# Henry Kuran — Short Fiction character guide

> Henry Kuran in Short Fiction by Mack Reynolds.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Combat Henry Kuran, Hank Kuran, Hank

**First appearance:** 0003-mercy-flight

## Snapshot

A field man who has spent a decade losing skirmishes in the cold war, Hank Kuran vents about eggheads and TV singers while waiting to learn why Washington called him home.

## Who they are

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 undeclared war, leads him through sterile corridors to Sheridan Hennessey's sanctum — a summons that smells less like a trade conference than a sentence. Kuran's bluntness and his Americanized name (once Kuranchov) make him the story's grounded witness to power deciding something large.

## Relationships

### [Char Moore](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/char_moore)

_friendship_

Char and Henry are friends, sharing a bond of camaraderie and frequent communication.

### [Loo Motlamelle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/loo_motlamelle)

_friendship_

Henry and Loo are friends, with a relationship built on companionship and regular communication.

### [Char Moore](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/char_moore)

_friendship_

Char and Henry are friends, sharing a bond of camaraderie and frequent communication.

### [Char Moore](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/char_moore)

_friendship_

Char and Henry are friends, sharing a bond of camaraderie and frequent communication.

### [Loo Motlamelle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/loo_motlamelle)

_friendship_

Henry and Loo are friends, with a relationship built on companionship and regular communication.

### [Loo Motlamelle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/characters/loo_motlamelle)

_friendship_

Henry and Loo are friends, with a relationship built on companionship and regular communication.

## In the story

### [Combat](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/chapters/combat)

Travels under the alias Henry Stevenson on a Progressive Tours trip to the Soviet Union, tasked with making contact with the Galactic Confederation.

### [Frigid Fracas](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/chapters/frigid-fracas)

Present among the Earth teams, noted by Mauser.

### [Spaceman on a Spree](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/chapters/spaceman-on-a-spree)

Combat veteran and member of Mauser's team for the upcoming conflict.

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