Intern Colleague of Loreena Keowa at environmental broadcaster Greenwatch. Glutton and tireless researcher.
ISLAND-II Psychotherapeutic aid program.
Jagellovsk, Annie Astronomer and pilot at the American Peary Base, lunar North Pole.
Jericho, Owen Cyber-detective from Great Britain, brought to Shanghai by an unhappy love affair. Outstanding investigator, lone wolf and linguistic genius. Suffers from loneliness and nightmares. Hired by his friend Tu Tian to find Yoyo.
Jia Keqiang Commander of the Chinese helium-3 mining station, Sinus Iridum, Moon. Both a patriot and a supporter of international understanding.
Jin Jia Wei Student, member of the internet dissident group ‘the Guardians’ and of the City Demons motorcycle club.
Keowa, Loreena Reporter for the environmental broadcaster Greenwatch, native American of the Tlingit tribe. Green views, elegant appearance. Determined to solve the assassination attempt on Gerald Palstein.
Kokoschka, Axel Head chef, Gaia moon hotel. Genius at the stove, in the company of others shy, uncommunicative and awkward.
Kramp, Karla German surgeon, critical and analytic. Asks tough questions. Wife of Eva Borelius, member of moon tour group..
Laurie, Jean-Jacques Geologist at the American Peary Base, lunar North Pole.
Lau Ye Daxiong’s right-hand man, mechanic at Demon Point motorbike workshop and member of City Demons motorcycle club. Small, slight, but intrepid and loyal.
Lawrence, Dana Manager and head of security, Gaia moon hotel. Cool, unapproachable and thorough.
Lee, Bernard, ‘C’ Head of MI6, London.
Leto Former mercenary, friend of Jan Kees Vogelaar, Berlin.
Liu, Naomi Senior secretary at Tu Technologies; stylish appearance, with liking for strawberry tea.
Locatelli, Warren Founder and CEO of photovoltaic manufacturer Lightyears. American of Algerian–Italian descent, irascible and egocentric, although not without charm. Likes cursing, car-racing and sailing regattas. Winner of the America’s Cup. Married to Momoka Omura. Member of moon tour group.
Lurkin, Laura Fitness trainer, Orley Space Station (OSS).
Maas, Svenja Attractive postgraduate at the Charité Hospital, Berlin.
Ma ‘Animal’ Liping Violent paedophile, initiator of the child porn ring Paradise of the Little Emperors. In spite of hip and eye problems, extremely dangerous.
Ma Mak Member of City Demons motorcycle club.
Mayé, Juan Alfonso Nguema West African general and sometime leader of Equatorial Guinea. Successor to Teodoro Obiang, came to power in a coup in 2017. Corrupt and megalomaniac.
Merrick, Tom Specialist in information and communication, central security division, Orley Enterprises. Introvert.
Moto, Severo Opposition politician in Equatorial Guinea, during Teodoro Obiang’s time in office.
Nair, Mukesh Founder and CEO of the Tomato food company. Wealthy son of a farmer, with a liking for the simple life, sees the beautiful and the good in everything. Member of moon tour group.
Nair, Sushma Paediatrician, wife of Mukesh Nair, warm-hearted, sometimes a little fearful. Member of moon tour group.
Na Mou Crew member, Chinese helium-3 extraction station, Sinus Iridum, Moon.
Ndongo, Juan Aristide Ruler of Equatorial Guinea after the fall of General Mayé. Trying to rebuild the country in a decent way.
Norrington, Andrew Deputy head of the central security division, Orley Enterprises. Responsible for the safety of the moon tour group.
Obiang, Teodoro Ruler of Equatorial Guinea until 2015.
O’Keefe, Finn Irish actor, became global superstar with Perry Rhodan. Critics’ favourite, sex symbol, solitary and shy, with a reckless past. Nurtures his rebel image. Member of moon tour group.
Omura, Momoka Japanese actress, art film star, eccentric and arrogant. Wife of Warren Locatelli. Member of moon tour group.
Orley, Amber Tim Orley’s wife, teacher. Capable and uncomplicated, tries to act as go-between for Tim and his father. Member of moon tour group.
Orley, Crystal Julian Orley’s late wife, spent the last months of her life in a state of mental derangement.
Orley, Julian Former film producer, founder and CEO of technology empire Orley Enterprises and wealthiest man in the world. Unconventional, charismatic, with a pronounced instinct for power and a demonstrable dislike of nation states. Inventor of the space lift and host of moon tour group.
Orley, Lynn Julian Orley’s daughter and CEO of Orley Travel, the tourism group of Orley Enterprises. Perfectionist, psychologically unstable, architect of the Gaia moon hotel and member of the moon tour group.
Orley, Tim Julian Orley’s son, teacher, at loggerheads with his father. Tries to protect Lynn from collapse. Member of moon tour group.
Ögi, Heidrun Photographer, albino, former stripper and porn actress, calls a spade a spade. Wife of Walo Ögi and member of moon tour group.
Ögi, Walo Swiss investor, architect, man of the world and epicurean with a weakness for the music of the 1990s. Lovable, with tendency towards self-dramatisation and grand gestures. Husband of Heidrun Ögi. Member of moon tour group.
Palmer, Leland Commander of the American Peary Base, lunar North Pole.
Palstein, Gerald Head of strategy at EMCO oil company. Aesthete, numerate, spent years fighting for his company to switch focus to alternative energies. Narrowly escaped attempted assassination.
Parker-Edwards, Mimi Fashion designer and founder of the Mimi Kri label producing intelligent fashion. Diver, extreme sports fan, creationist views. Wife of Marc Edwards. Member of moon tour group.
Reardon, Mickey Ex-IRA man, specialist in alarm systems.
Rogachev, Oleg CEO of the Russian steel giant Rogamittal, with links to the Kremlin and the Russian Mafia. Martial arts and football enthusiast, places great stress on self-control, courteous, sometimes seems distant. Member of moon tour group.
Rogacheva, Olympiada Member of the Russian Parliament, daughter of the former Russian President Maxim Ginsburg and wife of Oleg Rogachev. Inconspicuous and dejected. Unhappy in her marriage, drinks. Member of moon tour group.
Ruiz, Alejandro Strategy manager of the Repsol oil company, vanished in South America in 2022.
Shaw, Jennifer Head of the central security division, Orley Enterprises. Competent and authoritarian, with a dry sense of humour.
Sina Editor, Society and Miscellaneous, at environmental broadcaster Greenwatch. Helps Loreena Keowa with her research.
Song, Joe Strategy manager of the Chinese oil company Sinopec, Beijing.
Sung, Tony Student, member of the internet dissident group ‘the Guardians’ and of the City Demons motorcycle club.
Tautou, Bernard CEO of the Franco-British water company Suez, politician. Charmer with a tendency to complacency. Member of moon tour group. Tautou, Paulette Foreign language correspondent, wife of Bernard Tautou, condescending, weak stomach. Member of moon tour group.
Thiel, Sophie Deputy director of the Gaia moon hotel, responsible for housekeeping and life-support systems. Cheerful and open, detective instincts.