Short Fiction · Character
Joseph Salviati-Prantera
A businessman and political player in the interstellar setting.
minor
Also known as Joe Prantera, Salviati, Mr. Prantera
First appearance: happy ending
Joseph Salviati-Prantera shows up with force in Gun for Hire. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Professional assassin transported from his own era to the future; recruited to kill a dangerous figure.
Joseph Salviati-Prantera first appears in 0010 happy ending.
In Gun for Hire: Professional assassin transported from his own era to the future; recruited to kill a dangerous figure.
Later, in V: Baron Haer, the head of the Haer family, grants Joe Mauser his pledge and cuts short the family argument.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Diverse supporting cast
- Central military-political figures
- Combat and technical support
- Military and family ties
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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