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|image = On His | |image = On His Majesty's National Service (re-written novel).jpg | ||
|series = ''[[Lethbridge-Stewart (series)|Lethbridge-Stewart]]'' novels | |series = ''[[Lethbridge-Stewart (series)|Lethbridge-Stewart]]'' novels | ||
|number = 22 | |number = 22 | ||
|main character = [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]] | |main character = [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]], [[Bill Bishop]] | ||
|featuring = | |featuring = | ||
|enemy = | |enemy = | ||
|setting = | |setting =Korea 1951, Scotland 2018 | ||
|writer = [[John Peel]] | |writer = [[John Peel]] | ||
|read by = | |read by = | ||
|editor = | |editor =[[Andy Frankham-Allen]], [[Shaun Russell]], [[Keren Williams]], [[Alyson Leeds]] | ||
|cover = | |cover =[[Steve Beckett]] | ||
|designer = | |designer = | ||
|publisher = Candy Jar Books | |publisher = Candy Jar Books | ||
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|next = Home Fires Burn (novel) | |next = Home Fires Burn (novel) | ||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the sixth novel in the sixth series of ''[[Lethbridge-Stewart (series)|Lethbridge-Stewart]]'', released under the banner of ''[[The Laughing Gnome]]'', by [[Candy Jar Books]] in [[2019 (releases)|2019]]. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the sixth novel in the sixth series of ''[[Lethbridge-Stewart (series)|Lethbridge-Stewart]]'', released under the banner of ''[[The Laughing Gnome]]'', by [[Candy Jar Books]] in [[2019 (releases)|2019]]. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
As a young man Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart never wanted to follow in his illustrious family military history, he just wanted to be a maths teacher. But then the Korean War broke out and he was called up for National Service. He soon met Spencer Pemberton – and his life was changed forever! | As a young man [[Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart]] never wanted to follow in his illustrious family military history, he just wanted to be a [[Mathematics|maths]] teacher. But then the [[Korean War]] broke out and he was called up for National Service. He soon met [[Spencer Pemberton]] – and his life was changed forever! | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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* Dame [[Anne Bishop]] | * Dame [[Anne Bishop]] | ||
* Brigadier [[William Bishop]] | * Brigadier [[William Bishop]] | ||
* James 'Jumbo' Chalmers | * [[James Chalmers|James 'Jumbo' Chalmers]] | ||
* Signalman [[Frank Campbell]] | * Signalman [[Frank Campbell]] | ||
* Signalman Stan | * Signalman [[Stan Hodgson]] | ||
* Sapper [[Brian Hooper]] | * Sapper [[Brian Hooper]] | ||
* Second Lieutenant/Lieutenant [[Spencer Pemberton]] | * Second Lieutenant/Lieutenant [[Spencer Pemberton]] | ||
* [[Peng (On His Majesty's National Service)|Peng]] | |||
* [[Shin (On His Majesty's National Service)|Shin]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
[[File:On His Majesty’s National Service (novel).jpg|thumb|Original cover.]] | |||
* Due to "unforseen circumstances," [[David A. McIntee]] and Lynette Nusbacher, the original writers of this novel, were replaced by [[John Peel]].<ref name="Author change">https://www.blogtorwho.com/new-writer-on-lethbridge-stewart-book/</ref> | |||
Frank Campbell first appears in PROSE: ''All the King's Men'', set in 1969, and is the cousin of Fiona Campbell, Lethbridge-Stewart's future wife. On His Majesty's National Service shows the circumstances of his meeting Lethbridge-Stewart. | == Continuity == | ||
* Brian Hooper first appears in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Mutually Assured Domination (novel)|Mutually Assured Domination]]'', set in 1969. ''On His Majesty's National Service'' shows the circumstances of his meeting with Lethbridge-Stewart. | |||
* Frank Campbell first appears in [[PROSE]]: ''[[All the Kings Men (short story)|All the King's Men]]'', set in 1969, and is the cousin of [[Fiona Lethbridge-Stewart|Fiona Campbell]], Lethbridge-Stewart's future wife. ''On His Majesty's National Service'' shows the circumstances of his meeting with Lethbridge-Stewart. | |||
* The events depicted in this book were referenced in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Night of the Intelligence (novel)|Night of the Intelligence]]''. | |||
== External links == | |||
{{candyjar|onhismajestysnationalservice.html}} | |||
== Footnotes == | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
{{LS}} | {{LS}} | ||
{{TitleSort}} | {{TitleSort}} | ||
[[Category:Lethbridge-Stewart novels]] | [[Category:Lethbridge-Stewart novels]] | ||
[[Category:2019 novels]] | [[Category:2019 novels]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:24, 9 November 2023
On His Majesty's National Service was the sixth novel in the sixth series of Lethbridge-Stewart, released under the banner of The Laughing Gnome, by Candy Jar Books in 2019.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
As a young man Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart never wanted to follow in his illustrious family military history, he just wanted to be a maths teacher. But then the Korean War broke out and he was called up for National Service. He soon met Spencer Pemberton – and his life was changed forever!
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Signalman/Lance Corporal Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart
- Dame Anne Bishop
- Brigadier William Bishop
- James 'Jumbo' Chalmers
- Signalman Frank Campbell
- Signalman Stan Hodgson
- Sapper Brian Hooper
- Second Lieutenant/Lieutenant Spencer Pemberton
- Peng
- Shin
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
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- Due to "unforseen circumstances," David A. McIntee and Lynette Nusbacher, the original writers of this novel, were replaced by John Peel.[1]
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Brian Hooper first appears in PROSE: Mutually Assured Domination, set in 1969. On His Majesty's National Service shows the circumstances of his meeting with Lethbridge-Stewart.
- Frank Campbell first appears in PROSE: All the King's Men, set in 1969, and is the cousin of Fiona Campbell, Lethbridge-Stewart's future wife. On His Majesty's National Service shows the circumstances of his meeting with Lethbridge-Stewart.
- The events depicted in this book were referenced in PROSE: Night of the Intelligence.
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official On His Majesty's National Service page at Candy Jar Books
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
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