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|series = [[Faction Paradox (series)|Faction Paradox]] | |series = [[Faction Paradox (series)|Faction Paradox]] | ||
|main character = [[Krisztina-Judit Németh]] | |main character = [[Krisztina-Judit Németh]] | ||
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|writer = | |release date = 2013 | ||
|prev = | |writer = Philip Purser-Hallard | ||
|prev = The Return of the King (short story) | |||
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'''''Unification Theory''''' was a short story included in the 2013 ebook version of ''[[Of the City of the Saved... (novel)|Of the City of the Saved...]]''. It drew on elements of that story | '''''Unification Theory''''' was a short story included in the 2013 ebook version of ''[[Of the City of the Saved... (novel)|Of the City of the Saved...]]''. It drew on elements of that novel and the ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'' short story ''[[Predating the Predators (short story)|Predating the Predators]]'', and also set up background for ''[[A Hundred Words from a Civil War (short story)|A Hundred Words from a Civil War]]''. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
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== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Krisztina-Judit Németh]] | * [[Krisztina-Judit Németh]] | ||
* [[Vril]] | |||
* Mother [[Vittoria Cellini]] | |||
* Cllr [[Tenochtitlan (Unification Theory)|Tenochtitlan]] | |||
* [[Journalist (Unification Theory)|Journalist]] | |||
* [[The Prof]] | |||
* Father [[Antonio Finlay|Finlay]] | * Father [[Antonio Finlay|Finlay]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
=== In the City === | |||
* Krisztina-Judit observes the [[River Okeanos]], the [[Lemuel Mountains]], and the [[Desert Park of Tashistan]]. | |||
* Vril is a member of the [[Neotonic Clade]]. | |||
* Two [[Macrocosmic Clans]], the [[Trove (Unification Theory)|Trove]] and the [[Kalpa]], are at the party. | |||
* Krisztina-Judit initially suspects that Finlay may be part of the [[Rump Parliament (Of the City of the Saved...)|Rump Parliament]]. | |||
* Krisztina-Judit guesses that [[Christopher Marlowe|Kit Marlowe]], [[John Lennon]] and [[Yoko Ono]], [[Cleopatra]], or [[Barack Obama]] may be at the party. | |||
=== Krisztina-Judit's first life === | |||
* Her parents were [[Catholic]]. | |||
* She was a fan of [[Voy"Sez"]]. | |||
* Her hobbies included [[netball]] and [[rock climbing]]. | |||
* She once performed the [[Heimlich manoeuvre]] on a choking colleague. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* When talking about other academics in the City, Vril mentions "Richard" and "his charming wife", alluding to [[Richard Dawkins]] and [[Lalla Ward]]. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
''to | * This story takes place concurrently with chapters 70-76 of [[PROSE]]: ''[[Of the City of the Saved... (novel)|Of the City of the Saved...]]''; aside from Father Finlay and Tenochtitlan, every named character in ''Unification Theory'' was seen in ''Of the City of the Saved...'' at St Marx's masked party. | ||
* Finlay and Krisztina-Judit reminisce over their encounter on [[Murigen]]. Finlay says Krisztina-Judit's bloodline is far older than the [[Earth]] [[Mal'akh]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Predating the Predators (short story)|Predating the Predators]]'') | |||
* [[The Prof]] is a member of the [[Remote]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Interference - Book One (novel)|Interference - Book One]]'' et al) | |||
* Finlay mentions the [[Mal'akh]] of [[Earth]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Coming to Dust (audio story)|Coming to Dust]]'') | |||
* Finlay recalls the [[Timebeast Assault]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') | |||
* The alliance between the [[Sons of Tepes]] and the [[Conclave of All Popes]] is further explored in [[PROSE]]: ''[[A Hundred Words from a Civil War (short story)|A Hundred Words from a Civil War]]''. | |||
* Vril mentions [[Richard Dawkins (in-universe)|Richard]] and [[Lalla Ward (in-universe)|his wife]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dying Days (novel)|The Dying Days]]'') | |||
== External | == External links == | ||
{{Elx|[http://www.infinitarian.com/tvcunification.html Full text of ''Unification Theory'' on the author's website]}} | |||
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[[Category:FP short stories]] | [[Category:FP short stories]] | ||
[[Category:2013 short stories]] | [[Category:2013 short stories]] | ||
[[Category:Short stories set in the City of the Saved]] | |||
[[Category:Mad Norwegian Press short stories]] | |||