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|image= Dragons Wrath.jpg | |image = Dragons Wrath.jpg | ||
|series= [[Virgin | |series = [[Virgin New Adventures]] | ||
|range = Virgin New Adventures | |range = Virgin New Adventures | ||
|number in range = 63 | |number in range = 63 | ||
|number= | |number = 63 | ||
|adapted into= Dragons' Wrath (audio story) | |adapted into = Dragons' Wrath (audio story) | ||
|main character= [[Bernice Summerfield]] | |main character = [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] | ||
|featuring= [[Irving Braxiatel]] | |featuring = [[Irving Braxiatel|Braxiatel]], [[Ferdinand Archduke|Archduke]], [[Newark Rappare|Rappare]] | ||
|enemy= [[Hugo Gamaliel]], [[Mastrov]], [[Romolo Nusek]] | |enemy = [[Hugo Gamaliel|Gamaliel]], [[Mastrov]], [[Romolo Nusek|Nusek]] | ||
|setting= | |setting = [[St Oscar's University|St Oscar's]] and [[Stanturus Three]], [[2593]] | ||
|writer= [[Justin Richards]] | |writer = [[Justin Richards]] | ||
|cover= [[Fred Gambino]] | |cover = [[Fred Gambino]] | ||
|publisher= Virgin Books | |publisher = Virgin Books | ||
|release date= [[2 June (releases)|2 June]] [[1997 (releases)|1997]] | |release date = [[2 June (releases)|2 June]] [[1997 (releases)|1997]] | ||
|format= Paperback Book, 247 Pages | |format = Paperback Book, 247 Pages | ||
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20508-1 | |isbn = ISBN 0-426-20508-1 | ||
|prev= Oh No It Isn't! (novel) | |prev = Oh No It Isn't! (novel) | ||
|next= Beyond the Sun (novel) | |next = Beyond the Sun (novel) | ||
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'''''Dragons' Wrath''''' is the | '''''Dragons' Wrath''''' is the sixty-third [[Virgin New Adventures]] novel. It reintroduced [[Irving Braxiatel]], whose first appearance was alongside [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] in ''[[Theatre of War (novel)|Theatre of War]]'', and depicts his first meeting with Benny from his point of view. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
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''"Oh, you know, the usual. Cordoned-off area, security guards swapping war stories," [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] said, smiling. "The fact that you're here."'' | ''"Oh, you know, the usual. Cordoned-off area, security guards swapping war stories," [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] said, smiling. "The fact that you're here."'' | ||
The [[Gamalian Dragon]] — a jewel-encrusted statuette captured by the | The [[Gamalian Dragon]] — a jewel-encrusted statuette captured by the [[Hugo Gamaliel|Imperator Gamaliel]] from the [[Knights of Jeneve]] at the legendary [[Battle of Bocaro]]. | ||
When | When Bernice Summerfield gets asked on an expedition by Gamaliel's descendant, [[Romolo Nusek]], it is an offer her department can't afford to let her refuse. But, as usual, there are a few problems. | ||
For one thing, Nusek is an evil warlord out to consolidate his power by any means necessary. For another, there's a body in the [[Theatrology]] building — and the dead man had an appointment with Benny's old friend, the mysterious [[Irving Braxiatel]]. Most worrying of all, the Gamalian Dragon, one of the best guarded and most valuable [[archaeological]] relics in known space, seems to be lying in a battered Gladstone bag on the floor of Benny's bedroom. | For one thing, Nusek is an evil warlord out to consolidate his power by any means necessary. For another, there's a body in the [[Theatrology]] building — and the dead man had an appointment with Benny's old friend, the mysterious [[Irving Braxiatel]]. Most worrying of all, the Gamalian Dragon, one of the best guarded and most valuable [[archaeology|archaeological]] relics in known space, seems to be lying in a battered Gladstone bag on the floor of Benny's bedroom. | ||
Aided only by Braxiatel and [[historian]] [[Nicholas Clyde]], Benny must unravel the dragon's ancient mystery before the warlord's plans reach completion — and an assassin closes in for the kill. | Aided only by Braxiatel and [[historian]] [[Nicholas Clyde]], Benny must unravel the dragon's ancient mystery before the warlord's plans reach completion — and an assassin closes in for the kill. | ||
Revision as of 12:42, 2 January 2023
Dragons' Wrath is the sixty-third Virgin New Adventures novel. It reintroduced Irving Braxiatel, whose first appearance was alongside Benny in Theatre of War, and depicts his first meeting with Benny from his point of view.
Publisher's summary
"Trouble?"
"What makes you think that?"
"Oh, you know, the usual. Cordoned-off area, security guards swapping war stories," Benny said, smiling. "The fact that you're here."
The Gamalian Dragon — a jewel-encrusted statuette captured by the Imperator Gamaliel from the Knights of Jeneve at the legendary Battle of Bocaro.
When Bernice Summerfield gets asked on an expedition by Gamaliel's descendant, Romolo Nusek, it is an offer her department can't afford to let her refuse. But, as usual, there are a few problems.
For one thing, Nusek is an evil warlord out to consolidate his power by any means necessary. For another, there's a body in the Theatrology building — and the dead man had an appointment with Benny's old friend, the mysterious Irving Braxiatel. Most worrying of all, the Gamalian Dragon, one of the best guarded and most valuable archaeological relics in known space, seems to be lying in a battered Gladstone bag on the floor of Benny's bedroom.
Aided only by Braxiatel and historian Nicholas Clyde, Benny must unravel the dragon's ancient mystery before the warlord's plans reach completion — and an assassin closes in for the kill.
Chapter titles
- Death in the Night
- Meeting People
- Enter the Dragon
- The Castle of Ice and Fire
- Dead of Night
- The Grave Robbers
- Fighting in the Trenches
- Departures
- Nusek's Gambit
- Model Behaviour
- Knight Visitor
- Death in the Night
- Breaking Glass
- The Historian's Tale
- An Independent Inquiry
- Knight Moves
- Teetering on the Brink
- The Dragon and His Wrath
Plot
to be added
Characters
- Bernice Summerfield
- Irving Braxiatel
- Newark Rappare
- Romolo Nusek
- Hugo Gamaliel
- Nicholas Clyde
- Ferdinand Archduke
References
Bars and pubs
- Benny drinks with students at the Witch and Whirlwind, the Garland College pub.
Individuals
- Irving Braxiatel meets Bernice for the first time.
- Irving Braxiatel is head of St Oscar's University Department of Theatrology.
- Newark Rappare is Professor of Art and artisan-in-residence at St Oscar's University. He is an excellent art forger.
- Ferdinand Archduke is Professor of Earth Literature, in the Department of Literature of the Milky Way. He is a specialist in Obscure Theatrical Forms.
- Benny meets Irving Braxiatel for the first time (for him); however she met him in most likely his future on the Braxiatel Collection.
Organisations
- The Knights of Jeneve a group of humans holding knowledge for the safety of all humanity, their saying is "Knowledge above all".
Notes
- This was the sixth novel (though only fourth BNA) to be adapted by Big Finish Productions as part of their Bernice Summerfield series. Though the adaptation omitted Braxiatel, the scene where he met Benny for the first time was later adapted and appeared in Gallifrey: Disassembled.
Continuity
- This is the first appearance of Irving Braxiatel (in the Benny New Adventures). It is also the first chronological meeting of Braxiatel and Benny from Braxiatel's point of view; Benny first met him in PROSE: Theatre of War.
- The Knights of Jeneve may be a descendant of UNIT, which was headquartered in Geneva. (TV: Spearhead from Space, et al.)
- The Knights of Jeneve would later appear in PROSE: Deadfall.
External links
- Dragons' Wrath at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- The Discontinuity Guide to: Dragons' Wrath at The Whoniverse
- The Cloister Library: Dragons' Wrath
