# Ivan IX — Short Fiction character guide

> Ivan IX in Short Fiction by Walter M. Miller Jr..

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Ivan Ivanovitch IX, the third Ivan, Ivan Ivanovitch, Ivan

**First appearance:** 0000-conditionally-human

## Who they are

A royal or numbered character, possibly a ruler.

## Relationships

### [John Smith XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_57_se/characters/john_smith_xvi)

_rivalry_

Ivan IX and John Smith XVI are hereditary rivals, each leading factions in a centuries-old cold war.

### [John Smith XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_57_se/characters/john_smith_xvi)

_rivalry_

Ivan IX and John Smith XVI are hereditary rivals, each leading factions in a centuries-old cold war.

### [John Smith XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_57_se/characters/john_smith_xvi)

_rivalry_

Ivan IX and John Smith XVI are hereditary rivals, each leading factions in a centuries-old cold war.

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