Gliese 54
Names: Gliese 54GL 54
First appears in Book 2: For We Are Many, chapter 13 (13. Investigating the Others)
Appearances
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What you know
Book 2: For We Are Many
- Ch 13Gliese 54, a small K star with one planet and lots of space junk, is untouched by the Others.
Connections
- related toThe Othersstripping its resources
Key moments
- Book 2 · Ch 13Mario's dwarves plan the hunt
At Gliese 54 Mario builds a station, reports the Others to Bill, and creates four clones who agree to spread out to locate the Others while streaming reports home.
- Book 2 · Ch 15Mario reports the Others to Bill
Mario builds a SCUT, connects to BobNet, and shares his evidence of the Others with Bill, who promises weapons research and a warning to all Bobs.
- Book 2 · Ch 54Others head for Gliese 54
Bill warns Hal that an Others squad is heading for Gliese 54, Mario is evacuating, and a first-contact attempt is planned.
- Book 2 · Ch 55First contact with the Others
Via a deliberately crude drone at Gliese 54, Bill talks to the Others, who reveal their hive nature, see all other life as food, and plan to reach Sol; they then destroy the drone.