Nessinger on the ship. Jack Nessinger - A Texan who does secret business with Maldonado and who escapes to Vespugia in the end. Esteban - Adam Eddington's guide when Adam visited the Vespugian pyramids. He is a young soldier and oboist and one of Vicky's persistent suitors. He dies in the end by a gunshot from Otto. Captain Nausinio - A rather stupid commander of Esteban who leaves Esteban to die on an iceberg while he escapes in a motorboat. Greta - One of Maldonado's stooges who comes from Germany. Setting Part of the story takes place in Vespugia, the fictional country first mentioned in A Swiftly Tilting Planet. The events of that book have a strong bearing on the dangers Vicky faces approximately thirteen years later. Title The title comes from "The Mistress of Vision", a poem by the English poet Francis Thompson. 1994 American novels American young adult novels American thriller novels Novels by Madeleine L'Engle Novels set in Antarctica Novels set in fictional countries 1994 children's books