Olivia Carlton (Ollie)

Growing up in isolation at the blue haven, Ollie's only friends are her faithful hound, Runa, and Donny, the boy who was rescued along with her. When an unwelcome visitor arrives, she leaves her home and travels far: discovering things about both herself and her friends she never imagined.

Berwick Carlton (Ricky)

Ricky was always a bit of a tearaway, so it was natural he would fall in with a bad crowd one day. But, when the criminal underground becomes the best hope of saving Europe, he finds himself in an unexpected position of authority. His life filled with violence and betrayal, he is set on an inevitable path towards destruction: but there's one woman who just might save him.

Simon Carlton

The eldest of the quads, Simon is pure of heart, dedicated to studying the secrets of the Universe. Learning more than anyone else on Earth, he is prepared to sacrfice everything for the sake of mankind.

Lucinda Carlton (Cinder)

As one of Mortimer's closest allies, Cinder leaves a trail of destruction in her wake wherever she goes, burning her way across the globe. She doesn't care who has a soul, and who doesn't, she doesn't care who wins the Soul Wars; all she craves is fire.

Sonja Goldblatt

Caught up in the desperate fight raging across Europe, Sonja is wrongly accused of being soulless. Condemned to death, she is rescued by an unlikely saviour who offers her a choice that will change her life forever.

Serwaah and Baako

Now living a good life: happy, free, and content, Baako sees no reason to take any foolish risks. But when Serwaah sees the man who destroyed her family, she seeks an opportunity for revenge... and nothing is going to stop her.

Basterion

With the face of a monster, but a heart of gold, Basterion has been imprisoned in the labyrinth. Deemed too badly deformed to take his place as rightful heir to King Minos, he tries his best to save the young Athenian girls and boys thrown into the labyrinth with him: but they always run away in fear, meeting a tragic end in one of the many deadly traps. Until he meets Selene.

Mother

Mother claims she cannot see the future, she can only see possibilities. Even so, she still knows you're coming long before you do. Taking Ollie under her wing, she guides the young woman through some difficult times, and hints at the destiny she must face: but leaves her to follow her own path.

Mandred

Mortimer's chief puppet on Earth, Mandred rises from obscurity during the soulless rebellion in Hong Kong, eventually becoming leader of the soulless armies rampaging across the globe. Born without a soul, he has no compassion, no morality, no empathy: but he does enjoy the death and destruction he wreaks, and the torment he heaps on his victims.

Zara

Her Majesty, Queen Zara the First, Queen of England, Scotland, Ireland, and France, Empress of Greater Britain, Saviour of the Pure People. Mortimer is not the only one to use one of the soulless for their own ends.