# The Stoker — Short Fiction character guide

> The Stoker in Short Fiction by Algis Budrys.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0024-the-stoker-and-the-stars

## Who they are

A minor character from a specific chapter.

## Relationships

### [The Jeks](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_2_se/characters/the_jeks)

_rivalry_

The Jeks and The Stoker are antagonists, possibly in a conflict over territory or resources.

### [The Jeks](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_2_se/characters/the_jeks)

_rivalry_

The Jeks and The Stoker are antagonists, possibly in a conflict over territory or resources.

### [The Jeks](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_2_se/characters/the_jeks)

_rivalry_

The Jeks and The Stoker are antagonists, possibly in a conflict over territory or resources.

## In the story

### [The Stoker and the Stars](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_2_se/chapters/the-stoker-and-the-stars)

The mysterious stranger who signs on as a stoker on the Serenus, later travels through alien space and becomes the first to circumnavigate the galaxy.

## Links

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