Rob Tannie
Names: Rob TannieRob
First appears in Book 1: Pandora's Star, chapter 11 (TEN)
Appearances
B1
B2
What you know
Book 1: Pandora's Star
- Ch 11Rob Tannie is a debt-ridden freelance security operative hired for a lucrative contract with a re-life clause, working undercover as a CST guard.
- Ch 11Rob leads an armed raid on the Anshun gateway control room, using a pistol the security network cannot disable.
- Ch 12Rob Tannie surrendered unconditionally to CST security after the assault on the gateway control center and was taken away in restraints.
- Ch 12Rob's two colleagues killed themselves before security entered, wiping their memorycells.
Book 2: Judas Unchained
- Ch 5Rob Tannie admits only involvement in the attempt to blow up the Second Chance; he is tactically capable and has been through re-life.
Connections
- enemy ofCSTworks undercover as a guard while attacking CST
- member ofCat's Claws
- friend ofMorton
Key moments
- Book 1 · Ch 11Gateway control room seized
Rob Tannie, another guard and a maintenance tech plant charges, enter the Anshun gateway control room, drug the staff, force a lockdown and begin hacking the consoles.
- Book 1 · Ch 12Assault on the gateway complex ends
CST security takes the control center after Rob Tannie surrenders; the gateway reopens and Wilson Kime returns to acclaim.
- Book 2 · Ch 5Simulation ends in nuclear blast
During a simulated infiltration of an alien base, the Cat detonates baby nukes against nearby aliens, ending the exercise. Morton confronts her angrily afterward.
- Book 2 · Ch 5Mellanie visits Morton
Mellanie, grown up, arrives at the barracks and offers Morton a correspondent contract. She and Morton retreat to the rec room and have sex.