The Brightness Between Us
Characters in The Brightness Between Us
4 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Ambrose Cusk
In the earlier timeline, the original Ambrose on a Cold War-tense 25th-century Earth learns the true, devastating purpose behind his cloning mission. In the later timeline, an older Ambrose is a devoted father to Owl and Yarrow on the exoplanet Minerva.
Also in The Darkness Outside Us
Kodiak Celius
Ambrose's partner in both timelines: alongside him on Cold War-era Earth as the mission's true cost comes to light, and alongside him decades later as a father raising their children on Minerva.
Also in The Darkness Outside Us
Owl (The Darkness Outside Us)
Ambrose and Kodiak's teenage daughter on the frontier world of Minerva, whose bond with her brother Yarrow is tested when the family's survival is threatened from within.
Supporting characters
Yarrow (The Darkness Outside Us)
Ambrose and Kodiak's teenage son on Minerva, whose coming-of-age crisis puts the family's bond to its hardest test.