Short Fiction · Character

Martin Holliday

A gray-faced, shaking man who steps off the shuttle into Earth's vastness and sits politely through a briefing he cannot yet connect to himself.

supporting

Also known as Holliday, Martin, VIII Martin Holliday

First appearance: riya s foundling

As a supporting figure in Short Fiction, Martin Holliday is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

An aging man with a pathological fear of people, seeking a new planet to live in isolation after a failed colonization attempt.

Martin Holliday first appears in 0000 riya s foundling.

In I: An aging man with a pathological fear of people, seeking a new planet to live in isolation after a failed colonization attempt.

Later, in II: Subject of a report regarding colonization of Karlshaven IV.

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

This is the dramatic climax because Greaves confronts his deepest fear—becoming a Shadow—and resolves it by ch…

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Martin Holliday appears across 7 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

I
An aging man with a pathological fear of people, seeking a new planet to live in isolation after a failed colonization attempt.
II
Subject of a report regarding colonization of Karlshaven IV.
III
Holliday is the target of Marlowe and Mead's scheme, an old man whose colonial venture they plan to undermine.
IV
A citizen cited by Marlowe as a typical real estate operator who has filed an option on his second planet.
VII
Holliday is the subject of Marlowe's upcoming interview; his shuttle is landing at Idlewild.
VIII
The agoraphobic colonist who reluctantly agrees to the Union's request for a strategic planet.
IX
Mentioned as a claustrophobic devil harried from planet to planet, civilizing humanity through his fear-driven real estate talent.

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