Radix is the story of a young man's odyssey of self-discovery, from dangerous adolescent to warrior, from outcast to near-god, in a far-future Earth dramatically changed from the one we know.[4]
Characters
Sumner Kagan's alter-egos
Sumner Kagan: The novel's hero, an overweight rebellious young man from a dysfunctional single-parent family. Father of Corby.
The Eth: One of Sumner Kagan's alter-egos, a powerful being created by accident by the Delph's fears.
Lotus Face: The name the Serbota tribe give to Sumner Kagan because of a facial scar in the shape of a lotus.
Sugarat: One of Sumner Kagan's alternate identities, an unlikely vigilante who exacts a brutal revenge on local gangs that have negatively affected his life in some way.[1]
Sumner's companions
Corby: A voor, child of Jeanlu and Sumner Kagan. Eventually he puts his mind into Sumner Kagan's body.
Nefandi: An artificial man bioengineered by the eo. He serves the godmind called the Delph in return for a drugless brain stimulator called Coobla.
Dice: An inmate at a military prison called Meat City who befriends Sumner Kagan.
Ardent Fang: A member of the mutant Serbota tribe.
Drift: A né, also a member of the Serbota tribe and a genderless being with telepathic abilities.[1]
Minor characters
Zelda: Sumner Kagan's mother, who makes a living as a spirit guide.
Johnny Yesterday: A lodger at Sumner Kagan's mother's house. An old man whose genetic mutations allow for "deep mind" abilities, which occasionally manifest themselves telekenetically.
Jeanlu: A voor, who lives in the Rigalu salt flats. Mother of Corby.
Broux: The commander of Meat City who trains Sumner Kagan.
Bonescrolls: A long-lived being who has had many different bodies. He has powerful mutant abilities and is a protector of the Serbota tribe.[1]
The Delph
The Delph: A godmind whose powerful mental abilities are waning.
Jac Halevy-Cohen: A mutant from an earlier time whose mental abilities evolve him into the Delph.[1]