-1 Introduction, List of Characters, & Table of Contents (1/2)
The Brave New World is a satirical systems novel with many protagonists. The information in this section is intended to help you get back on track with who is who and what is what, if you've been taking a break and reading other novels in the meantime.
A word of warning: this is primarily a satirical novel, so it makes merciless fun of everything and everyone. If your sensibilities are easily offended, you might want to read something else. Also, there is no defined single main character. The hero here is all of humanity, all of humankind, with all of its vices and virtues.
Please do not confuse a systems novel with a novel featuring a system: they are different beasts. A systems novel is about the systems that make a society work - sex, economics, politics, ideologies, science, and so on. If this sounds dry to you, rest assured that The Brave New World contains plenty of adventure, and it's a very easy read.
The Table of Contents will be helpful if you prefer to follow a single subplot: it lets you identify which chapters are about the characters you are interested in. But be warned: the first fifty chapters or so all contain important information about the whole New World setup. It is quite complex, and it might be better to read the initial chapters in their original sequence before focusing on reading about a specific set of characters.
I chose this approach over using a ten-chapter information dump; it would have made for a very heavy start. Once past that, the story focuses on a single subplot for a number of chapters at a time, somewhat like a series of novellas.
I hope you enjoy reading this more than I enjoy writing it. You know - it's hard, at times.
Author
LIST OF CHARACTERS BY LOCATION/SUBPLOT (UPDATED PERIODICALLY)
UNITED NATIONS
Carlton Brock – US president, later UN governor of the US and US territory in the New World
Dick Brody – NYPD police captain and chief of security in the UN building
Jean Caron – French, former EU head, now head of Colonial Council
Dieter Fabrizi – president of Switzerland
John Gregson – captain of the Great Western
Ruslan Grot – Russian president
Jerry Hard - Brock's bodyguard
John Knox – medical doctor at the UN
Margaret Kombo – president of Congo
Juliette Lepine – prime minister of Canada
Roy McAdam – US army general in charge of New York colony in the New World
Gus Merton - US Army general in charge of New Denver colony in the New World
Nelson Odongo – UN secretary general, later Chairman of new government
Lea Panatella - Carlton Brock's assistant
Sonia Patel – Indian, environmental expert
Mark Penny – US vice-president, later president
Olaf Troll – Norwegian, economics genius
Wang Wei – Chinese leader
Kasper Weinberger – head of IMF, later Finance Minister in new government
Guido Worst – Swiss, political scientist
NEW YORK, US
Li Yang -teenage orphan
Li Chen - Li Yang's little sister, deceased
Jake Donato - Li Yang's boyhood friend
Charlene \u0026 Harper Lee – Li Yang's roommates in the apartment
Bobby and Olga - Harper Lee's friends in New York
Rose Fogerty – owner/landlady of the apartment, deceased
NEW YORK, THE NEW WORLD
Ed Nanni - US army private
Janice Wilkinson - US army corporal, assistant to general McAdam
NAPA VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, US
Kirk Lander – senator, head of Lander clan
Adam, Bernard Lander – sons from first marriage
Debbie Lander – Kirk Lander's third wife
Karen Lander - Kirk Lander's daughter, married to Randy Trueman
Randy Trueman – captain in the US Marines
John Vorner – Landers' neighbor, a farmer
Libby Placek - California senator, later governor in the New World
Kitty Zeist – Sacramento socialite, friend of Kirk's
SEATTLE \u0026 WASHINGTON STATE, US
Amanda Queen, Fiona Fizz, Linda Love, Betty Blue, Sharon Starr - the Amazons
Sheila and Mary - sisters, friends and fellow colonists of the Amazons
Kevin Stringer – former Olympic medalist, archery instructor
Jeffrey Bent - Sharon's cousin in Skykomish
Brian Madison – sheriff in Skykomish
Jim Haley – sheriff's deputy in Skykomish
Luke Kovacs – mayor in Skykomish
Evan Vanderhorn – Washington state senator, governor in the New World
Ron Pierce – president of Bandidos MC Seattle chapter
MUMBAI AREA, INDIA
Samir \u0026 Rani Sharma – young Indian couple
Madan \u0026 Kali – Indian couple, Samir \u0026 Rani's allies in the New World
Amrita, Neil – teenagers that have joined Samir \u0026 Rani
Paul Leduc - owner of a supermarket near Samir's home in Mumbai
Arjun Varma – Indian army sergeant, military leader in the New World
PORT DOUGLAS, AUSTRALIA
Harold \u0026 Gladys Pendelton – retired couple
David \u0026 Susan Ramsey – retired couple
Sean Ramsey - son, a doctor in Melbourne, Australia
JOKKMOKK, SWEDEN
Sven Holm – president of the Viking MC
Olaf Berg – Holm's deputy
Vidar Karlsson – Viking MC member
Henrik, Lennart, Martin, Jens, Lasse, Uwe, Karl, Erik - Viking MC members
Lena, Ingrid, Kirsten, Ulla, Eva – female Viking MC members
Max Dahl – Jokkmokk police chief
Stefan Sonberg - Jokkmokk's mayor
Oskar Blom - Jokkmokk's jeweler
Lars Larsson – the most intelligent policeman in Jokkmokk
Elias Persson - owner of farm neighboring Holm's farm near Jokkmokk
PACIFIC OCEAN \u0026 PHILIPPINES \u0026 INDONESIA
Gabriel Cruz – billionaire from the Philippines
Rafi Susanto – multimillionaire from Indonesia
James - Susanto's valet
Felipe, Francis, Juan, Paco - Susanto's crewmen from his yacht, the Golden Dawn
Peter and Paul Christian - mayor and governor of Pitcairn Island
TABLE OF CONTENTS (CHAPTER NUMBER, NAME, SUBPLOT/PROTAGONISTS/ACTION LOCATION)
1 - The End of the World - Li Yang, United Nations, New York
2 - A Letter From the Future - United Nations, New York
3 -Death in a Parking Lot - Li Yang, New York
4 - The First Colonist - United Nations, New York
5 - The Magic Bed - Samir \u0026 Rani, Mumbai \u0026 New World
6 - A King's Feast - Li Yang, New York
7 - The New World Order - United Nations, New York
8 - The Millionaire's Clever Third Wife - Lander clan, California