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==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
[[Bernice Summerfield]] | *[[Bernice Summerfield]] | ||
* Is studying some [[D'nasian]] poetry. | **Is studying some [[D'nasian]] poetry. | ||
*Once had sex with some [[Citdbtbed]]s. | **Once had sex with some [[Citdbtbed]]s. | ||
[[God (Worldsphere)|God]] | *[[God (Worldsphere)|God]] | ||
* Speaks through Benny’s porter [[Joseph]]. | **Speaks through Benny’s porter [[Joseph]]. | ||
[[John Lafayette]] | *[[John Lafayette]] | ||
* Is a [[time sensitive]] and thus was able to walk [[The Path]]. | **Is a [[time sensitive]] and thus was able to walk [[The Path]]. | ||
[[Clarence]] | *[[Clarence]] | ||
* Collects Benny from St Oscar’s. | **Collects Benny from St Oscar’s. | ||
[[Cin-ta!x]] | *[[Cin-ta!x]] | ||
* Spokesperson for the [[Temporal Interest Group]]. | **Spokesperson for the [[Temporal Interest Group]]. | ||
[[Ninan]] (High Princess) | *[[Ninan]] (High Princess) | ||
* Basically the head whore. | **Basically the head whore. | ||
* But she was a virgin (giving herself only to the gods). | **But she was a virgin (giving herself only to the gods). | ||
[[WiRgo!xu]] | *[[WiRgo!xu]] | ||
* | **Is a veteran of the People’s war with ‘them’. | ||
[[!Ci!ci-tel]] | *[[!Ci!ci-tel]] | ||
* | **Is a veteran of the People’s war with ‘them’. | ||
* Aged to death by temporal energy stored in John Lafayette. | **Aged to death by temporal energy stored in John Lafayette. | ||
[[!qu-!qu-tala]] | *[[!qu-!qu-tala]] | ||
* The drone accompanying !Ci!ci-tel and WiRgo!xu, the drone is also a veteran of the war. | **The drone accompanying !Ci!ci-tel and WiRgo!xu, the drone is also a veteran of the war. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 18:11, 25 May 2008
Publisher's Summary
'I'm scared of letting all these people down. Like the whole human race. At least if I get blown up as well, they can say I died heroically. Assuming I ever existed at all.'
When Bernice Summerfield visits the People -- an incredibly advanced civilisation living in a Dyson Sphere -- she discovers that even in utopia they still have their problems.
An illegal time travel experiment threatens a war which could destroy them all. Rather than risk it, the People and their ultra-powerful computer, God, are prepared to eradicate the source of the problem -- the ancient city of Babylon. But such action would involve the death of a quarter of a million human beings, and do incalculable damage to Earth's history.
Babylon -- and the human race -- have one hope. Benny returns to the cradle of civilisation to try and stop the interference. She has just one week to prevent a catastrophe that could mean she will never be born. Her only assistance comes from a Victorian linguist who has stumbled across the experiment himself. But he's no help at all -- even though he has a power neither of them suspects.
Characters
- Bernice Summerfield
- Is studying some D'nasian poetry.
- Once had sex with some Citdbtbeds.
- John Lafayette
- Is a time sensitive and thus was able to walk The Path.
- Clarence
- Collects Benny from St Oscar’s.
- Cin-ta!x
- Spokesperson for the Temporal Interest Group.
- Ninan (High Princess)
- Basically the head whore.
- But she was a virgin (giving herself only to the gods).
- WiRgo!xu
- Is a veteran of the People’s war with ‘them’.
- !Ci!ci-tel
- Is a veteran of the People’s war with ‘them’.
- Aged to death by temporal energy stored in John Lafayette.
- !qu-!qu-tala
- The drone accompanying !Ci!ci-tel and WiRgo!xu, the drone is also a veteran of the war.
References
- The People can’t develop Time travel because of their treaty with the Time Lords.
- Temporal Flexibility is the ability build up in frequent time travelers to not store up potential temporal energy (as a result of some forms of time travel).
- The Path is an unstable temporal path leading back to ancient Babylon.
- The People decide to send back a Singularity Bomb to shut down the path, which would also destroy Babylon.
- Bernice mentions the planet Jalkejai.
Notes
- This novel was adapted for Big Finish by Jacqueline Rayner.
Continuity
- The People first appeared in NA: The Also People.
- Benny agreed to become an agent of The People in BNA: Oh No It Isn't!.
- The People make a deal regarding time travel in BNA: Dead Romance.
