# Short Fiction — Character guide

> Key figures in Short Fiction by Mack Reynolds.

- [Joseph Mauser](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/joseph_mauser.md): In a mercenary trade where Uppers command and Lowers bleed, Joe Mauser is the anomaly: a born-Lower officer whose instincts have kept him alive and useful to men who patronize him. He knows Baron Haer's outfit is a losin
- [Lawrence Woolford](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/lawrence_woolford.md): Woolford returns from vacation early and immediately starts pulling threads — a call to Hans Distelmayer, the world's most tolerated clearinghouse for espionage, and a wary exchange with Secret Service's Steve Hackett ab
- [Ronny Bronston](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/ronny_bronston.md): Facing a personnel officer's card of questions, Ronny Bronston answers with a family tree so thoroughly blended that a transfusion from anyone would feel at home — and with a theology of waiting for the Higher Power to c
- [Henry Kuran](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/henry_kuran.md): Kuran works the field for Morton Twombly's department, and he's bitter about a culture that sends its best minds into advertising while the Soviets send theirs into science. His chief, aged visibly by ten years of undecl
- [Don Mathers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/don_mathers.md): Mathers carries the weight of a decoration earned in circumstances the public only half understands, and the label follows him into rooms where it's worth more than he is. His story turns on the gap between the man and t
- [Ilya Simonov](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/ilya_simonov.md): Simonov moves through the old Czarist ministry building in mufti, past guards who salute a colonel they can't see, into the office of Kliment Blagonravov, where vodka is poured and reports are mocked. He has just come fr
- [Nadine Haer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/nadine_haer.md): Nadine Haer moves through her world as an intellectual, dissecting caste, economics, and the failed promise of Utopia with anyone who will keep pace. When Joe Mauser wants to hold her hand, she wants to map the differenc
- [Paul Koslov](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/paul_koslov.md): Koslov exists in the story as a force felt before he is seen — a figure whose reputation for upheaval shapes how ministers and colonels read even routine reports. Around him, the machinery of surveillance grinds on: club
- [Simon Pond](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/simon_pond.md): A pilot and recurring character in spacefaring adventures.
- [Donald Crowley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/donald_crowley.md): A character involved in various conflicts and schemes.
- [Joseph Salviati-Prantera](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/joseph_salviati_prantera.md): A businessman and political player in the interstellar setting.
- [Johnny McCord](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/johnny_mccord.md): A soldier and member of the McCord family with military ties.
- [Max Mainz](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/max_mainz.md): A private in the military, often seen in combat scenarios.
- [Martha O'Gara](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/martha_ogara.md): A female character with a role in personal and political dynamics.
- [Joseph Chessman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/joseph_chessman.md): A character involved in the mercenary and political landscape.
- [Calvin Mulloy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/calvin_mulloy.md): A narrator or focal character in certain segments of the book.
- [Amschel Mayer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/amschel_mayer.md): A member of the powerful Mayer family with financial influence.
- [Freddy Soligen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/freddy_soligen.md): A character with ties to the Soligen family and military affairs.
- [Ross Wooley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/ross_wooley.md): A character appearing in various narrative threads.
- [Jerome Kennedy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/jerome_kennedy.md): A technician and operative in the story's universe.
- [Barry Watson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/barry_watson.md): A character often described as lanky, involved in events.
- [George Armstrong](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/george_armstrong.md): A general with a history of involvement in labor conflicts.
- [Balt Haer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/balt_haer.md): A baron and member of the Haer family, often in political roles.
- [Lee Chang Chu](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/lee_chang_chu.md): A character known as the Tog, involved in various plots.
- [Steve Hackett](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/steve_hackett.md): A character appearing in various narrative contexts.
- [Leonid Plekhanov](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/leonid_plekhanov.md): A doctor and scientist involved in the story's events.
- [Frederick Braun](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/frederick_braun.md): A doctor and scientist with a role in the narrative.
- [Suzi](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/suzi.md): A female character with a presence in the story.
- [Stonewall Cogswell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/stonewall_cogswell.md): A marshal and authority figure in certain storylines.
- [LaVerne Polk](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/laverne_polk.md): A character with a role in the story's events.
- [Loo Motlamelle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/loo_motlamelle.md): A character appearing in the narrative.
- [Markham Gray](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/markham_gray.md): A character with a presence in the story.
- [Lawrence Demming](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/lawrence_demming.md): A character appearing in various contexts.
- [Char Moore](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/char_moore.md): A female character with a role in the narrative.
- [Philip Holland](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/philip_holland.md): A character appearing in the story.
- [Dameri Tass](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/dameri_tass.md): A character with a limited but distinct presence.
- [Leonid Shvernik](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/leonid_shvernik.md): A character involved in political or military affairs.
- [Hélène Desage](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/helene_desage.md): A French woman with a role in the narrative.
- [James Donlevy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/james_donlevy.md): A character appearing in various contexts.
- [Taller](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/taller.md): A generalissimo and political leader.
- [Derek Mason](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/derek_mason.md): A character with a role in the story.
- [Peter Voss](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/peter_voss.md): A professor and scientist involved in events.
- [Pierre Marimbert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/pierre_marimbert.md): A French character with a role in the story.
- [Baren Darl](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/baren_darl.md): A character appearing in various contexts.
- [Lofting Gubelin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/lofting_gubelin.md): An academician with a role in the narrative.
- [Martin Gunther](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/martin_gunther.md): A technician involved in the story's events.
- [Samuel Soligen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/samuel_soligen.md): A member of the Soligen family, often in military contexts.
- [Khan Reif](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/khan_reif.md): A khan and leader in the interstellar setting.
- [Bela Kossuth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/bela_kossuth.md): A lieutenant colonel with a role in military operations.
- [Kliment Blagonravov](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/kliment_blagonravov.md): A minister involved in political affairs.
- [Hans Girard-Perregaux](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/hans_girard_perregaux.md): A doctor with a role in the story.
- [Vivian](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/vivian.md): A female character with a presence in the narrative.
- [Dian Fuller](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/dian_fuller.md): A female character appearing in the story.
- [Natt Roberts](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/natt_roberts.md): A technician appearing in the story.
- [Seymour Pond](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/seymour_pond.md): A pilot and friend in the narrative.
- [Paul Warren](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/paul_warren.md): A lieutenant colonel with a role in military affairs.
- [Vovo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/vovo.md): A character with a limited but distinct presence.
- [Peter MacDonald](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/peter_macdonald.md): A corpulent character with a role in the story.
- [Frank Hodgson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/frank_hodgson.md): A character with a presence in the story.
- [Dick Hawkins](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/dick_hawkins.md): A character appearing in various contexts.

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