# IV Hudson — Short Fiction character guide

> IV Hudson in Short Fiction by Clifford D. Simak.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Hudson

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

## Who they are

A character designated as the fourth.

## In the story

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

Narrates the chapter; reflects on the time gap, their lack of backing, and Pritchard's warning; participates in the mastodon attack.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_10_se/chapters/vi)

Offers geological reasoning about elevation and suggests the tripod principle for the platform.

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_10_se/chapters/viii)

Sits before the burned-out campfire, reflecting on the pyramid and the end of the dream.

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