Loralynn Kennakris 2: The Morning Which Breaks (74 page)

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Medical director on LSS
Arizona
. He did the initial psycheval on
Kris
. His daughter is a friend of
Minx
. From Nemeton on
Nedaema
.

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Brother of Mariwen Rathor. Works in the Office of TransStellar Issues, a Terran security organization. Born: yr ‘99 (Age 41)

A former supermodel and interstellar celebrity; one of the most famous persons in
charted space
. Kidnapped on
Hestia
by
Nestor Mankho
as part of the
Alecto Initiative
.
Lora Comargo’s
widow (Lora was murdered during her kidnapping). From California (Northern Territory). A
rejuvenant
. Born: yr ‘10 (Age 30)

Commander in the
CEF Navy
.
Admiral PrenTalien’s
staff operations officer. From London.

Commander in the
CEF Navy
. Executive Officer, LSS
Retribution
.

Specialist in the elite
CEF Marine
101st Special Operations Brigade (Strike Rangers). Member of
CAT 5
. Demolition expert. From Knydos in
Crucis
.

Senior Lieutenant in the
CEF Navy
.
Admiral PrenTalien’s
flag lieutenant
.

Director of security at Eelusis Cosmodrome on
Nedaema
. Suspected of being involved in the
Alecto Initiative
. Missing, possibly dead.

Captain of the heavy cruiser, LSS
Arizona
. A
Karelian
immigrant from Vaasa.

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Rear Admiral in the
CEF Navy
.
Admiral PrenTalien’s
deputy. Husband of Commodore
Yasmin Shariati
. From Nepal.

Senior Captain in the
CEF Navy
, and the Navy’s only permanently appointed
commodore
. A former
privateer
and the wife of Rear Admiral
Lo Gai Sabr
. From Mt. Salome on
Antigua
. A
rejuvenant
.

Line boss on
Harlot’s Ruse
. An
Outworlder
. Killed when
Harlot’s Ruse
was captured by LSS
Arizona
.

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Chief Inspector of the
Nedaeman
Bureau of Public Safety. Color Sergeant, Royal
Hesperian
Marine Corps (retired), and a good friend of
Trin Wesselby
. A colonial from Whitworth in the
Inner Trifid
. Born: yr ‘64 (Age 75)

A flight-officer candidate at the
CEF
Academy. One of
Kris’s
studymates. A colonial from Port Mahan in
Cepheus
. At age 25, somewhat old for a cadet.

Gunnery Sergeant,
CEF Marine Corps
. Deployed on LSS
Retribution
.

PFC
in the elite
CEF Marine
101st Special Operations Brigade (Strike Rangers) and member of
CAT 5
. Designated Sniper. From Maxwell in the
Outer Trifid
.

Commander in the
CEF Navy
. Assigned to the
General Staff’s
Operations Department (GS3).

Captain of the contract slaver
Harlot’s Ruse
and Kris’s owner. Killed by
Kris
during the capture of
Harlot’s Ruse
by LSS
Arizona
. An
Outworlder
who had ties to
Nestor Mankho
.

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Tech Corporal in the elite
CEF Marine
101st Special Operations Brigade (
Strike Rangers
). Twice All Forces Unarmed Combat Champion. Member of
Cat 5
. From Xavier on
Antigua
. A
rejuvenant
. Goes by ‘Vasquez’. Born: yr ‘69 (Age 71)

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Lieutenant in the
CEF Navy
. An assistant signals officer on LSS
Retribution
. From Ascalon on
New California
. Age 26.

Tech-Corporal
in the elite
CEF Marine
101st Special Operations Brigade (Strike Rangers) and member of
CAT 5
. Small-craft pilot. From
Fredonia
.

Commander in the
CEF Navy
and
DSI PLESEC
. A longstanding friend of the
Huron family
; also close to
Nick Taliaferro
and
Admiral PrenTalien
. From New Mexico. Born: yr ‘86 (Age 53)

CEF
Fleet Admiral and current
CNO
. Old friend of
Admiral PrenTalien
. From Colorado.

WO
, in the elite
CEF Marine
101st Special Operations Brigade (Strike Rangers). Member of
CAT 5
. Shuttle pilot/engineer from Lublin, in the Polish Avar Collective.

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Sergeant Major of the elite
CEF Marine
101st Special Operations Brigade (
Strike Rangers
), Senior Academy drill instructor and leader of
CAT 5
. A three-time All Forces Unarmed Combat Champion. From Lodestone Station in the
Inner Trifid
. Has relatives in Baatar Khot (Ulan Bator). Born: yr ‘44 (Age 96)

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Grand Senator Huron’s
first wife; married in ‘90.
Ionian
by birth, her ancestors emigrated there from
Antigua
. Died of preeclampsia while pregnant with
Rafe
.

Senior Chief
Bosun’s Mate
, LSS
Retribution
.

Jordan Leah Hunter is a writer, artist and model living in
Northern California. Descended from Irish High-Kings, Vikings and Native
Americans, she brings all the passion of her turbulent ancestry to her work. A
true devotee of Nature, she can be found outdoors at all hours and in all
weathers, and when she suffers to have a roof over her head, it is usually to
sit by her fire and read or play one of several instruments. Her Celtic fantasy
novel,
The Erl King’s Children
, is also available on Amazon, in paperback and for
Kindle.

Owen R. O’Neil is a physicist, a writer, an amateur historian and the
descendant of a long line of engineers. After three years working for the US
Navy as a missile-systems engineer, he became a member of the intelligence
community and spent the rest of his career there. One of the last generation of
Cold Warriors, he worked on topics as diverse as satellites, infrared
semiconductors, telecommunications and C4ISR. He is an expert on technology
projection and threat assessment, and did groundbreaking work on IW/IO before
it was cool.

These days he writes, exercises a passion for
photography he inherited from his father, and indulges in his two principal
vices: cooking unhealthy food and ferreting out exceptional but
underappreciated wines. He lives on nine rural acres in northern California
where, when not engaged in the foregoing, he listens to his tenants (bullfrogs
and coyotes) and watches over his infant vineyard.

The Morning Which Breaks
 is the second novel they have
completed together, following
The Alecto Initiative
.
The third book in the Loralynn Kennakris series is currently underway.