# John de Terry — Short Fiction character guide

> John de Terry in Short Fiction by Frederik Pohl.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** John, de Terry

**First appearance:** 0000-asteroid-of-the-damned

## Who they are

A minor character with a brief role.

## Relationships

### [Salva Gordy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_18_se/characters/salva_gordy)

_romantic_

John de Terry and Salva Gordy share a passionate but possibly fraught romantic relationship, marked by intense interactions.

### [Salva Gordy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_18_se/characters/salva_gordy)

_romantic_

John de Terry and Salva Gordy share a passionate but possibly fraught romantic relationship, marked by intense interactions.

### [Salva Gordy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_18_se/characters/salva_gordy)

_romantic_

John de Terry and Salva Gordy share a passionate but possibly fraught romantic relationship, marked by intense interactions.

## In the story

### [Let the Ants Try](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_18_se/chapters/let-the-ants-try)

De Terry accompanies Gordy on the time journey, helps plant the ant queens, and is later killed by the evolved ants in the future.

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