# Freddy Soligen — Short Fiction character guide

> Freddy Soligen in Short Fiction by Mack Reynolds.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Fredric Soligen, Soligen, XII

**First appearance:** 0018-i

## Who they are

A character with ties to the Soligen family and military affairs.

## Relationships

### [Joseph Mauser](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/joseph_mauser)

_rivalry_

Freddy and Joseph are antagonists, frequently clashing over goals or ideologies, creating a tense competitive dynamic.

### [Joseph Mauser](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/joseph_mauser)

_rivalry_

Freddy and Joseph are antagonists, frequently clashing over goals or ideologies, creating a tense competitive dynamic.

### [Joseph Mauser](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/joseph_mauser)

_rivalry_

Freddy and Joseph are antagonists, frequently clashing over goals or ideologies, creating a tense competitive dynamic.

## In the story

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/chapters/ii)

Telly reporter who interviews Joe Mauser about the fracas.

### [The Glider Revolution](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/chapters/x)

Telly reporter covering the fracas; interviews Cogswell about the revolutionary development.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/chapters/i)

Telly news reporter from Category Communications, cynical and ambitious, proposes a scheme to manufacture Mauser's fame.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/chapters/iii)

Freddy Soligen, a Low-Middle born High-Lower, lectures his son Sam on the realities of caste and the hypocrisy of the religious category as a path to advancement.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/chapters/iv)

Freddy Soligen, the Telly reporter and publicist, defends his tactics and seeks a gimmick to elevate Joe's fame.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/chapters/vii)

Returns home to meet Joe Mauser, discusses Joe's need for a gimmick to attract buffs, and proposes a dogfight in a glider.

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/chapters/viii)

Mentioned as having siphoned off Joe's fortune in a campaign to make him a celebrity.

### [The Glider Gambit](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/chapters/x)

Senior Telly News reporter accompanying Mauser, hiding a machine gun in his camera case and expressing doubt about their mission.

### [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/chapters/xi)

Testified on Cogswell's behalf during the Disarmament Commission proceedings.

### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/chapters/xii)

Returns home weary from the crash and courts-martial, confronts his son Sam about enlisting.

## Links

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