Corrie-Lyn
Names: Corrie-LynCouncillor EmeritusYour HonourCorriesubject beta
First appears in Book 1: The Dreaming Void, chapter 2 (1)
Appearances
What you know
Book 1: The Dreaming Void
- Ch 2Corrie-Lyn was Inigo's lover and sits on the Council only for that reason, according to Ethan; he intends to remove her.
- Ch 2She is a 370-year-old ex-Councillor of the Living Dream, with red hair and freckles, and a strong Advancer metabolism that lets her out-drink anyone.
- Ch 2She was Inigo's lover, calls herself a true zealot, and was removed from the Council by Ethan; she grieves that Inigo left.
- Ch 2She drinks heavily each night and humiliates would-be suitors with Adlier 88 vodka shots.
- Ch 2She keeps her gaiafield emission reduced to a minimum, which feels cold and black to Aaron.
- Ch 6Corrie-Lyn is a former Living Dream Councillor and Cleric who was once very close to Inigo, though they had cooled off before he left.
- Ch 6Corrie-Lyn uses aerosols and was forbidden them by Aaron; she secretly kept one and used it with Yves, undermining Aaron's plans.
- Ch 6Corrie-Lyn refused to commit to helping Aaron find Inigo but went to see Yves, an old friend, without being asked.
- Ch 6Corrie-Lyn is Yves's old friend and a former associate of Inigo, drugged and in shock during the escape.
- Ch 6Corrie-Lyn says Inigo was secretly Higher, known to only a couple of people; the new Cleric Conservator does not know.
- Ch 6Corrie-Lyn is a Living Dream Councillor who analyses people's dreams; she interprets Aaron's dream as a crux in his psychological development.
- Ch 6Corrie-Lyn rebuffed Aaron's suggestion that they share a bunk.
- Ch 6Corrie-Lyn knows little of Inigo's family, only that he had family and sometimes visited his homeworld.
- Ch 8Corrie-Lyn is Aaron's sardonic companion, who dislikes the desert and bristles at being told to stay quiet.
- Ch 8Corrie-Lyn is horrified by Paul's actions and calls him a psychopath; she sulks with Aaron afterwards.
- Ch 8Corrie-Lyn plays along as Aaron's partner at the clinic but is irritated and hostile towards him.
- Ch 8Corrie-Lyn, supposed to bring the escape capsule, is distracted trying on clothes in reception and delays Aaron's escape.
- Ch 8Corrie-Lyn reluctantly hits Ruth Stol, probably breaking her nose, after Aaron gives her a combat program.
- Ch 10Corrie-Lyn is Living Dream's ex-Councillor, now persona non grata and wanted on Ellezelin for body-loss charges; she was Telfer's accomplice and Inigo's former lover.
- Ch 10Corrie-Lyn rescued the wounded Aaron by capsule, hit Ruth Stol, and escaped Anagaska under police fire aboard the Artful Dodger.
- Ch 10Corrie-Lyn was late to the rendezvous because she was shopping, and she was unaware the raid was a combat mission.
- Ch 10Corrie-Lyn bypassed the lock-out on the ship's culinary unit to make alcoholic drinks, and sympathises with the Void, doubting the Raiel's hostile account of it.
- Ch 12Corrie-Lyn spent fifteen hours drinking and complaining that handing over Inigo's memories to Qatux was a bad idea; she flirts with Aaron.
- Ch 12Corrie-Lyn convincingly plays a heartbroken ex-lover searching for 'Yigo' as the cover story to find Inigo.
- Ch 12Desperately wants to find Inigo, who left her, and is hoping he is among the recovery teams on Hanko.
- Ch 14Corrie-Lyn was Inigo's lover and has stayed in love with him for seventy years; she travelled with Aaron to find him.
- Ch 14Corrie-Lyn used to sit on the Council and would have challenged such a unanimous outcome; Ethan almost misses her.
Book 2: The Temporal Void
- Ch 3Corrie-Lyn is devoted to Inigo and has not touched alcohol during the crawler journey.
- Ch 8Corrie-Lyn blames herself for bringing the people who found Inigo and killed the Restoration team; Inigo reassures her.
- Ch 8Corrie-Lyn was a faithful follower who treasures the dream of the Waterwalker's death and remains in Living Dream whatever the clerics' politics.
- Ch 8Corrie-Lyn breaks her arm and hurts her ankle when the ground crawler is overturned by a quake; she shuts off the pain through her biononics.
- Ch 8Corrie-Lyn is Inigo's former lover who wants him to dream again or show his final dream; he refuses, saying it is worse than death.
- Ch 11Corrie-Lyn suffered a broken arm, sprained ankle and radiation exposure on Hanko; the Lindau's medical cabinet repaired her.
- Ch 11Corrie-Lyn once loved Inigo, shared emotions with him seventy years ago, and hates and fears Aaron.
- Ch 11Corrie-Lyn drinks heavily from the ship's stored liquor and is hostile and sarcastic toward Aaron.
Book 3: The Evolutionary Void
- Ch 8Corrie-Lyn was devastated when Inigo abandoned Living Dream without explanation; she once was his lover and served on the Cleric Council.
- Ch 8Corrie-Lyn has no biononics, is hungover from alcohol, and hates Aaron; she pledges to follow Inigo in stopping the Void.
- Ch 10Corrie-Lyn is worried that Aaron may go insane and endanger their journey to the Spike.
- Ch 10Corrie-Lyn seduces Inigo using the ship's stores and has cut down on her drinking, but feels shame when tempted.
- Ch 10Corrie-Lyn can read thoughts through the telepathy effect and finds Aaron's calm, machinelike mind unnerving.
- Ch 12Corrie-Lyn is a former member of the Living Dream Cleric Council and Inigo's lover; Aaron holds her as leverage.
- Ch 14Corrie-Lyn was once a devout Living Dream disciple, Cleric Councillor and chief prosecutor in the Edgemon heresy tribunal, and Inigo's lover.
- Ch 14She notes the Pilgrimage fleet will drop confluence nests en route to open a permanent dream channel to the Void.
- Ch 14Corrie-Lyn says a Skylord would never go to the Heart, even for the Dreamer; Skylords only take those who are fulfilled.
- Ch 14Corrie-Lyn trusts Inigo and pleads to learn what he dreamed after Edeard accepted guidance to the Heart.
- Ch 16Corrie-Lyn is deeply affected and argues that the transcended minds were beautiful and fulfilled.
- Ch 16Corrie-Lyn initially rejects the Last Dream's meaning, then walks off and later accepts it, urging Inigo to lead followers away from that fate.
- Ch 16Corrie-Lyn has been watching the Greater Commonwealth: the Last Dream is unpopular and Living Dream's Cleric Council denounced it as fake.
- Ch 18Corrie-Lyn refuses to leave Inigo and is unnerved by the warrior Raiel.
Connections
- partner ofInigoformer lovers
- member ofCleric Councilformer Councillor, removed by Ethan
- enemy ofAarondeceptively befriends her for her contacts
- friend ofInigoformerly very close
- related toAaronuses and protects her to find Inigo
- member ofLiving Dreamformer Councillor and Cleric
- friend ofYves
- related toInigoformer associate in Living Dream
- ally ofAaronposing as a couple
- related toLiving Dreamex-Councillor
- ally ofInigo
Key moments
- Book 1 · Ch 2Ethan plans his administration
As new Conservator, Ethan decides to make Phelim Treasury Secretary and Councillor, and to remove Corrie-Lyn from the Council, while discussing the search for the Second Dreamer.
- Book 1 · Ch 2Aaron arrives in Makkathran2
Aaron crosses the park to the modern city, checks into a penthouse at the Hotel Buckingham, and identifies Corrie-Lyn as his way in to Living Dream.
- Book 1 · Ch 2Aaron courts Corrie-Lyn
Aaron approaches Corrie-Lyn at the Rakas bar posing as a FarFlight Charters broker, then takes her to dinner, where she drunkenly breaks down over Inigo's leaving.
- Book 1 · Ch 2Assassination attempt on Corrie-Lyn
Captain Manby's squad ambushes Corrie-Lyn and Aaron; Aaron kills all three, then tells her Ethan wants her dead and offers protection.
- Book 1 · Ch 6Safe house and breakfast
After arriving in Riasi and hiding in a rented apartment, Aaron cooks a lavish breakfast and tells Corrie-Lyn he must find Inigo, saying Living Dream will keep trying to kill her. She declines for now.
- Book 1 · Ch 6Infiltration of the Daeas fane
Aaron and Corrie-Lyn enter the fane so she can speak privately with Yves. Aaron stuns a Cleric as hostiles gather outside and lifts descend. He finds Corrie-Lyn and Yves high on aerosols and stuns Yves.
- Book 1 · Ch 6Escape from the fane
Aaron stuns Yves, carries drugged Corrie-Lyn through police, collapsing the fane and the arcade, and floods the plaza with fountains. They flee via a utility tunnel and a stolen capsule.
- Book 1 · Ch 6Plan to go to Anagaska
Corrie-Lyn reveals Inigo was secretly Higher and often visited Anagaska; Aaron resolves to seek Inigo's aunt. He remembers his starship, the Artful Dodger, and they board it.
- Book 1 · Ch 6Corrie-Lyn confronts Aaron about his dream
Corrie-Lyn tells Aaron she read his leaked dream of fleeing people and a winged shadow, and urges him to explore it; he refuses and redirects to finding Inigo.
- Book 1 · Ch 6Visit to the Inigo museum in Kuhmo
Posing as an anthropologist, Aaron tours the shrine to Inigo and finds Inigo's official biography suspicious. He decides they must ask the Protectorate.
- Book 1 · Ch 8Aaron and Corrie-Lyn meet Paul Alkoff
Aaron and Corrie-Lyn fly to Paul Alkoff's desert ranch seeking information; Paul reluctantly receives them and declares his hatred of Higher culture.
- Book 1 · Ch 8Paul explains Inigo's origins
Paul tells Aaron how an angel infected Erik and Imelda, how Sabine's pregnancy led to Inigo, and how the Protectorate watched him for twenty-five years without finding biononics.
- Book 1 · Ch 8Aaron finds a lead on Inigo
Aaron deduces that Inigo's rejuvenation policy means a stored copy of his personality exists on Anagaska and plans to pursue it.
- Book 1 · Ch 8Aaron breaks into St Mary's Clinic
Aaron and Corrie-Lyn arrive under cover as a couple. He slips away, triggers diversions, glides into the administration block and fights through toward the vault.
- Book 1 · Ch 8Escape and police clash
Corrie-Lyn delays the capsule, so Aaron escapes the roof wounded; he destroys the police capsules' stability with niling-sponge explosions but is thrown to the ground.
- Book 1 · Ch 10Paula briefs Justine
Paula tells Justine the raid was Faction-organized, identifies Corrie-Lyn and Aaron/Telfer fleeing on the Artful Dodger, and plans to stay visible while someone unexpected finds the Second Dreamer.
- Book 1 · Ch 10Aaron wakes after the raid
Aaron recovers from severe wounds in the Artful Dodger's medical chamber; Corrie-Lyn explains the escape from Anagaska, and they confirm they still have the memorycell.
- Book 1 · Ch 10Aaron seeks the Raiel's help
Aaron and Corrie-Lyn dock the Artful Dodger at High Angel and are teleported to Qatux. Aaron asks him to absorb Inigo's memorycell to find Inigo and stop the Pilgrimage; Qatux agrees.
- Book 1 · Ch 12Qatux names Hanko
After reviewing Inigo's memories, Qatux tells Aaron and Corrie-Lyn that Inigo has likely gone to Hanko. Aaron decides to go there.
- Book 1 · Ch 12Paula questions Qatux
Paula Myo visits Qatux, learns Aaron and Corrie-Lyn were there, and that Qatux reviewed Inigo's memories and guessed Hanko.
- Book 1 · Ch 12Aaron and Corrie-Lyn arrive on Hanko
The Artful Dodger descends to Kajaani. Corrie-Lyn tells the Restoration team a tale of seeking a lost lover 'Yigo' to find Inigo, and Purillar offers to introduce them to the staff.
- Book 1 · Ch 12Tour of the Restoration base
Purillar shows Aaron and Corrie-Lyn the labs and the recovered corpse of Aeva Sondlin, explaining how Hanko's lost are found and restored.
- Book 1 · Ch 12Crawler borrowed to hunt Inigo
Corrie-Lyn pleads and Purillar grants a ground crawler; Aaron finds Olhava province's team best, and they plan to leave in the morning.
- Book 1 · Ch 14Aaron and Corrie-Lyn find Inigo
At the Olhava dig, Aaron and Corrie-Lyn find Inigo disguised as Earl. Corrie-Lyn weeps and kisses him; Inigo refuses to return.
- Book 2 · Ch 5Aaron loses the trail in the whiteout
Aaron suffers a whiteout hallucination, wrecks the ice, finds the crawler tracks erased, and turns toward Jajaani.
- Book 2 · Ch 8Inigo and Corrie-Lyn caught in a storm
As miniquakes and a blizzard worsen, Inigo and Corrie-Lyn drive toward his starship, and Inigo admits they will probably not make it.
- Book 2 · Ch 8Quake overturns the ground crawler
After Inigo admits to a final dream, a quake rips the ground; anchors tear free and the crawler tumbles into a fissure. Corrie-Lyn breaks her arm; Inigo treats her.
- Book 2 · Ch 8Aaron intercepts Inigo and Corrie-Lyn
As Corrie-Lyn begs Inigo for his final dream, the storm halts and the crawler's rear is destroyed by a green flash; Aaron appears inside a force field.
- Book 2 · Ch 11Escape from Hanko aboard the Lindau
Aaron gets Corrie-Lyn and Inigo aboard the damaged Lindau, which launches off Hanko. They discover the crew dead, Corrie-Lyn is treated, and Aaron admits he does not know where to go next.
- Book 2 · Ch 11Hanko destroyed
From the Lindau, they watch the Hawking m-sink consume Hanko's core until the planet explodes.
- Book 2 · Ch 11Aaron chooses the Spike
Aaron decides the Lindau cannot risk Pulap and reveals that his implanted options point to the Spike, where Ozzie lives.
- Book 3 · Ch 8Breakfast clash aboard the Lindau
After a nightmare, Aaron breakfasts with captives Inigo and Corrie-Lyn, argues with Corrie-Lyn, and tells Inigo he'd kill him if he were taken.
- Book 3 · Ch 8Inigo and Corrie-Lyn reconcile
Corrie-Lyn confronts Inigo about abandoning Living Dream; he explains his reasons, they pledge to stop the Void together and become intimate.
- Book 3 · Ch 10Aaron's nightmare shared
Corrie-Lyn is woken by Aaron's tormented memories via his gaiamotes. At breakfast she confronts him; he denies impairment while Inigo and she urge him to prepare for a breakdown.
- Book 3 · Ch 10Aaron breaks down
Under the amplified emotions of Ozzie's dream, Aaron blasts open the cabin door and threatens Inigo and Corrie-Lyn. Inigo persuades him the trauma is internal, and Aaron falls into an emotionless fallback mode.
- Book 3 · Ch 10Telepathy experiments
Inigo and Corrie-Lyn find they can sense each other's minds and emotions, and experiment with the effect for hours, finding it disquieting and exposing.
- Book 3 · Ch 10Arrival at the Spike
The Lindau arrives, receives docking permission from the Spike's AI, and lands on a tube pad. Aaron decides to seek Isaacs in the largest human settlement.
- Book 3 · Ch 10Massacre in Octoron plaza
Aaron questions citizens for Isaacs's location, kills one, tortures another and fires on the plaza, killing several and wounding others, ignoring Inigo's pleas to let him talk.
- Book 3 · Ch 10Chikoya attack
Armored Chikoya teleport in demanding Inigo; Aaron fights them, retreats through buildings, then sedates Inigo and Corrie-Lyn to hide them from telepathic tracking.
- Book 3 · Ch 12Meeting with Aaron
Guided by a hijacked capsule to a remote spot by a water column, Ozzie meets Aaron, who holds unconscious Inigo and Corrie-Lyn. Under threat against Corrie-Lyn, Ozzie switches off mindspace.
- Book 3 · Ch 14Aaron delivers Inigo to Ozzie
Aaron brings sedated Inigo and Corrie-Lyn to Ozzie's island house, where Ozzie is rude. Inigo wakes, and Aaron says he will give his plan when Ozzie comes down.
- Book 3 · Ch 14Ozzie confronted
Aaron forces a reluctant Ozzie to meet Inigo; Ozzie gives them access to his house net and says to talk in the morning.
- Book 3 · Ch 14Breakfast strategy talk
Over breakfast they discuss Ilanthe, Ozzie's discarded memory copy, and the limits of the gaiafield and mindspace. Ozzie suggests Inigo or a Skylord, or Gore, as ways to reach the Void.
- Book 3 · Ch 14Debate on reaching the Heart
The group discusses how to contact the Heart without an ultradrive ship. Aaron proposes moving the Spike, which Ozzie flatly refuses, questioning Aaron's programming.
- Book 3 · Ch 14Inigo's dream of perfection
Ozzie challenges Inigo on why he abandoned his gospel. Inigo says Edeard did not truly win, and answers Corrie-Lyn's plea by saying he dreamed of perfection.
- Book 3 · Ch 16Inigo's dream discussion
Inigo tells Corrie-Lyn the transcended beings' lives are worthless ennui, while she insists they achieved fulfillment.
- Book 3 · Ch 16Inigo discusses the Last Dream
After Inigo shares the Last Dream, Corrie-Lyn storms out, Ozzie and Inigo interpret it as the Void's utopia ending in stagnation, and she later returns accepting it.
- Book 3 · Ch 16Inigo releases the Last Dream to followers
Persuaded by Ozzie and Corrie-Lyn, Inigo opens his gaiamotes and gifts the Last Dream to all his followers.
- Book 3 · Ch 18Wormhole crossing
The planetary FTL device opens a wormhole through the star, and the Mellanie's Redemption crosses 28,000 light-years to emerge near the Void.
- Book 3 · Ch 20Arrival at Makkathran
After Oscar suffers Aaron's nightmare, the crew lands near the Silverbird; Justine greets them, and Aaron says Inigo must bring forth the Waterwalker.
- Book 3 · Ch 20Edeard meets Inigo and learns the truth
Edeard is reunited with Inigo, who explains he was brought from the Void's memory, that his life is past, all humans have left, and the outside universe threatens the Void.