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Schaefer

A minor character, possibly a soldier.

minor

First appearance: the invading asteroid

Schaefer shows up with force in IX: Davidson Gives a Warning. The page is where that presence becomes real.

College football captain who confronts Varduk and later dies after jumping from Varduk's window.
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Character Web

4 connections

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VAVardukEDElmo DavidsonKPKeith PursuivantYAYoung AubreySCSchaefer

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Supernatural Warnings
  • Supernatural and Alien
  • Protagonist
  • Military and Byron

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

This is the dramatic climax because it marks the protagonist’s psychological and emotional peak of self-discov…

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See Schaefer in the invading asteroid
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