Kazimir McFoster
First appears in Book 1: The Dreaming Void, chapter 4 (2)
Appearances
What you know
Book 1: The Dreaming Void
Book 2: The Temporal Void
- Ch 10Kazimir was a seventeen-year-old Guardian of Selfhood, devoted to his cause but innocent of the wider universe, when he met Justine.
- Ch 10Kazimir was assassinated by an agent of the Starflyer after Justine informed the security services about him.
- Ch 13The Void has created a copy of Kazimir, Justine's dead lover, a seventeen-year-old on his groundwalk with false memories of his clan and of Bruce.
- Ch 13This Kazimir has genuine human DNA that does not match Justine's son's, so the Void is not omnipotent.
- Ch 13Kazimir is a doppelgänger created from the Void's memory; Justine's DNA test showed he is not the original, but she insists he is alive and human.
Connections
- family ofJustine Burnellimother and son
- family ofGore Burnelligrandfather and grandson
- ally ofHancher
- member ofKnights Guardian
- partner ofJustine Burnelliformer lovers; this Kazimir is a Void-made copy
- related toJustine BurnelliKazimir was created from Justine's dream/memory by the Void
- member ofMcFoster clan
Key moments
- Book 1 · Ch 4Ocisen Ambassador arrives
The Ocisen Ambassador lands on the Tulip Mansion grounds and is received by Justine and Kazimir, while Gore watches via an icon; tension arises over the Fandola assault.
- Book 1 · Ch 4Ambassador demands Pilgrimage be stopped
In the McLeod room, the Ambassador demands that Justine prevent Living Dream's ships from entering the Void, fearing a devourment phase; Justine downplays the danger.
- Book 2 · Ch 10Justine's dream of Kazimir
In suspension, Justine dreams of her two days with Kazimir on Far Away, then wakes aboard the Silverbird to find it decelerating toward a Skylord.
- Book 2 · Ch 13Justine meets the Void's Kazimir
Justine meets a seventeen-year-old Kazimir who does not know he is a creation. She tells him the truth, scans him, feeds him and shares her mission.
- Book 2 · Ch 13Justine parts from Kazimir
Justine wakes, kisses Kazimir and promises to find him if there is a way back, then prepares to leave.