Plant: Zenith Rising, The

Characters List:

Character Name Description

Abbalah		 God or idol prayed to and mentioned by Carlos Detweiller

Demeter		 God or idol prayed to and mentioned by Carlos Detweiller

Felix		 Name on a note seen at Petersborough Disposal Co's landfill

Green		 God or idol prayed to and mentioned by Carlos Detweiller

Hamlet		 Character in a book quoted by John Kenton

Jack		 From Jack and the Beanstalk

Jesus		 Mentioned in passing

Moby Dick		 Fictional whale

Rinaldo		 What Dina Andrews called her large pink bear won at Coney Island

Turk		 Name on a note seen at Petersborough Disposal Co's landfill

Zenith		 The plant sent to John Kenton from Roberta Solrac.

?, Coretta		 Aunt of Sandra Jackson

?, Eddie		 Lawyer cousin of Riddley Walker

?, Elaine		 Childhood friend of Sandra Jackson

?, Fergus		 Name on a letter in Herb Porters Out box at Zenith House

?, Gertrude		 Friend from Fortuna Walkers book circle

?, Orthina		 Friend from Fortuna Walkers book circle

?, Phyllis		 Childhood friend of Sandra Jackson

?, Randall		 Husband of Sophie Walker

?, Ray		 Uncle of Roger Wade who was an amateur Horticulturist.

?, Susan		 Aunt of John Kenton.

Abelson, Norman		 Oak Cove Orderly

Adams, Richard		 Author of "Watership Down"

Anderson, Oren		 Partner of Floyd Walker

Anderson, Toby		 Fiancee of Ruth Tanaka.

Andrews, Dina		 11 Year old niece of Sandra Jackson.

Andrews, V.C.		 Author mentioned in passing

Arlen, Harold		 Composer--wrote "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"

Bacon, Francis		 Author quoted

Barfield, Don		 Husband of Tina Barfield.

Barfield, Tina		 The owner of the Central Falls House of Flowers. Boss of Carlos Detweiller. Wife of Don Barfield.

Barker, Olive		 Author of the Windhover series published by Zenith House.

Beach Boys, The		 Band mentioned in passing

Beatles, The		 Band mentioned in passing

Bellows, Saul		 Author mentioned in passing

Benchley, Peter		 Author of "Jaws"

Bixby, Jerome		 Wrote "It's a Good Life"

Blatty, William Peter		 Author of "The Exorcist"

Brown, James		 Singer mentioned in passing

Carlyle, ?		 Writer mentioned in passing

Carroll, Lewis		 Author mentioned in passing

Carstairs, Jinky		 Author for Zenith House

Chesterton, John		 Pilot killed in the crash of OCR Flight 14

Chomsky, Noam		 Mentioned in passing

Conley, Arthur		 Singer mentioned in passing

Conrad, William		 Actor seen on TV

Crandall, ?		 Lawyer with Crandall & Ouitz, near Zenith House

Curran, James		 Author in John Kenton's files.

Davis, Sammy Jr.		 Singer mentioned in passing

DeFelice, ?		 Children of Frank DeFelice

DeFelice, Frank		 Worked for Tallyrand Office Supply

DeFelice, Mrs.		 Wife of Frank DeFelice

DeGaulle, Charles		 Mentioned in passing

Denver, John		 Singer thought of by Riddley Walker

Detweiller, Carlos		 Crazy writer who wanted his book published by Zenith House.

Detweiller, Mrs.		 Mother of Carlos Detweiller.

Dorchester, Ellen		 Author in John Kenton's files.

Durst, Rita		 Worked for "Gimme the World" travel agency

Earhart, Amelia		 According to Carlos Detweiller she disappeared due to "Demons"

Eisenhower, Dwight		 Decorated Anthony Hecksler in 1954

Eliot, T.S.		 Author mentioned in passing

Ellison, Ralph		 Author mentioned in passing

Enders, Harlow		 Chief Comptroller in New York for Apex Corporation, the owners of Zenith House.

Evans, LaShonda		 Part-time receptionist at Zenith House. Also called LaShonda McHue

Faulkner		 Author mentioned in passing

Ferguson, George		 President of Ocean State Airways

Fields, W.C.		 Author mentioned by Roger Wade

Flannagan, ?		 Lived up the road from John Kenton as a child.

Flannagan, Tommy		 Lived up the road from John Kenton as a child.

Flynn, George		 Rejected James Saltworthy's book "The Last Survivor" when working for Viking in November 1978

Fonda, Jane		 Ruth Tanaka had her workout video

Ford, Arthur P.		 State Police Lieutenant trying to catch Hecksler

Foster, Jodie		 Actress mentioned in passing.

Foster, Stephen		 Mentioned in passing

Freestone-Love, Janet		 Author for Zenith House

Garfunkel, Art		 Part of the band that John Kenton listened to

Gaye, Marvin		 Singer mentioned in passing

Gear, Richard		 Name mentioned in a letter by Detweiller to John Kenton. It should have been Richard Gere.

Gelb, William (Bill)		 Zenith House Editor

Gere, Richard		 The real name of the person called Richard Gear in a letter by Detweiller to John Kenton

Ginelli, Richard		 Owner of the Four Fathers Bar where Roger Wade often drank.

Goldstein, Avery		 Co-Pilot killed in the crash of OCR Flight 14

Goldwater, Barry		 Mentioned in passing

Graustark, Teddy		 Apex Corporation Vice President in charge of Print Media

Hammer, Bill		 Used to work as an editor for Zenith House

Hance, ?		 Children of Evelyn and Jack Hance

Hance, Evelyn		 Married name of Evelyn Walker. Wife of Jack Hance

Hance, Jack		 Husband of Evelyn Hance.

Hangstrom, Herb		 Used a Ouija board with Carlos Detweiller.

Hardaway, Nick		 Pen name of the author Dawson Postlewaite

Hecht, Ben		 Play author mentioned in passing

Hecklser, Anthony R. (Iron Guts)		 Insane former Major General, but now retired. He wrote a book that Herb Porter had rejected for publishing.

Hecksler, ?		 Sister of Anthony Hecksler.

Hemingway, Ernest		 Author mentioned in passing

Henries, Dr.		 Doctor of Sandra Jackson when she was a child

Hitchcock, Alfred		 Film Director mentioned in passing

Hitler, Adolf		 Dead mass murderer

Hoffa, Jimmy		 Mentioned in passing

Howe, Myron		 Saw the crash of OCR Flight 14 on 31 March 1981.

Iverson, Barton		 Central Falls police chief.

J. Geils Band, The		 Band mentioned in passing

Jackson, Sandra		 Editor for Zenith House

Jakes, John		 Author mentioned in passing

Joyce, Jones		 Author mentioned in passing

Keen, Norville		 He was the human "sacrifice" that was in Carlos Detweiller's photographs.

Kennedy, John F.		 President of the USA thought of by John Kenton.

Kenton, ?		 Married Sister 1 of John Kenton

Kenton, ?		 Married Sister 2 of John Kenton

Kenton, ?		 Unmarried Sister of John Kenton that lives with her mother

Kenton, John Edward		 An associate editor at Zenith House

Kenton, Kevin Anthony		 Mentioned in a letter to John Kenton by Tina Barfield. John Kenton's brother that died of brain cancer

Kenton, Mr.		 Father of John.

Kenton, Mrs.		 Mother of John.

Kimball, Richard		 TV character

Knopf, Alfred A.		 New York publishing house

LaScorbia, Anthony K.L.		 Author published by Zenith House.

Lawrence, ?		 Author mentioned in passing

Leekstodder, Hubert D.		 Co-Owner of the Shady Rest Mortuary.

Leekstodder, Mr.		 Son of Hubert Leekstodder.

Leekstodder, Mrs.		 Daughter-in-law of the Leekstodders.

Leekstodder, Mrs.		 Wife of Hubert.

Lincoln, Abraham		 President of the USA

Lockridge, Ross		 Author of "Raintree County"

Lovecraft, H.P.		 Author of the Necronomicon mentioned by Carlos Detweiller

Ludlum, Robert		 Author mentioned in passing

MacArthur, Douglas		 Gave Hecksler the lighter he used to start the fire in the Shady Rest Mortuary

Mailer, Norman		 Author of "The Naked and The Dead"

Marksland, Rodney		 Police Lieutenant from Long Island

Mayr, Dallas		 Passenger killed in the crash of OCR Flight 14

McDowell, Michael		 Husband of Olympia McDowell

McDowell, Olympia		 Aunt of Riddley Walker.

McHue, LaShonda		 Part-time receptionist at Zenith House. Also called LaShonda Evans

Mencken, H.L.		 Mentioned by John Kenton

Metalious, Grace		 Author of "Peyton Place"

Milton, ?		 Author mentioned in passing

Mitty, Walter		 Mentioned in passing

Monroe, Marilyn		 Actress; friend of J F Kennedy

Moors, Ellen K.		 Anthony Hecksler's doctor in Oak Cove Asylum

Mumy, Billy		 Child actor who was mentioned as being in a Twilight Zone episode

Newman, Paul		 Actor in Cool Hand Luke

Nixon, Richard		 According to Carlos Detweiller he was infected with "tulpa"

Nordstrom, Tracy		 Psycho truck driver who is the main character in the book "The Last Survivor".

O'Connor, Flannery		 Mentioned in passing

Oceanby, John		 Possibly fictional author whose name was used as a cover on James Saltworthy's book "The Last Survivor".

Ouitz, ?		 Lawyer with Crandall & Ouitz near Zenith House

Parker, Dorothy		 Mentioned in passing

Patella, George		 Executive Vice President of RainBo Softdrinks.

Penbroke, Alicia		 Nurse at Oak Cove Asylum

Perkins, Maxwell		 Mentioned in passing

Piet, John		 Orderly at Oak Cove Asylum

Poe, Edgar Allan		 Poet mentioned in passing

Poppins, Mary		 Movie character

Porter, Herb		 Editor at Zenith House

Porter, Lisa		 Ex-wife of Herb Porter

Porter, Mr.		 Father of Herb Porter.

Porter, Mrs.		 Mother of Herb Porter.

Postlewaite, Dawson		 Writer known as Nick Hardaway

Puzo, Mario		 Author of "The Godfather"

Pyne, Joe		 Mentioned in passing

Reagan, Ronald		 President of the USA.

Redbone, Sherwyn		 President of the Apex Corporation

Redford, Robert		 Actor mentioned in passing

Riley, ?		 Police officer sent to the House of Flowers by Barton Iverson

Rockne, Knute		 Football player mentioned by Roger Wade

Rogers, Rosemary		 Author mentioned by John Kenton

Rolling Stones, The		 Band mentioned in passing

Roth, ?		 Author mentioned in passing

Runyon, Damon		 Author mentioned by John Kenton

Saltworthy, James (Jim)		 Author of the book "The Last Survivor" about a group of survivors on TV show. The book is to be published by Zenith House

Saltworthy, Mrs.		 Wife of James Saltworthy

Saul, John		 Author mentioned by John Kenton

Savini, Tom		 Special effects expert mentioned in passing.

Schneur, Herman T.		 Bus driver almost killed by Anthony Hecksler

Scrooge, Ebeneezer		 Mentioned in passing

Shakespeare, William		 Author mentioned in passing

Simon, Paul		 Part of the band Simon & Garfunkel

Sinatra, Frank		 Singer mentioned by Harl Enders

Slavinsky, Rodney		 Author who uses the name of Bart I Straight

Solrac, Roberta		 Alias of Carlos Detweiller.

Stames, Sally		 Character in "The Last Survivor".

Stevens, Wallace		 Poet mentioned in passing

Straight, Bart I.		 Pen name of the author Rodney Slavinsky

Stylistics, The		 Band mentioned in passing

Tanaka, Ruth		 Ex Fiancee of John Kenton

Temptations, The		 Band mentioned in passing

Tidyman, Law		 Close friend of Fortuna Walker who read her will. Husband of Sulla Tidyman.

Tidyman, Sulla		 Wife of Law Tidyman.

Tyndale, ?		 Police Sergeant that helped verify the photos from Carlos Detweiller's book. Worked at the 31st precinct police station in New York

Wade, Mrs.		 Mother of Roger Wade.

Wade, Roger		 Editor in chief at Zenith House.

Wagner, Honus		 Baseball player on a card that was bought by Herb Porter

Walker, ?		 Children of Floyd Walker

Walker, Deidre		 Sister of Riddley Walker.

Walker, Evelyn		 Sister of Riddley Walker. Wife of Jack Hance.

Walker, Floyd		 Brother of Riddley Walker.

Walker, Fortuna		 Mother of Riddley, Diedre and Floyd Walker.

Walker, Madeline		 Favorite sister of Riddley Walker.

Walker, Mr.		 Father of Riddley Walker.

Walker, Riddley Pearson		 Delivered mail and a janitor at Zenith House.

Walker, Sophie		 Sister of Riddley Walker

Wayne, John		 Actor in the movie "Wake of the Red Witch"

Weiner, Robert		 Passenger killed in the crash of OCR Flight 14

Westmoreland, ? (Westy)		 General that spoke to Hecksler in Vietnam

Wettermark, Randy		 Best friend of John Kenton in 5th grade.

Whitney, James		 Wrote an article on the crash of OCR Flight 14

Williams, Alan		 Senior editor at Viking Press

Williams, Tennessee		 Singer mentioned in passing

Wilson, Gahan		 Owner of a house in Connecticut where Ruth Tannaka met Roger Wade. Husband of Nancy

Wilson, Nancy		 Wife of Gahan

Wolfe, Thomas		 Author mentioned by John Kenton.

Yeager, Mort		 Writer for Zenith House.