# Mike Blades — Short Fiction character guide

> Mike Blades in Short Fiction by Poul Anderson.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Michael Blades, Blades, Mr. Blades, Michael Joseph Blades

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

## Who they are

A curt, hard-boiled operator who keeps a full report of Kennedy's mind-bending business in the hands of several people, just in case anything happens to him.

## Relationships

### [Ellen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_44_se/characters/ellen)

_friendship_

Ellen and Mike are close friends or allies, frequently interacting in shared scenes.

### [Ellen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_44_se/characters/ellen)

_friendship_

Ellen and Mike are close friends or allies, frequently interacting in shared scenes.

### [Ellen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_44_se/characters/ellen)

_friendship_

Ellen and Mike are close friends or allies, frequently interacting in shared scenes.

## In the story

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

Referred to as Mike Riley, a contact who recruits the narrator into the Legion of Freedom.

### [Industrial Revolution](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_44_se/chapters/industrial-revolution)

Leads the asteroid station, debates politics with Ellen, and orchestrates a plan to prevent Navy seizure of a missile.

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