Characters in Senlin Ascends

Thomas Senlin

A mild-mannered, proper headmaster who travels to the Tower of Babel on his honeymoon and must climb its ringdoms to find his missing wife.

Also in Arm of the Sphinx, The Hod King

Marya

Senlin's newlywed wife, independent and spirited, who is separated from him in the crowds at the base of the Tower and drives his search.

Also in The Hod King

Edith Winters

A woman Senlin meets in the first ringdoms and shares a harrowing ordeal with, who becomes one of his closest friends in the Tower.

Iren (Books of Babel)

A stolid, combative fighter who cannot read and becomes one of Senlin's allies as he climbs the Tower.

Adam (Books of Babel)

A young man Senlin meets at the Tower's entrance, whose desperate circumstances and doubtful loyalty shape Senlin's first steps inside.

Voleta (Books of Babel)

Adam's young sister, adventurous and cheerful, whose fate is tied to Senlin's journey through the Tower.