by panzertard
Robert Garry, his father Jordan Garry and their crew crosses paths with and agent from the Alioth Intelligence Services as well as being targeted by the Circle of Independent Elite Pilots (CIEP).
Harper, John. Elite: And Here The Wheel (Elite: Dangerous). Fantastic Books Publishing. Kindle Edition.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Robert Garry (Slim) | protagonist, son of Jordan Garry and Marylin Paul. Later revealed as a ‘Ryder’. |
| Jordan Garry (Wide) | Father of Robert. |
| Gunn-Britt Grotenfelt | Double Elite pilot, AIS agent, based out of Montgomery (no such place in ED). |
| The Architect | Current leader of CIEP, antagonist |
| Oberon | Former leader of CIEP, deceased |
| Wayfarer crew | Ralph, Griff, Matt (on Tactical/Piloting), Gerald (Cargo), Jimmy (Turrets) |
| Misc CEIP | Commander Whithers (Sigma-1), Lt. John Graham (CIEP base, reporting to the Leader), Commander Tybalt, Jessica (Gunn’s wingman) |
| CIEP Elders | Old Tom, Rapier Rick, Hamer the Fisherman, Dominic the Greater, Swenson, (and the rest). |
| Misc AIS | Trotsky (Boss), |
| Admiral McKowsky | INRA Behemoth. |
| Commander Criddoch | Son of McKowsky? INRA. |
| Malin | The Pirate broad, former wingman / crew at Garrys. |
| His Highness | The Prince. The Emperor is called by a different name. The Prince is obsessed with the number 5. |
| Commander Tybalt | Circle officer who stole the weapon from the Federation. |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Federation Secretary of Defence | Lost a Clipper to CIEP, Chapter 1. |
| Circle of Independent Elite Pilots | CIEP. Ceepers. 6 Elders plus the Leader. |
| Alioth Intelligence Service | AIS. |
| Garrys | Emblem: A fist clenching a knife superimposed over the St Andrew’s Cross. |
Legend: Location-name in Code-font means system or location is in Elite:Dangerous.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| New Aberdeen | City, apparently in the Arouca system. |
Villist |
In the Brohman system. Place of Robert’s battle. Two tourist beacons. Battle of Villist and Remains of Imbrium City. Imbrium City not mentioned in the book. The moon Eden 13913 is not mentioned in the book. Why this name? No forum reference or anything telling us why it has this name. |
Phekda |
A place where only fools go. “Couldn’t the selfish fools see they were making a Phekda run in an unarmed Lanner?” |
| Vista Oculto | Jordans old ship. (No Oculto places found in ED). |
| Skekkigo 0 B 8 | A Crash site |
Legend: Location-name in Code-font means system or location in ED is found.
Robert: Performs a heist on a Python freighter.
Gunn: In Sigma-12 squad, faking a Thargoid attack on the Federation Secretary of Defence Clipper.
Robert: In New Aberdeen (ref First Guard of the Royal new Aberdeen) Inspecting cargo on the way to Beta Hydri. Found a mysterious coffin. Having to escape.
The Architect: Looking for updates of the Federation Secretary of Defence incident. Then performs a briefing for the Elders on the situation.
Gunn: Breaking in and stealing information from core-systems. Reprimanded by Whithers on her way back. Status message: ‘Project Endure is Live’.
Robert: Wayfarer at CD 32-331 (no such system, however CD-32). Being chased, trying to lose the Ceepers at a gas giant (Green, blue & purple). Makes a misjump to escape.
Admiral McKowsky: Commander Criddoch reports in on CIEPs activities. Mention of the weapon theft from Eta Cassiopeia (Eta Cassiopeiae)
Wayfarer: Falling out the skies at Skardee IV, near the plains of the Red Wash. Robert is referring to the chasing Saker ships as “not the ones from Middleton” (Middleton doesn’t exist). Robert and the crew goes for repairs at Sovereign Repairs and Salvage.
Criddoch: Monitoring and observing CIEP activities in the city, spotting Gunn & Robert.
Gunn: Caught up on the Garrys. Sat down with Slim & Wide trying to convince them.
Robert: Walks back to the startport, past Criddoch. The wayfarer has been raided. Everything goes to hell. Taking off and being ambushed.
The Architect: Commander Tybalt reports on the weapon status. They are planning the event for ‘His Highness’.
Wayfarer: “The Wayfarer drifted along the coldest sea; a dark system, a dead sun, a collection of rejected rocks and a pitiful asteroid field.”. Jordan tells Robert: “Now you have to go back. To the beginning, you have to go to Soontill”.
Robert: Wayfarer limped through the Arouca system and down toward New Aberdeen. Robert is trying to return to the beginning as he sees it. He’s trying to find his mother’s burial place.
(Gap in the story here; how Robert has the memory as a child being part of his mothers burial, knowing where it is, but then can’t find her on this planet. It was never explained how he was there at the ceremony while the grave wasn’t there. Truly nothing explaining how he has this incorrect and vivid memory. How do you mistake an entire planet and a system?)
Robert: Gunn catches up with him in the crematorium. They reach an understanding.
Gunn: Taking care of the Ceepers and brining Robert with her. Robert leaves Jordan behind.
‘Time to pick up the trash’ a Circle motto
On the kindle version of the book, contains 4 sections highlighted by the author. It’s uncertain why these are there. Could it be highlights done by other users? Or is it the authors own highlights?
‘Neither of you were born at the time but when the Thargoids made their first peaceful contact, an inter-species convention facility was established. In the initial meetings the Thargoids mentioned a lost world;’
‘A world that even to them held an aura of magic. But they lost contact with the world and were unable to find it again. Covert surveillance recorded them discussing whether to ask humanity for help, though ultimately they didn’t respect or trust us enough.’
‘The bored go to Epsilon Eridani, the suicidal go to Phekda, the ship-spotters go to Beta Hydri. No one ever goes to Grandmort.’
tags: novels‘Now highlight Brohman, Lanaest, Arouca and Delta Phoenicis.’ Four new purple points glowed in a zig-zag across space. ‘Remove Arouca. Draw a line from Delta Phoenicis to Grandmort and another through Delta Phoenicis, Lanaest and Brohman.’