Main Characters
- Alex Romanov — pilot-spec, ship captain, planet Earth.
- Kim Ohara — secret agent-spec, planet Eden.
- Hang Morrison — pilot-spec, Free Colonies (born in space).
- Paul Lurie — energetic-spec, planet Earth.
- Janet Ruelo — spec, five specifications, ship's doctor, planet Ebon.
- Pak Generalov — navigator, natural, homosexual.
- Danila C-third Shustov — guide-spec, third clone of Danila Shustov.
- Zei-so — Czygu female. Heiress to the throne.
- Sei-so — Czygu female. Zei-so's companion.
- Peter C-forty-fourth Valk, AKA Sherlock Holmes — detective-spec, forty-fourth clone of Peter Valk, planet Zodiac.
- Jenny Watson — doctor, forensics expert, detective's assistant, natural, planet Zodiac.
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