
King Xyia is a moderate ruler who is forced to contend with an endless number of plots directed against him. Xiya Kan is king of the city-state Q'Nkok, the first city the Marines visit on Marduk.Their relationship is strained due to Roger's similarity in appearance and behaviour to his hated father. Empress Alexandra VII is the ruler of the Empire of Man and Roger's mother.
John are identical twins who serve in Bravo Company, with John being the hard-working, smart and capable NCO and Mark being the fighter. Warrant Officer Mike "Doc" Dobresceau is one of the shuttle pilots who land the company on Marduk.She is beautiful and vulnerable yet also tough and very dangerous. Nimashet Despreaux is a squad commander in Bravo company.
Adib Julian is one of the senior NCOs in the company and the former company armorer. Julio Poertena is the armorer for Bravo Company, a native of the planet Pinopa from a non-English speaking household. A native of the planet Armagh, Kosutic is an Armagh-Satanist High Priestess. Eva Kosutic is the senior NCO in Bravo Company and an extremely competent and experienced combat veteran. Kostas Matsugae is Roger's valet and manservant who becomes the company's caravan chief. Eleonora O'Casey is Roger's chief of staff and former tutor, who holds multiple doctorates in sociology, political sciences and human history. D'nall Cord is a Shaman in his tribe, the X'Intai, the first society Roger and his marines encounter on Marduk. Captain Armand Pahner is the commander of Bravo Company, Bronze Battalion of the Empress's Own Regiment, the elite bodyguards who protect the royal family. A handsome and tall 22-year-old, Roger is poorly regarded by almost everyone except his valet, Kostas Matsugae. Prince Roger MacClintock is the youngest child of Empress Alexandra VII, ruler of the Empire of Man, from her second consort Lazar Fillipo, the Earl of New Madrid. The book appeared on the New York Times best seller list. It tells the story of Prince Roger MacClintock and his bodyguards of the Empress' Own Regiment who get marooned on the alien planet of Marduk due to an act of sabotage on their ship and must fight their way towards the local space port (held by enemies of the Terran Empire) in order to get back home to Earth. March Upcountry is the first novel in the science fiction series of the Empire of Man by David Weber and John Ringo.