Characters in "Inconstant Star"
- Robert Saxtorph – Terran. Captain of the Rover. Husband of Dorcas.
- Dorcas Saxtorph – Terran. First Mate of the Rover. Wife of Robert.
- Kamehameha Ryan – Terran (Hawaiian). Crewman on the Rover and logtime friend of the Saxtorphs’.
- Carita Fenger – Crewman on the Rover. Jinxian.
- Juan Yoshii – Crewman on the Rover and aspiring poet. Belter.
- Laurinda Broznik – Astronomer who discovered the star in "Iron". Crashlander.
- Arthur Treginnis – Scientist. Mountaineer of Crew descent (who was a Colonist sympathizer during the revolution).
- Ulf Markham – Commissioner of the Interworld Space Commission and spy for the Kzinti. Wunderlander.
- Tyra Nordbo – Hires the Rover in "Incontstant Star". Daughter of Peter Nordbo.
- Peter Nordbo – Former landholder on Wunderland, amateur astronomer, and slave of the Kzin.
- Weoch-Captain – Kzin captain of the Swordbeak.
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