The following is a list of characters featured in The Saga of Shadows, a forthcoming trilogy of science fiction novels written by Kevin J. Anderson.
Since the dissolution of the corrupt Terran Hanseatic League, human civilization is allied under the Confederation, currently ruled by King Peter and Queen Estarra of Theroc.
In the series, the Roamers are clans of industrious humans once living a clandestine existence in the fringes of space, but now allied with planet-bound colonies under the Confederation.
Managing a profitable economy centered on the sale of the valuable stardrive fuel ekti and other commodities, the Roamers are still adjusting to their new place in the Confederation while trying to maintain their independence and historical culture.
In the series, the Ildiran Empire has existed for over ten thousand years, living peacefully due to a communal mental interconnectedness called the thism.