### [IV: The Last Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_10_se/chapters/iv-the-last-man)

The last man on Pluto, discovers the hormones and the solution to the space drive.

### [Project Mastodon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_10_se/chapters/project-mastodon)

Part of the exploration team, involved in the challenges and discoveries on Mastodon.

## Links

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- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_10_se/characters