Minor Characters in The Seafort Saga - Tamarov, Alexi

Tamarov, Alexi

Alexi Tamarov was Hibernia's third midshipman after Seafort and Holser. He played an important role in Midshipman's Hope as, were it not for the skylarking between him and Sandy Wilsky, it would have been he and not Lieutenant Lisa Dagalow who died in the accident that ultimately resulted in Seafort becoming Captain. Tamarov, only sixteen at the beginning of the series, was initially somewhat childish, but rapidly matured into an experienced and trustworthy officer. He was Hibernia's first midshipman from Holser's promotion to Lieutenant until the arrival of Philip Tyre, and following his own promotion to Lieutenant was put in charge of the wardroom to deal with Tyre. After Hibernia's return, Tamarov became second Lieutenant of Portia, and during her voyage finally came to terms with the fact that his hatred of Tyre was spiralling out of control, and ended his vindictive hounding of the midshipman. Upon Seafort's second arrival in Hope Nation, Tamarov acted as his second in Seafort's duel with Admiral Tremaine, and later became his aide as he recovered. Acting as such, Tamarov was seriously injured in a terrorist attack, lying in a coma for some time, and later suffering from amnesia, although he eventually recovered, and rose to Captain of his own ship, marrying and fathering two children. Tamarov was killed in the Rotunda bombing that paralyzed Seafort.