GR characters 1

Tyrone Slothrop

An American lieutenant in London whose strange connections to rocket strikes drive much of the novel’s plot

Pirate Prentice

A British intelligence officer with unusual imaginative abilities and a central figure at the White Visitation

Dr. Edward Pointsman

A strict behaviorist scientist obsessed with conditioning and control

Roger Mexico

A statistician who believes in probability rather than strict determinism

Jessica Swanlake

A woman in London torn between passion and stability in her relationships

Jeremy (beaver)

Jessica’s conventional, dependable partner

Brigadier Pudding

The nominal head of the White Visitation, increasingly ineffective

Kevin Spectro

A neurologist studying shell shock and the brain

Thomas Gwenhidwy

A Welsh doctor working in wartime London

Carroll Eventyr

A spiritual medium involved in séances at the White Visitation

Peter Sachsa

A deceased medium who acts as a guide in spiritual communications

Milton Gloaming

A mathematically minded figure connected to intelligence work

Edwin Treacle

A researcher interested in psychic phenomena

Gavin Trefoil

A mysterious figure who can alter his skin color

Webley Silvernail

A lab worker handling experimental animals

Grigori

A trained octopus used in an elaborate psychological setup

Katje Borgesius

A Dutch woman entangled in espionage and shifting allegiances

Seaman Bodine

A rowdy American sailor and Slothrop’s companion

Tantivy Mucker-Maffick

Slothrop’s closest English friend in intelligence work

Teddy Bloat

An untrustworthy associate within Slothrop’s circle

Major Marvy

An aggressive American officer suspicious of Slothrop