Characters in The Girl in the Tower

Vasilisa Petrovna

Called Vasya, she is branded a witch at home and rides to Moscow disguised as a boy, where she is drawn into the Grand Prince's court.

Also in The Winter of the Witch

Konstantin Nikonovich

The charismatic Orthodox priest who clashed with Vasya's family in the first book and is drawn back into events around Moscow.

Also in The Bear and the Nightingale, The Winter of the Witch

Morozko

The winter-demon whose bond with Vasya deepens as she is drawn into danger.

Also in The Bear and the Nightingale, The Winter of the Witch

Kasyan Lutovich

A flame-haired boyar who arrives in Moscow bearing news of bandit raids on the countryside.

Solovey

Vasya's magical bay stallion, her companion on the road to Moscow.

Also in The Bear and the Nightingale, The Winter of the Witch

Olga Vladimirova

Vasya's elder sister, now a conservative royal matron and Princess of Serpukhov in Moscow.

Aleksandr Peresvet

Vasya's elder brother Sasha, a warrior monk and adviser to the Grand Prince.