# Bo Jonsson — Short Fiction character guide

> Bo Jonsson in Short Fiction by Poul Anderson.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Bo, Jonsson

**First appearance:** 0000-star-ship

## Snapshot

A prospector-turned-hunter on a barren asteroid, stalking a killer across airless rock while grief for Johnny Malone burns in his chest.

## Who they are

Bo Jonsson is a rough individualist of the Trojan boom towns, the kind who drinks at the Last Chance on Achilles and knows the iron rules of hospitality and rescue. When Johnny Malone dies in a bar brawl from a poisoned needle, Bo is left holding the body and then hunted across two hundred square miles of dead rock. His terror, his dry mouth, and his refusal to surrender make him the story's engine of survival and revenge.

## Relationships

### [Einar Lundgard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_44_se/characters/einar_lundgard)

_friendship_

Bo and Einar are frequent companions, likely allies or close friends within their shared storyline.

### [VI Alfric](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_44_se/characters/vi_alfric)

_rivalry_

Bo and VI Alfric are likely antagonists or competitors, given their high interaction count in a conflict-driven context.

### [Valeria McKittrick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_44_se/characters/valeria_mckittrick)

_romantic_

Bo and Valeria share a romantic or deeply affectionate bond, indicated by their frequent interactions.

### [VI Alfric](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_44_se/characters/vi_alfric)

_rivalry_

Bo and VI Alfric are likely antagonists or competitors, given their high interaction count in a conflict-driven context.

### [Einar Lundgard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_44_se/characters/einar_lundgard)

_friendship_

Bo and Einar are frequent companions, likely allies or close friends within their shared storyline.

### [VI Alfric](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_44_se/characters/vi_alfric)

_rivalry_

Bo and VI Alfric are likely antagonists or competitors, given their high interaction count in a conflict-driven context.

### [Valeria McKittrick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_44_se/characters/valeria_mckittrick)

_romantic_

Bo and Valeria share a romantic or deeply affectionate bond, indicated by their frequent interactions.

### [Einar Lundgard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_44_se/characters/einar_lundgard)

_friendship_

Bo and Einar are frequent companions, likely allies or close friends within their shared storyline.

### [Valeria McKittrick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_44_se/characters/valeria_mckittrick)

_romantic_

Bo and Valeria share a romantic or deeply affectionate bond, indicated by their frequent interactions.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_44_se/chapters/i)

Protagonist, hiding on an asteroid and hunted by an enemy.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_44_se/chapters/ii)

Grieving Johnny's death, hires Lundgard, and is later ambushed and shot on the asteroid.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_44_se/chapters/iii)

Struggles with unrequited love for Valeria and later fights for survival after a suit breach on an asteroid.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_44_se/chapters/iv)

Discovers Lundgard's disguise and confronts the truth about the murder of Johnny Malone; struggles with his feelings for Valeria and the need to survive.

### [Holmgang](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_44_se/chapters/v)

Confronts Lundgard, accuses him of murder, and agrees to a holmgang duel.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_44_se/chapters/vi)

Protagonist in a life-or-death struggle on an asteroid; uses ingenuity to defeat Lundgard.

## Links

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