# Fred Karski — The Cosmic Computer character guide

> Fred Karski in The Cosmic Computer by H. Beam Piper.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Karski

**First appearance:** 0001-ii

## Who they are

A local man on Poictesme.

## In the story

### [Breakfast and the Home Guard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cosmic_computer_se/chapters/iv)

Explains the economic roots of outlawry and invites Conn to join the Home Guard.

### [The Assault on Barathrum](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cosmic_computer_se/chapters/ix)

Pilots the Goblin, issues combat alerts, and coordinates defensive maneuvers.

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