Short Fiction · Character
Varina Pemberton
A minor female character.
minor
Also known as Pemberton
First appearance: the golgotha dancers
Varina Pemberton's tie to Fitzhugh Parr is one of the pressures that moves Short Fiction—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
First woman exiled to the asteroid; orchestrates the reversal of the evolution-reverse device.
Varina Pemberton first appears in 0006 the golgotha dancers.
With Fitzhugh Parr (social): Fitzhugh Parr and Varina Pemberton are acquaintances from the same social circle, with polite but distant interactions. With Fitzhugh Parr (social): Fitzhugh Parr and Varina Pemberton are acquaintances from the same social circle, with polite but distant interactions. With Fitzhugh Parr (social): Fitzhugh Parr and Varina Pemberton are acquaintances from the same social circle, with polite but distant interactions.
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Relationship types
- Social
- Other
Character groups
- Allies and Aliens
- Military and Ritual
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Open in readerNarrative arc
Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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Follow the arc while readingRelationships
- Fitzhugh Parr
social · ambivalent
Fitzhugh Parr and Varina Pemberton are acquaintances from the same social circle, with… How this plays out →
- Fitzhugh Parr
social · ambivalent
Fitzhugh Parr and Varina Pemberton are acquaintances from the same social circle, with… How this plays out →
- Fitzhugh Parr
social · ambivalent
Fitzhugh Parr and Varina Pemberton are acquaintances from the same social circle, with… How this plays out →
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