People
Molly | Timmy | Ben | Jean-Pierre | Mysterion
Molly Sloan, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and daughter of the millionaire publisher William Randolf Sloan. She left her fiance at the altar to chase down the story that won her her first Pulitzer. Now she’s chasing down a lead that might just win her a second. “You need more than a pen and a piece of paper to pick up the front page scoop!”
Timmy Mendez, Molly’s brilliant and intrepid assistant. Native Texan. Harvard graduate. He left the pig farm to the live the life of a jet-setter. His naivete is both his greatest strength and his biggest weakness. “Every corner of the globe? The globe is a sphere! It doesn’t have any corners!”
Ben Wilcott, mysterious stranger, librarian from Flagstaff. He’s the only one who knows first-hand the terror of the Zygonians, but his story is so outrageous that no one will believe him. Can he convince Molly and Timmy in time to save the planet? “If it takes every ounce of life I have in me, I will put an end to their plans, once and for all.”
Jean-Pierre Desperois, Algerian freedom fighter who funds his operations by smuggling salt. He never turns down work for the highest bidder. He might just be the most dangerous man on the continent. And he has a terrible secret. “Le destiny… she calls my name.”
Mysterion the Magnificent, world famous mesmerist and entertainer. Can control the mind of anyone under his gaze. Is an expert on medieval torture devices, and isn’t afraid to use them. “Look into my eyes, young one, and feel the power of Mysterion the Magnificent!”
