A Heinlein Concordance

created by M. E. Cowan

Robert A Heinlein

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From the stories:   A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W XYZ
From the real world:   a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w xyz

A Heinlein Concordance ©2004 M.E.Cowan

 
Gabriel
[mentioned in passing] Moon shuttle.
(Double Star)

Gadabout
Model of automobile owned by Eunice Branca, small enough to keep in their apartment.
(I Will Fear No Evil)

Larry Gaines
Chief engineer of the Diego-Reno Roadtown. He ended a revolt among the technicians by goading the leader into a complete breakdown. (Mrs. Gaines (no first name) is also mentioned briefly.)
("The Roads Must Roll")

Galacta
1. Language spoken on Tertius and aboard the Dora.
(The Number of the Beast)
2. Apparently the lingua franca throughout the galaxy, and definitely common on Secundus. It has similarities to Spanish, but the feminine, not masculine, pronouns are "generic".
(Time Enough for Love)
3. A lingua franca rooted in Spanglish, which it closely resembled after millennia of use, with an expanded vocabulary.
(To Sail Beyond the Sunset)

Galactic Acceptance Corporation
[mentioned in passing] Company in which Thorby Rudbek owned stock.
(Citizen of the Galaxy)

Galactic Banker
[mentioned in passing] Free Trader ship.
(Citizen of the Galaxy)

Galactic Enterprises
Parent corporation of Galactic Transport Ltd. Thorby Rudbek owned stock in it.
(Citizen of the Galaxy)

Galactic Lambda
Model of interstellar ship. It operated at a speed of 80 gravities.
(Citizen of the Galaxy)

Galactic Lounge
Lounge/nightclub in the Forward.
(Friday)

Galactic Overlords
Plot device written into Scourge of the Spaceways by Hazel Stone.
(The Rolling Stones)

Galactic Patrol
E. E. Smith's universe, in which the Gay Deceiver spent a short time. They left abruptly when threatened with attack by another spaceship.
(The Number of the Beast)

Galactic Press
News service that sent a reporter to cover Lummox's trial.
(The Star Beast)

Galactic Transport Ltd.
Shipbuilder that operated on Hekate, a daughter corporation of Galactic Enterprises. The Free Traders bought many of their ships from them. Thorby Rudbek owned stock in it, and suspected them of colluding with the Nine Worlds slave trade.
(Citizen of the Galaxy)

Galaxy Features
[mentioned in passing] Communications/entertainment company.
(Tunnel in the Sky)

Galileo
Name of the moon rocket built by Donald Cargraves with the help of Art Mueller, Ross Jenkins, and Morrie Abrams. It was destroyed by a Nazi ship after they landed on the moon. Other names proposed for it and rejected include Einstein, Starstruck VI, Pioneer, and Thor.
(Rocket Ship Galileo)

Galileo Galilei
Grandson of Sir Isaac Newton, a scientist like most Venerian dragons.
(Between Planets)

Galileo Marching-and-Chowder Society
Rocketry club formed by Ross Jenkins, Art Mueller, and Morrie Abrams. They collected a library under its auspices.
(Rocket Ship Galileo)

Galileo University
Hendrik Schultz recommended that Richard Ames take a message to a cryptographer at this institution for decoding.
(The Cat Who Walks Through Walls)

Gallipoli
[mentioned in passing] Federation troop carrier.
(Starship Troopers)

Jack Galloway
Sales manager of Hired Girl in the year 2000.
(The Door Into Summer)

Gallup, New Mexico
Town to which Bessie and Clyde Bulkey gave Alex Hergensheimer and Margrethe Gunderson a ride from Winslow, Arizona.

 

John Galt
[mentioned in passing] Hero of Ayn Rand's novel Atlas Shrugged. Mike was described as the "John Galt" of the Revolution because, though he was its leader, he was never seen.
(The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress)

Gamma Leonis VI(b)
[mentioned in passing] An agricultural colony planet, also known as New Mars, whose saurian native animals could be used as draft animals but were inferior (at least in their rapport with humans) to horses.
(Starman Jones)

Gamov (no first name)
[mentioned in passing] Author of a book on atomics.
(Rocket Ship Galileo)

Gantry
[mentioned in passing] Power plant on which Hazel Stone worked; she and Roger Stone had argued lengthily about the design.
(The Rolling Stones)

Ganymede
1. Its Agrarian Party was part of John Joseph Bonforte's coalition.
(Double Star)
2. Jupiter's third moon, on which a farming colony was established. Its atmosphere, with a climate suitable for human habitation, was artificially established and maintained by power stations. It had only one settlement when Bill Lermer and his family emigrated to it. Outlying farms were created one by one by crushing the native rock and seeding it with Earth topsoil and organisms. After the Colonial Commission sent colonists in excess of what the colony could support, survey teams were sent out to find other suitable locations for settlement.
(Farmer in the Sky)
3. The Lunar Commission proposed terraforming it.
(I Will Fear No Evil)
4. Scene of an episode of Scourge of the Spaceways, also site of a human colony.
(The Rolling Stones)
5. Pierre Armand was from Ganymede, and after completing cadet training was assigned to a ship sent to patrol the colony.
(Space Cadet)

Carmen Garcia
Student teamed with Bob Baxter for the Advanced Survival test. She planned to become a medical missionary with him. They married after being stranded on the Advanced Survival planet and joining Cowpertown. They had at a child (named Hope Roberta Baxter) while there; but when the planet was recontacted they promptly returned to Earth for medical training.
(Tunnel in the Sky)

Loeen Garcia
Girl exchanged from El Nido when Mata Kingsolver was sent to them from the Sisu. Grandmother (Fjalar Krausa's mother, the ship's de facto leader) apparently intended Thorby Rudbek to marry her. She was cast opposite Thorby in a drama written for the Gathering of the People, but Thorby left the Sisu before the drama was performed; Jeri Kingsolver took Thorby's role.
    (Citizen of the Galaxy)

    Garcia
    1. A Free Trader clan.
    (Citizen of the Galaxy)
    2. (no first name) [Female] doctor in the Forward.
    (Friday)
    3. (Mrs.) Gossipy old woman in the Tricorn. Podkayne Fries overheard her insults about Marsmen in general and the Fries family in particular, and reported them to Clark Fries. Mrs. Garcia was later seen with photographic chemical stains covering her face, which were at first taken for radiation burns.
    (Podkayne of Mars)

    Garcia Lopez (no first name)
    Steward's mate in the Asgard.
    (Starman Jones)

    Dr. Roberto Garcia y Ibańez
    Johann Sebastian Bach Smith's personal physician, who attended him both before and after the brain transplant. He married Winifred Gerston.
    (I Will Fear No Evil)

    Gardener Gus
    [mentioned in passing] Machine designed by Daniel Boone Davis.
    (The Door Into Summer)

    Gardens of Heaven
    [mentioned in passing] Site in Capital, probably a popular tourist attraction.
    (The Star Beast)

    Mrs. Garfield (no first name)
    Woman who filed suit after the explosion of the power satellite, claiming it caused the congenital crippling of her child, who was born at the moment of the explosion. D. D. Harriman adamantly opposed settling out of court, for fear of encouraging similar suits.
    ("The Man Who Sold the Moon")

    Dr. Garner (no first name)
    Rose Bankerson's physician.
    (Stranger in a Strange Land)

    James J. Garsch
    Lawyer recommended to Thorby Rudbek by Leda Weemsby to help in his fight for control of Rudbek. He became chief counsel of Rudbek after Jack Weemsby and Judge Bruder were ousted.
    (Citizen of the Galaxy)

    Garson's Planet
    Domed colony, a way station for interstellar travel but not much good for anything else. Called Garson's Folly by Chief Kelly.
    (Starman Jones)

    Mrs. Garver
    Hostess at Hartley Baldwin's ranch, a "motherly old party".
    ("Gulf")

    MRS Gary
    Marine ship that reported trouble in the Venus equatorial region before radio contact with her was lost. [MRS = Marine Rocket Ship]
    (Space Cadet)

    Gary Station
    Spaceport located near New Chicago, serving suborbital rockets.
    (Between Planets)

    Gaslight Club
    Nightclub that Joan Eunice Smith visited to celebrate her recovery from the brain transplant.
    (I Will Fear No Evil)

    Gate
    1. Means of travelling between universes. Not an actual physical structure, it operated by "magic".
    (Glory Road)
    2. Teleportation device invented by Jesse Ramsbotham and used to travel to distant planets. The gate was originally invented as a time machine; its capability to transport objects in the present was discovered accidentally.
    (Tunnel in the Sky)

    Constance Gates
    First child of Harry Gates and Barbara Kuiper, born aboard the Lewis & Clark the night the first of Tau Ceti's planets was discovered; Harry named the planet Constance in her honor.
    (Time for the Stars)

    Harry Gates
    Chief planetologist in the Lewis & Clark. He married Barbara Kuiper. He was one of the few survivors of the attack by the Elysia's natives.
    (Time for the Stars)

    Harry Gates, Jr.
    Son of Harry Gates and Barbara Kuiper, born aboard the Lewis & Clark.
    (Time for the Stars)

    Gateway
    Entrance to Coventry, a temporary "break" in the surrounding forcefield. It can only be operated from the outside, but a signal on the inside can indicate that an exile wants to return.
    ("Coventry")

    Gath
    Code name of a regional headquarters of the Cabal, real location not given.
    ("If This Goes On—")

    Gathering of the People
    Reunion among all the Free Trader ships. It is time for celebration, but also for funerals, memorial services for lost ships, transfers between ships, business meetings, and weddings. It is usually held near Hekate so the Free Traders could also conduct business for new ships, weapons systems, repairs, etc.
    (Citizen of the Galaxy)

    Gay Deceiver
    Zebadiah Carter's aircar, which he had refitted for stratospheric flight; specifically the computer in the car. Jacob Burroughs' continua device was installed in her and she was promoted to spacefaring vehicle, with a crew of Zeb, Jacob, Deety Burroughs, and Hilda Burroughs. She was programmed to execute complicated commands triggered by short phrases. With some additional programming by Deety Burroughs she developed self-awareness, having already displayed it during trips to Oz.
    (The Number of the Beast; also a brief appearance in The Cat Who Walks Through Walls)

    Geary Manufacturing
    [mentioned in passing] Company to which Hired Girl was licensed.
    (The Door Into Summer)

    Geeking (no first name)
    Field representative of Genetics Investigations. He came to Pat and Tom Bartlett's home to negotiate their involvement in the project.
    (Time for the Stars)

    Gekko
    The Martian who brought Jim Marlowe and Frank Sutton to the Martian city of Cynia for a water-sharing ceremony after meeting them with Willis.
    (The Red Planet)

    G. E. Kwiklok
    Airlock just large enough for a space-suited individual, designed to save time and air.
    ("Delilah and the Space Rigger")

    Gene (no last name)
    Cited as the author of the quote, "Beauty in Diversity."
    (The Number of the Beast)

    General Atomics
    1. Company from which Daniel Shipstone resigned to work on fabricating the Shipstone energy storage device.
    (Friday)
    2. Its Six-in-One Automatic Home Butler was given as a prize on a stereo show Sam Cavanaugh saw briefly while looking for a newscast out of Zone Red.
    (The Puppet Masters)
    3. See Larkin Decision.
    [Also mentioned in "Jerry Was a Man".]

    (Stranger in a Strange Land)

    General Electric
    1. Manufacturer of the auxiliary equipment for the spacesuit won by Kip Russell.
    (Have Space Suit — Will Travel)
    2. Johann Braun chose to take their Thunderbolt gun with him on his Advanced Survival test.
    (Tunnel in the Sky)

    General Headquarters
    The Cabal's main base was located in immense caverns under the Rocky Mountains north of Phoenix, Arizona.
    ("If This Goes On—")

    General Jones
    Transport ship that Oscar Gordon barely avoided taking to the U.S. (he wanted to be sent to Germany) after his Army discharge.
    (Glory Road)

    General Motors
    1. [mentioned in passing] In existence during Podkayne of Mars.
    (Podkayne of Mars)
    2. Their "Jumpbug" model spaceship was offered to Castor and Pollux Stone by Dealer Dan Ekizian, but rejected.
    (The Rolling Stones)

    General Services
    Company that provided any sort of service the client requires, provided it is legal and physically possible. They specialized in solutions to unique problems, but also provided all sorts of mundane tasks: Their motto was, "We Also Walk Dogs."
    ("—We Also Walk Dogs")

    General Sherman Tree
    The "Oldest Living Thing on Earth", jokingly proclaimed President Emeritus by the Survivors Club in its public guise.
    (Beyond This Horizon)

    General Smith
    Transport ship headed for Germany via Singapore; Oscar Gordon hitched a ride on an Australian airship to catch it.
    (Glory Road)

    General Synthetics
    1. Company on Luna for which Holly Jones' mother worked.
    ("The Menace from Earth")
    2. Company that had a factory on the Moon. A friend of Castor and Pollux Stone worked there.
    (The Rolling Stones)
    3. [mentioned in passing] Company involved in a scandal on which Ben Caxton reported early in his career, apparently at some personal risk.
    (Stranger in a Strange Land)
    4. Company for which Rod Walker's father worked.
    (Tunnel in the Sky)

    General Textbooks
    [mentioned in passing] A division of Smith Enterprises that was particularly profitable.
    (I Will Fear No Evil)

    Genetic Planning Council
    Government agency that oversaw genetic "improvement" of humans; their role included maintaining a group of control naturals against which the genetic changes could be compared.
    (Beyond This Horizon)

    Genetics Investigations
    Scientific organization that was collecting data on twins. It was a front for finding telepathic twins to recruit for Project Lebensraum.
    (Time for the Stars)

    Geneva International
    International technical language.
    (Time for the Stars)

    "Gentlemen Rankers"
    [mentioned in passing] Marching song popular in Officers Candidate School.
    (Starship Troopers)

    Belle Darkin Gentry
    See Belle Darkin.
    (The Door Into Summer)

    Frederica Virginia (Ricky) Gentry
    Stepdaughter of Miles Gentry, Daniel Boone Davis' "best girl". (She had apparently assumed Miles' surname; her original surname was probably Heinicke, the same as her grandmother's.) She was about 11 years old when Dan was put into cryonic suspension. When he travelled back to 1970, he signed his Hired Girl stock over to her. Shortly afterward, she went to live with her grandmother, changing her last name to Heinicke. When she turned 21, she went into cryonic suspension with orders to be revived the same time as Dan. When both awoke (Dan for the second time) in the 21st century, they were married.
    (The Door Into Summer)

    Miles Gentry
    Army buddy of Daniel Boone Davis, with whom he started Hired Girl, Inc.; Miles became president and general manager. With Belle Darkin, he swindled Dan out of control of the company. He also married Belle although she was engaged to Dan. Miles died in 1972, probably in suspicious circumstances. Belle called him "Chubby". 
    (The Door Into Summer)

    George (no last name)
    1. Company representative in Cynia Station who also acted as waiter and cashier in the Station lunchroom.
    (The Red Planet)
    2. Name for the most junior officer in a ship, in his capacity of taking on all the "extra" jobs; as in, "Let George do it."
    (Starship Troopers)
    3. Vicky Bartlett's boyfriend. Tom Bartlett had no use for him, sight unseen, and Vicky admitted he needed improvement.
    (Time for the Stars)

    George Washington Carver
    [mentioned in passing] Name of a Food Cave in the Lunar colonies.
    (I Will Fear No Evil)

    Georgia (no last name)
    Student stranded during the Advanced Survival test, a resident of Cowpertown.
    (Tunnel in the Sky)

    Geronimo
    1. Defined by Hazel Stone as "an ancient Druid phrase meaning, 'Let's get out of here even if we have to walk!' "
    (The Rolling Stones)
    2. [mentioned in passing] Federation troop ship.
    (Starship Troopers)

    Gerry (no last name)
    [mentioned in passing] Slayton Ford's assistant before Ford resigned as United States Administrator.
    (Methuselah's Children)

    Winifred (Winnie) Gerston
    1. Joan Eunice Smith's private-duty nurse after Joan Eunice's brain transplant. Joan Eunice hired her as a "lady's maid" after she was fully recovered. Winnie married Dr. Roberto Garcia and accompanied Joan Eunice on her ocean voyage.
    (I Will Fear No Evil)
    2. Visitor to the Interuniverse Society conference.
    (The Number of the Beast)

    Gertie
    (no last name) [mentioned in passing] Employee of the Back Room heckled by the comedian during the blackout.
    (Between Planets)

    Gettysburg
    [mentioned in passing] Federation troop carrier.
    (Starship Troopers)

    Miss Ghana
    [mentioned in passing] When she was chosen Miss Universe, she announced her intentions to be the first starship commander, inspiring a sharp rejoinder from the space pilots' union.
    (I Will Fear No Evil)

    Giant Forest
    National park where Monroe-Alpha Clifford fled after the abortive Survivors Club revolt, and where he encountered Hartnett Marion for the second time.
    (Beyond This Horizon)

    Humphrey Gibbs
    One of the South Colonists who attended the meeting to discuss the Mars Company's refusal to provide vehicles for the annual migration. He suggested legal action to enforce the right to migrate.
    (The Red Planet)

    Gibraltar Club
    Males-only club to which Jake Salomon and Johann Sebastian Bach Smith belonged. Jake withdrew Johann's membership after the brain transplant.
    (I Will Fear No Evil)

    Colonel Gibsy (no first name)
    One of the people present at Mary Cavanaugh's hypnotic sessions.
    (The Puppet Masters)

    Gideon Barracks
    [mentioned in passing] Living unit to which Alex Hergensheimer was assigned in Heaven; apparently bachelor quarters.
    (Job: A Comedy of Justice)

    Gideon's Band
    The Time Corps force involved in the mission to restore events in the Battle of Britain.
    (To Sail Beyond the Sunset)

    Jerry Giesler
    [mentioned in passing] The Farnhams' lawyer, who lived in Los Angeles.
    (Farnham's Freehold)

    Giggles
    Humanoid Sirian waiter in the Safe Landing.
    (Starman Jones)

    Gigi (no last name)
    Woman who lived with Eunice and Joe Branca's neighbor Big Sam. She modeled for Joe, and married him after Eunice's death, doing her best to manage their finances. She and Joe accompanied Joan Eunice Smith through part of her ocean voyage.
    (I Will Fear No Evil)

    Ray Gilberti
    Crew member of the Leif Ericsson. He married Sumire Watanabe during the journey.
    (Time for the Stars)

    R. E. Giles (no other first name)
    Warrant officer and Cabal member who checked John Lyle into General Headquarters.
    ("If This Goes On—")

    General Bryce Gilmore
    Guest on the Skyway Hour the night the winner of the trip to the Moon was announced.
    (Have Space Suit — Will Travel)

    Gilmore (no first name)
    [mentioned in passing] man who ran a drugstore in Johann Sebastian Bach Smith's childhood neighborhood.
    (I Will Fear No Evil)

    Gimbel's Compound
    [mentioned in passing] Shopping complex where Joan Eunice Smith enjoyed a spree on her first day out after her brain transplant.
    (I Will Fear No Evil)

    Carlton Gimmidge
    Name that his mother gave to John Thomas Stuart VIII after his father (JTS VII) was deported to a penal colony and she returned to Earth. He changed it back when he came of age, and worked long years to clear his father's name.
    (The Star Beast)

    Ginsberg (no first name)
    Scoutmaster from the Mayflower. He negotiated with the Ganymede organization to bring the Mayflower Scouts into the Ganymede troops.
    (Farmer in the Sky)

    Albert Ginwallah
    Persona invented by Mike as Adam Selene's confidential assistant. It was used to catch Party members who would violate instructions to give information only to Adam. Ginwallah would suggest that the Party member give "him" the information because Adam was unavailable; anyone who did so was no longer trusted with dangerous information.
    (The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress)

    Dario Giomi
    Professor and colleague of Curt Reisfeld. He was involved in the research on the information and items brought back from outer space by Peewee Reisfeld and Kip Russell.
    (Have Space Suit — Will Travel)

    Hal Giordano
    Chief ship's steward in the Asgard, Max Jones' boss when he worked in the stables. (Also known as Mr. Gee, or The Belly.)
    (Starman Jones)

    "Girls Are Like Boys, Only More So"
    [mentioned in passing] Boy-meets-girl story dictated by Jubal Harshaw.
    (Stranger in a Strange Land)

    G'Kuro
    Martian who carried Frank Sutton from Cynia back to the scooter after the water ceremony.
    (The Red Planet)

    Glaroon
    World that Koshchei offered to Lucifer to govern; Lucifer seemed reluctant to accept it.
    (Job: A Comedy of Justice. The term is also used for a character in "They.")

    Glinda the Good
    The crew of the Gay Deceiver visited her palace when they arrived in Oz. Besides offering them aid and advice, she outfitted Gay Deceiver with rest stations (which apparently remained in Oz no matter where the ship went, since they were much too large to be "inside" Gay, and the sun was always shining into the windows) and gave them a never-empty picnic basket. She taught Hilda Burroughs how to recognize Black Hats from a distance and invited the crew to visit Oz again anytime.
    (The Number of the Beast)

    Global Association of Atomic Scientists
    Organization to which Donald Cargraves belonged, which enabled him to acquire atomic fuel for experimentation (actually to load into the moon rocket).
    (Rocket Ship Galileo)

    Glory Road
    Shuttle that took Don Harvey to Circum-Terra Station.
    (Between Planets)

    Mrs. Ephraim Glutz
    Hypothetical passenger mentioned as winning the "mileage pool" by Alex Hergensheimer in his description of a typical item in a ship's daily newspaper.
    (Job: A Comedy of Justice)

    Gnarooth
    [mentioned in passing] Lazarus Long remarked that he needed this creature to ride herd on his unruly family, but gave no further description.
    (Time Enough for Love)

    Gneeri
    Halcyon natives' name for their sun, which humans called New Pegasi.
    (Starman Jones)

    Gnou
    Head cook in the Lord Protector's household.
    (Farnham's Freehold)

    GO-73901-II
    Designation for the planet on which Rod Walker took his Advanced Survival test.
    (Tunnel in the Sky)

    GO-8703-IV
    Designation of the planet that was the destination of a massive Australasian emigration. It was named "Heavenly Mountains".
    (Tunnel in the Sky)

    Go for Broke
    "Alias" of the Tom Paine when it travelled from Mars to Earth to recruit Larry Smith to impersonate John Joseph Bonforte.
    (Double Star)

    Goddard
    Earth-to-Luna shuttle that Joan Eunice Smith and her companions took to Luna City.
    (I Will Fear No Evil)

    Goddard City
    Human settlement on Mars.
    Dome 3
    A part of Goddard City to which Dak Broadbent took John Joseph Bonforte after he was found abandoned by his kidnappers.
    (Double Star)

    Goddard Field
    1. Rocket port from which the first orbiting power station was launched.
    ("Blowups Happen")
    2. [mentioned in passing] Rocket field that was also a training ground for rocket pilots.
    ("The Roads Must Roll")

    Goddard Hotel
    Section of Circum-Terra that provided artificial gravity and Earth atmosphere for passengers and permanent staff.
    (Between Planets)

    Goddard Institute
    [mentioned in passing] University in Luna City.
    ("The Menace from Earth")

    Goddard Port
    Earth docking site of Lazarus Long's space cruiser.
    (Methuselah's Children)

    God's Joy
    Fosterite term for their religious service, or possibly for the service's effects on participants.
    (Stranger in a Strange Land)

    Gog and Magog
    [mentioned in passing] Horses hitched to Uncle Jim Prufit's landau.
    (Friday)

    "Going Home"
    [mentioned in passing] Dirge broadcast during John Dahlquist's body's trip home.
    ("The Long Watch")

    Gold and Silver
    Journal in which Brian Smith Associates ran advertising.
    (To Sail Beyond the Sunset)

    Gold Seal Bonded Escorts
    [mentioned in passing] Company that provided escorts/bodyguards.
    (I Will Fear No Evil)

    Golden
    [mentioned in passing] Mining colony planet.
    (Friday)

    Golden Rule
    Orbital habitat in which Richard Ames lived. It was named after the only law in the habitat.
    Golden Rule Herald
    Publication in Golden Rule, which Gwen Novak called to publish the announcement of her wedding to Richard Ames.
    (The Cat Who Walks Through Walls)

    Golden Treasury
    Book of poetry that Maureen Johnson's mother gave her on Maureen's 12th birthday.
    (To Sail Beyond the Sunset)

    Howard Goldstein
    Teller University student stranded during the Advanced Survival test. He became a resident of Cowpertown, and was appointed to its Law Committee.
    (Tunnel in the Sky)

    Lefty Gomez (no other first name)
    Assistant cook and storekeeper in the Lewis & Clark. He was killed by a lizardlike predator on Constance.
    (Time for the Stars)

    Gomez (no first name)
    Sublieutenant and communications watch officer aboard the Aes Triplex.
    (Space Cadet)

    Swede Gonzalez (no other first name)
    [mentioned in passing] Asteroid miner.
    (The Rolling Stones)

    Goodman
    (no first name) [mentioned in passing] Astronomer who furnished proof that the Asteroid Belt used to be a planet.
    (Space Cadet)

    Goodyear
    Manufacturer of the spacesuit won by Kip Russell. When Kip wrote asking for parts, they supplied the parts to him free of charge, and provided extra information on refurbishing.
    (Have Space Suit — Will Travel)

    Oscar Gordon
    1. Born Evelyn Cyril Gordon, a college football hero with fencing skills who was drafted for the Vietnam "police action", and discharged after receiving a facial scar in battle. While living in Europe, he answered an ad for "a brave man" and was recruited by Star to help her retrieve the Egg of the Phoenix. He and Star were married during the journey; he learned only later her true status and identity. He lived with her for a while in her capital; but after realizing he had no useful function there he returned to Earth. Finding life on Earth equally unsatisfactory he managed to contact his other companion on the quest, Star's grandson Rufo, and returned to the adventuring life. With a name like Evelyn Cyril, he acquired several nicknames: "Easy" from E.C., and for his easy style of running; "Flash", from his college football career, which he disdained; "Scar" after his injury, "Oscar" being Star's version of this.
    (Glory Road)
    2. Visitor to the Interuniverse Society conference.
    (The Number of the Beast)

    gormtrees
    Undescribed native flora on Tellus Tertius.
    (Time Enough for Love)

    R.S. Goshawk
    Ship owned by the Harriman Line, which travelled to the Jovian asteroids. "Noisy" Rhysling was a crew member.
    ("The Green Hills of Earth")

    "Gossip Gone Wild"
    Title chosen by Jubal Harshaw for a prospective article on the dangers of following the news. His original suggestion was "Gossip Unlimited."
    (Stranger in a Strange Land)

    Gostaneetsa Ukraina
    Hotel where Wyoming Knott was booked to stay in Luna City the night after the Stilyagi Hall riot.
    (The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress)

    Gotham Apartments
    Jonathan Hoag's residence.
    ("The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag")

    Senator Gottlieb
    (no first name) A member of the President's political party, he tried to propose impeachment during the hearing on the puppet masters. He was revealed as a puppet master host.
    (The Puppet Masters)

    The Governor (no other name)
    The head of the fugitive colony to which Humphrey Wingate fled from his contract labor.
    ("Logic of Empire")

    Governor's Island
    Seat of government in New London, Venus.
    (Between Planets)

    Governor's Provost for Rest and Culture
    Mars official who set a fixed rate for prostitutes' prices, until Lazarus Long convinced him the policy was counterproductive.
    (Time Enough for Love)

    Grace (no last name)
    Receptionist at the Astrogators' Guild Hall.
    (Starman Jones)

    Graham (no first name)
    One of Friday's "guards" in the Forward.
    (Friday)

    Alec Graham.
    Alex Hergensheimer took over his identity after Alex found himself in a new universe following his firewalk. He used the name through most of his subsequent ordeal, though he thought Hergensheimer had a much nobler sound. The original Alec Graham was apparently involved in a shady deal involving one million dollars that Alex found in "his" lockbox. Graham was actually a manifestation of Loki, who set up the situation into which Alex would be thrown.
    (Job: A Comedy of Justice)

    Edward Graham
    One of the few survivors in the Citadel, a private first class assigned to the commissary department. His civilian occupation was artist and interior decorator; he helped design the Temple of Mota.
    (The Day After Tomorrow)

    Elise Graham
    Alex Hergensheimer and Margrethe Gunderson's daughter in Eden, Kansas, a Novice Ecdysiast (stripper). She spoke of having a religious vocation, but Alex believed she'd marry right out of high school.
    (Job: A Comedy of Justice)

    Gerda Graham
    Alex Hergensheimer's daughter in Eden, Kansas.
    (Job: A Comedy of Justice)

    Grant and Gregory Graham
    Telepathic twins, physicists who questioned the limitations of telepathy as a means of interstellar communication.
    (Time for the Stars)

    Inga Graham
    Alex Hergensheimer's daughter in Eden, Kansas.
    (Job: A Comedy of Justice)

    "Rusty" Graham (no other first name)
    Second lieutenant aboard the Tours who tutored Juan Rico in math. He was commander of the Third Platoon, D Company.
    (Starship Troopers)

    Gramps
    (no other name) Old man at Mother Johnston's speakeasy who challenged David MacKinnon's presence there.
    ("Coventry")

    The Grand Canal and Other Poems
    A collection of "Noisy" Rhysling's poetry.
    ("The Green Hills of Earth")
    ["The Grand Canal" is sung at the convocation of the Interuniverse Society conference in The Number of the Beast.]

    Grand Champion Manchu Prince of Belvedere
    Pekingese dog that Donald MacRae recalled in discussing poetic meanings of names; its family name was "Willis."
    (The Red Planet)

    Grand Council
    Governing body of Luna Colony.
    (The Rolling Stones)

    Grand Duke of Muscovy
    Ruler of Russia in Alec Graham's world, a constitutional monarch who no longer claimed suzerain over other Slavic states. In Alex Hergensheimer's world there was a Russian Emperor who is absolute monarch of vast territories.
    (Job: A Comedy of Justice)

    Grand Eidouranion
    Apparatus conceived by Dr. Thorgsen to determine the origin and destination of the galaxy. [Greek, "shape of heaven"]
    (Beyond This Horizon)

    Grand Hotel Augustus
    Hostelry in which Maureen Johnson woke up with an unknown dead man in her bed. In time line two, it had been the Harriman Hilton, built on the site of Maureen's farmhouse.
    (To Sail Beyond the Sunset)

    Grand Hotel Raffles
    Hotel where Manuel Garcia O'Kelly and Wyoming Knott holed up after the Stilyagi Hall riot.
    (The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress)

    Grandmother (no other name)
    Only name used for Fjalar Krausa's mother, the Chief Officer of the Sisu. She was de facto commander of the ship, although the Captain held the official command. She died on Woolamurra before the ship reached the Gathering of the People, and was succeeded by Fjalar's wife.
    (Citizen of the Galaxy)

    Grandson of Heaven (no other name)
    Prince of the PanAsian Imperial family, and head of the occupation forces in North America.
    (The Day After Tomorrow)

    Granny the Snake (no other name)
    Beggar in Jubbulpore who knew how to dislocate her joints, thus creating more sympathy and collecting more alms.
    (Citizen of the Galaxy)

    Graves (no first name)
    Researcher in charge of the Section's biology lab, and thus head of the puppet master research.
    (The Puppet Masters)

    Gravesby (no first name)
    Member of the board of Detheridge & Company, and a Son of the Bird.
    ("The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag")

    Gray's Tunnel
    [mentioned in passing] Transportation route in Luna City.
    ("The Menace from Earth")

    Great Architect
    [mentioned in passing] The Cabal's term for God. [The name suggests a relationship between the Cabal and Freemasonry].
    ("If This Goes On—")

    Great China
    [mentioned in passing] Twenty-first century government, a member of the Federation.
    (The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress)

    Great Diaspora
    Dispersal of the human race throughout the galaxy following the invention of faster-than-light spacedrive. One effect of the Diaspora was that nearly all talented and ambitious people left Earth, leaving the dregs of humanity on the homeworld.
    (Time Enough for Love)

    Great Gathering
    See Gathering of the People.
    (Citizen of the Galaxy)

    Great New York Times
    Newspaper that took an anti-Luna stance, demanding that the entire "rebel" government be fetched Earthside and publicly executed.
    (The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress)

    Great New York Urban Renewal Program
    Relocation project in effect 2025–2030 CE, in which many people including Wyoming Knott's family were moved from the East Coast to the American West.
    (The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress)

    Great Sargon
    Hereditary title of the Emperor of the Nine Worlds.
    (Citizen of the Galaxy)

    Great South Sea
    Body of water on Venus.
    (Between Planets)

    Great World
    Amusement park in Singapore that Oscar Gordon visited while waiting for the General Smith's departure.
    (Glory Road)

    Greater New York City
    Rod Walker's home, a "suburb" of New York City located on the Grand Canyon, and reached through a teleportation gate.
    (Tunnel in the Sky)

    Augustus Greaves
    [mentioned in passing] Well-known news commentator.
    (Stranger in a Strange Land)

    Abner Green
    His corpse was found by Bruce Hollifield and Sam Parsons when they fell into a morning glory while camping on the Moon.
    ("Nothing Ever Happens on the Moon")

    Pop Green (no other first name)
    Pharmacist in Thebes, Missouri, who sold condoms (but only to customers who were married or over 21).
    (To Sail Beyond the Sunset)

    "The Green Hills of Earth"
    1. "Noisy" Rhysling's most famous song. It evolved through many versions over 20 or so years, the final version being recorded aboard the Falcon just before Rhysling's death.
    ("The Green Hills of Earth")
    2. Song sung at the first meeting of the Mayflower Scouts. When Bill Lermer later played it for his family, it made him too homesick to finish.
    (Farmer in the Sky)
    3. Song played, probably at Lazarus Long's instigation, during the meeting to decide whether the Howard Families would return to Earth.
    (Methuselah's Children)
    4. [mentioned in passing] Song that Dora offered to sing to the crew of the Gay Deceiver [Referred to as "Green Hills," but very likely "The Green Hills of Earth".]
    (The Number of the Beast)

    Green Thumb
    [mentioned in passing] Machine marketed by Aladdin Autoengineering Corporation.
    (The Door Into Summer)

    David Greenberg
    Son of Holly Jones' neighbor Susie Greenberg.
    ("The Menace from Earth")

    M. C. Greenberg (no full first name)
    Real estate agent who rented a loft to Sam Cavanaugh. Sam infected him with a puppet master and recruited him to help infect others.
    (The Puppet Masters)

    Sergei Greenberg
    Chief of System Trade Intelligence under the Department of Spatial Affairs. He was sent as a representative to Lummox's hearing, and ordered Lummox's destruction after Lummox caved in the front of the courthouse looking for John Thomas Stuart. Sergei continued working on the case after the destruction order was overridden, helping John Thomas get to Capital when it was suspected that Lummox was the missing Hroshii heir. He was appointed brevet ambassador extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to negotiate with the Hroshii.
    (The Star Beast)

    Susie Greenberg
    Neighbor of Holly Jones, whom she and Ariel Brentwood met in the lift to the Zurich Hotel.
    ("The Menace from Earth")

    Greenberg and Company
    Company that had offices in Luna City Old Dome. If Adam Selene's offices had existed, they would have been next door.
    (The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress)

    Gail Greene
    1. Joe Briggs' teacher in New Men thinking methods and language. She joined him in thwarting Mrs. Keithley's blackmail scheme, and was killed stopping the Nova Effect. Her original surname is not given; since she and Joe "married" each other in their last minutes of life, she is known by the surname that he used in Hartley Baldwin's organization.
    ("Gulf")
    2. Part of Friday's genetic makeup came from her. [The same person as in "Gulf".]
    (Friday)

    Joe Greene (a.k.a. Joe Briggs)
    1. Name that Joe Briggs used in Hartley Baldwin's organization; this name is listed on the monument to him and his wife Gail Greene at the site where they died stopping the Nova Effect.
    ("Gulf")
    2. Part of Friday's genetic makeup comes from him. [The same person as in "Gulf".]
    (Friday)

    "Red" Greene (no other first name)
    Assistant section leader in Juan Rico's platoon, Johnnie's squad leader.
    (Starship Troopers)

    Greene (no first name)
    Pilot who put the first power station satellite into orbit.
    ("Blowups Happen")

    Greenies
    1. Venus colonials' name for the invading Federation troops, after their uniform's color.
    (Between Planets)
    2. Rude name usually used for Chicago Imperium law enforcement officers.
    (Friday)

    Muriel Greentree
    [mentioned in passing] Maiden name of Mrs. Daniel Shipstone.
    (Friday)

    gregarian
    Satyr-like biped native to Venus. Humans gave them the scientific name fauna gregarious veneris smythii. They are called "move-overs" by the colonists for their chronic habit of crowding against each other and any humans, and otherwise displaying an insatiable appetite for physical affection. They are about as bright as an Earth goat, but friendlier. Don Harvey was appalled to be served baked baby gregarian at an exclusive Earth restaurant. After escaping from Federation detention during the invasion of Venus, he hid among a herd of gregarians.
    (Between Planets)

    Gregory (no last name)
    Member of Pat Bartlett's family, perhaps a son-in-law.
    (Time for the Stars)

    Jim Gregory
    A member of Mrs. Dumont's upper-decks staff in the Asgard.
    (Starman Jones)

    Joe-Jim Gregory
    Two-headed leader among the muties, with a separate consciousness in each head; he frequently argued between himself. "Jim" was nastier than "Joe", but also more eager for adventure. He lacked the drive to organize the muties, being by nature an observer and intellectual. Taught to read by captured Scientists, he owned a vast collection of (stolen) books but was unable to distinguish fiction from fact. After Hugh Hoyland's capture, Joe-Jim took him as a personal slave and showed him the Outside. He agreed to let Hugh return to the Scientists to convince others of the true nature of the Ship, but was killed while helping Hugh escape his co-conspirators' treachery.
    (Orphans of the Sky)

    Gremlin
    1. [mentioned in passing] Moon-to-space shuttle.
    ("'It's Great to Be Back!'")
    2. Moon-to-space rocket operated by Trans-Lunar Transit.
    ("Space Jockey")

    Bill Gresham
    [mentioned in passing] Old friend of Johann Sebastian Bach Smith.
    (I Will Fear No Evil)

    Gretna Green
    Residential area in Golden Rule where Gwen Novak lived.
    (The Cat Who Walks Through Walls)

    Gretna Green Wedding Chapel
    Site of Anna Johansen's and Burt's wedding in Las Vegas.
    (Friday)

    Mrs. Grew (no first name)
    The pleasantest of the elderly widows on the Tricorn. She befriended Podkayne and Clark Fries but turned out to be a Terran agent and political enemy of Tom Fries. She kidnapped and threatened to torture Podkayne and Clark to persuade Tom to vote according to Terran interests. She was killed by Clark when he and Podkayne escaped. She was sometimes called "Madame Grew."
    (Podkayne of Mars)

    Benny Grey
    Dramatic character performed by Larry Smith: "the colorless handyman who does the murders in The House With No Doors". Smith made himself up as Grey to be completely inconspicuous in leaving the Eisenhower Hotel. That persona also enabled Smith to help Dak Broadbent dismember the Martian Rrringriil to hide all evidence of the fight in the hotel suite.
    (Double Star)

    Zane Grey
    Author cited by David MacKinnon as a model for survival in the wilderness.
    ("Coventry")

    Greyhound Bus Service
    Intercity transportation company.
    (Friday)

    Patterson Griggs
    President of the Moka-Coka company, cola drink manufacturers. D. D. Harriman visited him to get support for the Moonflight project.
    ("The Man Who Sold the Moon")

    Mrs. Grigsby (no first name)
    Emigrant brought before the Captain's Mast just after the Mayflower's liftoff, for disobeying ship's rules. She was sentenced to wash dishes for the entire trip.
    (Farmer in the Sky)

    Grim Reapers
    [mentioned in passing] Mercenary outfit recruiting at the Las Vegas Labor Mart.
    (Friday)

    Grinnell, Iowa
    1. [mentioned in passing] The hometown of Richard Ames' Uncle Jock, about whom Ames told wildly improbable tales.
    (The Cat Who Walks Through Walls)
    2. Site of the first spaceship landing that heralded the puppet master invasion of Earth.
    (The Puppet Masters)

    Gripsholm
    [mentioned in passing] Tourist ship that traveled between Earth and the Moon.
    ("The Menace from Earth")

    griva
    Narcotic sold on Jubbul.
    (Citizen of the Galaxy)

    Grogan's Boys
    Group of miners in the Asteroid Belt, working the Heartbreak Node.
    (The Rolling Stones)

    grok
    The human transliteration of a Martian concept that has no exact translation. It roughly means "to be identically equal", i.e. to completely understand and "cherish" a thing or experience. One literal but misleading translation is "to drink".
    (Stranger in a Strange Land)

    Grotto Hills
    Site of the Gate on Karth-Hokesh that Star, Oscar Gordon, and Rufo used to leave after rescuing the Egg of the Phoenix.
    (Glory Road)

    Ground Forces
    Home defense militia of the Venus Republic.
    (Between Planets)

    Grove Press
    [mentioned in passing] Company that bought the films option on Molly Maguire's skydive labor/delivery.
    (I Will Fear No Evil)

    Mrs. Grundy
    [mentioned in passing] When Joan Eunice Smith used this name to connote "conventional morality", Eunice Branca countered that she was Eunice's fourth-grade teacher, who had an affair with the principal.
    (I Will Fear No Evil)

    Guardian Mother
    Closest English translation to the Mother Thing's official title.
    (Have Space Suit — Will Travel)

    Guardian of Morals
    Security officer in the Palace, who operated under the jurisdiction of the Inquisition.
    ("If This Goes On—")

    Guenther (no other name)
    1. Cadet engineer on the Sacramento Sector of the Diego-Reno Roadtown who reported two technicians for neglect of duty.
    ("The Roads Must Roll")
    2. Engineering crewman in the Asgard.
    (Starman Jones)

    Senhorita Guerra (no first name)
    Escort/interpreter assigned to Tom Bartlett after the Lewis & Clark's return to Earth.
    (Time for the Stars)

    Guevera (no first name)
    [mentioned in passing] Authority on revolution.
    (The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress)

    Guggenheim Orinoco Fauna Survey
    Research project of which Mary Lou Martin had been the director.
    ("Let There Be Light")

    Dr. Guillotin
    Code name of a member of the Committee for Aesthetic Deletions.
    (To Sail Beyond the Sunset)

    Gumdrop
    Sow owned by the Johnson family during Maureen Johnson's childhood.
    (To Sail Beyond the Sunset)

    Mary Gumm
    Recruiting sergeant for Rachel's Raiders, who signed Friday up with her squad, and made subtle passes at her. She was killed in the explosion of the Skip to M'Lou, though Friday tried to save her.
    (Friday)

    gumpersaggle
    Alex Hergensheimer's proposed name for the flying machine (airplane) that he and Margrethe Gunderson saw after being marooned by the iceberg collision. Neither he nor Margrethe had ever seen one before, and they weren't certain what it was.
    (Job: A Comedy of Justice)

    Margrethe Svensdatter Gunderson
    Stewardess on the SS Konge Knut who became Alec Graham's mistress, then Alex Hergensheimer's wife. A schoolteacher on one-year leave, she had studied English language and history and knew four other languages. When Alex Hergensheimer "became" Alec Graham, he fell in love with her, and she accompanied him through his ordeal of passing through strange universes. She was "born again" in the last minutes before the Rapture, but was not taken into Heaven. Their separation was the result of Loki's conniving with Yahweh to test Alex's faith, so as recompense she and Alex were given a life together with all their wishes granted, and the memory of their ordeal erased.
    (Job: A Comedy of Justice)

    Ole Gunderson
    [mentioned in passing] Runner who literally went into orbit around Phobos from a running jump.
    (The Rolling Stones)

    Guns (no other name)
    Nickname for the school armorer who provided requested weapons for the Advanced Survival test.
    (Tunnel in the Sky)

    Guzmán, Jaime Valera
    See Valera Guzmán.
    (Job: A Comedy of Justice)

    Gwendolyn (no last name)
    "The Numerologist", a passenger on the MV Konge Knut who attended the firewalking demonstration.
    (Job: A Comedy of Justice)

    Gyrfalcon
    [mentioned in passing] Ship in which "Noisy" Rhysling left Mars for Luna City.
    (Time Enough for Love)

     

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