Endymion Spring - Characters

Characters

• Blake Winters ― a preteen male (age 13) who is the protagonist of the modern story line. He finds the book which is later revealed as Endymion Spring and is ultimately the one that catapults the story into existence. Protagonist of the story.

• Duck Winters ― Blake's sister. Since her true name is not known, she is referred to as Duck throughout the book. She is portrayed as a precocious character, and often shelters from her insecurities regarding herself by showing off her intelligence to professors at Oxford, most of whom are very impressed, but annoys her brother Blake a lot and whenever somebody else like her brother finds something usual or unusual, she will never let that person go until she is completely sure and clarified about it. She constantly wears a bright yellow rain coat that she thinks will make sure her parents never have a sever fight again like The Great Argument.

• Juliet Winters/Sommers - Blake's mother. She is often upset with Blake and the troubles Blake causes. She was a member of Ex Libris Society.

• Christopher Winters - Blake's father. Blake sends him mail and postcards throughout the story. He was a member of Ex Libris Society.

• Diana Bentley - The Person in Shadow, as well as Sir Giles' wife.

• Sir Giles Bentley - A book collector, and one of the founders of the Ex Libris Society.

• Jolyon Fall- a man who befriends Blake. He has seen Endymion Spring before and knows much of its knowledge. He also was once a boyfriend of Duck's and Blake's mother, before she met their father.

• George Psalmanazar- (referred to as Psalmanazar throughout the entire book except for a few sentances) a man who was chosen by the book Endymion Spring just like Blake.

• Alice - Psalmanazar's dog. She wears a red bandana.

• Paula Roberts - the librarian at the Bodleian Library, who babysits Blake and Duck while their mother works

• Mephistopheles ― The librarian's cat, often sneaking into the library and causing trouble. The cat's name does not seem to hold any significance in the book, although a character that shares its name is found in pact with the Devil, the book which Faust came from. This cat was not made up from the author's point of view when he was writing this story.

• Johann Gutenberg ― Endymion Spring's master. He is known in the book as Herr Gutenberg by both Peter and Endymion.

• Johann Fust/Faust ― the same character. As a general rule, the name Faust is used in the modern storyline and the name Fust is used in the 15th century storyline. Thought to have sold his soul to the devil.

• Peter Schoeffer ― Fust's apprentice and chosen son-in-law, and the one who thought of the plan for Endymion Spring to escape to Oxford. He was promised Fust's daughter, Christina, a hand in marriage if he did his bidding.

• Christina - Fust's daughter, and Peter's love

• Endymion Spring - The protagonist of the 15th century story line, of the book.