# Richard — Short Fiction character guide

> Richard in Short Fiction by Frank Belknap Long.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Richard the Great, the Great One

**First appearance:** 0000-the-hounds-of-tindalos

## Who they are

A character with a grandiose title, possibly a ruler or leader.

## In the story

### [I: Out in Space](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_17_se/chapters/i-out-in-space)

The narrator and Joan's husband, a cautious and sobering influence who worries about the dangers of Jupiter.

### [II: Through the Cloud Blanket](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_17_se/chapters/ii-through-the-cloud-blanket)

Pilot of the vessel; grimly navigates the descent and crash landing, then tends to Joan's wound and plans atmospheric tests.

### [III: What the Camera Showed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_17_se/chapters/iii-what-the-camera-showed)

The narrator and pilot, he develops the plates and is paralyzed by the wasp creatures.

### [IV: Eddington's Oscillations](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_17_se/chapters/iv-eddington-s-oscillations)

Narrator and protagonist; theorizes about Eddington's oscillations to explain the wasps' shrinking; shares a tender moment with Joan.

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