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Mr. Fant

A variant or separate reference to the Fant character, possibly the same person.

minor

Also known as this Mr. Fant

First appearance: short fiction

Mr. Fant shows up with force in IV. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The Knight Commander sitting beside Frederick; they are on first-name terms but say nothing.
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In IV: The Knight Commander sitting beside Frederick; they are on first-name terms but say nothing. Later, in Communion: Referred to as 'uncle' by the narrator; a company director and friend of the narrator's father,…

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HEHerculesUNUnknownFRFrederick Rich…MFMr. Fant

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Diverse supporting cast
  • Protagonist
  • Core intellectual trio

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Story tension across the book.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

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