One Word Kill
One Word KillMark LawrenceImpossible Times, book 1
Characters in One Word Kill
5 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Nick Hayes
A fifteen-year-old mathematical prodigy and D&D player who learns he is dying, and who narrates the story.
Antagonists
Ian Rust
A violent classmate whose threat hangs over Nick and his circle of friends.
Supporting characters
Mia (Impossible Times)
The new girl who joins Nick's Dungeons & Dragons group in 1986 and is warned to be in grave danger.
Demus
A mysterious man who follows Nick and warns him that Mia is in danger, offering a way to beat the odds.
Simon (Impossible Times)
One of Nick's Dungeons & Dragons friends, who hosts the gaming table where the group plays.