Hal
First appears in Book 2: For We Are Many, chapter 38 (38. Following up)
Appearances
What you know
Book 2: For We Are Many
- Ch 38Hal travels to Gliese 877 to follow up after receiving Bashful's final transmission, which felt like watching himself die.
- Ch 38Hal suggests Mario booby-trap his space station in case the Others trace Bashful back toward Epsilon Eridani.
- Ch 38Hal concludes the Others detect the Bobs' radio transmissions and deliberately tests the theory with a probe conversation.
- Ch 38Hal escapes one pursuit by going dark, but is caught after testing his theory, and his ship's self-destruct engages.
- Ch 39Hal has volunteered to test Thor's shielding with probes, wanting payback against the Others for killing him.
- Ch 53Hal returns to Gliese 877 in a new 15 G body able to outrun the Others, seeding the system with stealthy early-warning drones.
- Ch 57Hal successfully tested the new Heaven design against the death asteroids.
Connections
- enemy ofThe Others
- ally ofMario
Key moments
- Book 2 · Ch 38Hal scouts Gliese 877
Using cautious probes, Hal observes the Others' home system, including a metal-encased planet and the start of a Dyson Sphere.
- Book 2 · Ch 38Hal evades the Others
Chased by faster Others ships, Hal trains them to expect his manoeuvres, then goes dark and slips out of their SUDDAR range.
- Book 2 · Ch 38Hal tests his theory and is caught
Suspecting the Others detect radio traffic, Hal backs himself up and transmits deliberately; the Others close in and his self-destruct engages.
- Book 2 · Ch 53Shielding test at Gliese 877
Hal sends a shielded decoy into the Others' system; it survives a death-asteroid zap long enough to send a scan before self-destructing.
- 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 57Moot on the Others
Bill briefs the Bobs on the contact with the Others; Garfield explains SUDDAR power beaming and their hive nature, and Bill unveils the first images of an Other.