Rosie Black – 16 years old, dark haired, brown eyes, five foot four. She is stubborn, independant and a touch cynical, wishes she wasn’t still afraid of the dark and desperately hopes for a different life. Rosie has almost zero friends, her mum is dead and she lives with her dad in the Banks in Newperth. It’s called the Banks because it’s on the banks of the river, but in Rosie’s world that doesn’t make it prime real estate. The Banks is a hive of refugees, floating markets, apartment blocks, that resemble rodent infested boxes, and often smells of fermenting seaweed. On a social scale being a Banker is only just above being a Feral. Ferals being the people who have no home at all and live in camps outside the zones the Senate would call safe. What you want to be is a Central, even a Rim dweller, but Rosie’s chance of becoming one is pretty slim. She is hoping to follow in her Aunt Essie’s footsteps and ‘Get the hell out of dodgy town’ as her aunt would say, and get into Orbitcorp Academy to train to become a space ship pilot. She has a small problem though: a shadowy corporation called Helios is determined to mess up her life.
Aunt Essie – Orbitcorp pilot, once in the Senate Elite, Aunt Essie has short black hair, a diamond nose stud and likes to swear. She is smart but sometimes reckless and a past argument with Rosie’s dad has left her slightly estranged from the family. Nevertheless after Rosie’s mum’s death, it has been Aunt Essie that pays for Rosie’s schooling and provides her with a com she could normally never afford. Aunt Essie would lay down her life for her niece – but is unlikely to tell her because that would involve a whole lot of sentimental crap and that’s just not her style.
Adam Black – Rosie’s dad. Adam really is a shadow of the man he once was. The loss of his wife has left him struggling to cope. To Rosie it seems like he has almost given up. His is thin, terribly sad and barely functioning. To see him like that alternately makes Rosie furious and breaks her heart.
Pip – 18, five foot nine with skin the colour of caramel, blue eyes and dreadlock to his shoulders – sometimes – Pip is a Feral…or so he claims. His past is a mystery and his present even more so and Rosie is not sure if she can trust him. He’s not one for sharing his innermost thoughts and playful remarks are his preferred mode of conversation. Fit and often amusing he seems to be driven by some inner demon he is always striving to mask.
Riley – Pip’s boss. Tall with light brown hair and a calm demeanour, Riley is a man who keeps many secrets none of which he likes to reveal. He is not a violent man yet there is something in his eye that defies disagreement. But his motives are unclear. Is he Rosie’s ally or does he only serve himself?
May 15, 2011 at 6:01 am
PIP!!!!!!! ❤
July 17, 2011 at 12:48 pm
i love pip and i have just started reading the rosie black book genesis for the 3rd time in 3 weekes!
November 23, 2011 at 4:22 pm
Can’t wait to get ahold of Equinox! My Pip addiction isn’t sated by my re-reading Genesis and I just can’t wait to see what Rosie gets up to next!
November 30, 2011 at 5:02 pm
Just readed Equinox! I love Pip even more, wish he was real! Hope in book 3 Pip forgives Rosie
December 19, 2011 at 5:35 pm
omg!! just read both books in two days…. love pip sooo much!!! want him to be real so much
January 9, 2012 at 5:40 am
I LOVE PIP!!!!! ❤
March 16, 2012 at 1:41 pm
Adore Pip and Dalton! 😀
April 22, 2012 at 3:20 pm
Just like all the other comments: I love Pip as well he so pleasing to read about he needs to be in more of the book tee hee
April 27, 2012 at 1:51 pm
I love all the characters especially Rosie and Pip they are my fav ever!
July 5, 2012 at 9:33 am
I’ve known about the 3rd book since APRIL 27th, and today is JULY 5th, I DON’T THINK I CAN WAIT ANY LONGER FOR THIS BOOK, I NEED TO KNOW, I’m dying to find out what happens ❤
May 18, 2012 at 6:21 pm
i so can’t wait untill dark star comes out. have a fealing i’m going to love pip even more
June 1, 2013 at 12:36 pm
Another Pip fan says:
ROSIE BLACK IS THE BEST BOOK IN THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AND PIP IS THE BEST CHARACTER EVER!!!!!!!!!!
I read ‘Dark Star’ and another ‘Rosie Black’ book would be the best thing to happen!
July 18, 2013 at 12:25 pm
i hope this book could become a movie soo bad!!!!!
July 26, 2020 at 3:04 pm
Me looking at the comments:
“I LOVE PIP”
“PIP IS THE BEST”
PIP IS MY FAVOURITE CHARACHTER”