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Luke Maddison is one of the four [[Maddisons|Maddison]] siblings who enter Altierra in the novel ''[[The Snow Beyond the Wall]]''. He is the eldest of the | Luke Maddison is one of the four [[Maddisons|Maddison]] siblings who enter Altierra in the novel ''[[The Snow Beyond the Wall]]''. He is the eldest of the four Maddison siblings, aged twenty. Trusted by his parents to look after the younger ones, he carries the nominal authority of the eldest brother, though in practice Susan is more decisive and assertive. Luke is the novel's reflective consciousness: he narrates the epilogue in the first person, looking back on the family's settlement in Altierra with warmth, wry humour, and a quiet melancholy for the world left behind. His relationship with Nena, the Bestia captured for information, is one of the clearest personal arcs of the novel. | ||
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Revision as of 11:37, 10 August 2026
| Luke Maddison | |
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| Race | Earth |
| Born | 2005 |
| Age in “Snow” | 20 |
| Age in “Sequel” | 24 |
| Occupation/rank | Student |
| Family | Susan (sister) Meg (sister) Emily (sister) |
Luke Maddison is one of the four Maddison siblings who enter Altierra in the novel The Snow Beyond the Wall. He is the eldest of the four Maddison siblings, aged twenty. Trusted by his parents to look after the younger ones, he carries the nominal authority of the eldest brother, though in practice Susan is more decisive and assertive. Luke is the novel's reflective consciousness: he narrates the epilogue in the first person, looking back on the family's settlement in Altierra with warmth, wry humour, and a quiet melancholy for the world left behind. His relationship with Nena, the Bestia captured for information, is one of the clearest personal arcs of the novel.



