Freehold (novel) - Characters - Secondary Characters

Secondary Characters

• Alan Naumann – initially presented as Kendra’s superior officer, he is a no-nonsense, by the book commander whose opinion is respected by many in Freehold. He is often brought as an advisor to governmental matters and represents the hard-line military opinion, stating from his introduction that he believes Earth cannot tolerate Freehold society's existence and war is inevitable. He becomes the general commander of all Freehold forces once Earth invades.

• Citizen Chinratana – a Citizen, or political leader, of Freehold, he becomes involved with all of the post-war negotiations and works closely with Naumann.

• Citizen Hernandez - Initially deals with Kendra's indenture case and finds her a job and lodging when she first arrives. He is also Marta's father.

• Tom Calan – a Freeholder who operates an employment service, he is considered by most to be a dishonest, selfish person. After being snubbed trying to get Kendra to work as an escort or exotic dancer, he develops a grudge. He provides the UN forces with details of her Earth criminal record. After the UN invasion fails, Rob kills him.

• Jim Wayland – A military non-commissioned officer who works with Kendra, he is portrayed as someone who skirts the edge of regulations in order to berate others in the service and flatter superiors. Naumann eventually kicks him out of the military. He becomes a guerilla commander and tries to criticize Kendra’s group’s tactics and targets. Kendra eventually kills him when he tries to get her to surrender so he can turn her into the UN forces.