John King
Names: John KingJohn
First appears in Book 2: Judas Unchained, chapter 2 (Chapter 2)
Appearances
What you know
Book 2: Judas Unchained
- Ch 2John was a technical forensic investigator in the old Directorate and is less hostile to Alic than the other senior lieutenants.
- Ch 4King's forensic team believes smuggled equipment from Boongate and Venice Coast are very-high-density force field devices needing enormous power Far Away lacks.
- Ch 14John was badly mangled by kinetic fire when the carriage was destroyed, but his helmet and memorycell are intact so he can be re-lifed.
Connections
- member ofAlic Hogansenior lieutenant in his Paris office
Key moments
- Book 2 · Ch 2Progress meeting on the Guardians case
Alic chairs a meeting where his team reports on the unidentified assassin, the Mars data, Cufflin and McFoster's finances; he promises a warrant and asks the observatory to contact the Mars station.
- Book 2 · Ch 4Hogan presents Rowden theory
Hogan, citing Cortese's facial match, declares the assassin Francis Rowden a Guardian enforcer; Renne privately doubts it.
- Book 2 · Ch 4Force field equipment puzzle and Beard hunt
King reports smuggled equipment is high-power force field devices with no power source on Far Away; Vic reports Robin Beard has fled Cagayn in his van.
- Book 2 · Ch 10Paula briefs Alic
Paula tells Alic that Tarlo is a Starflyer traitor, that the Halgarths are suspected agents, and that Tarlo's cases must be reviewed.
- Book 2 · Ch 10Plan to let Bernadette run
Paula persuades the group to delay arresting Bernadette, keep multiple teams on her, and prioritize taking the Agent in custody at tonight's meeting.
- Book 2 · Ch 10Raid on the Saffron Clinic
Paula's teams storm the clinic; wetwired hostiles fight back with explosions. Bernadette and others are killed, but an unidentified man's body is found and an elevator shaft breach suggests someone escaped.
- Book 2 · Ch 11Isabella ambushed on the express
Isabella Halgarth, a Starflyer agent, attacks the compartment; Paula's team traps her in a cage, disables her with a dump-web and nervejam stick, and captures her alive. Paula reveals it was an entrapment.
- 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 14Chase through the Boongate gateway
The GH7 chases Alic's carriage; the carriage crosses the gateway to Boongate, the team jumps, and the escorts destroy it while the GH7 passes through safely.