George Parkin
Names: George ParkinGeorge
First appears in Book 1: Pandora's Star, chapter 17 (SIXTEEN)
Appearances
B1
B2
What you know
Book 1: Pandora's Star
- Ch 17George Parkin is the unofficial workshop foreman and best carpenter in the Ice Citadel, a Yorkshireman who smokes a litchenweed pipe.
- Ch 17George was an idle heir to the Mo-oM waste-disposal fortune and came to the paths seeking something money couldn't buy; he now feels respected.
- Ch 17George believes everyone is in the Ice Citadel for a reason and refuses to leave, arguing the place has a purpose.
- Ch 17George Parkin was looking for Orion, and Ozzie intends to discuss ideas about protecting Tochee outdoors with him.
- Ch 18George Parkin designed, carved and assembled the four pole mechanisms for Tochee's sledge and is proud of them.
- Ch 18George and Sara organise the hunt preparations and arrange places on a big covered sled for Ozzie, Orion and Tochee.
Connections
Key moments
- Book 1 · Ch 17Ozzie proposes mass escape
Ozzie suggests to George that everyone leave together by following the Silfen hunt on lighter sleds pulled in relays. George refuses, arguing the Ice Citadel has a purpose and the risks are too great.
- Book 1 · Ch 18Preparing to leave
Ozzie, Orion and Tochee pack and sort gear, leaving surplus items behind, and agree to follow the Silfen off the world. Tochee asks not to be abandoned.