Desmond Poole. He is the kind of character you don't want to like but you find that in the end you do want Desmond to somehow be redeemed. As I read, sure I wanted him to take a shower, stop drinking so much alcohol and that noodles alone aren't part of a proper diet. Yes as the story progressed I found myself drawn in.
My absolute favourite part was the futuristic robotics part of the story. I was absorbed in finding out where this future that Price was showing us was heading. Is this our future? It seemed scarily possible for me.
Well worth reading and a wonder sci-fi novel.