Short Fiction · Character
Max Pottgeiter
An old prospector on a frontier planet.
minor
Also known as old Pottgeiter, Pottgeiter, Old Max Pottgeiter
First appearance: lone star planet
Max Pottgeiter shows up with force in The Edge of the Knife. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Colleague in the History Department, a medievalist who is oblivious to current events.
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- Frontier Medical Cases
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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