Midwinterblood Characters

We start our tale with Eric, so that's why he gets top billing on the good old character list. He's not the main focus of every story in this book, but he does make an appearance in all of them. So...

Merle may start off as Eric's love interest, but that doesn't mean she's just standing on the sidelines looking beautiful. As the story progresses, Merle's character gets her own backstory and deta...

Tor might live over and over again like Eric and Merle, but he sure isn't using his extra lives to bake Girl Scout cookies on Tuesday nights. That's right: Tor is our antagonist and he's usually up...

Edward only shows up in one of our stories, but he gets the whole section named after him—the archeologist—so he's a minor character with some oomph.Sadly, in his real life, Edward isn't such a...

Like Edward, David only shows up for one part of this novel, but when he does, his story takes center stage, too. So let's find out more about this guy.Flight Lieutenant David Thompson from the 331...

Little Merle's mother in 1902 is quite the lady. Not only is she pretty darn knowledgeable about the uses of dragon orchid, she's smart enough to know that the flower isn't really to be messed with...

Herr and Frau Graff are a German couple who travel with their rambunctious son and daughter to Blessed Island to help improve Herr Graff's health. While the children are adorable free spirits who l...

You may remember this dude from the execution of King Eirikr. Things don't start out to well for him, and at least through Eirikr's eyes, Gunnar seems pretty darn arrogant. He even spends the days...

Henrik doesn't get a whole lot of backstory, but he does play a really important role in 2073. He's one of the wards of Blessed Island (though Tor is the top dog, of course, which he enjoys pointin...

These three are the students on Edward's archeological dig in 2011. They each have their own little backstory:Nancy: She's a tall, thin American who Edward has known since she was an undergrad.Isab...

These two ladies are the other wards of Blessed Island, along with Tor and Henrik. They don't say or do much throughout the story, and they barely even argue with Tor when he demands a human sacrif...

These two fine folks appear in 1944 as Erik's wife and son. They help take care of David and they argue on his behalf when Erik gets a little grumpy.Rebecka is a middle-aged woman who "has an hones...

Wulf is the father of Melle and Eirik in the 10th century. Or is he? Seems like he was drinking a little too heavily from the dragon orchid beer, so his little brother Tor stepped in and get the jo...