Characters in The Collapsing Empire

Cardenia Wu-Patrick

Reluctant heir thrust onto the Interdependency's throne after her father's death and her brother's earlier one, inheriting a crisis she never expected to face.

Also in The Last Emperox

Marce Claremont

Physicist from the distant colony of End who travels to the capital, Hub, to warn that the Flow is shifting and will soon cut the empire's worlds off from one another.

Also in The Consuming Fire, The Last Emperox

Kiva Lagos

Foul-mouthed, sharp-tongued trader for House Lagos whose business on End is upended when the local government freezes her trading rights amid a brewing rebellion.

Also in The Consuming Fire, The Last Emperox

Nadashe Nohamapetan

Noblewoman of the rival House Nohamapetan who schemes on Hub to turn the empire's unraveling to her family's advantage.

Also in The Consuming Fire, The Last Emperox

Ghreni Nohamapetan

Nadashe's brother, who fosters rebellion on the colony world of End as part of House Nohamapetan's bid for power.