when the invasion of Hawaii began. It is implied that she had been the victim of systematic sexual and physical abuse at the hands of her father and was recovering with the help of her fiancé. He is subsequently killed during the invasion when his F-35 is compromised by Chinese malware. Now psychologically changed, she begins a systematic campaign of killing the Chinese soldiers occupying Honolulu, which earns her the moniker the "Black Widow." Her killings come to the attention of both General Yu Xilai, the Chinese commander of the occupation, and his subordinate, Russian Colonel Vladimir Markov, who is constantly belittled and dismissed by Yu as incompetent for being unable to suppress the insurgency. Shin and Markov gain a grudging respect for one another, and she feigns being captured to get close to Yu, whom she strangles to death at his headquarters. Markov watches with silent consent just as the US counterattack begins. Characters Commander Jamie Simmons, initially an executive officer for the USS Coronado but is placed in command of the USS Zumwalt after the Battle of Hawaii. Chief Mike Simmons, a US Navy veteran who works at the National Defense Reserve Fleet and is father of Jamie Simmons. Major Carolyne “Conan” Doyle, a US Marine Corps officer on O'ahu during the Directorate invasion who later becomes one of the primary leaders of the island's resistance movement, the North Shore Mujahideen (NSM). Dr. Qi Jiangyong. A Chinese surgeon who uses BrainGate-inspired brain implant technology to conduct interrogations. Daniel Aboye, a "Lost Boy" of Sudan turned Silicon Valley magnate. He helps marshal the information technology war effort, including Anonymous. Colonel Vladimir Andreyevich Markov, a Spetsnaz officer stationed in Hawaii after its capture. Vice Admiral Wang Xiaoqian, a leading military figure in the Directorate. Sir Aeric K. Cavendish, an Australian biotech bolliomaire who is born Archis Kumar and uses his private military company to neutralize the Tiangong-3 space station during the later stages of the war. Admiral Agathe Abelsen, the leading naval figure of the newly-independent Republic of Kalaallit Nunaat (formerly Greenland). General Yu Xilai, the head of the Hawaii Special Administrative Zone and is primarily engaged in overseeing the Directorate's counterinsurgency campaign. Major General Sergei Sechin, a Russian officer stationed in Beijing who passes on critical information about the Directorate's Cherenkov radiation detection system to the United States by coded references to Star Trek’s Pavel Chekov. Carrie Shin, a