Richard Sherman

Richard Sherman, from Philadelphia, is an explorer who came to Mars.

After his arrival in the ill-fated first capsule, Sherman, together with Dr. David Yellin and Major Greg Duprey went out to explore the mines. It turned bad when he and Duprey got stuck in the mines after a cave-in while searching for iron ore for Andrew Carnegie.

After the Avatar had freed him in Martian Dreams, he gladly vouched for entry to Olympus and also joined the party, hoping his knowledge of the local geography would be of help. He explained that Olympus was busy with building the space cannon, but had a steel shortage. He also explained how they'd put markers at interesting locations.

When Chsheket finally was transferred into her robot body, Sherman left the group, saying that she was now a much better guide, waiting for the cannon being finished.

Trivia

 * Richard Sherman is the Martian Dreams incarnation of the Avatar's companion, Shamino.