Short Fiction · Character
Young Darnel
A younger character, possibly an apprentice or junior officer.
minor
Also known as Darnel
First appearance: the hounds of tindalos
Young Darnel shows up with force in III: What the Camera Showed. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Fuel unit control pilot, standing ready for orders.
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In III: What the Camera Showed: Fuel unit control pilot, standing ready for orders. Later, in IV: Eddington's Oscillations: Fuel unit control pilot; captured by a wasp and implanted with a luminous grub; suffers agony…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Military and romantic leads
- Core romantic subplot
- Scientist and alien trio
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This is the dramatic climax because Sally reaches her psychological peak of self-assurance and romantic antici…
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See Young Darnel in the hounds of tindalos