KILGORE
Plays a major part in PURIFICATION after leaving the bunker with the survivors who flee as the military attempt to clear the bodies.
ANNIE NELSON
Is a survivor who escapes from the Whitchurch Community Centre in AUTUMN. Both Annie and her friend JESSICA SHORT (who Annie mentions here) are briefly spoken to by Michael in the original novel; "Clearly from opposite ends of the social spectrum, they seemed to be drawn to each other for no other reason than their similar ages. Money, position, possessions, friends and connections didn't count for anything anymore."
JOHN CARLTON
A young, frightened soldier trapped in the underground military shelter, Carlton's story includes references to `the battle'. This is the misguided attempt by the military to clear away the thousands of bodies that have gathered above the bunker in PURIFICATION. "`Some of the boys who went out last time,' he explained, `told the bosses that they managed to get rid of hundreds of those things up there. Rumour has it,' he continued, `that they're looking at trying to organise one massive push. Rumour has it we're all going above ground to torch the whole fucking lot of them.'"
JACK BAXTER, DONNA YORKE & CLARE SMITH Are characters who first meet in THE CITY and subsequently make it through to the island of Cormansey at the end of PURIFICATION. Jack is a widower who finds Clare wandering through the city after her father has been killed by the infection. They remain close throughout the story. Donna Yorke also gravitates towards Clare, becoming something of a big sister to her.
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