Short Fiction · Character
Saul Duncan
A hardened space pilot who turns his own cruiser into a trap, holding two men hostage on a course toward Pluto and the vengeance he intends to find there.
supporting
Also known as Duncan, Saul
First appearance: the secret of kralitz
As a supporting figure in Short Fiction, Saul Duncan is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Escapes from Transpolar Penitentiary during a blizzard; bitter and hardened after five years for murder; agrees to hijack a spaceship for Olcott.
Saul Duncan has five years at Transpolar behind him and the conditioned reflexes that make him the only man aboard who can land the cruiser. After Andrea's death, he relieves Olcott of his gun and points the ship toward Pluto, offering his prisoners the illusion of control while keeping the only real key. His cold, methodical fury makes him the story's driving force, a man who has decided he does not want to live long but intends to take as many Plutonians with him as he can.
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See Saul Duncan in the secret of kralitz