[mentioned in passing] Site of the first "emergency measure" that led to the founding of the Federation. War veterans formed a militia to control local crime, allowing only other veterans to join; after a generation or so the measure became official.
(Starship Troopers)
Horatio Abernathy
[mentioned in passing] Nobel Prize laureate in field theory. He measured the speed of telepathy to demonstrate that it was not limited to the speed of light, nor did it obey the inverse-square law.
Usually called Morrie. Part of Donald Cargraves' rocket crew, licensed as a rocket pilot. He was the official astronomer of the Galileo Marching-and-Chowder Society. His family objected less to his working on the moon rocket than the other boys'. Morrie's uncle, Bernard Abrams, was a surgeon.
(Rocket Ship Galileo)
Saul S. Abrams
Captain of the Kilroy. He died in its return landing crash. A memorial was set up to him in Hayworth Hall.
Building to which Ted and Cynthia Randall followed Jonathan Hoag when he hired them to investigate him. Ted observed Hoag working as a jeweler on a nonexistent thirteenth floor.
A stasis field established in the 20th century and purported to contain living specimens of the year 1926. J. Darlington Smith was found inside and revived when the field was finally released.
Zeppelin ["lighter-than-air" ship) in which Alex Hergensheimer was scheduled to return home from the Konge Knut. Zeppelins were common and airplanes unknown in his home universe.
1. Interplanetary ship, probably originally appropriated from Earth by the Venus RepublicHigh Guard, that was destroyed in Venus orbit by Federation forces.
1. In the ritual by which a non-Free Trader is adopted into a ship, all family members must be present. The candidate is presented, ritual speeches are made, and a (token) vote is taken. The candidate shares food (again, a token gesture) with the Chief Officer, then blood is drawn from the candidate's arm and smeared on the deck. The food-exchange ritual is repeated with all family members, followed by an elaborate banquet and celebration.
(Citizen of the Galaxy)
2. In Luna City before the revolution, adoption was simply a matter of taking the child into one's home. Manuel Garcia O'Kelly complained about the complications developed in later years.
Chancellor of Eden College, Kansas; no doubt actually one of Lucifer's minions.
(Job: A Comedy of Justice)
Advanced Survival
College-level course that Rod Walker took at the end of high school. It required students to know how to live through any adverse conditions as preparation to explore and settle alien planets. The final "exam" was to be left on an uninhabited planet with only the supplies one could carry, and still be alive at pickup time 2 to 10 days later.
[mentioned in passing] White gelding owned by Lady Godiva, given to her by Time Corps agent Hendrik Hudson Schultz when he leased a tower from her husband to use as a time gate.
1. Junior medical officer aboard the Champion. He hated Martians and disobeyed orders against going armed. He shot at a Martian in a moment of panic, and promptly disappeared.
(Stranger in a Strange Land)
2.Donald Macrae referred to one of the first humans on Mars attacking a Martian and being disappeared, though he didn't mention a name.
In Maureen Johnson's time line. he became Japanese emperor during World War II after his father Hirohito was killed during a bombing raid. He was less than 12 years old when he and his ministers committed suicide after the destruction of Tokyo and Kobe.
Kitchen boy at Mother Johnston's speakeasy. After he was passed over by the New America conscription gang, he was sent by Fader Magee to get information on the reason for conscription.
Independent government through which Friday passed on her way from Ell-Five space station to the Chicago Imperium. It did not require passports or other documentation.
1. [mentioned in passing] Site of a military base.
(Between Planets)
2.Maureen Johnson moved to the city in 1972 because she had not lived there before and therefore it held no memories for her; it was quiet, having been bypassed by the moving roadways; and it missed many of the ills of the Crazy Years.
Jake Salomon mentioned him briefly to Joan Eunice Smith as being a member of the first expedition to the moon, with Neil Armstrong.
(I Will Fear No Evil)
Alec (no last name)
Patron of Mother Johnston's speakeasy who objected to David MacKinnon's presence. He resisted the press gang and was "anesthetized" by the commanding officer.
[mentioned in passing] City, apparently under the jurisdiction of China, where a Morale Corps sergeant gave birth by Caesarean to a two-headed boy. The event was recorded for television broadcast.
[mentioned in passing] The Free Traders used the name of one of its native lifeforms (fraki) to refer to nonspacers, with the connotation that they were inferior to spacers.
American consul in Mazatlán, a native of Brownsville, Texas. He was unable or unwilling to help Alex Hergensheimer out of the debt incurred by his rescue by the Mexican Coast Guard.
(Job: A Comedy of Justice)
Amelia (no last name)
[mentioned in passing] Acquaintance of Maureen Johnson who "had to get married".
Book by Burton, stocked in the Farnham bomb shelter.
(Farnham's Freehold)
ancestry
1. The PanAsians had, if possible, a more virulent hatred for Asian-Americans than for Caucasian Americans.
(The Day After Tomorrow)
2.Johann Sebastian Bach Smith was German-American, having changed his name from Schmidt probably because of World War I prejudices.
(I Will Fear No Evil)
3.Manuel Garcia O'Kelly, like most Lunar colonists, was proud of his mixed-race ancestry. One grandfather was deported from Johannesburg for armed violence and no work permit (obviously native African), the other deported for subversive activities. His grandmothers were a juvenile delinquent "enrolled" in the Peace Corps mission to Luna, and a Tatar "volunteer" for Soviet colonization. He also claimed among his ancestors a witch hanged in Salem, a pirate, and an English deportee [convict] to Botany Bay, Australia. Wyoming Knott, a first generation colonist, was one of the rare Lunarites not of mixed race. Her pure blonde coloring was extremely uncommon. Disguised as Wyma Beth Johnson, Wyoming was described as Tamil, with a touch of Angolan and German. Red-haired Hazel Meade was also first-generation.
(The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress)
3.Marsmen were another group proud of their mixed ancestry. Podkayne Fries described herself as having dominant Swedish features, but also Polynesian and Asiatic ancestors. Her uncle Tom Fries was more obviously Polynesian.
(Podkayne of Mars)
Ancient Benevolent and Fraternal Order of the Wolf
Hobo that Max Jones met his first night after running away from home. He shared his stew with Max but also stole Max's astrogation books. After Max was rejected by the Astrogators' Guild, Sam helped him get forged records as a spacer and a job in the Asgard. Sam worked his way to Master-at-Arms in the Asgard, and died rescuing Eldreth Coburn and Max from the hostile natives of Charity. He may have been an Imperial Marine who had gone AWOL years ago.
(Starman Jones)
Anderson (no first name)
Student at Lowell Academy who considered the new regulations not worth fighting against since he was due to graduate in one semester.
(The Red Planet)
Solomon Andree
[mentioned in passing] Described as attempting a balloon flight to the North Pole.
(Job: A Comedy of Justice)
Sergeant Andreeli (no first name)
Only surviving member of the Lewis & Clark's guard after the disaster on Elysia, an engineering machinist.
(Time for the Stars)
Andrew
(no last name) [mentioned in passing] Character in Jubal Harshaw's story "Uncle Tobias", the narrator's "disappearing brother".
Friend of Maureen Johnson and Brian Smith, and husband of Jane Andrews; Maureen had an affair with him (with Brian's knowledge and approval).
(To Sail Beyond the Sunset)
Jane Andrews
Friend of Maureen Johnson and Brian Smith, and wife of Hal Andrews; Brian had an affair with her (with Maureen's knowledge and approval).
(To Sail Beyond the Sunset)
Magdalene (Maggie) Andrews
A Holy Virgin who helped arrange a rendezvous between John Lyle and Judith. A member of the Cabal, she recruited John and Zebadiah Jones, arranged for John and Judith's escapes from the Palace, and ultimately joined the military staff of the Revolution as a staff sergeant. She was Zeb's mistress for a while, but married John just before the coup. Within the Cabal she was also known as Sgt. Andy.
("If This Goes On—")
Trevor Andrews
Young man who picked up Friday on the shuttle from Winnipeg to Vancouver. He failed to show for their tryst, but instead sent roses and a note explaining that he was an Artificial Person and couldn't continue deceiving a "real" human being, as he thought Friday was.
(Friday)
Andrews (no first name)
1. [mentioned in passing] (Dr.) Eugenics Foundation board member who had nominated H. S. Olsen as the director.
5. [mentioned in passing] Alex Hergensheimer's second grade teacher, whom he mentioned as evidence that he had not lost his memory.
(Job: A Comedy of Justice)
androgynes
Elflike creatures found in the Pass Christian saucer, controlled by puppet masters. They were assumed to be natives of Titan. All died when the saucer was ruptured and their atmosphere escaped.
2. Name that Jubal Harshaw chose for the heroine of his True Confessions story, "I Married a Martian". He claimed that names ending in "a" implied a C-cup figure.
A section of the Diego-Reno Roadtown (presumably the former Los Angeles, California).
("The Roads Must Roll")
Angelo & Sons, Ltd.
General outfitters on Mars owned by Tony Angelo, which supplied just about anything that tourists or prospectors could need. Castor and Pollux Stone attempted to do business with them, and bought their flat cat there.
Ballistic rocket line flying between Canada and New Zealand, a subsidiary of Interworld Transport. The acronym stands for Air New Zealand-Australia-Canada.
(Friday)
APV
Authorized Power Vehicle. Use of motor vehicles was strictly limited, especially in the Chicago Imperium.
1. Fashion magazine on Venus, from which Podkayne Fries copied makeup styles.
(Podkayne of Mars)
2. Third planet of the sun around which Charity orbited. Passengers of the Asgard were given the choice of being left there rather than risk the return through an uncharted anomaly.
2. Name given by the Cabal to the route leading through the caverns from the Revolution's headquarters.
("If This Goes On—")
Mrs. Appleby (no first name)
Emma Crail's mother, who visited Allan and Josephine MacRae when they returned to Earth. She apparently knew nothing about conditions in Luna, and understood less. Her late husband, Herbert Appleby, is mentioned briefly.
("'It's Great to Be Back!'")
Aquaria
[mentioned in passing] Name proposed but rejected for Elysia, suggested by the large proportion of water to land. [From the Latin aqua, "water"]
Patty Paiwonski claimed Valentine Michael Smith must be an angel after she witnessed a few of his "miracles". (He did appear in that guise at the end of the book.)
(Stranger in a Strange Land)
Archibald (no first name)
(Doctor) Civilian ship's aide in the Mayflower who brought Noisy Edwards to Captain's Mast for disobeying orders during takeoff. He became Scoutmaster for "A" deck. He saved Bill Lermer's life when Bill was stricken with appendicitis.
(Mrs.) Wife of Dr. Archibald. She helped George Lermer locate his wife after they were separated upon landing on Ganymede.
U.S. armed forces major, in Intelligence. When the government was destroyed and all senior officers were killed, as the senior line officer in the Citadel he took command of the war against the PanAsian invasion. A publicity man by trade, Army by necessity, he proposed a propaganda war with organization of an underground resistance movement (see Mota.)
(The Day After Tomorrow)
Bill Arensa
The "Mayor of Hog Alley", the senior cadet in Matt Dodson's barracks in the James Randolph. He had a long assignment to the James Randolph because of accumulated demerits, and eventually resigned and returned to Earth.
Security firm that Maureen Johnson hired to watch her house when she was away. She called them when her son Donald broke into the house to "rescue" Priscilla after Priscilla's drug overdose and hospitalization.
1. Name that Podkayne Fries gave to the baby fairy whose parent guarded her when she was kidnapped.
(Podkayne of Mars)
2. Ship placed under quarantine by the ship's surgeon because of illness on board. The action delayed the Venusian foreign minister's arrival at a conference involving Mars, Venus and Earth.
(The Star Beast)
3. Mail ship that transported Thorby Rudbek to Earth from Ultima Thule.
Composer of the orchestral work played during the acceleration of the Tom Paine.
(Double Star)
Arkwright (no first name)
Commander of the Interplanetary Patrol academy. He accepted a reduction in rank so that he could take the post. He lost his sight during the rescue of a private yacht.
(Space Cadet)
Pierre (Pete) Armand
Interplanetary Patrol candidate. Born on Ganymede, he spoke English with an accent and had some difficulty adjusting to the higher Earth gravity. After completing his training in the James Randolph, he was assigned to the PRS Charles' Wain, shipping to Ganymede.
(Space Cadet)
Armatoe (no first name)
[mentioned in passing] Researcher who established statistical facts about geniuses as cited by Hartley Baldwin.
("Gulf")
Armbrust
[mentioned in passing] Cunningham's former employer.
(I Will Fear No Evil)
Graves Armbruster
[mentioned in passing] Scientist who gave a radio lecture that was broadcast on Mars.
1. Mentioned in passing as the first human on the moon.
(The Cat Who Walks Through Walls, I Will Fear No Evil)
2. The code name of time line three, locus of the events in The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress. [Each time line is named for the first human to set foot on the moon.]
Journalist vacationing in Luna, who hoped to pick up a story while he was there. He was trapped with several Lunar employees in a recently constructed tunnel when a mail rocket crashed nearby, causing a moonquake. He and the others survived by plugging a leak by sitting on it until rescuers arrived.
Twentieth-century theorist who proposed that life-potent spores could be carried from star to star on the stellar wind.
(Beyond This Horizon)
Ars Longa
Name that Oscar Gordon gave to his longhorse. (From the Latin adage ars longa, vita brevis: "Art [is] long, but life [is] short." The name may also have been intended as a pun: "long arse," because of the animal's unusual length from a human perspective.)
2. Lunar mining company whose stock D. D. Harriman ordered sold to finance his trip to the Moon.
("Requiem")
Arthur (no other name)
1.Roy MacClure's double for public appearances. He delivered a speech to the Hroshii.
(The Star Beast)
2. Passenger in the Asgard, who married Becky Weberbauer after the landing on Charity. He was killed in a Centaur attack.
(Starman Jones)
Artificial Person
A human conceived from genetic material that is natural (i.e. unaltered) but is artificially combined for desired traits. Artificial Persons (APs) are normal humans in appearance, but usually have superior strength and other qualities. They are legally considered nonhuman and usually treated as chattel. Most female Artificial Persons are trained to be prostitutes, and are usually purchased by multinational corporations.
1. Passenger starship converted from the torchship Einstein (formerly the Prince of Wales). Using forged records, Max Jones and Sam Anderson were able to get jobs aboard her.
(Starman Jones)
2. During the Interuniverse Society conference, a bridge was opened to Valhalla; anyone who "died" during the Society for Creative Anachronism joust had the option of being carried off by Valkyries instead of being revived.
City manager of Hell, acting for Lucifer. He also manifested as Jerry Farnsworth's business manager in Eden, Kansas; he was elected to the Eden College Board of Trustees.
(Job: A Comedy of Justice)
Asiatic Plague
Plague broke out in Russia and China probably as a result of the puppet masters' unconcern about human needs, particularly hygiene.
Ship that carried the first expedition to Venus in 1971. Her crew died of a virulent fungal infection shortly after landing. The Little People gave Matt Dodson the ship's log, then led them to the ship herself, which they had preserved intact. The cadets refitted her with the Venerians' help and flew her back to the Aes Triplex.
1. Region of space between Mars and Jupiter, sparsely populated by miners and the occasional "general store". Castor and Pollux Stone made a tidy profit selling a variety of items to the miners.
(The Rolling Stones)
2. The Asteroid Belt was the remnant of a planet destroyed by the MartianOld Ones.
Object detection and distance-measuring method (presumably analogous to radar). Technicians were needed on Luna, and Kip Russell briefly considered training for the trade.
Union that controlled who could become an astrogator; new members could join only if they were related to and nominated by current members. They kept professional information such as star charts and astrogation calculations strictly secret.
Astrogators' Guild Hall
Located in Earthport next to the spaceport. Max Jones hoped their records would show that his uncle had nominated him for guild membership.
(Starman Jones)
astronomy
It was considered mythology aboard the Ship; ancient texts were interpreted metaphorically.
Asian empire that occupied Australia after forcing the remnants of the former inhabitants onto New Zealand and creating an inland sea. They regularly conducted forced emigrations to other planets to relieve population pressures.
