High Angel
First appears in Book 1: Pandora's Star, chapter 4 (THREE)
Appearances
What you know
Book 1: Pandora's Star
- Ch 11A living alien starship capable of FTL travel, resting in orbit around Icalanise, whose origin, power source and technology it refuses to explain.
- Ch 11Its settlement with humans gave it a veto on visitors and settlers, and a promise to warn residents before it flies again.
- Ch 11It has twelve crystal domes; humans occupy three originally (New Glasgow, Moscow Star, Cracacol), with two more, New Auckland and Babuyan Atoll, nearly ready.
- Ch 11It values privacy above all; the Raiel dome is known, but the other eight original domes' inhabitants are unknown.
- Ch 11Appears to humans as a casually dressed man in a conference-room image, saying this representation helps humans and that a hull image would seem pretentious.
- Ch 11Describes itself as an explorer and social anthropologist who gathers information on alien species through observation; it gives many contradictory reasons for why it does so.
- Ch 11Has no information on the Dyson Pair stars and has never visited that sector; it keeps a comfortable distance and calls itself something of a coward.
- Ch 11Is ninety-nine percent certain the Dyson Pair barriers were not built to ward off aggression, and knows of no species within thousands of light-years capable of such aggression.
- Ch 11Is aware of everything inside itself, and will accept direct unisphere links from Mac and Oscar in future.
- Ch 11Argues that societies able to destroy suns must generally be stable, since fundamental science needs long-term stability, though exceptions exist.
- Ch 11The High Angel claims it knows of no aliens with superweapons in this region and is cautious about the Dyson Pair barriers.
- Ch 18The agency's primary base is moved to High Angel, the major outcome of the weekend.
- Ch 22Site of Base One and navy shipbuilding; has promised notice before leaving, and a proposal exists to use it as humanity's lifeboat.
Book 2: Judas Unchained
- Ch 9The High Angel sees everything inside itself but cannot see into the encrypted navy network, so it cannot say who altered the recording.
- Ch 11The High Angel had Toniea Gall block examination of the shipment to the Raiel, more bluntly than ever before; it guides Hoshe to the Raiel dome.
- Ch 14For the first time, the sentient starship allowed the Operations Center to lock a wormhole exit inside it.
Connections
- includesNew Glasgow
- containsNavy Base Onenear
- containsDauntlesslaunched from assembly platform there
- includesPentagon II
Key moments
- Book 1 · Ch 11Mac and Oscar question the High Angel
The High Angel appears as a human executive and says it knows nothing of the Dyson Pair or why barriers were raised, but doubts they were defensive against aggression.
- Book 1 · Ch 11Paula and Hoshe review the financial trail
Aboard the lift to the Raiel dome, they conclude Shaheef and Cotal's accounts show no sign they were alive after disappearing, supporting murder and a faked alibi.
- Book 1 · Ch 11Shaheef's memory given to Qatux
Paula brings Shaheef's memory crystal to Qatux in the Raiel city so he can search it for a motive or enemy; he promises results within a week.
- Book 1 · Ch 18Isabella seduces Ramon
Isabella goes to Ramon's lodge and sleeps with him; next morning Ramon proposes parallel development to move the agency to High Angel.
- Book 2 · Ch 3Wilson and Anna on the terrace
Wilson and Anna discuss the war plans and Mars; Anna offers to push navy intelligence on the matter, and they spend an intimate evening.
- Book 2 · Ch 9Tampered navy records discovered
Wilson and Oscar show Paula Oscar's copy of the shuttle recording, but the official record has been altered to remove the dish deployment. Paula rules the copy inadmissible and says the Starflyer is likely behind it.
- Book 2 · Ch 11Hoshe delivers Isabella to the High Angel
Hoshe is stopped by navy troopers but cleared after the High Angel intervenes, then travels to the Raiel dome with Isabella's suspension shell.
- Book 2 · Ch 14Qatux arrives with Tiger Pansy
Qatux and Hoshe come through the wormhole into the High Angel; Qatux links with Tiger Pansy, then goes to the analysis center to help find Starflyer agents.