Mercedes Brigham
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Mercedes Brigham is a fictional character
in the Honorverse
, a series of military science fiction
novels written by David Weber
.
Born on Gryphon, she joined the Royal Manticoran Navy. She served as Honor Harrington
's sailing master (a now obsolete position) aboard HMS Fearless. As a lieutenant-commander, she was the executive officer of HMS Madrigal. During the 1st Battle of Yeltsin, the Madrigal battled the Masada
n Naval Ship (MNS) Thunder of God and lost. Captured by the Masadans, she (and all other female survivors of the Madrigal) was brutally raped and torture
d. By the time Honor Harrington
's crew found Madrigals survivors, Brigham was one of only two women—out of the twenty six captured—still alive (the other was Ensign Mai-ling Jackson). Brigham suffered a mental breakdown as a result of her ordeal, but eventually returned to duty in Flag in Exile
, explaining to Honor that she had not been harmed as seriously as had been thought. She was "loaned" to the Grayson Space Navy.
She holds the rank of rear admiral in the Grayson Space Navy, but is only a commodore in the RMN. She is currently serving in the RMN as Admiral Harrington's chief of staff.
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"....
.
Born on Gryphon, she joined the Royal Manticoran Navy. She served as 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....
's sailing master (a now obsolete position) aboard HMS Fearless. As a lieutenant-commander, she was the executive officer of HMS Madrigal. During the 1st Battle of Yeltsin, the Madrigal battled the Masada
Masada
Masada is the name for a site of ancient palaces and fortifications in the South District of Israel, on top of an isolated rock plateau, or horst, on the eastern edge of the Judean Desert, overlooking the Dead Sea. Masada is best known for the violence that occurred there in the first century CE...
n Naval Ship (MNS) Thunder of God and lost. Captured by the Masadans, she (and all other female survivors of the Madrigal) was brutally raped and torture
Torture
Torture is the act of inflicting severe pain as a means of punishment, revenge, forcing information or a confession, or simply as an act of cruelty. Throughout history, torture has often been used as a method of political re-education, interrogation, punishment, and coercion...
d. By the time 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....
's crew found Madrigals survivors, Brigham was one of only two women—out of the twenty six captured—still alive (the other was Ensign Mai-ling Jackson). Brigham suffered a mental breakdown as a result of her ordeal, but eventually returned to duty in Flag in Exile
Flag in Exile
Flag in Exile is the fifth Honor Harrington novel by David Weber. In the story, the disgraced Honor enters a self-imposed exile on Grayson.- Plot summary :...
, explaining to Honor that she had not been harmed as seriously as had been thought. She was "loaned" to the Grayson Space Navy.
She holds the rank of rear admiral in the Grayson Space Navy, but is only a commodore in the RMN. She is currently serving in the RMN as Admiral Harrington's chief of staff.