Short Fiction · Character
Captain Somers
A figure whose earlier yarn about Saturnian brains paralyzing Earth-confederation ships lingers in a student's memory during a lecture on writing believable science fiction.
supporting
Also known as Somers
First appearance: final examination
As a supporting figure in Short Fiction, Captain Somers is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
The meticulous captain of the Queen Dierdre, struggling with the weight of responsibility and the psychological strain of the emergency.
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Somers never appears in the classroom himself, but his past exploits surface as the kind of vivid, half-legendary material that Eddie McDermott finds far more compelling than Carner's rules about avoiding cliches. The…
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- Professional
- Other
Character groups
- Technical and supporting roles
- Name variants and law enforcement
- Story-specific and recurring
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the dramatic climax because Morrison reaches the psychological breaking point of his twenty-first day…
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- Stephen Rajcik
professional · ambivalent
Captain Somers commands Stephen Rajcik as his subordinate on a dangerous mission. How this plays out →
- Mr. Watkins
professional · ambivalent
- Stephen Rajcik
professional · ambivalent
Captain Somers commands Stephen Rajcik as his subordinate on a dangerous mission. How this plays out →
- Mr. Watkins
professional · ambivalent
- Stephen Rajcik
professional · ambivalent
Captain Somers commands Stephen Rajcik as his subordinate on a dangerous mission. How this plays out →
- Mr. Watkins
professional · ambivalent
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