Harbinger
Names: HarbingerLiaison Harbinger
First appears in Book 6: The Eye of the Bedlam Bride, chapter 14 (12)
Appearances
What you know
Book 6: The Eye of the Bedlam Bride
- Ch 14Harbinger, a towering caprid of the Plenty, is the liaison at Shadow Boxer, the same one who helped Maggie My try to kill Carl.
- Ch 14Valtay rules require a liaison whenever a crawler might be alone with a sponsor; Quasar calls Harbinger's assignment improper.
- Ch 15Harbinger ends the interview for coded talk, bans Rosetta from crawler interviews, and vows to have Carl and Prepotente removed.
- Ch 32Harbinger insists on observing Odette's show virtually, so Carl's attorney will also be present.
- Ch 37Harbinger threatened to stop the interview if Carl or Donut revealed privileged behind-the-scenes information, such as Juice Box's rebellion.
- Ch 38Harbinger abruptly vanished from the studio mid-interview without explanation.
Connections
Key moments
- Book 6 · Ch 14Harbinger as liaison
At the production trailer, Carl and Donut meet the caprid liaison Harbinger, and Quasar arrives by holo to object to his presence.
- Book 6 · Ch 14Shadow Boxer interviews
Rosetta Thagra interviews Donut about television; during a break Quasar briefs Carl on Faction Wars, then Rosetta begins Carl's interview about his dead mother.
- Book 6 · Ch 15Harbinger shuts down the interview
Harbinger ends the interview, dismisses Quasar, bans Rosetta for cheating, and tells Carl he is working to have him removed from the crawl.
- Book 7 · Ch 45Interrogation by Orren
Pulled into the liaison office at the Desperado Club, Carl learns Rosetta stole billions from Rust, and Orren demands to know how Carl's implant disabled the failsafe.
- Book 8 · Ch 31Harbinger is killed by the AI
Harbinger teleports in, rebukes his mother Gamori, and raises a pulse rifle at Carl; the AI explodes him, drenching everyone in gore.