# Grant — Short Fiction character guide

> Grant in Short Fiction by Clifford D. Simak.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Old Stiffy Grant, Stiffy

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

## Who they are

A jumpy spaceman called Stiffy who watches his ship's energy get drained by a rock-eating alien robot, then reluctantly climbs aboard the creature for a ride home.

## Relationships

### [Oliver Meek](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_10_se/characters/oliver_meek)

_professional_

Grant appears to be a superior or colleague who interacts extensively with Oliver Meek, likely in a work or mission context.

### [Asteroid Prowler](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_10_se/characters/asteroid_prowler)

_rivalry_

Grant and the Asteroid Prowler are locked in a persistent adversarial dynamic, possibly involving space combat or pursuit.

### [Oliver Meek](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_10_se/characters/oliver_meek)

_professional_

Grant appears to be a superior or colleague who interacts extensively with Oliver Meek, likely in a work or mission context.

### [Oliver Meek](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_10_se/characters/oliver_meek)

_professional_

Grant appears to be a superior or colleague who interacts extensively with Oliver Meek, likely in a work or mission context.

### [Asteroid Prowler](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_10_se/characters/asteroid_prowler)

_rivalry_

Grant and the Asteroid Prowler are locked in a persistent adversarial dynamic, possibly involving space combat or pursuit.

## In the story

### [Mr. Meek—Musketeer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_10_se/chapters/mr-meek-musketeer)

Old Stiffy Grant, a grizzled asteroid veteran who befriends Meek and tells him about the Asteroid Prowler and the Lost Mine.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_10_se/chapters/i)

Old grizzled veteran of the Asteroids; tells Meek about the Asteroid Prowler and the Lost Mine; plays cards against Luke.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_10_se/chapters/ii)

Rescues Meek from Juno and the Prowler; later drinks with Meek at the Silver Moon.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_10_se/chapters/iii)

Stiffy accompanies Meek, helps ride the Prowler, and expresses fear about the Prowler's actions.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_10_se/chapters/iv)

Stiffy supports Meek, suggests claiming the meteor, and reluctantly accepts Meek's departure.

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