Kari-Faask

Warning Spoilers through Pass of Fire.Kari-Faask is Fred Reynolds' Back Seater first encountered in Distant Thunders. Wounded in Rising Tides and captured in Firestorm. She does not like flying, but does anyway. In Iron Gray Sea Fred and Kari escape April 3, 1944 aided by Captain Anson [IGS Pb p 398-400] Their adventures are recorded in Storm Surge being brought before Admiral Lelaa-Tal-Cleraan in the epilog. In Deadly Shores they observe the Battle of Guayak, but finally get to fly again latter. In Straits of Hell Fred and Kari capture some doms and meet the sailors of the New United States. In Devil's Due we see more of the New United States, and in the epilog Kari hugs Greg Garrett captain of USS Donaghey.

In River of Bones USS Matarife Launched USS Donaghey's PB-1 flown by Fred Reynolds and Kari-Faask taking Captain Samuel Anson to be the New United States liaison to Alliance forces in the Americas.

In Pass of Fire She and Fred Reynolds have brought Captain Samuel Anson back to Cuba. Kari gives Fred grief over Tabitha Semmes his new girlfriend and the daughter of Commodore Semmes. Kari-Faask is jealous of her, and teases an embarrassed Fred, “Look at that! His ears is the same unnatural color as the fur on her head! It ain’t right. She proba’ly gave him some nasty islaand jungle raash!” [POF Hb. p. 70-71]  Later Fred and Kari scout for the New United States Invasion near the northern most top of South America. Later in the book Fred and Kari are the communication with the stranded NUS invasion force.

She is mentioned as both the daughter and Nice of Haaker-Faask hero of B'imbado in the books. When asked about this the author sent the following E-Mail:

Sun, 4/12/15 4:52 PM

I've got people who help me catch stuff like that now--including you--but I didn't for a very long time. It was always my intention that she be the Daughter. Don't know how that changed. Soooo, yeah, she's an adopted niece that was like a daughter to Haakar-Faask. And I'll make it official someday when somebody asks her about it. How's that? Take care,

Taylor