An Irish fisherman and treasure hunter who, along with his partner, discovers and captures the prehistoric monster after a volcanic eruption.
Patrick Taylor is an Anglo-Indian rail traffic superintendent and Victoria Jones's childhood sweetheart. Still in love with her, he becomes involved in protecting the railway during the unrest. He courageously enters a tunnel to defuse dynamite, but is shot while trying to prevent a catastrophic attack.
An experienced and ambitious army lieutenant leading a resupply convoy to Fort Concho, he hires Jess as a scout and is critically wounded during Chata's ambush before the unit retreats to Diablo Canyon.
Matt is a young married man who inherits the decrepit Bijou Kinema from his great-uncle. With Jean, he reopens the cinema to force Albert Hardcastle to improve his offer, struggles with its outdated machinery, and ultimately leaves for Samarkand after the sale.
Walter is Carol's physician husband, who discovers her affair with Paul and offers her a choice between accompanying him to a remote village or facing a public divorce. He travels there to fight a cholera epidemic, but contracts the disease and dies after learning Carol is uncertain whether he is the father of her unborn child.
Geordie is the son of a gamekeeper who grows from a small schoolboy into a strong, tall man through years of bodybuilding training. He becomes a gamekeeper and, after learning hammer throwing, wins a Highland games event and the Olympic competition with a world-record throw. His love for Jean and attachment to home shape his choices throughout the story.
Tod is fascinated by Tag, the fox rescued and raised by Asher. He shares an interest in Tag's cool cunning and knowledge of human habitation, which help the fox lead the hounds and hunters on many chases. The summary gives no further details about Tod's role or relationship to the other characters.
David Macdonald is Lowry's lawyer and is connected to the legal proceedings surrounding the murder. Elizabeth Travers is described as the object of his affection, while Herbert brings him the incriminating letter and attempts to demand money for it. His position places him between Lowry's criminal plans and the evidence against him.
A trafficker who employs Cornelius von Zeelinga. He assigns Cornelius a new rum shipment task, which serves as the catalyst for Cornelius's subsequent discovery of Linda Larue's film and his decision to leave smuggling behind.
Benvolio is Romeo's cousin and a Montague who tries to prevent violence between the rival households. He encourages Romeo to move on from his unreturned love for Rosaline and witnesses the escalating conflict that leads to Tybalt's death and Romeo's banishment.
Rowdie Rawlings is a simple heavyweight boxer and one of the fighters whose story unfolds during the evening at the cheap boxing stadium. The summary places him among the six locker-room narratives, but does not specify the outcome of his bout or his relationships with the other fighters.
Bill Travers has 44 screen credits in a career dating back to 1950. Their work is anchored in the Born Free Collection universe with 1 titles. Signature works include Invasion Quartet, Gorgo, The Lion at World's End. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
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