| | | | Nicholas Hoel |
| | David Henry | Thoreau | An essayist, poet and philosopher, and abolitionist in Concord. |
| | Jorgen | Hoel | A new arrival in Prospect Hill in Brooklyn. |
| | Vi | Powys | Jorgen Hoel's wife. |
| | John | Hoel | Jorgen and Vi's eldest son. |
| | Carl | Hoel | John's elder son. |
| | Frank | Hoel Sr. | John's younger son. A farmer. |
| | Frank | Hoel Jr. | Frank Sr.'s son. A photohrapher. |
| | Eric | Hoel | Frank Jr.'s son. |
| | Nicholas | Hoel | Frank's great great grandson. |
| | | | Mimmi Ma |
| | Ma | Sih Hsuin | An electrical engineer. Aka: Winston Ma. |
| | Ma | Shouying | Sih Hsuin's father. A master calligrapher. |
| | Charlotte | Tarleton-Ma | Sih Hsuin's wife. |
| | Mimmi | Ma | Sih Hsuin and Charlotte's daughter. Douglas's lover. |
| | Amelia | Ma | Mimmi's sister. |
| | Tarleton | | Mimmi's grandfather. |
| | Carmen | Ma | Mimmi's sister. |
| | | | Adam Appich |
| | Adam | Appich | A boy who had a maple tree. |
| | Jean | Appich | Adam's sister. |
| | Leigh | Appich | Adam's sister. |
| | Emmett | Appich | Adam's sister. |
| | Charles | Appich | Adam's brother. |
| | Leonard | Appich | Adam's father. |
| | R.M. | Rabinowski | Head of the Department of Psychology Fortuna College. |
| | | | Ray Brinkman and Dorothy Cazaly |
| | Ray | Brinkman | A junior intellectual property lawyer. |
| | Dorothy | Cazaly | Ray's wife. A stenographer. Aka: Dory. |
| | | | Douglas Pavlicek |
| | Douglas | Pavlicek | A technical sergeant. |
| | John | Wayne | The prison guard. |
| | Chief Plenty | Coups | The Belgian draft horse. |
| | | | Neelay Mehta |
| | Neelay | Mehta | A Teacher. |
| | Babul | Mehta | Neelay's father. |
| | Ritu | Mehta | Neelay's mother. |
| | Ms. | Gilpin | Neelay's teacher. |
| | | | Patricia Westford |
| | Patricia | Westford | A Scientist. Aka: Patty. |
| | Bill | Westford | Patty's father. |
| | Henry | Fallows | A researcher in Dreier Research Station. A senior scientist. |
| | Jason | | Henry's colleague. |
| | Dennis | Ward | The Dreier Research Station manager. |
| | Eden | | Patty's colleague. |
| | | | Olivia Vandergriff |
| | Olivia | Vandergriff | The protagonist of the story. A girl that Nick met. |
| | Davy | | Olivia's husband. |
| | | | Trunk |
| | Britannica | Man | The director of R&D. |
| | The Q.C | Guy | A man who wants Mimmi's job. |
| | Dum | | Douglas's takers. |
| | Dee | | Douglas's takers. |
| | Gena | | Neelay's caregiver. |
| | Moses | | An older man that Nick and Olivia met. |
| | Henry | Hanson | The junk bond king. |
| | Anne | Frank | A German diarist. |
| | Chris | | The Interviewer of Neelay. |
| | Rubin | Rabinowski | Adam's professor. |
| | Mieke | Van Dijk | Adam's professor. |
| | Watchman | | Nick and Olivia's co-camper. |
| | Maidenhair | | Nick and Olivia's co-camper. |
| | Loki | | Nick and Olivia's guide. |
| | | | Yggdrasil - The world tree. |
| | Rupal | | Neelay's caregiver. |
| | Sparks | | Loki's colleague. |
| | Alan | | Dory's lover. |
| | Sheriff | Sanders | A policeman in Oregon. |
| | Brendan | Smith | A human resource agent. |
| | Garreth | | Mimmi's colleague. |
| | Spinoza | | Douglas's friend. |
| | Mulberry | | Adam's friend. A camper. |
| | Marten | | A marathoner. |
| | | | Crown |
| | Mr. | Shiang | The head of Four Arts Gallery. |
| | Carlos | | The mobile care. |
| | Reba | | The mobile care. |
| | Elizeu | | The tour guide of the campers. |
| | Rogerio | | The interpreter. |
| | Elvis | Antonio | One of the tour guides of the campers. |
| | Stephanie | N. | Mimmi's visitor. |
| | Rasha | | Mimmi's student. An honor student. |
| | Robinson | | Mimmi's student. An honor student. |
| | Boehm | | Mimmi's student. An honor student. |
| | Lois | Appich | Adam's wife. |
| | David | | Adam's interrogator. |
