Characters
- Matt Fuller - protagonist, MIT lab assistant / graduate student
- Professor Jonathon Marsh - MIT professor, also Matt Fuller's boss
- Kara - Matt Fuller's girlfriend, later ex-girlfriend
- Strom - Matt Fuller's replacement, Kara's new boyfriend/husband
- Denny Peposi - Matt's former drug dealer
- Herman (the time traveling turtle) - the first "Chrononaut"
- Father Hogarty - MIT professor in theocracy
- Martha - MIT graduate assistant, Matt's time travel companion
- Mose & Ruth - Theocracy citizens
- La - Omniscient machine
- Em & Arle - "Barterocracy" citizens (see below)
- Time Travelling Jesus/Jesse - Time traveler aiding Matt, Martha and La
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