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|image= A Life of Surprises.jpg | |image = A Life of Surprises.jpg | ||
|number= 2 | |number = 2 | ||
|editor= [[Paul Cornell]] | |editor = [[Paul Cornell]] | ||
|publisher= Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|cover=[[Adrian Salmon]] | |cover = [[Adrian Salmon]] | ||
|release date= [[4 October (releases)|4 October]] | |release date = [[4 October (releases)|4 October]] [[2002 (releases)|2002]] | ||
|format= Hardback book, 166 pages | |format = Hardback book, 166 pages | ||
|isbn= | |isbn = ISBN 1-903654-44-0 | ||
|series=[[ | |series = ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'' anthologies | ||
|prev=The Dead Men Diaries (anthology) | |prev = The Dead Men Diaries (anthology) | ||
|next=Life During Wartime (anthology) | |next = Life During Wartime (anthology) | ||
|series2=[[ | |series2 = ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'' | ||
|prev2=The Dance of the Dead (audio story) | |prev2 = The Dance of the Dead (audio story) | ||
|next2=The Mirror Effect (audio story) | |next2 = The Mirror Effect (audio story) | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''A Life of Surprises''''' was the second ''[[ | '''''A Life of Surprises''''' was the second ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'' prose anthology published by [[Big Finish Productions]], it was also the first hardback anthology. It was the first of five anthologies that shared "life" or "lives" in their titles. | ||
This was Bernice Summerfield creator [[Paul Cornell]]'s second anthology as editor; he also edited ''[[The Dead Men Diaries (anthology)|The Dead Men Diaries]]'' and ''[[Life During Wartime]]''. | This was Bernice Summerfield creator [[Paul Cornell]]'s second anthology as editor; he also edited ''[[The Dead Men Diaries (anthology)|The Dead Men Diaries]]'' and ''[[Life During Wartime]]''. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
Professor [[Bernice Summerfield]], interstellar archaeologist, adventurer, romantic and drinker, has had either one very big life or a number of only slightly smaller ones. | Professor [[Bernice Summerfield]], interstellar [[archaeologist]], adventurer, romantic and drinker, has had either one very big life or a number of only slightly smaller ones. | ||
This anthology contains stories from many times and places across her long career, ranging from the starkly dramatic, through the thrilling, to the hilarious. | This anthology contains stories from many times and places across her long career, ranging from the starkly dramatic, through the thrilling, to the hilarious. | ||
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It links Bernice to her roots, as well as sending her forward into new adventures. And it celebrates a decade of Bernice in print. Cheers! | It links Bernice to her roots, as well as sending her forward into new adventures. And it celebrates a decade of Bernice in print. Cheers! | ||
== | == Stories == | ||
{| {{prettytable}} | {| {{prettytable}} | ||
! Title || Author || Featuring | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[The Shape of the Hole (short story)|The Shape of the Hole]]'' | |''[[The Shape of the Hole (short story)|The Shape of the Hole]]'' | ||
|[[Paul Cornell]] | |||
|[[Irving Braxiatel|Braxiatel]], [[Jason Kane|Jason]], [[Peter Summerfield|Peter]], [[Keith Branigan Kane-Summerfield|Keith]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Kill the Mouse! (short story)|Kill the Mouse!]]'' | |''[[Kill the Mouse! (short story)|Kill the Mouse!]]'' | ||
|[[Daniel O'Mahony]] | |||
|Braxiatel | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Solar Max and the Seven-Handed Snake-Mother (short story)|Solar Max and the Seven-Handed Snake-Mother]]'' | |''[[Solar Max and the Seven-Handed Snake-Mother (short story)|Solar Max and the Seven-Handed Snake-Mother]]'' | ||
|[[Kate Orman]] | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[A Mutual Friend (short story)|A Mutual Friend]]'' | |''[[A Mutual Friend (short story)|A Mutual Friend]]'' | ||
|[[Terrance Dicks]] | |||
|[[Sarah Jane Smith]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Alien Planets and You (short story)|Alien Planets and You]]'' | |''[[Alien Planets and You (short story)|Alien Planets and You]]'' | ||
|[[Dave Stone]] | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Something Broken (short story)|Something Broken]]'' | |''[[Something Broken (short story)|Something Broken]]'' | ||
|[[Paul Ebbs]] | |||
|Braxiatel | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[The Collection (short story)|The Collection]]'' | |''[[The Collection (short story)|The Collection]]'' | ||
|[[Peter Anghelides]] | |||
|Braxiatel, Jason, [[The Doctor (Battlefield)|Dokien]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Setting Stone (short story)|Setting Stone]]'' | |''[[Setting Stone (short story)|Setting Stone]]'' | ||
|[[Mark Stevens]] | |||
|Jason, Peter, [[Adrian Wall|Adrian]], [[Joseph (Steal from the World)|Joseph]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Time's Team (short story)|Time's Team]]'' | |''[[Time's Team (short story)|Time's Team]]'' | ||
|[[David A. McIntee]] | |||
|Braxiatel | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Beedlemania (short story)|Beedlemania]]'' | |''[[Beedlemania (short story)|Beedlemania]]'' | ||
|[[Nev Fountain]] | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[The All-Seeing Eye (short story)|The All-Seeing Eye]]'' | |''[[The All-Seeing Eye (short story)|The All-Seeing Eye]]'' | ||
|[[Justin Richards]] | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[And Then Again (short story)|And Then Again]]'' | |''[[And Then Again (short story)|And Then Again]]'' | ||
|[[Rob Shearman]] | |||
|[[Seventh Doctor]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Cuckoo (short story)|Cuckoo]]'' | |''[[Cuckoo (short story)|Cuckoo]]'' | ||
|[[Stephen Fewell]] | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[A la Recherche du Temps Perdu (short story)|A la Recherche du Temps Perdu]]'' | |''[[A la Recherche du Temps Perdu (short story)|A la Recherche du Temps Perdu]]'' | ||
|[[David Bailey]] | |||
|Braxiatel, [[Wolsey]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Squadborronfell (short story)|Squadborronfell]]'' | |''[[Squadborronfell (short story)|Squadborronfell]]'' | ||
|[[Nick Walters]] | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Taken by the Muses (short story)|Taken by the Muses]]'' | |''[[Taken by the Muses (short story)|Taken by the Muses]]'' | ||
|[[Steve Lyons]] | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[The Spartacus Syndrome (short story)|The Spartacus Syndrome]]'' | |''[[The Spartacus Syndrome (short story)|The Spartacus Syndrome]]'' | ||
|[[Jonathan Morris]] | |||
|Braxiatel | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Might (short story)|Might]]'' | |''[[Might (short story)|Might]]'' | ||
|[[Neil Corry]] | |||
|Joseph, Keith | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Paydirt (short story)|Paydirt]]'' | |''[[Paydirt (short story)|Paydirt]]'' | ||
|[[Lance Parkin]] | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Dear Friend (short story)|Dear Friend]]'' | |''[[Dear Friend (short story)|Dear Friend]]'' | ||
| | |[[Jim Sangster]] | ||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
|''Afterword'' | |||
|[[Lloyd Rose]] | |||
| | |||
|} | |} | ||