The following list contains the most important
characters in this volume, which includes essential characters reappearing in
subsequent volumes of the Doomsday Chronicles.
Satan (a k a ~ Dark Hermit,
Devil, Enchantress, Comforter, Temptress, etc).
Amorphous force of evil
who invades earth in various
disguises, until settling for the shape of a woman in the form of
Marie Roget.
Abaddon (a k a ~ the
Serpent or Gatemaster of Hell). Looking
into Satan’s eyes, he sees visions of the Reverend Adam Leeds and his wife and is left in command
of hell when the devil makes its debut on earth.
Adam Leeds Satan’s chosen, who
becomes a counterfeit Christ but is in
actuality a reluctant messiah. As a
failed minister of a Christian church, he is
harassed, tempted, and cajoled into becoming leader
of
a new faith.
Cora Leeds Wife of Adam Leeds, who,
after being tempted and corrupted for years, acts as the catalyst to Adam’s fall and then, as the
blackmailing memory, in his rise as Satan’s emissary on earth.
The Old The old man, who appears on the Leeds’s
television, spouting apocalyptic warnings,
Evangelist reappearing in the story as
an evangelist on the street .
Henny Another incarnation of the devil,
who arrives in the guise of a tow truck driver and mechanic,
Lumpkin taunting Adam,
until the young man flees into the city.
Big Molly and The grotesque parody of a
street walker, who lures the reverend up to her apartment and gives
the “Specter” him
a cup of tea. In her apartment, as the
amorphous specter, she tempts and blackmails him
with images of the future and his wife with another
man.
Sid Barnes Deputy Fire Chief for LAFD, a one
time member of Adam Leeds church, is the first to see a
supernatural and spiritual
explanation for the fire.
Randall Deputy Chief,
Homicide Division of LAPD, because his wife is miraculously cured, is easily
Walker convinced by Sid’s theory about the fire.
Jake Homicide
Sergeant, who
is reluctantly drawn into the Adam Leeds case. After pulling off the
Cosgrove road to investigate Salem
Dade, a roadside preacher, Jake wonders if they are not the same man.
Sam Ruiz Jake’s partner and detective
in Homicide Squad One of the LAPD, who is caught up in the
sergeant’s apparent folly,
until he, too, understands the connection between the two men.
Jetta Carlson Camerawoman, who, flying over the a household fire
with her pilot Doug Abado, unwittingly
tapes an apocalyptic sign of
things to come.
Valentine Rookie roving reporter, with his cameraman Milo Flores, are important characters in future
Getz volumes, but arrive
belatedly in this volume at the scene of the fire.
Dwight Senior
elder, once Adam’s staunchest supporter, who with Philip
Lindley, Leona Bliss,
Higgins Todd and Tina Billingsley, and Ian MacCallum
join others who have seen the signs of the
End
Times.
Other Church Churchmen
with shady pasts: Eugene Waterford, William
Breckenridge, James Royce, and
Elders Patrick Smalley.
Amy Sullivan Rebellious
young member Adam’s congregation, who breaks with the church with her best
friend
Jolene Frick to resurface as important players during the End
Times.
Moses Rawlins As Adam is lured by one of
the night’s demons, Moses shouts apocalyptic warnings to the
world, appearing first as
the Shepherd of Skid Row.
Moses’ Smokin’ Al Breen, Skunk Larson,
Little Tom, Old Judd, and Ignacio Rosales – street
Friends disciples of the Shepherd
of Skid Row.
The Twelve Disciples
Adam Taylor Onetime teacher, resembling
a black actor, wearing suit the he “dropped out” in.
Buff Peyton Uncouth, overweight bully, who is the first member
to encounter Salem Dade.
Effie Powers Shabbily dressed, witch-like
crone, who was once a drug addict and prostitute.
Ursula Painter Attractive hard-looking Afro-American and onetime
drug addict and prostitute.
Royal Affable blond, albino-like
member, served several years in prison for homicide.
Channing
Troy Holland Quiet member with a
crew cut, an ex-marine with semper fi tattooed on his arm.
Wyatt Onetime novice priest
and seminary student for the Roman Catholic Church.
Brewster
Liz Moydin An ex-drug addict and
typically worn out street person, with a tragic tale.
Cassie Moa Samoan girl, befriended by Liz, slightly insane, who
talks in rhymes and riddles.
Gus Yorba Dwarf with a sense of humor, also apparently
insane, taken care of by the others.
Heck Reyes Ex-gang member and fierce-looking tattooed Hispanic
with an attitude.
Johnny Sinister, tall, sullen
American Indian, who appears to be Heck Reyes’ friend.
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