# Andray Dunnan — Space Viking character guide > Andray Dunnan in Space Viking by H. Beam Piper. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Dunnan, Lord Dunnan, Gehenna Dunnan, Dunnan the Great, Admiral Dunnan **First appearance:** 0000-i ## Snapshot The man who murdered Trask's bride on their wedding day, now a rising Viking warlord whose Enterprise and Starhopper shadow every rumor Trask chases. ## Who they are Dunnan is the wound at the center of Trask's story — a killer who escaped Gram and turned himself into a legend among the Space Vikings, gathering ships and reputations while Trask builds Tanith. He is never quite onstage in the early chapters, only reported: a blue crescent here, a green monster there, a feast on Melkarth where four crews drank together. That absence is the point: he is the enemy Trask must find in two hundred billion cubic light-years, and the hunt shapes every decision Trask makes. ## Relationships ### [Lucas Trask](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/space_viking_se/characters/lucas_trask) _rivalry_ Andray Dunnan is a bitter enemy of Lucas Trask, driven by jealousy and a desire to undermine or destroy him. ### [Otto Harkaman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/space_viking_se/characters/otto_harkaman) _rivalry_ Andray Dunnan and Otto Harkaman are adversaries, with Andray frequently clashing with Otto due to their opposing loyalties and personal grudges. ### [Elaine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/space_viking_se/characters/elaine) _psychological_ Andray Dunnan is obsessed with Elaine, manipulating and pursuing her with a possessive and destructive fixation. ### [Otto Harkaman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/space_viking_se/characters/otto_harkaman) _rivalry_ Andray Dunnan and Otto Harkaman are adversaries, with Andray frequently clashing with Otto due to their opposing loyalties and personal grudges. ### [Lucas Trask](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/space_viking_se/characters/lucas_trask) _rivalry_ Andray Dunnan is a bitter enemy of Lucas Trask, driven by jealousy and a desire to undermine or destroy him. ### [Elaine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/space_viking_se/characters/elaine) _psychological_ Andray Dunnan is obsessed with Elaine, manipulating and pursuing her with a possessive and destructive fixation. ### [Elaine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/space_viking_se/characters/elaine) _psychological_ Andray Dunnan is obsessed with Elaine, manipulating and pursuing her with a possessive and destructive fixation. ### [Lucas Trask](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/space_viking_se/characters/lucas_trask) _rivalry_ Andray Dunnan is a bitter enemy of Lucas Trask, driven by jealousy and a desire to undermine or destroy him. ### [Otto Harkaman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/space_viking_se/characters/otto_harkaman) _rivalry_ Andray Dunnan and Otto Harkaman are adversaries, with Andray frequently clashing with Otto due to their opposing loyalties and personal grudges. ## In the story ### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/space_viking_se/chapters/i) Obsessively in love with Elaine, financially troubled, and a source of tension at the wedding festivities. ### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/space_viking_se/chapters/iii) Disrupts the wedding with paranoid accusations, claims Elaine loves him, and is forcibly removed by his henchman. ### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/space_viking_se/chapters/iv) The assassin who ambushes the wedding party, firing a submachine gun at Lucas and Elaine. ### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/space_viking_se/chapters/v) Responsible for Elaine's murder and Trask's injuries; escaped with the Enterprise. ### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/space_viking_se/chapters/vi) Reported to have been on Morglay and Curtana; Trask and Harkaman plan to intercept him. ### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/space_viking_se/chapters/vii) Expected to be on Tanith; Trask imagines his face in the screen, but Dunnan is not present. ### [The Partnership on Tanith](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/space_viking_se/chapters/ix) Referenced as the pirate who stole the Enterprise and killed Trask's wife, motivating Trask's hunt. ### [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/space_viking_se/chapters/xi) Referenced by Trask as a contrast: Dunnan's madness is an excuse for murder, whereas Trask's actions lack that excuse. ### [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/space_viking_se/chapters/xv) Reported raiding Chermosh and Jagannath, buying ammunition and life-support equipment, and growing a pointed beard. ### [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/space_viking_se/chapters/xvi) Gathering strength by recruiting ships like the Yo-Yo and Bolide, and is aware of Trask's hunt. ### [The Terror-Raid on Tetragrammaton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/space_viking_se/chapters/xvii) Implied as the perpetrator of the terror-raid on Tetragrammaton, believed to be trying to terrorize Marduk. ### [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/space_viking_se/chapters/xix) Implied as the raider who ambushed Bentrik's ship; Trask suspects him of the attacks on Marduk. ### [XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/space_viking_se/chapters/xx) Mentioned as a threat; it is hoped he was destroyed but his fate is uncertain; he has hit over half of Marduk's trade planets. ### [XXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/space_viking_se/chapters/xxiii) Suspected of ties with Zaspar Makann; mentioned as possible Prime Minister on Marduk. ### [XXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/space_viking_se/chapters/xxv) Identified as Trask's original target; believed to be in alliance with Makann on Marduk; suspected base on Abaddon. ### [XXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/space_viking_se/chapters/xxvi) His abandoned base on Abaddon is discovered; he is now commanding the People's Armed Forces on Marduk. ### [XXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/space_viking_se/chapters/xxvii) Captured and brought before Trask, taunts him about Elaine, and is shot through the head by Trask. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/space_viking_se/characters/andray_dunnan - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/space_viking_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/space_viking_se/characters