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LetoFormer mercenary, friend of Jan Kees Vogelaar, Berlin.

Liu, NaomiSenior secretary at Tu Technologies; stylish appearance, with liking for strawberry tea.

Locatelli, WarrenFounder 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, LauraFitness trainer, Orley Space Station (OSS).

Maas, SvenjaAttractive postgraduate at the Charité Hospital, Berlin.

Ma ‘Animal’ LipingViolent paedophile, initiator of the child porn ring Paradise of the Little Emperors. In spite of hip and eye problems, extremely dangerous.

Ma MakMember of City Demons motorcycle club.

Mayé, Juan Alfonso NguemaWest African general and sometime leader of Equatorial Guinea. Successor to Teodoro Obiang, came to power in a coup in 2017. Corrupt and megalomaniac.

Merrick, TomSpecialist in information and communication, central security division, Orley Enterprises. Introvert.

Moto, SeveroOpposition politician in Equatorial Guinea, during Teodoro Obiang’s time in office.

Nair, MukeshFounder 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, SushmaPaediatrician, wife of Mukesh Nair, warm-hearted, sometimes a little fearful. Member of moon tour group.

Na MouCrew member, Chinese helium-3 extraction station, Sinus Iridum, Moon.

Ndongo, Juan AristideRuler of Equatorial Guinea after the fall of General Mayé. Trying to rebuild the country in a decent way.

Norrington, AndrewDeputy head of the central security division, Orley Enterprises. Responsible for the safety of the moon tour group.

Obiang, TeodoroRuler of Equatorial Guinea until 2015.

O’Keefe, FinnIrish 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, MomokaJapanese actress, art film star, eccentric and arrogant. Wife of Warren Locatelli. Member of moon tour group.

Orley, AmberTim Orley’s wife, teacher. Capable and uncomplicated, tries to act as go-between for Tim and his father. Member of moon tour group.

Orley, CrystalJulian Orley’s late wife, spent the last months of her life in a state of mental derangement.

Orley, JulianFormer 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, LynnJulian 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, TimJulian Orley’s son, teacher, at loggerheads with his father. Tries to protect Lynn from collapse. Member of moon tour group.

Ögi, HeidrunPhotographer, albino, former stripper and porn actress, calls a spade a spade. Wife of Walo Ögi and member of moon tour group.

Ögi, WaloSwiss 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, LelandCommander of the American Peary Base, lunar North Pole.

Palstein, GeraldHead 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, MimiFashion 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, MickeyEx-IRA man, specialist in alarm systems.

Rogachev, OlegCEO 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, OlympiadaMember 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, AlejandroStrategy manager of the Repsol oil company, vanished in South America in 2022.

Shaw, JenniferHead of the central security division, Orley Enterprises. Competent and authoritarian, with a dry sense of humour.

SinaEditor, Society and Miscellaneous, at environmental broadcaster Greenwatch. Helps Loreena Keowa with her research.

Song, JoeStrategy manager of the Chinese oil company Sinopec, Beijing.

Sung, TonyStudent, member of the internet dissident group ‘the Guardians’ and of the City Demons motorcycle club.

Tautou, BernardCEO 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, SophieDeputy director of the Gaia moon hotel, responsible for housekeeping and life-support systems. Cheerful and open, detective instincts.

Thorn, VicCommander of the first crew of the American Peary Base, lunar North Pole. Capable astronaut and playboy. Lost his life in an accident on Orley Space Station (OSS) in 2024.

Tu, JoannaPainter, ex-girlfriend of Owen Jericho and wife of Tu Tian. Elegant and urbane, observes the world with sardonic detachment.

Tu TianFounder and CEO of Tu Technologies, a Shanghai company producing holograms and virtual environments. Skilled golfer and businessman, with unparallelled self-confidence. Confidant of Yoyo, companion of Chen Hongbing and close friend of Owen Jericho.

Vogelaar, Jan KeesMercenary, sometime member of the government of Equatorial Guinea under General Mayé. Extremely cunning. Special characteristic: glass eye.

Voss, MarikaDirector of the Institute of Forensic Pathology at the Charité Hospital, Berlin.

Wachowski, TommyDeputy commander of the American Peary Base, lunar North Pole.

Wang, Grand CherokeeStudent, Yoyo’s flatmate, self-dramatist, weak character. Operates the Silver Dragon ride at the Shanghai World Financial Center (WFC).

Winter, MirandaEx-model, inheritor of billions and occasional actress. Naïve and uneducated, warm and strident. Has names for her breasts. Member of moon tour group.

Woodthorpe, KayDirector of the bioregenerative systems research group, Orley Space Station (OSS).

Xiao ‘Maggie’ MeiqiStudent, member of the internet dissident group ‘the Guardians’ and of the City Demons motorcycle club.

Xin, KennyAgent, aesthete and neurotic.