Helayne Strangford
Names: Helayne StrangfordHelayne
First appears in Book 3: The Nonborn King, chapter 29 (2)
Appearances
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What you know
Book 3: The Nonborn King
- Ch 29Helayne is a distraught mother of fugitive children who accuses Marc of asking them to deceive their own children.
Book 4: The Adversary
- Ch 1Helayne urged Manion to let Marc die, so that the children would be safe; she was placed in the docilator.
- Ch 13A strong coercer driven mad, she stabbed Steve Vanier, murdered fifteen people aboard Kyllikki, and tried to coerce others up the mast.
- Ch 13In her ravings she believes Marc lied and abandons them, and that destroying the time gate will prevent the children's escape; she fears he will kill the children.
- Ch 13Shot dead by Jeff Steinbrenner with a laser carbine, destroying the jiggermast crow's nest.
- Ch 13Helayne stabbed Peter Dalemhert; she had earlier turned against Marc and corrupted the children, per Patricia.
- Ch 15Went violent aboard Kyllikki ten days earlier and killed many people while Marc was away d-jumping.
Connections
- enemy ofSteinbrennershoots her dead
- partner ofAlexis Manionformer lovers
- enemy ofPeter Dalembertkilled him with a knife
- related toArkyher violence led to his fatal injury
Key moments
- Book 3 · Ch 29Council debates the fugitive children
Marc's co-conspirators debate; Warshaw, Patricia and Van Wyk vote to kill the children, but the rest choose Marc's riskier plan to blow them back or onto Africa's coast.
- Book 4 · Ch 13Helayne Strangford's rampage
During a storm, Helayne goes berserk, stabs Steve, kills fifteen people including the Keoghs, and climbs the jiggermast. Patricia's metaconcert fails against her; Steinbrenner shoots her dead as she coerces them to climb.
- Book 4 · Ch 15Veikko tells Irena of the Kyllikki murders
Veikko reveals via Walter that Helayne Strangford killed many aboard Kyllikki, including Arky. Irena grieves, then they join Basil Wimborne's conference.