She let him drive. It might have irked that he handled a vehicle - any vehicle - with more skill than she, but it wasn’t the time to quibble about it. Visions in Death[1]
Roarke’s Toys[]
Though he has the limousines and the jets, as a crack pilot and a former Grand Prix racer, Roarke enjoys manning the controls whenever possible.
Limousine[]
- Roarke’s limo has a well-stocked AutoChef which dispenses gourmet meals and cups of real coffee. The limo is reinforced and could withstand a hailstorm of boomers.[2] One driver named in the series is Russ in Strangers in Death.[3]
Private Jet[]
- The first Roarke Owned private jet we see him using is the JetStar 6000.[4]
Home Entertainment[]
Game Room[]
- Arcade Games
- Pinball Machine (“Cops and Robbers”)[5]
- Pool Tables[5]
- Video Games and Game Stations[5]
- VR tubes
Gym[]
- Sparring droids
- Video track[6] (similar to a treadmill but provides much more “real life” conditions)
- Weights
Holo-room[]
Music Room[]
Pool[]
- Lagoon
Video Room[]
- Mentions[5]
Air Vehicles[]
Jet-copter[]
- Big, black, sleek as a panther.[7]
Minichopper[]
- Sleek little copter with whirling silver blades.[8]
Private Shuttles[]
- Mentioned in Imitation in Death[9], Memory in Death[10], and Shadows in Death[11]
LR-10[]
- Used to bring Eve and her team to Tulla, Clare, Ireland to confront Lorcan Cobbe, who boosted a slower LR-3, so even though he left before them, they had a couple of hours’ lead time to dress like farmers and strategize.[11]
Road Vehicles[]
3X-2000[]
- One of Roarke’s vehicles.[12]
6000XX[]
- One of the many of Roarke’s “spiffy little” cars.[13]
6000XXX[]
- A snazzy electric blue sportster with gleaming silver wheels and a narrow grille that was a piece of automotive art. Eve called it a fuck-me car, but Peabody pointed out that it would be fast, really efficient, and loaded. The interior was real leather, white, and it had an airjet gauge (which could take them to New L.A. in under three hours) and it could corner at 60 mph (96.5 km/h) without a shimmy.[14]
Air/Land Sports Streamer (ALS)[]
- The prototype appeared in Judgment in Death.[15]
All-Terrain (unnamed)[]
- Two listed in the series
- (May be the same, or similar to, the four-wheel) A muscular vehicle with the traction and power of a jet-tank.[16] Dr. Mira thought it was a very sexy ride.[17] A pocket ’link can be interfaced with the system of the all-terrain.[18]
- It was described as muscular and roomy; a prototype that wouldn’t go on line for a couple of months yet.[19]
Four-wheel (unnamed)[]
- Four-wheel (unnamed) – Powerful and sturdy as a jet-tank with a manual transmission.[20]
Jet-Bikes[]
- There were three in Roarke’s garage in Purity in Death, along with twenty cars, two all-terrains, and a minicopter.[21]
GF2000 Jet-Bike[]
- A sleek, chrome jet-bike with thrusters, driven at the Olympus Resort in Interlude in Death.[22]
Stargrazer 5000X[]
- Fully loaded with safety and life support systems, it was a sleek, silver torpedo shape with an elaborated and streamlined two-seater cockpit.[23]
Stinger[]
Sundry Cars[]
ZX-5000[]
- An “iced” black car that requires a key card and code for entry and has a backseat.[27]
Unregistered[]
- Roarke has a secured, unregistered system in his home, office, and other properties. These systems are hidden from CompuGuard and he uses his computer skills to avoid detection.[28] (Silent Running capability in his home office.)[29]
Footnotes[]
- ↑ Visions in Death (ISBN 0-425-20300-X), p. 146
- ↑ Betrayal in Death (ISBN 0-425-17857-9), p. 86
- ↑ Strangers in Death (ISBN 978-0-399-15470-6), p. 174
- ↑ Naked in Death (ISBN 0-425-14829-7), p. 41
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Witness in Death (ISBN 0-425-17363-1), pp. 69-70
- ↑ Imitation in Death (ISBN 0-425-19158-3), p. 43
- ↑ Survivor in Death (ISBN 0-425-20418-9), p. 243; Origin in Death (ISBN 0-425-20426-X), p. 225; Visions in Death (ISBN 0-425-20300-X), p. 336
- ↑ Ceremony in Death (ISBN 0-425-15762-8), p. 129
- ↑ Imitation in Death (ISBN 0-425-19158-3), p. 221
- ↑ Memory in Death (ISBN 0-425-21073-1), p. 143
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Shadows in Death, Chapter 19
- ↑ Loyalty in Death (ISBN 0-425-17140-X), p. 312
- ↑ Betrayal in Death (ISBN 0-425-17857-9), p. 33
- ↑ Vengeance in Death (ISBN 0-425-16039-4), pp. 280-281
- ↑ Judgment in Death (ISBN 0-425-17630-4), pp. 252-253
- ↑ Memory in Death (ISBN 0-425-21073-1), pp. 287, 288
- ↑ Memory in Death (ISBN 0-425-21073-1), p. 296
- ↑ Memory in Death (ISBN 0-425-21073-1), p. 310
- ↑ Ritual in Death (ISBN 978-0-425-22444-1), p. 31
- ↑ Conspiracy in Death (ISBN 0-425-16813-1), p. 163
- ↑ Purity in Death, Chapter 5
- ↑ Interlude in Death (ISBN 0-515-13109-1), pp. 51-52
- ↑ Conspiracy in Death (ISBN 0-425-16813-1), pp. 273-274
- ↑ Ritual in Death (ISBN 978-0-425-22444-1), pp. 20, 31
- ↑ Betrayal in Death (ISBN 0-425-17857-9), p. 123
- ↑ Kindred in Death (ISBN 978-0-399-15595-6), pp. 101-102
- ↑ Origin in Death (ISBN 0-425-20426-X), pp. 337, 344
- ↑ Naked in Death (ISBN 0-425-14829-7), p. 236
- ↑ Divided in Death (ISBN 0-425-19795-6), pp. 136-140