Robb Brindle
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Robb Brindle is a fictional character from the Saga of Seven Suns
series of novels by Kevin J. Anderson
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Robb Brindle volunteered to act as a diplomat for the Terran Hanseatic League at Osquivel and was presumed dead by the EDF when his transmissions cut off and the hydrogues attacked the EDF fleet. However, Robb was in fact one of a score of human prisoners the hydrogues had taken and he was secured with others in one of the hydrogue cityspheres, where he was forced to suffer years of crushing boredom and fear. He was later reunited with Tasia when she was captured by her own mutinous Soldier compys, and was then rescued (along with all the other POW's) by a wental-infused Jess Tamblyn. His Father, Conrad Brindle, a Reinstated Lieutenant Commander, picked up Robb and Tasia at Osquivel and took them to Theroc, the apparent new centre of government. When they arrived they found no other EDF officers, and plenty of Roamers, Conrad decided to leave and rejoin the EDF at Earth, whilst Tasia and Robb stayed. they were later sent to the Osquivel ship yards to share their experience of the EDF in an attempt to build a new battle fleet to defend the new Confederation.
Saga of Seven Suns
The Saga of Seven Suns is a series of seven space opera novels written by Kevin J. Anderson and published between 2002 and 2008. The series is set in a not-too-distant future where mysterious alien benefactors, the Ildirans, have helped humanity to spread out among the stars, colonizing a number of...
series of novels by Kevin J. Anderson
Kevin J. Anderson
Kevin J. Anderson is an American science fiction author with over forty bestsellers. He has written spin-off novels for Star Wars, StarCraft, Titan A.E., and The X-Files, and with Brian Herbert is the co-author of the Dune prequels...
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Biography
The son of two EDF veterans and enlisted in the Earth Defence Forces at the start of the war against the hydrogues. Robb earned the command of a squadron of remoras in the EDF's Grid 9 fleet and served at Jupiter, Yreka and Boone's Crossing. Robb managed to trace the hydrogues that attacked the colony at Boone's Crossing back to Osquivel. The young man became fast friends with Tasia Tamblyn, despite her Roamer heritage, whilst they were both trainees. Their relationship eventually blossomed, though they could never admit to being truly in love with one another.Robb Brindle volunteered to act as a diplomat for the Terran Hanseatic League at Osquivel and was presumed dead by the EDF when his transmissions cut off and the hydrogues attacked the EDF fleet. However, Robb was in fact one of a score of human prisoners the hydrogues had taken and he was secured with others in one of the hydrogue cityspheres, where he was forced to suffer years of crushing boredom and fear. He was later reunited with Tasia when she was captured by her own mutinous Soldier compys, and was then rescued (along with all the other POW's) by a wental-infused Jess Tamblyn. His Father, Conrad Brindle, a Reinstated Lieutenant Commander, picked up Robb and Tasia at Osquivel and took them to Theroc, the apparent new centre of government. When they arrived they found no other EDF officers, and plenty of Roamers, Conrad decided to leave and rejoin the EDF at Earth, whilst Tasia and Robb stayed. they were later sent to the Osquivel ship yards to share their experience of the EDF in an attempt to build a new battle fleet to defend the new Confederation.
Appearances/ Sources
- Hidden Empire
- A Forest of Stars
- Horizon Storms
- Scattered Suns
- Of Fire and Night
- Metal Swarm
- The Ashes of Worlds