Edmund Li
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First appears in Book 2: Judas Unchained, chapter 3 (Chapter 3)
Appearances
What you know
Book 2: Judas Unchained
- Ch 3Edmund Li is a Boongate-born police technical officer seconded to the navy's Far Away freight inspectorate, which has 25 staff but few turn up.
- Ch 13Edmund Li is the last remaining Far Away freight inspector at Boongate, a former policeman who stayed on to monitor traffic for navy intelligence.
- Ch 13Edmund Li, a Boongate official, is trapped alone in the Far Away section while Tarlo takes over its security systems and weapons.
- Ch 14Alic wants Edmund to switch off the Far Away section force field.
- Ch 14Edmund Li, Alic's inside man at Far Away, hesitates from fear, then tries to sabotage the force field generator but loses his ion pistol.
- Ch 14Edmund crashed the local network with disruptor software; Vic finds a half-headed corpse he believes is Edmund.
Connections
- ally ofRenne Kempasa
- enemy ofTarloEdmund hides from Tarlo, a wanted dangerous man
- inBoongate
- ally ofAlic Hoganinside contact
Key moments
- Book 2 · Ch 3Suspicious shipment found on Boongate
Renne and Tarlo visit the Boongate freight warehouse and find crates of farm machinery with heavy-duty superconductors, some records missing; Tarlo stays to investigate while Renne returns to Paris.
- Book 2 · Ch 13Time-dilated wormhole evacuation announced
Doi and Nigel announce the New48 populations will walk through modified wormholes emerging on fresh planets years later, giving time to build cities.
- Book 2 · Ch 13Tarlo arrives at Boongate station
Edmund Li, watching the broadcast, sees Tarlo arrive in a limousine with a murdered man inside and hides.
- Book 2 · Ch 13Tarlo found at Boongate
Edmund Li reports Tarlo seizing control of the Far Away section; Alic promises rescue and plans to petition the Admiral.
- Book 2 · Ch 14Edmund Li killed, force field falls
Edmund reaches the generator but has lost his pistol. Tarlo shoots the generator, dropping the force field, then kills Edmund.