The Bone Clocks
The Bone ClocksDavid Mitchell
Characters in The Bone Clocks
7 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Holly Sykes
A teenager from Gravesend who runs away from home and whose life links all six sections of the novel.
Supporting characters
Hugo Lamb
A Cambridge student with a flexible moral compass whose path crosses Holly's.
Marinus
An immortal being who is reborn into new bodies and is caught up in the hidden war.
Crispin Hershey
A novelist struggling with fading success who narrates one section of the book.
Ed Brubeck
A war correspondent who becomes Holly's partner.
Jacko Sykes
Holly's younger brother, whose fate drives the early mystery.
Immaculée Constantin
A mysterious figure who crosses paths with several of the narrators.