Saving Charlie

Saving Charlie

Saving Charlie is a book about the relationship between Hiro Nakamura and Charlie Andrews. It is written by Aury Wallington, with story by Jeph Loeb, based on the series Heroes created by Tim Kring.

About

Published by Del Rey, an imprint of Ballantine Books at the Random House Publishing Group, Saving Charlie tells the tale briefly seen in Six Months Ago about the characters Hiro Nakamura and Charlie Andrews, and how their relationship was created and evolved. It is 256 pages long, and was released on December 26, 2007, with a cover price of $23.95. The novel was written with the full cooperation and consultation of the show's creators.

Plot

After watching the gruesome murder of Charlie Andrews in the Burnt Toast Cafe, Hiro Nakamura tells his friend, Ando Masahashi, that he will travel back in time to the day before, and warn Charlie of the man who killed her. However, he accidentally time travels six months into the past to Charlie's birthday party. Hiro must now convince Charlie of his amazing ability, and alter history to prevent her death.

Characters

The following list represents some of the characters featured in Saving Charlie.

• Charlie Andrews has an enhanced memory and is a waitress at the Burnt Toast Diner. She plans to one day travel around the world.

• Reiko Asakawa was Hiro's guidance councelor in high school.

• Bob is the cook at the Burnt Toast Diner.

• Lloyd Collins is a cop who regularly comes to the Burnt Toast Diner. He and Charlie have dated in the past and he shows feelings for her and bullies Hiro.

• Daniel was the old bus boy at the Burnt Toast Diner who left and Hiro took his place.

• Sheriff Davidson is a cop and friend of Lloyd's and comes to the diner often.

• Debra is Charlie's best friend in high school.

• Dwayne is one of Lloyd's friends.

• Merle Eckles was a worker at the Burnt Toast Diner when it just opened and murdered Barbie Travis. He was then caught by the police and had a death sentencing set on him.

• Aunt Erika is Charlie's aunt whom took Charlie as her own child when Charlie's parents died.

• Herbie is a retired oilman who is a regular fixture at the Burnt Toast Diner, sitting third stool from the end at the counter.

• Takezo Kensei is Hiro's hero from the seventeenth centry warriors who follow the Bushido code.

• Lynette is the manager of the Burnt Toast Diner.

• Senor Manfredi was one of Kaito's friends who invited Hiro and Kaito to the running of the bulls.

• Ando Masahashi is Hiro's best friend who works with him at Yamagato Industries.

• Isaac Mendez is the painter whom Hiro saw 3 inches of his head cut off in the future (like Charlie) by the Brain Man.

• Hiro Nakamura has ability to stop time and travel through time and space. He has yet to gain control of the latter aspect of his ability. He gets sidetracked from his mission to save the world and goes back in time six months to save Charlie.

• Ishi Nakamura is Hiro's mom, who appears in flashbacks.

• Kaito Nakamura is Hiro's dad, the focus of many flashbacks. He and Hiro are very different and usually avoid each other but Hiro finds they have more in common than he thinks.

• Kimiko Nakamura is Hiro's sister who also appears in flashbacks.

• Tami Oyoki was Kimiko's best friend whom Hiro had a crush on until he found out she liked another guy.

• PJ is an employee at a comic book store at the mall. Hiro can't talk to Ando without breaking the space time continuum, so he makes friends with PJ.

• Robogirl is the superpowered robot whom Hiro compares with Charlie alot.

• Mr. Roiz is the landlord of Hiro's apartment in Texas.

• Niki Sanders is the online stripper that Ando pays to take off her clothes. He believes that they are in love.

• Sylar is a serial killer who takes people's abilities by telekinetically cutting their heads open. He is referred to throughout the novel as "Brain Man".

• Barbie Travis is the girl who, right after the Burnt Toast Diner opened, was murdered by Merle Eckels by having her head chopped off.

• James Walker is the body whom Hiro saw after he teleported into L.A. and realized what his destiny was all about and not to get screwed up in a relationship.

• Willie is one of Lloyd's friends.

Trivia

• At the 2007 San Diego International Comic-Con, representatives from Del Rey asked fans to help make 1,000 origami cranes at their booth by the end of the show. The goal was surpassed.
• This book has scenes from the Heroes episodes: Genesis, Don't Look Back, Seven Minutes to Midnight, Homecoming, and Six Months Ago.

External Links

• Press release from NBC
• Order Saving Charlie on Amazon
• Saving Charlie page at NBC.com
• NBC chapter previews: 2 · 8 · 9 · 16