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Robert S. Pierre
This is a list of fictional characters appearing in the stories set in the Honor Harrington universe or Honorverse, a best-selling series of over twenty military science fiction novels and anthologies invented and written by David Weber. The stories in the five existing anthologies serve to introduce characters, provide a deeper and more complete backstory, and flesh out the universe, so they claim the same canon (fiction), canonical relevance as exposition in the main series. Universe creator David Weber serves as editor for the anthologies, maintaining fidelity to the series canons. ---- ---- * #A, ' * #Abbot to Adams, Abbot to Adams * #Adcock to Albertson, Adcock to Albertson * #Akimoto to Allman, Akimoto to Allman * #Alquezar to Anderman, Prince Huang, Alquezar to Anderman, Prince Huang, #Anders, William 'Five' to Archer, Anders, William 'Five' to Archer * #Ariel to Ash, Ariel to Ash * #Ashford to Avshari, Ashford to Avshari * #B, ' * #Babcock to Bannister, Babcock to Banni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fictional Character
In fiction, a character (or speaker, in poetry) is a person or other being in a narrative (such as a novel, play, radio or television series, music, film, or video game). The character may be entirely fictional or based on a real-life person, in which case the distinction of a "fictional" versus "real" character may be made. Derived from the Ancient Greek word , the English word dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in '' Tom Jones'' by Henry Fielding in 1749. From this, the sense of "a part played by an actor" developed.Harrison (1998, 51-2) quotation: (Before this development, the term ''dramatis personae'', naturalized in English from Latin and meaning "masks of the drama," encapsulated the notion of characters from the literal aspect of masks.) Character, particularly when enacted by an actor in the theatre or cinema, involves "the illusion of being a human person". In literature, characters guide readers through their stories, hel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
