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Book cover of The Library at Hellebore
The Library at HelleboreCassandra Khaw

Characters in The Library at Hellebore

6 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Alessa Li

    A magically gifted student forcibly enrolled at Hellebore, who narrates the siege in the library and the story of how she came to be there.

Antagonists

  • The Librarian (The Library at Hellebore)

    An ancient, hungry creature lurking in the library stacks, as dangerous as the faculty outside.

Supporting characters

  • Rowan (The Library at Hellebore)

    A necromancer student with a sarcastic, irreverent streak, trapped in the library with Alessa.

  • Johanna (The Library at Hellebore)

    Alessa's roommate at Hellebore and one of the students sheltering in the library.

  • Sullivan (The Library at Hellebore)

    The valedictorian of Alessa's class, among the survivors in the library.

  • Ford (The Library at Hellebore)

    A haruspex student who reads the future in entrails.