| | | Part One 1941-1942 |
1 | | | East of the Sun Berlin, Spring 1941 |
| Hanni | Kohn | A seamstress. Simon Kohn's wife. |
| Simon | Kohn | A doctor. |
| Lea | | Hanni's daughter |
| Bobeshi | | Lea's grandmother. |
| Azriel | | The angel of death. |
2 | | | The Magician's Assistant Berlin, Spring 1941 |
| Tante Ruth | | A healer. |
| Honi | Ha-Me'agel | A miracle worker. |
3 | | | The Rabbi's Daughter Berlin.
Spring 1941 |
| Ettie | | The rabbi's daughter. |
| Marta | | Ettie's sister. |
| Thomas | | The janitor. |
4 | | | Water, Fire, Earth, and Sky |
| Ava | Perrin | A golem. |
5 | | | The Follower Berlin, 1941 |
| Lillie | Perrin | The new name of Lea. |
| Karin | Beck | Ettie's new name. |
| Margrit | Beck | Marta's new name. |
| Melahel | | The angel of safe travel and healing. |
| Haiel | | The angel of courage. |
| Ornael | | The angel of of patience who guards against sorrow. |
6 | | | In Another Country Paris, Spring 1941 |
| Edgar | | The gardener. |
| Andre | Levi | A mathematician. |
| Jules Gerard | Saliege | An archbishop. |
| Julien | | One of Professor Andre Levi's son. |
| Victor | | One of Professor Andre Levi's son. |
| Marianne | Felix | A housemaid. |
| Claire | | Professor Andre Levi's wife. |
| Bernard | | Julien's closest friend. |
7 | | | Arrival Vienne, Spring 1941 |
| Nicol | Duval | Ettie's new name. |
| Father | Garnier | A priest. |
| Queen Esther | | Biblical Queen of Persia. |
| Charles | de Gaulle | Former President of France. |
8 | | | The Girl in the Country Haute-Loire, Summer 1941 |
| Louis XIV | | King of France. |
| Bluebell | | A goat. |
10 | | | The Disappearance Paris, Autumn 1941 |
| Claude | Gotlib | Victor's friend. |
11 | | | Runaways Vienne, Winter 1941 |
| Monsieur | Favre | Ettie's boss. |
| Madame | Favre | Monsieur Favre's wife. |
| Jean | | One of Ettie's new acquaintances. |
| Arno | | One of Ettie's new acquaintances. |
| Bettina | | One of Ettie's new acquaintances. |
12 | | | The Heron Paris, Spring 1942 |
| Monsieur | Oches | The Levi's neighbor. |
13 | | | The Faraway Place Haute-Loire, Spring 1942 |
| Monsieur | Cazales | Marianne's neighbor. |
| Pastor | Durand | A minister. |
| Andre | Trocme | One of the ministers. |
| Edouard | Theis | One of the ministers. |
| Daniel | Trocme | The principal of the school. |
| Jeanne | d'Arc | The girl warrior. |
| Albert | | Marianne's acquaintance. |
14 | | | Blessing Rhone Valley, June 1942 |
| Madeleine | de Masson | The mother superior. Aka: Sister Marie. |
| Paul | Remond | Archbishop of Nice. |
| Pauline | | Lea's new acquaintance. |
| Felicite | | A nun. |
| Rachel | | Lea's roommate. Aka:Renee. |
| Constance | | A nun. |
| Sonya | | The housemaid. |
| Etoile | | A pigeon. |
17 | | | The Message Ardeche, September 1942 |
| Henri | Girard | A doctor. |
18 | | | The Silver Rose Rhone Valley, November 1942 |
| Raoul | Salomon | Madeleine's grandfather. |
| Milah | | Raoul Salomon's wife. |
| | | Part Two 1943-44 |
21 | | | Believer Vienne, Autumn 1943 |
| Monsieur | Bisset | Julien's new acquaintance. |
| Madame | Bisset | Monsieur Bisset's wife. |
| Alain | | Monsieur and Madame Bisset's son. |
22 | | | The Doctor's House Ardeche, Winter 1943 |
| Sarah | | Doctor Girard's wife. |
23 | | | Hidden Izieu, April 1944 |
| Lex | | A dog. |
| Max | | Julien's new acquaintance. |
| Teddy | | One of Jylien's students. |
| Madame Rey | | A teacher. |
| Sabine | Zlatin | A French Red Cross nurse. |
24 | | | The Other Side Le Chambon-Sur-Lignon, April 1944 |
| Ahron | Weist | An artist. |
| Adele | | Daniel's wife. |
| Daniel | | Owned a fabric shop. |
26 | | | The Red Shoes Haute-Loire, Summer 1944 |
| Klaus | Barbie | The commander and chief of the secret police. |
27 | | | Beehive House Haute-Loire, July 1944 |
| Queen Anne | | The Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland. |