A Symphony of Echoes characters

Also known as Max

Appears from the start

A St Mary's historian known for improvising when meticulously prepared assignments fail. She begins this book as an experienced field operative, committed to the institute and closely involved with Leon Farrell.

Appears from the start

St Mary's director, responsible for protecting both historical integrity and an institution that has already survived an internal attack. His reserve masks strong loyalty to his staff.

Appears from the start

Head of the Technical Section and Max's partner. He keeps the pods operational, distrusts unnecessary risks, and knows that Max's definition of necessity is broader than his own.

Appears from the start

A seasoned historian and Max's reliable field partner. His steadiness and humour help a team continue functioning when research plans turn into emergencies.

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The senior security officer at St Mary's. Guthrie plans for dangers in the present as well as the past and takes a central role when the institute itself must be defended.

Appears from the start

A courageous, unconventional member of the security team. Markham is frequently involved when an assignment needs physical protection, rapid invention, or both.

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The institute's exceptionally efficient administrator. Mrs Partridge controls information and logistics with a calm authority that helps St Mary's survive crises.

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A senior scientist at St Mary's, valued for both specialist analysis and enthusiasm for improbable experiments. His department supports the historical teams before and after jumps.

Appears from the start

A St Mary's doctor accustomed to treating injuries that cannot be truthfully explained outside the institute. He is part of the experienced community Max returns to after each assignment.

Appears from the start

The renegade time traveller behind the earlier attack on St Mary's. He remains at large at the opening of the book, making every unexplained disturbance a possible continuation of his campaign.

First appears in chapter 6

The younger of Edward IV's sons, confined in the Tower of London amid the struggle for the English throne. To the observing historians he is a living child rather than merely one of the vanished Princes in the Tower.