An intense, hot-headed MCRN sailor.

Mars’s people are uniquely unified in their common goal.

Her insight and understanding of what makes a war enable her to avoid one.

He acts like a sweet chaplain, but is covering up horrors.

The pilot of the Rocinante and the heart of her crew.

A resilient scientist who delights in natural phenomena.

A capable, dedicated Martian marine — whose prejudice threatens to tear her squad apart.

An accomplished diplomat who envies Earth’s high culture.

Professional, austere, and occasionally poignantly poetic, he humanizes the Martian cause.

Prudent, capable, and an advocate for moderation.

The cool, collected, determined captain of the Donnager.