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Joe Hartman

A minor character with a small presence.

minor

Also known as Joey, old Joey

Joe Hartman shows up with force in I. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Referenced via the identity bracelet Germyn wears, a P.F.C.

Joe Hartman first appears in 0000 asteroid of the damned.

In I: Referenced via the identity bracelet Germyn wears, a P.F.C. from the Korean War.

Later, in XII: A telepathic alien Component used by Tropile as a walkie-talkie to guide the rebels; speaks with Tropile's voice.

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

This is the story's dramatic climax because Roget Germyn’s psychological certainty—that his wife is a rational…

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I
Referenced via the identity bracelet Germyn wears, a P.F.C. from the Korean War.
XII
A telepathic alien Component used by Tropile as a walkie-talkie to guide the rebels; speaks with Tropile's voice.
XIII
Referenced as 'Joey,' a ropy-limbed Component with limited telepathy awakened by Tropile and Alla Narova to serve as liaison.
XIV
Referred to as 'Joey,' an alien through whom Tropile communicates with the human army.

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