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A Winter's PromiseChristelle DabosLa Passe-Miroir, book 1

Characters in A Winter's Promise

6 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Ophelia (The Mirror Visitor)

    A quiet, myopic archivist from Anima who can read the history of objects and travel through mirrors, betrothed against her will to a stranger from a distant ark.

    Also in The Memory of Babel

Supporting characters

  • Thorn (The Mirror Visitor)

    A taciturn, formidable official of the Pole's Dragon clan to whom Ophelia is diplomatically betrothed, and whose reputation precedes him.

    Also in The Memory of Babel

  • Berenilde

    Thorn's elegant, powerful aunt, an illusionist who presides over an ever-autumn park at the Pole's court and takes a close interest in guiding Ophelia.

    Also in The Memory of Babel

  • Archibald (The Mirror Visitor)

    The charming, manipulative head of the Pole's Mirage Clan, an ambassador and one of Thorn's rivals at court.

    Also in The Memory of Babel

  • Farouk (The Mirror Visitor)

    The reclusive, immensely powerful family spirit who rules the Pole ark from behind its constant court intrigue.

    Also in The Memory of Babel

  • Rosaline

    Ophelia's aunt and chaperone, a skilled book-mender who accompanies her from Anima to the Pole.

    Also in The Memory of Babel