Characters
The interactions among the original crew, the convicts, the government and the local aliens and their planet forms the basis of many of the story's plot lines, as the colonists learn more about their new home while trying to avoid detection by the Council.
- Devon Adair
- The leader of the expedition and whose own son is afflicted with the Syndrome. As the leader, she attempts to balance directing the group as obstacles are encountered while confronting the possibility that her son may not survive his sickness.
- Ulysses Adair
- Nicknamed "Uly", he is the eight-year-old son of the expedition's leader, Devon Adair. He was born with the Syndrome, an illness which convinced his mother that he could be cured if raised on a planet with access to fresh air, clean water and sunshine. His arrival on G889 and eventual connection to the Terrians is one of the keys to the colonization of the world and is a recurring plot theme.
- John Danziger
- Previously an indentured worker aboard the space station from which the group leaves. His daughter is most important to him, but he also assumes the role of protector of the group.
- True Danziger
- The ten-year-old daughter of John Danziger, and also previously an indentured worker on the space station from which the expedition departed. She forms a bond with Uly, initially one of jealousy and dislike, but eventually a close friendship.
- Yale
- A former convict and cyborg whose memory has been erased and behavior altered under a government program for the purpose of becoming a tutor for the children of wealthy families. He later recoveres some of his memories and learns he did not commit a violent crime but instead defied the Council.
- Dr. Julia Heller
- A genetically modified junior physician the colonists later learn is an agent for the Council.
- Morgan Martin
- A government official supervising the Eden Project, husband to Bess Martin.
- Bess Martin
- Wife of Morgan Martin, who grew up in the mines of Earth.
- Alonzo Solace
- A cold sleep pilot far older than he looks, and eventually a love interest of Dr. Heller.
- Reilly
- Julia Heller's contact on the council, who eventually is revealed to be a computer program. In "All About Eve", the creator of the EVE program reveals that Reilly is part of the same program.
- Zero
- The crew's bipedal worker droid capable of multiple tasks.
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