Tomas Ramirez
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Tomas Santiago Ramirez is a fictional character
in the Honorverse
, a series of military science fiction
novels written by David Weber
.
He was born on the high-gravity planet San Martin in the Trevor's Star system. He was twelve when the People's Republic of Haven
invaded. Escaping to Manticore, he later joined the Royal Manticoran Marine Corps. He commanded the Marine detachments aboard HMS Fearless and HMS Nike when Honor Harrington
commanded those vessels. By the time of San Martin's voluntary annexation into the Star Kingdom of Manticore, Tomas Ramirez had become a Brigadier General in the Manticoran Marines, and helped set the provisional government of San Martin.
Tomas Ramirez belonged to a family of high standing on San Martin; his father, Commodore Jesus Ramirez, was the last commander of the San Martin Navy, and his great uncle Hector was the last President of San Martin. The Ramirez family helped organize the resistance against the Havenite occupation, and in response the Havenites wiped out every member of the Ramirez family left on San Martin.
But not quite all of them. Commodore Jesus Ramirez is sent to the Havenite secret prison planet of Hades, for possible political reuse at a later time. Honor Harrington, while trying to engineer a mass breakout from Hades, has to convince the tough old Commodore, who holds the respect of many of the prisoners. Her knowledge of Tomas' career, having crossed her own several times, convinces the Commodore, who had heard nothing of his son since the invasion of San Martin.
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
in the Honorverse
Honorverse
The Honorverse refers to the military science fiction book series and sub-series created by David Weber and published by Baen Books. The series is set primarily after Honor Harrington's October 1, 3961, birth; although she is the protagonist in most of the stories, more recent entries make only...
, a series of military science fiction
Military science fiction
Military science fiction is a subgenre of science fiction in which the principal characters are members of a military service and an armed conflict is taking place, normally in space, or on a planet other than Earth...
novels written by David Weber
David Weber
David Mark Weber is an American science fiction and fantasy author. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Weber and his wife Sharon live in Greenville, South Carolina with their three children and "a passel of dogs"....
.
He was born on the high-gravity planet San Martin in the Trevor's Star system. He was twelve when the People's Republic of Haven
People's Republic of Haven
The Republic of Haven is a fictional star-nation in the Honorverse, the background setting for a series of novels and short stories in the military science fiction genre, written by David Weber and others and published by Baen Books....
invaded. Escaping to Manticore, he later joined the Royal Manticoran Marine Corps. He commanded the Marine detachments aboard HMS Fearless and HMS Nike when Honor Harrington
Honor Harrington
Honor Stephanie Alexander-Harrington is a fictional character, the heroine of a series of military science fiction books set in the "Honorverse", written by David Weber and published by Baen Books....
commanded those vessels. By the time of San Martin's voluntary annexation into the Star Kingdom of Manticore, Tomas Ramirez had become a Brigadier General in the Manticoran Marines, and helped set the provisional government of San Martin.
Tomas Ramirez belonged to a family of high standing on San Martin; his father, Commodore Jesus Ramirez, was the last commander of the San Martin Navy, and his great uncle Hector was the last President of San Martin. The Ramirez family helped organize the resistance against the Havenite occupation, and in response the Havenites wiped out every member of the Ramirez family left on San Martin.
But not quite all of them. Commodore Jesus Ramirez is sent to the Havenite secret prison planet of Hades, for possible political reuse at a later time. Honor Harrington, while trying to engineer a mass breakout from Hades, has to convince the tough old Commodore, who holds the respect of many of the prisoners. Her knowledge of Tomas' career, having crossed her own several times, convinces the Commodore, who had heard nothing of his son since the invasion of San Martin.