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|image= Mean Streets.jpg
|image           = Mean Streets.jpg
|series= [[Virgin Bernice Summerfield New Adventures|Virgin <br /> Bernice Summerfield New Adventures]]
|series         = [[Virgin New Adventures]]
|number= 8
|range          = Virgin New Adventures
|main character= [[Bernice Summerfield]]
|number in range = 69
|featuring= [[Chris Cwej]]
|number          = 69
|enemy= Professor [[Vashtar]]
|main character = [[Bernice Summerfield]]
|setting= {{il|[[Dellah]], [[2594]]|[[Megerra]], [[Megacity (Shakedown)|Megacity]] [[2594]]}}
|featuring       = [[Chris Cwej|Chris]], [[Garshak]],
|writer= [[Terrance Dicks]]
|enemy           = [[Vashtar]]
|publisher= Virgin Books
|setting         = [[Dellah]] and [[Megacity (Shakedown)|Megacity]], [[2594]]
|release date= [[1 December (releases)|1 December]] [[1997 (releases)|1997]]
|writer         = Terrance Dicks
|format= Paperback Book; 22 Chapters, 248 Pages
|cover          = [[Fred Gambino]]
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20519-7
|publisher       = Virgin Books
|prev= Ghost Devices (novel)
|release date   = 1 December 1997
|next= Tempest (novel)
|format         = Paperback Book; 22 Chapters, 248 Pages
|isbn           = ISBN 0-426-20519-7
|prev           = Ghost Devices (novel)
|next           = Tempest (novel)
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'''''Mean Streets''''' is the eighth [[Virgin Bernice Summerfield New Adventures]] novel. It featured [[Bernice Summerfield]] and [[Chris Cwej]] returning to the planet [[Megerra]], which was first introduced in author [[Terrance Dicks]]' novel ''[[Shakedown (novel)|Shakedown]]''.
'''''Mean Streets''''' is the sixty-ninth [[Virgin New Adventures]] novel. It featured [[Bernice Summerfield]] and [[Chris Cwej]] returning to the planet [[Megerra]], which was first introduced in author [[Terrance Dicks]]' novel ''[[Shakedown (novelisation)|Shakedown]]''.


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
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On a trip to the sprawling den of iniquity that is [[Megacity (Shakedown)|Megacity]], an ex-Adjudicator called [[Roz Forrester]] heard of this elaborate scheme. Her interest piqued, she asked her squire to return one day with her. After all, a crime against humanity is everyone's business.
On a trip to the sprawling den of iniquity that is [[Megacity (Shakedown)|Megacity]], an ex-Adjudicator called [[Roz Forrester]] heard of this elaborate scheme. Her interest piqued, she asked her squire to return one day with her. After all, a crime against humanity is everyone's business.


[[Chris Cwej]] is not a man to forget such a promise. His old partner may be dead, but the Project case will be one for her memory — a way to say goodbye. All he needs is a new confederate: someone ready to risk all for old time's sake. Fortunately, it's the end of term and [[Professor]] [[Bernice Summerfield]] is looking for excitement. So, a new crime-fighting duo is forged in the bars of [[Dellah]] — one prepared to take on a faceless foe and expose the ultimate crime.
[[Chris Cwej]] is not a man to forget such a promise. His old partner may be dead, but the Project case will be one for her memory — a way to say goodbye. All he needs is a new confederate: someone ready to risk all for old time's sake. Fortunately, it's the end of term and [[Bernice Summerfield|Professor Bernice Summerfield]] is looking for excitement. So, a new crime-fighting duo is forged in the bars of [[Dellah]] — one prepared to take on a faceless foe and expose the ultimate crime.


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
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* [[Zarnek]]
* [[Zarnek]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
=== Art Objects ===
=== Art Objects ===
* [[Menlove Stokes]] created [[art]] using the [[Giant Dellahan dung beetle]].
* [[Menlove Stokes]] created [[art]] using the [[Giant Dellahan dung beetle]].
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=== Drugs and medicines ===
=== Drugs and medicines ===
* Garshak smokes [[Drashig]] [[cigarette]]s.
* Garshak smokes [[Drashig Cigarettes]].
* [[Skoob]] is a drug that can cause abnormal rage and strength.
* [[Skoob]] is a drug that can cause abnormal rage and strength.


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== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* This is a sequel to some of the events in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Shakedown (novel)|Shakedown]]''.
* This is a sequel to some of the events in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Shakedown (novelisation)|Shakedown]]''.
* Benny's bike was introduced in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Oh No It Isn't! (novel)|Oh No It Isn't!]]''.
* Benny's bike was introduced in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Oh No It Isn't! (novel)|Oh No It Isn't!]]''.
* Chris was reintroduced to the BNAs in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Deadfall (novel)|Deadfall]]''.
* Chris was reintroduced to the BNAs in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Deadfall (novel)|Deadfall]]''.
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Latest revision as of 21:01, 12 January 2024

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Mean Streets is the sixty-ninth Virgin New Adventures novel. It featured Bernice Summerfield and Chris Cwej returning to the planet Megerra, which was first introduced in author Terrance Dicks' novel Shakedown.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

"It's got to be stopped; it's an abomination, a crime against humanity."

The Project: a criminal scheme so grand in scale that it casts a shadow across a hundred worlds. So secret that none but an elusive inner circle know its nature or its purpose. It could involve drugs, computer crime or a brilliant new con. Everyone has a theory; no one really knows.

On a trip to the sprawling den of iniquity that is Megacity, an ex-Adjudicator called Roz Forrester heard of this elaborate scheme. Her interest piqued, she asked her squire to return one day with her. After all, a crime against humanity is everyone's business.

Chris Cwej is not a man to forget such a promise. His old partner may be dead, but the Project case will be one for her memory — a way to say goodbye. All he needs is a new confederate: someone ready to risk all for old time's sake. Fortunately, it's the end of term and Professor Bernice Summerfield is looking for excitement. So, a new crime-fighting duo is forged in the bars of Dellah — one prepared to take on a faceless foe and expose the ultimate crime.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Art Objects[[edit] | [edit source]]

Business owners[[edit] | [edit source]]

Drugs and medicines[[edit] | [edit source]]

Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Lucifer looks a bit like a demon / devil.
  • Garshak (the super intelligent Ogron) is no longer Police Chief.
  • The Project was something Chris and Roz heard about in passing on their previous trip to Megacity whilst hunting a Rutan.

Locations[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • This is Chris's second visit to Megacity.

Planets[[edit] | [edit source]]

Species[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Many Ursines work as bouncers and enforcers.
  • Many Dethak work as mercenaries and assassins.

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Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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