Short Fiction · Character
The Exec
An executive with a minor appearance.
minor
First appearance: asteroid of the damned
The Exec shows up with force in Double-Cross. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Executive Officer on the Earth-ship; distrusts the natives and warns Lowry about potential danger.
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Character groups
- Perspective and Function
- Silent and Notable
- Protagonist
- Authority and Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Breaking point
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- Closing
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