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|image = Walking to Babylon.jpg | |||
|image= Walking to Babylon.jpg | |series = [[Virgin New Adventures]] | ||
|series= [[Virgin | |range = Virgin New Adventures | ||
|number= | |number in range = 71 | ||
|adapted into= Walking to Babylon (audio story) | |number = 71 | ||
|main character= [[Bernice Summerfield]] | |adapted into = Walking to Babylon (audio story) | ||
|featuring= | |main character = [[Bernice Summerfield]] | ||
|enemy= [[WiRgo!xu]] and [[!Ci!ci-tel]] | |featuring = Joseph (Oh No It Isn't!) | ||
|setting= | |featuring2 = Clarence | ||
|writer= [[ | |featuring3 = God (The Also People) | ||
|publisher= Virgin Books | |featuring4 = Wolsey | ||
|release date= | |enemy = [[WiRgo!xu]] and [[!Ci!ci-tel]] | ||
|format= Paperback Book; 14 Chapters, 256 Pages | |setting = [[St Oscar's University|St Oscar's]], [[Worldsphere]], and [[MD 20879]], [[2594]]; [[Babylon]], [[12 December]] [[1901]] and [[BC#6th century BC|570 B.C.]] | ||
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20521-9 | |writer = Kate Orman | ||
|prev= Tempest (novel) | |cover = [[Mark Salwowski]] | ||
|next= Oblivion (novel)}} | |publisher = Virgin Books | ||
'''''Walking to Babylon''''' is the | |release date = 3 February 1998 | ||
|format = Paperback Book;<br/>14 Chapters, 256 Pages | |||
|isbn = ISBN 0-426-20521-9 | |||
|prev = Tempest (novel) | |||
|next = Oblivion (novel) | |||
}}{{prose stub}} | |||
'''''Walking to Babylon''''' is the seventy-first [[Virgin New Adventures]] novel. It features [[Bernice Summerfield]] and [[the People]]. It was the third novel to be adapted by [[Big Finish Productions]] into a full cast audio story, which was released in [[November (releases)|November]] [[1998 (releases)|1998]]. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == 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."'' | ''"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|Dyson Sphere]] — she discovers that even in utopia, they still have their problems. | When [[Bernice Summerfield]] visits [[the People]] — an incredibly advanced civilisation living in a [[Dyson sphere|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 (The Also People)|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. | 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 (The Also People)|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. | |||
== Chapter | == Chapter titles == | ||
* Chapter 0: An Invitation From God | |||
* Chapter 1: In Too Deep | |||
* Chapter 2: Basket Case | |||
* Chapter 3: Language | |||
* Chapter 4: The Party's Over | |||
* Chapter 5: Past Shock | |||
* Chapter 6: The Evening After the Afternoon Before | |||
* Chapter 7: Head Above Water | |||
* Chapter 8: The Shortest-Lived Profession | |||
* Chapter 9: Helpless | |||
* Chapter 10: Looking | |||
* Chapter 11: The Plan | |||
* Chapter 12: Rain and Snow | |||
* Chapter 13: Walking on Home | |||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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* [[Cin-ta!x]] | * [[Cin-ta!x]] | ||
* [[Ninan]] (High Princess) | * [[Ninan]] (High Princess) | ||
* [[WiRgo!xu]] | * [[WiRgo!xu]] | ||
* [[!Ci!ci-tel]] | * [[!Ci!ci-tel]] | ||
* [[!qu-!qu-tala]] | * [[!qu-!qu-tala]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
=== Biology === | === Biology === | ||
* Bernice once had [[sex]] with some [[Citdbtbed]]s by shaking hands with them. | * Bernice once had [[sex]] with some [[Citdbtbed]]s by shaking hands with them. | ||
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=== Individuals === | === Individuals === | ||
* [[God (The Also People)|God]] speaks through Benny's porter [[Joseph (Oh No It Isn't!)|Joseph]]. | * [[God (The Also People)|God]] speaks through Benny's porter [[Joseph (Oh No It Isn't!)|Joseph]]. | ||
* [[Clarence]] collects Benny from [[St | * [[Clarence]] collects Benny from [[St Oscar's University|St Oscar's]]. | ||
* [[!qu-!qu-tala]] is a [[drone]] accompanying !Ci!ci-tel and WiRgo!xu. The drone is also a veteran of the war. | * [[!qu-!qu-tala]] is a [[drone]] accompanying !Ci!ci-tel and WiRgo!xu. The drone is also a veteran of the war. | ||
=== Literature === | === Literature === | ||
* | * Bernice Summerfield is studying some [[D'nasian]] poetry. | ||
=== Planets === | === Planets === | ||
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* Benny agreed to become an agent of the People in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Oh No It Isn't! (novel)|Oh No It Isn't!]]''. | * Benny agreed to become an agent of the People in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Oh No It Isn't! (novel)|Oh No It Isn't!]]''. | ||
* The People make a deal regarding time travel in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Dead Romance (novel)|Dead Romance]]''. | * The People make a deal regarding time travel in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Dead Romance (novel)|Dead Romance]]''. | ||
* Benny tells the story of her solo dig on [[Capella Four]]. This was first mentioned in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Parasite (novel)|Parasite]]'' and expanded upon in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Steal from the World]]''. | * Benny tells the story of her solo dig on [[Capella Four]]. This was first mentioned in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Parasite (novel)|Parasite]]'' and expanded upon in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Steal from the World (short story)|Steal from the World]]''. | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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[[Category:1998 novels]] | [[Category:1998 novels]] | ||
[[Category:BNA novels]] | [[Category:BNA novels]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in | [[Category:Stories set in 570 BC]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in 1901]] | [[Category:Stories set in 1901]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in Babylon]] | [[Category:Stories set in Babylon]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in 2594]] | [[Category:Stories set in 2594]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Novels set on Dellah]] | ||