Christian Silver

Christian Silver is a postgraduate history student, specialising in the breakup of the Roman Empire. He features in The Death of Johnathan Taylor.

He is already considered an authority in his field and great things are expected of him.

He works under the famous and brilliant historian Patrick Carlisle, whom he idolises, and is the boyfriend of Elizabeth Brannon. His relationship with Elizabeth is low-key and semi-secret and both she and Silver seem to be somewhat unaware of the full extent of each other's affection although, as is often the case with these things, it seems that their friends are not at all fooled and privately wonder when they are going to get engaged.

The Death of Johnathan Taylor
Silver is not central to the Johnathan Taylor plot. His main purpose was to observe/react to the fall of a great man. He spent much of the critical day with Elizabeth discussing her career plans and their relationship.