Owners

Owners in the MP...

At her first auction, Robin describes the Owners thusly: “They were as varied as the slaves they were coming to see, old and young, Anglo-Saxon and European and Asian and in all shades of skin tone. Their voices rose in admiration and scorn and in calling each other for greetings, recognition and praise, and English was not the only language they spoke. They were beautiful and poised and they were dead common and brash.”

Aiden Donnelly a second generation of a Marketplace family. At the time of The Inheritor he owns Robin.

Angelique  - an Owner who is also a  Trainer. Married to her partner/trainer,  Philip Harrington. Appears in  The Reunion.

Angie, a friend of Sissy. Mentioned in The Inheritor.

Arcane, an Owner who introduces Stuart to the Marketplace. He appears in the  Inside Straight,  the short story in the e-book edition of The Academy.

Claire Cameron, an Owner who is married to Michael LaGuardia in The Inheritor.

Cleante, a friend of Sissy. Mentioned in The Inheritor.

Danberry & Ellis appears in  The Reunion. It is a British firm merging an old landed family and a tradesman, becoming a powerful import/export firm. Philip Harrington  puts in time at the company, and meets his wife,  Angelique  there. The firm sold Farouk al-Wadi to Khadija through  Ken Mandarin  on the condition that he be able to train his replacement. The firm owns  Kaleigh Castle.

David. A friend of Mistress Madeline, and attends her parties. Owns twin blondes (boy and girl) originally from the Netherlands, who speak very little English, possibly spotted by Joost DeGraaf. David speaks Dutch, and may possibly be from Europe as well, but more likely is New York based, and purchased the  Marketplace slaves  at a major  auction. Friend of  Alexandra Selador  when Alex was still married. Appears in the story  Thank You, Miss Claudia  in  The Academy.

The Delaneys are a tremendously successful African-American couple who own  Desmond  and one other  Marketplace slave. At the time of  The Reunion, The Delaneys are starting divorce proceedings and Desmond is one of the assets currently under consideration.

Jimmy and Maureen Donnelly are the first generation of a Marketplace family. At the time of The Inheritor they are no longer living. Their children, Aiden Donnelly and Susan, are also Owners.

Douglas, an Owner "in training" with Geoff Negel. He appears in  California Dreaming,  the short story in the e-book edition of The Trainer.

El Anadakos, an Owner from Greece, and a friend of Aiden Donnelly. Appears in The Inheritor.

Dr. Emil Kaufmann  first appears in  The Slave. He serves The Marketplace as a psychiatrist. He owns  Greta  Mueller, a  Marketplace slave  who is a physician. He visits  Chris Parker  and evaluates Robin. Emil also clandestinely evaluates  Michael LaGuardia. Also appears in  The Trainer  and  The Inheritor.

Eric Parese  first appears in  The Slave  as the co- Owner  (with his lover,  Jimmy Appleton ) of  Robin. Other  Marketplace slaves  in his household are Carl, Raul, Jeff, and Steve (Muscledog). Has a run-in with  Chris Parker. Friends include ["Monica'}, the Panskis, Roberto and his lover Lamont, and the unnamed Owner of  Brian Cohen . Also appears in  The Trainer  and mentioned in the story  The Nurse  in  The Academy.

Gordon Reynolds first appears in  The Marketplace. He owns Leon and lives in the same building as fellow Owners Lawrence and Nancy. Gordon is a friend of  Alexandra Selador  and  Grendel Elliott. He visits  Chris Parker  while Chris is training  Robin. Also appears in  The Slave.

Master Graham is a British Owner who owns Fancy. He appears in the story,  The Tiger in the Dining Room  in  The Academy.

Mistress Heather is an Owner "in training" with Geoff Negel. She appears in the story  California Dreaming  in the e-book edition of The Trainer.

Mistress Janelle appears in  The Slave  as a friend  Robert  Grafton's Owner; he is loaned to her to attend the 50th anniversary of the New York fall auction. She is an old friend of  Alexandra Selador.

Jennifer, a friend of Sissy. Mentioned in The Inheritor.

Jimmy Appleton  first appears in  The Slave  as the co- Owner  (with his lover,  Eric Parese ) of  Robin. Other  Marketplace slaves  in his household are Carl, Raul, Jeff, and Steve (Muscledog). Has a run-in with  Chris Parker. Friends include ["Monica'}, the Panskis, Roberto and his lover Lamont, and the unnamed Owner of  Brian Cohen . Also appears in  The Trainer  and mentioned in the story  The Nurse  in  The Academy.

Khadija is a first-time Owner who appears in the story  Insha-allah  in  The Academy. After her father dies, she inherits Fatma, and buys Farouk al-Wadi using  Ken Mandarin  as her  Agent.

Ken Mandarin  is also a  Spotter  and  Agent. From a  Marketplace family. Owns four  Marketplace slaves  at the time of  The Slave, including Andy and Cindy. Ken spots and agents  Robin. Appears in  The Slave ,  The Trainer, and  The Inheritor  and narrates  Mandarin Style  and  Insha-Allah  in  The Academy.

Lamont appears in the story  The Nurse  in  The Academy. He lives in New Mexico with his lover, Roberto Vasquez. Marketplace slaves  in their house have included Akira and Pedro, although the latter was owned by Roberto’s family long before Lamont entered the picture. Lamont inherits his first slave, Joshua, when Roberto dies.

Lawrence and Nancy appear in  The Marketplace  and  The Slave. They live in the same building as Gordon Reynolds and regularly visit  Alexandra Selador  and  Grendel Elliott  at the Long Island Training House, to look over new  Marketplace slaves.

Lemmuel Turner and his wife, parents to the Trainer Layton Turner. Mentioned in The Inheritor.

Madame is a friend of  Alexandra Selador  and  Grendel Elliott, who they think may be interested in buying Robert. A friend of hers eventually purchases the man.

Mistress Madeline  first appears in  The Marketplace  as the  Owner  of  Claudia. She also owns Francie, Susan, Fletcher, Jefferson, and others. Madeline also has non-Marketplace "slaves" in her household and is responsible for a lot of referrals to the  Training House  for  Alexandra Selador  and  Grendel Elliott  for training. Friend and sometimes lover of Carl Linden. Also appears in  Thank You, Miss Claudia  in  The Academy.

Maurice, or “Ma”, appears in  The California Way  in  The Academy. He lives with Pauline and Spunk, the  Marketplace family  that purchases Doris.

Monica is a lesbian friend of  Eric Parese  and  Jimmy Appleton, and brings April to one of their parties. Eventually "leases"  Robin, then owns her outright. Friend of Judy and Khim, but does not know they are retired  Marketplace slaves. She is a political fundraiser, lives in DC near Dupont Circle. Personal Description : About 35, looks Hispanic, with black hair, inky/smoky black eyes, soft mouth and curvy body. Monica is very sadistic, and likes electricity play. After she falls in love with Gwen, she chooses not to renew Robin's contract. Appears in  The Slave  and  The Reunion.

Nancy  See  Lawrence and Nancy.

Niall first appears in  The Trainer  as uncle to  Michael LaGuardia, and the man who introduces him to  The Marketplace. Niall is a Hollywood writer who owns Ethan and Jerry. Both Marketplace slaveswere trained by  Geoff Negel.

Eve Panski was an Owner before she married Tom; she introduced him to  The Marketplace. She loses a pair of diamond earrings while attending a party at the home of Eric Parese and Jimmy Appleton. Robin is accused of stealing them. Appears in  The Slave

Pauline, or “Pa” lives with Maurice and Spunk. Purchased Doris. Personal Description:  Butch woman. “A face that was hard but not brutal: as if she’d sculpted herself, manipulated her demeanor to hang somewhere between male and female.” Appears with her  Marketplace family  in  The California Way, found in  The Academy.

Philip Harrington, Lord Sotherby is also a  Trainer. Part of the landed family of  Danberry & Ellis. Married to his training partner,  Angelique  and is seen to have great promise by  Howard Ward. He and his wife meet  Chris Parker  in  The Reunion.

The Riordan family, which owns The Playhouse. They are referred to in The Inheritor.

Roberto Vasquez lives in New Mexico with his lover,  Lamont. He teaches at the local university, but has family wealth from mining in Ocotlan. He is a friend of  Eric Parese  and  Jimmy Appleton (Jimmy is his investment counselor). Roberto owned Pedro prior to his relationship and once owned a Russian slave to teach him the language (this  Marketplace slave  may have received some training from Corinne). Purchases Akira in the Tokyo auction, where he first meets Chris Parker, who trained the boy. Purchases Joshua in the Amsterdam auction. Gets advice from Chris Parker regarding the purchase of Joshua. Personal Description : “Graying hair bleached white by the Arizona sun, tan skin and twinkling green eyes that betrayed his Spanish ancestry and set off his white teeth.” Dies from AIDS in the story  The Nurse  in  The Academy.

Rysbeck Corporation. A corporate Owner, which will host the 1994 Academy at their resort, the Lion’s Mane, in Vancouver, B.C. Mentioned in The Academy

Lord Tillsdale is the English baron from a  Marketplace family  who owns Joan and her family, a relationship of nine generations. Definitely not the owner Rothmere. Sent Joan to train with  Imala Anderson  house after a year with Sato-San on the recommendation of her trainer-of-record, Dalton, who believes that Chris Parker will be helpful due to his experience in Japan.

Sakai  Tetsuo  is also a Trainer and runs the second most important training school in Japan. He will became Japan's  Trainer of Trainers  when  Noguchi  retired. At the end of  The Academy, he owns Chris Parker. Also appears in  The Reunion  and  The Inheritor.

The Shimada family are owners of the ryokan and resort in Okinawa, where  The Academy  takes place. Close associates with  Noguchi.

Spunk is the member of an unusual Marketplace family that purchases Doris. Other family members are Maurice and Pauline. Personal Description : Tall, thin, mohawk of bright red. Rides a motorcycle. Appears in  The California Way, in  The Academy

William Donnelly is the son of Aiden Donnelly.

From The Marketplace

An unnamed Argentinian couple who own a pair of pleasure slaves, which they loan to  Alexandra Selador  and  Grendel Elliott,  through  Chris Parker  in the story,  The Leash Has Two Ends.

An unnamed Victorian-style woman (The Marketplace) who purchases Robert (we will call her Pauline and she lives in Pound Ridge). Friend of Madame, Mistress Madeline, and Mistress Janelle.

A slave owner from the northern reaches of California, who is a friend of  Eric Parese  and  Jimmy Appleton. He used to own Raul, and currently owns Brian. He is a vintner who writes several books about California history. Also mentioned in  Brian on the Farm  which appears in The Catalyst, a collection of of Marketplace and non-Marketplace works.

A Texan, his daughter, and her husband (Chet) who buy Sharon.

Two unnamed men who Sharon successfully fucks; Chris Parker rewards her for it.

An unnamed woman who spanks Robert "as if she was doing it for the first time."

From The Slave

Ken Mandarin’s  brother. He trades Celia to his sister in exchange for a pierced male slave who now works on-site at his petrochemical plant.

A television news man who buys a set of twins at the auction where Robin is displayed.

An Matisse owner who Robin recognizes when she attends the New York auction house’s 50th anniversary party, and later recognizes her when Robin is on the auction block.

Robin “found herself looking at an elderly man, white haired and slender. His eyes were hard though, with a light of fanaticism, and as he turned her head to one side and then to another, she felt afraid. When she shuddered, he smiled. But without a word to her, he simply walked away, not even looking at her papers.”

A couple that look at Robin at the auction block. “He was tall, and had a dome shaped head that was losing its hair. His eyes were a watery blue under heavy lids.” She never sees the woman.

A stout man with a southern accent who beats Robin at the auction block.

A prince, no physical description, who attends the auction Robin is at. Chris Parker calls him "Your Highness."

Two women who consider Robin at the auction block.

A black man with long dreads and a lilting accent. He purchases a slave with heavy tattoos.

From The Trainer

The unnamed couple who own Paul, who is undergoing training with Geoff Negel.

The judge who owns Tara. His former slave was also trained by  Imala Anderson. He also owns a security manager and a chauffeur. He lives in St. Louis.

An unnamed woman living in Seattle, professional novelist, who owns Lorens. She sends him to Imala Anderson prior to his signing a lifelong contract.

Unnamed first owner of Lorens, who shows him professionally in the body-building circuit.

Unnamed second owner of Lorens who probably used him as chauffuer/bodyguard after he was retrained by Imala Anderson as a general purpose slave.

From  The Academy

Unnamed first owner of Farouk al-Wadi, who sent Farouk to complete his education at Cambridge. Probably also sent Farouk to train at Kaleigh Castle under Mr. Blake to become a butler.

From The Reunion

Unnamed owner of Billy-Ray Clemm, an African-American man living in Tulsa, OK.

Unnamed owner of Chandra, who lives in Milan. Chandra borrows Cosmo and his “slave sister” Rene from a mistress who is a friend of his to keep him occupied while Chandra is at The Reunion.

Unnamed owner of Lucretia, an American banker living in Switzerland, and a deep masochist. Divorced, with regular visitation from his children.

Unnamed owner of Tequila, a famous woman rock and roll singer.

Unnamed owners of Vanjel, who may or may not be alive in Sarajevo.

Unnamed former female owner of Richard Nelson, about whom he reminisces frequently.

Unnamed former female owner of Tomas, with whom he fell in love.

Unnamed current male owner of Tomas, who owns a pleasure house of pleasure slaves in Monaco.

Unnamed owners of Gilles, a large family living in France.

Unnamed owners of Elaine, a large family living in France. The husband is originally Brussels.

Unnamed former male owner of Sherri, the father of Ian.