Sara
First appears in Book 1: Pandora's Star, chapter 13 (TWELVE)
Appearances
What you know
Book 1: Pandora's Star
- Ch 13Sara walked off Earth in 2009 and claims never to have been rejuvenated, saying time runs differently along the Silfen paths.
- Ch 13Sara guides newly arrived Ozzie and Orion to their rooms and warns them against rushing off to find a path, since many people are lost that way.
- Ch 13Sara dismisses Ozzie's interest in classifying the creatures as the first step toward segregation.
- Ch 17Sara has long experience at the Ice Citadel; humans look to her for guidance, a role she would like Ozzie to take.
- Ch 17Sara says the best chance to get clear of the Ice Citadel comes when the Silfen hunt.
- Ch 17Sara rescued Ozzie and Orion and brought them into the Ice Citadel, and advises that following the Silfen is the best escape route.
- Ch 17Sara found the tochee at the edge of the crystal tree forest over two years ago and tried to communicate with it using drawn pictures.
- Ch 18Sara is an elderly, wrinkled woman who speaks the Silfen language and leads the Citadel's dealings with the Silfen.
- Ch 18Sara lives at the Ice Citadel, has no partner, says she will leave one day but not yet, and warns Ozzie to stay clear of the hunt.
- Ch 18Sara guides the party and has seen people with a 'mission' mindset believe themselves invulnerable.
- Ch 18Sara tells Ozzie she is glad to have met him, says next time they meet it will be different, and tells Orion to make him behave.
Connections
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Key moments
- Book 1 · Ch 13Ozzie and Orion reach the Ice Citadel
Sara takes them by sled to the Ice Citadel, explaining the Silfen paths and the dangers of leaving; they descend into the vast domed hall full of many species.
- Book 1 · Ch 13Ozzie and Orion shown their quarters
Sara leads Ozzie and Orion to rooms off the great chamber, tells them to share news at the evening meal, and urges them not to rush off to find a path.
- Book 1 · Ch 18Silfen arrive to hunt
A procession of about 250 Silfen reaches the Ice Citadel to hunt icewhales. They party in the central chamber, and Sara secures permission to follow and keep the carcasses.
- 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.
- Book 1 · Ch 18The hunt departs
At dawn the Silfen ride out chanting, and the covered sleds follow into the crystal tree forest. Tochee's sledge is towed behind Bill's sled.
- Book 1 · Ch 18Journey to the hunting ground
The sleds cross the crystal forest, descend the massif and travel across the crater plain, camping on an escarpment near the Silfen. Ozzie shelters Tochee with furs and a heatbrick.
- Book 1 · Ch 18Ozzie and Sara's misunderstanding
Ozzie hints at a relationship with Sara; both realise the others assumed he and Orion were a couple. Sara warns him to stay back from the hunt.
- Book 1 · Ch 18The icewhale hunt
Silfen riders hurl lightning spears to drive icewhales from the ice crater. The beasts kill over a dozen Silfen; Orion is horrified and Ozzie takes him inside.
- Book 1 · Ch 18Orion breaks down after the icewhale hunt
After witnessing the Silfen hunt, Orion despairs, hurls away his pendant and fears for his parents. Ozzie calms him and pockets the pendant.