Meet the Cast
Kris Kelvin
There Was a Man Who Wasn't ThereKris Kelvin is defined by his past. Except he doesn't seem to have much of a past. And yes, that means he doesn't have much definition. Which is odd for a central ch...
Rheya
Rheya, We Hardly Knew Ye. No, Really, We Didn't.Rheya isn't even in the book. That's right: Rheya, the woman Kelvin married, died before the book opens, and we hardly get any sense at all of what t...
Solaris
Is Solaris even a character? Should a planet/brain/god/whatever be considered a person?This is kind of the big unanswered question at the heart of Solaris. Is the alien a human? How can you even te...
Minor Characters
SnowSnow is a cyberneticist, and he functions as something of a foil for Kelvin. When Kelvin wants to take Rheya to earth, Snow explains why he can't and that he's stupid. When Kelvin is sick of th...