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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the fifteenth novel in the ''[[Lethbridge-Stewart (series)|Lethbridge-Stewart]]'' series.  
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the fifteenth novel in the ''[[Lethbridge-Stewart (series)|Lethbridge-Stewart]]'' series.


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
It's the early [[1970s]], a time of change, a time of turmoil, a time of surrealism, [[LSD]] and the Age of Aquarius, a time of fads, Moon landings and [[war]]s, and the young people of the world are seeking something new - and unusual!
It's the early [[1970s]], a time of change, a time of turmoil, a time of [[surrealism]], [[LSD]] and the [[Age of Aquarius]], a time of fads, [[The Moon|Moon]] landings and [[war]]s, and the young people of the world are seeking something new - and unusual!


For [[Anne Travers]], an encounter with a so-called "dream egg" is just the beginning of a long nightmare. Her scientific curiosity aroused, Anne begins to probe the secret underground scene known as "dream-ins" where [[student]]s and others meet to get involved with a new craze and, perhaps, something far more alien to human experience.
For [[Anne Travers]], an encounter with a so-called "[[dream egg]]" is just the beginning of a long nightmare. Her scientific curiosity aroused, Anne begins to probe the secret underground scene known as "dream-ins" where [[student]]s and others meet to get involved with a new craze and, perhaps, something far more alien to human experience.


And for [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]], who finds himself drawn into Anne's investigations, this probe will lead himand the [[Home-Army Fifth Operational Corps|Fifth Operational Corps]] to the wilderness of the [[Australia]]n Outback, to a little opal mining [[town]] called [[Coober Pedy]] and a search for answers.
And for [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]], who finds himself drawn into Anne's investigations, this probe will lead himand the [[Home-Army Fifth Operational Corps|Fifth Operational Corps]] to the wilderness of the [[Australia]]n Outback, to a little [[opal]] [[mining]] [[town]] called [[Coober Pedy]] and a search for answers.


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
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== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* Brigadier [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart]]
* Brigadier [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart]]
* [[Anne Travers]]
* Doctor [[Anne Travers]]
* Second Lieutenant [[William Bishop]]
* [[Owain Vine|Owain]] Lethbridge-Stewart
* [[Dylan Lethbridge-Stewart]]
* Regimental Sergeant Major [[Samson Ware]]
* Lance Corporal [[Tracy Ward]]
* Major [[Keith Bartlett]]
* Captain [[Shawn Miles]]
* Lieutenant [[Glen Collins]]
* Doctor [[Stephen Lindsay]]
* [[Kenny (The New Unusual)|Kenny]]
* [[Linda (The New Unusual)|Linda]]
* Old [[Tom (The New Unusual)|Tom]]
* [[Baxter (The New Unusual)|Baxter]]
* [[Colonel Alexander Rafferty]]
* [[Lachlan Carter]]
* [[Beth Morris]]
* [[Doctor Beauman]]
* [[Travis Haynes]]
* [[Julia Lake]]
* [[Grant Findlay]]
* [[Addison Kelly]]
* [[Galdani Commander]]
* [[Cameron Flynn]]
* [[Sebastian Goff]]
* [[Vernon Goff]]
* [[Edward Travers]]
* [[Margaret Travers]]
* [[Cledwyn Jones]]
* [[Lou Dill]]
* [[Matilda (The New Unusual)|Matilda]]
* [[David (The New Unusual)|David]]
* Private [[Lincoln (The New Unusual)|Lincoln]]
* Private [[Morgan (The New Unusual)|Morgan]]
* [[Mack (The New Unusual)|Mack]]
* Corporal [[Perjanik (The New Unusual)|Perjanik]]
* Private [[Meagher (The New Unusual)|Meagher]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
''to be added''
* Corporal Ward is aged about twenty-fives by exposure to the [[Dream Egg]].


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
''to be added''
* The novel was available in paperback from the Candy Jar Books webstore (and select retailers), with a Kindle release via Amazon.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* Ward mentions the Moon Blink substance. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Moon Blink (novel)|Moon Blink]]'')
* Ward mentions the Moon Blink substance. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Moon Blink (novel)|Moon Blink]]'')
* Owain calls Bishop 'G', just like Bishop has previously called Owain 'Little G'. (PROSE: ''[[Beast of Fang Rock (novel)|Beast of Fang Rock]]'', ''[[Night of the Intelligence (novel)|Night of the Intelligence]]'')
* Anne recalls the use of drugs at [[Fang Rock]] and [[Keynsham]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Beast of Fang Rock (novel)|Beast of Fang Rock]]'', ''[[The Dreamer's Lament (novel)|The Dreamer's Lament]]'')
* Lethbridge-Stewart thinks twice about contacting [[Sally Wright]] about Anne. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Daughters of Earth (novel)|The Daughters of Earth]]'')
* Dylan and Owain discuss the fall of [[The Vault (The Scales of Injustice)|the Vault]] and Dylan's father, [[James Lethbridge-Stewart (Inferno Earth)|James Lethbridge-Stewart]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Night of the Intelligence (novel)|Night of the Intelligence]]'')
== External links ==
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Latest revision as of 14:52, 24 March 2024

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The New Unusual was the fifteenth novel in the Lethbridge-Stewart series.

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

It's the early 1970s, a time of change, a time of turmoil, a time of surrealism, LSD and the Age of Aquarius, a time of fads, Moon landings and wars, and the young people of the world are seeking something new - and unusual!

For Anne Travers, an encounter with a so-called "dream egg" is just the beginning of a long nightmare. Her scientific curiosity aroused, Anne begins to probe the secret underground scene known as "dream-ins" where students and others meet to get involved with a new craze and, perhaps, something far more alien to human experience.

And for Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, who finds himself drawn into Anne's investigations, this probe will lead himand the Fifth Operational Corps to the wilderness of the Australian Outback, to a little opal mining town called Coober Pedy and a search for answers.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Corporal Ward is aged about twenty-fives by exposure to the Dream Egg.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The novel was available in paperback from the Candy Jar Books webstore (and select retailers), with a Kindle release via Amazon.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

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