Dramatis Personae
San Francisco
Connor Brooks—Seaman
Miles Uma—Captain, Oilstar Zoroaster
Ed Dailey—Second Mate
Dr. Alex Kramer—Oilstar microbiogist
Maureen Kramer—his wife
Jay Kramer—his son
Erin Kramer—his daughter
Dr. Mitchell Stone—Alex’s assistant
Jackson Harris—Environmental activist
Daphne Harris—Environmental activist, Jackson’s wife
Todd Severyn—Petroleum Engineer
Dr. Iris Shikozu—Stanford University
William Plerry—Environmental Policy Office
Emma Branson—CEO Oilstar
Walter Cochran—Oilstar executive
Moira Tibbett—Sandia, Livermore researcher
Dave Hensch—Stanford student
Officer Orenio—Security guard
Jake Torgens—Environmentalist, radical activist
Reverend Timothy Rudge—Pastor, Holy Grace Baptist Church
White Sands, New Mexico
Dr. Spencer Lockwood—Physicist, solar satellite project head
Rita Fellenstein—Chief technician
Dr. Lance Nedermyer—Department of Energy program manager
Dr. Gilbert Hertoya—Director, Electromagnetic Launch Facility
Juan Romero—Technician
Dr. Arnold Norton—Sandia scientist
Albuquerque, NM
Brigadier General Bayclock—Commander, Kirtland Air Force Base
David Reinski—Mayor of Albuquerque
Sgt. Catilyn Morris—Helicopter mechanic
Colonel David—Commander, Phillips Laboratory
Colonel Nichimya—Commander, Base Personnel Group
Washington DC
Henry Holback—President of the US
Harald Wolani—Vice President of the US
The Honorable Jeffrey Mayeaux—Speaker of the House
Rita Mayeaux—his wife
Franklin Weathersee—Mayeaux’s Chief of Staff
General Wacon—Chairman, JCS
Other locations
Heather Dixon—Insurance adjuster (Flagstaff, AZ)
Al Sysco—Manager, Surety Insurance (Flagstaff, AZ)
Dick Morgret—Gas station owner (Death Valley, CA)
Carlos Bettario—Rancher (Death Valley, CA)
Lt Bobby Carron—F/A-18 pilot, USN (China Lake, CA)
Lt Ralph “Barfman” Petronfi—Bobby’s wingman (China Lake, CA)
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