The following is a list of characters featured in The Saga of Seven Suns, a series of science fiction novels written by Kevin J. Anderson from 2002 to 2008.
For characters in the sequel trilogy The Saga of Shadows, see List of The Saga of Shadows characters.
Humans
Terran Hanseatic League In the future, the human race has colonized multiple planets in the Spiral Arm, most of which are governed by the powerful Terran Hanseatic League (Hansa). Though ostensibly ruled by kings, the Hansa is actually controlled by its Chairman, and the puppet monarchs merely follow orders.
Hansa Character Description Basil Wenceslas Chairman of the Hansa throughout The Saga of Seven Suns series. The true power behind the figurehead kings of the Hansa, Basil prefers to stay out of the public eye and control things from behind the scenes. As the series begins, he chooses young Raymond Aguerra to be trained as a successor to King Frederick. In doing so, Basil assassinates the young man's family in a staged "accident", and keeps Raymond — now called Prince Peter — as a veritable hostage in the bowels of the Whisper Palace. Though an intelligent and clever man, Basil's long stint as Chairman has made him arrogant, self-important and unwilling to consider any opinions other than his own. The appearance of the destructive hydrogues throws the whole of human civilization into chaos, and though Basil's usual tactics are doing no good, he refuses to adapt. Meanwhile, Peter has succeeded Frederick as king and has his own ideas about how the escalating hydrogue threat should be handled; Basil, despising being challenged, ignores Peter's input and is soon drugging, coercing and threatening the young king into following his orders. Eventually Basil decides to assassinate Peter and his new queen, Estarra of Theroc, and start over. The attempt fails, and as Peter actively works to thwart Basil and somehow help humanity navigate the perils of the hydrogue war, Basil's decisions become increasingly rash, misguided and destructive. Even Basil's protégée and sometimes lover Sarein, the ambassador from Theroc and Estarra's sister, notices how Basil's actions are becoming dangerous and counterproductive. With humans and Ildirans under attack from elemental races, Klikiss robots and the Klikiss themselves, the Hansa and its military crumbles under Basil's control. Sarein helps Peter and Estarra escape Earth and defect to Theroc, where they initiate a new Confederation with which they intend to supplant the Hansa. King Frederick Sixth Great King of the Terran Hanseatic League who rules from 2381 to 2427 AD; succeeded by King Peter upon his death in Hidden Empire (2002) when a hydrogue emissary detonates itself in the Whisper Palace. King Peter The eldest son of Rita and Esteban Aguerra, 14-year-old Raymond Aguerra lives with his mother and brothers until his family is killed in an explosion; he is snatched by the Chairman and trained to be the next king. From the beginning he is resistant to Basil's control, and eventually seeks to assert himself. Davlin Lotze Former Silver Beret, exosociologist and "expert in obscure details", Davlin is a trusted agent of Basil Wenceslas and the Hansa who is tasked with infiltrating the new human colony on Crenna and investigating whatever artifacts the Ildrians may have left behind. Davlin finds nothing of note, but becomes attached to the colonists. He is later sent with trader pilot Rlinda Kett to locate the missing xenoarchaeologists Margaret and Louis Colicos. He and Rlinda find traces of the couple on Rheindic Co, as well as their last discovery: the Klikiss transportal. Davlin steps through, and vanishes. Forced to traverse Klikiss world after Klikiss world until he can find the correct coordinate tile to bring him back, Davlin eventually returns after many days, near death. Rlinda is still waiting for him with food and water. They return to Earth and report the existence of the transportal system to the Hansa. Davlin's records of his travels are the basis for a Hansa colonization effort using the transportals. Retiring from service to the Hansa and settling on Crenna, Davlin is soon faced with the extinguishing of the planet's sun thanks to a battle between the hydrogues and faeros. With the help of Rlinda and her ex-husband Branson Roberts, Davlin manages to evacuate the Crenna colonists to the abandoned Klikiss world of Llaro, but the Klikiss soon return and subjugate the human settlement. With the help of the captive Margaret Colicos, Davlin spearheads an escape plan; he is eventually assimilated by the Klikiss breedex, and manages to assert his control over the race and halt their attack on humanity. Eldred Cain Heir-apparent and deputy of Chairman Wenceslas. He is loyal to Basil and the Hansa, but begins to recognize Basil's increasing failings and bad decisions, which become detrimental to the stability of the Hansa. Cain eventually helps King Peter subvert Basil. Franz Pellidor Basil Wenceslas's "expediter", who does the Chairman's dirty work, including kidnapping and attempted murder. Capt. Richard McCammon Head of the Silver Berets and the Royal Guards, sympathizer and friend of King Peter and Sarein. Maureen Fitzpatrick Basil's predecessor as Chairman, known as the "Battle Axe" of the Hansa; grandmother of Patrick Fitzpatrick III. Prince Daniel Hastily chosen replacement for a misbehaving King Peter, though Daniel does not live up to Basil's expectations. King Rory Introduced in The Ashes of Worlds (2008) as the replacement for King Peter; he resembles Peter's deceased younger brother Rory Aguerra. Backstory King Ben First King of the Terran Hanseatic League (2221-2254 AD) King George Second King of the Terran Hanseatic League (2254-2274 AD) King Christopher Third King of the Terran Hanseatic League (2274-2307 AD) King Jack Fourth King of the Terran Hanseatic League (2307-2323 AD) King Bartholomew Fifth King of the Terran Hanseatic League (2323-2381 AD), succeeded by King Frederick. Prince Adam Original heir to Frederick, found to be unsuitable by Basil and replaced with Peter. Malcolm Stannis Hansa Chairman during the reign of King Ben. Bertram Goswell Hansa Chairman from 2291 to 2298 AD; in his term he tried to persuade the Roamers to sign the Hansa charter, and it is partly due to Goswell's name that the Roamers started calling Hansa the "Big Goose". Miguel Byron Hansa Chairman from 2315 to 2347 AD, he developed a reputation for being hedonistic.
Earth Defense Forces Character Description General Kurt Lanyan Commander of the Earth Defense Forces. Robb Brindle Son of two Earth Defense Forces veterans who enlists in the EDF as a pilot at the start of the war against the hydrogues. Robb and Tasia Tamblyn become close friends as recruits, and later lovers. Robb traces the hydrogue warships that had attacked Boone's Crossing back to the gas giant Osquivel, and volunteers for a daring attempt to communicate with the hydrogues there in a high-pressure vessel. Presumed dead when transmissions from his vessel stop and the hydrogues attack the EDF fleet, Robb is actually a captive of the hydrogues for several years, with a handful of other humans. He and Tasia are later reunited when she is also captured, but they are saved by Tasia's own brother Jess and his force of wentals. Robb and Tasia soon defect the EDF in favor of the Confederation under King Peter, who puts them in charge of his military forces. General Conrad Brindle Retired EDF officer brought back into service during the war against the hydrogues, and promoted to General. He is overjoyed to find his son Robb alive, but refuses to defect from the EDF when Robb does. Patrick Fitzpatrick III Spoiled and arrogant grandson of the former Hansa Chairman Maureen Fitzpatrick. Disdainful of the scrappy Roamer recruit Tasia Tamblyn, Patrick does not excel as an EDF cadet himself, but his family connections put him on the fast track to becoming an officer. Early in his career he does General Lanyan's dirty work and destroys an "inconvenient" Roamer vessel and its crew; this is the first in a series of Hansa and EDF actions that alienate the Roamers and smaller colonies. Patrick is left for dead when the EDF are defeated by hydrogues at Osquivel, but he and several of his comrades are rescued by Roamers from a hidden shipyard in the area. The shipyard's owner, Del Kellum, reluctantly refuses to let the EDF survivors leave in order to protect the location of his secret facility. Resentful of their captivity, Patrick and his comrades and uncooperative and look for a means of escape, but he slowly begins to admire the hardworking Roamers and realize how he has been deceived by the misguided Hansa. Patrick and Del's daughter Zhett share mutual animosity and attraction; he soon realizes he would be happy to stay at Osquivel and work with the Roamers, but he reluctantly uses his connection to Zhett to effect his escape for the good of the other EDF captives. Patrick's grandmother coincidentally arrives with an invading EDF force; he brokers freedom for the Romaers, who flee the system. Patrick later tracks down Zhett and her father to apologize for his part in the attack on the Roamer ship years before. Zhett ultimately forgives him, and the two begin an active resistance against the corrupt Hansa and EDF. Admiral Sheila Willis Admiral of the Grid 7 battle fleet, fiercely loyal to the EDF and Hansa until she begins to see that they are out of control. Willis executes the harsh Yreka blockade, and later barely escapes with some of her ships during the Soldier compy revolt. She assists the remaining EDF forces against the hydrogue attack on Earth in the Juggernaut Jupiter, and is later given the command of ten Manta Cruisers to quash Peter's rebellion on Theroc after command of the Jupiter is passed to General Lanyan. Willis defects to the Confederation after refusing to kill civilians on Rhejak. Admiral Lev Stromo Grid Zero Admiral of the EDF; despite his success quelling an uprising on Ramah, he is nicknamed "Stay at home Stromo" after suffering a major loss to the hydrogues. He has more success leading EDF battleships against the Roamer headquarters of Rendezvous after the Roamers are denounced as outlaws. Despite making it to the launch bay of his Juggernaut during the Soldier compy revolt, he is ambushed and killed. Elly Ramirez Navigator on Tasia Tamblyn's Manta until she is promoted to commander of the vessel upon Tamblyn's reassignment to the EDF base on Mars. While Admiral Stromo lead raids against Roamers from Ramirez's cruiser, he lets Ramirez give the general orders in situations of conflict. She perishes aboard Admiral Stromo's Juggernaut during the Soldier compy uprising. Anwar Zizu Security chief on board the Manta cruiser commanded by Tasia Tamblyn. Colonel Shelia Andez Weapons specialist captured by Roamers at Osquivel; after being freed she becomes the leader of a radical EDF clean up crew against rebels.
Citizens