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{{Infobox Story | |image = Hark! The Herald Angels Sing.png | ||
|main character | |main character = [[Life (Hark! The Herald Angels Sing)|Life]] | ||
|featuring | |featuring = [[Angel]]s, [[Intrepid]] | ||
|enemy | |enemy = | ||
|setting | |setting = The [[Shadow Spire]] | ||
|writer | |writer = Jayce Black | ||
|anthology | |anthology = The Book of the Peace (anthology) | ||
|release date | |release date = 25 November 2018 | ||
|publisher | |publisher = Obverse Books | ||
|format | |format = Online vignette | ||
|series | |series = ''[[Faction Paradox (series)|Faction Paradox]]'' | ||
|prev | |prev = Daring Initiation (short story) | ||
|next | |next = Inside the Looking Glass (short story) | ||
}} | }}{{prose stub}} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the fifth promotional short story released in ''[[The Book of the Peace (anthology)|The Book of the Peace Dossier]]''. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the fifth promotional short story released in ''[[The Book of the Peace (anthology)|The Book of the Peace Dossier]]''. | ||
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== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Life (Hark! The Herald Angels Sing)|Life]] | * [[Life (Hark! The Herald Angels Sing)|Life]] | ||
* [[Time ( | * [[Time (mythology)|Time]] | ||
* [[Fate (Hark! The Herald Angels Sing)|Fate]] | * [[Fate (Hark! The Herald Angels Sing)|Fate]] | ||
* [[The Enemy|The enemy]] | * [[The Enemy|The enemy]] | ||
* [[Death ( | * [[Death (mythology)|Death]] | ||
* [[Voyager]] | * [[Voyager]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Angel|Life's Angels]] | ||
* [[Kifah]] | * [[Kifah]] | ||
* [[Gustav (Hark! The Herald Angels Sing)|Gustav]] | * [[Gustav (Hark! The Herald Angels Sing)|Gustav]] | ||
* [[Intrepid]] | * [[Intrepid]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Early [[ | * Early [[breeding-engine]]s stank of steaming [[grease]]. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* The [[Eternal]]s | * The [[Eternal]] [[Fate (Hark! The Herald Angels Sing)|Fate]] was first mentioned in [[Mags L. Halliday]]'s short story ''A Handful of Silver'' in the [[charity publication|charity anthology]] ''[[Perfect Timing 2]]''. Fate then featured, alongside [[Life (Hark! The Herald Angels Sing)|Life]], in Chris McKeon's unlicensed completion of [[Craig Hinton]]'s ''[[Time's Champion (novel)|Time's Champion]]''. The idea of [[Chronovore]]s being Life's agents is also present from that novel, where [[Kronos]] is Life's champion, inspiring the description of [[Angel]]s in this story as very reminiscent of Chronovores (being winged and crystalline). | ||
* The reference to "the first [[parahuman]] brigades" alongside the first [[breeding-engine]]s is a reference to [[Lance Parkin]]'s short story ''Executive Action'' from the charity anthology ''[[Walking in Eternity]]'', where [[Wardog]] and other parahuman members of the [[Special Executive]] are said to have been created in Rassilon's first experiments with [[Loom]]s. The Special Executive and [[Killer Cat of Gin-Seng|killer cats]] of early [[Gallifreyan history]] were previously juxtaposed in [[Daniel O'Mahony]]'s ''A Rag and a Bone'' in the 2003 fanzine ''[[Myth Makers (fanzine)|Myth Makers Presents: Essentials]]''. | |||
* The fleeing of the [[Menti Celesti]] depicted in this story parallels the [[Eternal]]s' abandonment of reality during the [[Last Great Time War]], first mentioned in the ''[[Doctor Who Annual 2006]]''. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* [[Death ( | * [[Death (mythology)|Death]] first appeared in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)|Timewyrm: Revelation]]'' and [[Time (mythology)|Time]] first appeared in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Set Piece (novel)|Set Piece]]''. | ||
* Life has a "[[Six-Fold-Realm|six-folded home]]". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Quantum Archangel (novel)|The Quantum Archangel]]'') | * Life has a "[[Six-Fold-Realm|six-folded home]]". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Quantum Archangel (novel)|The Quantum Archangel]]'') | ||
* Some of Life's followers are [[Kithriarch]]s | * Some of Life's followers are [[Kithriarch]]s ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lungbarrow (novel)|Lungbarrow]]'') and aunts. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Scarlet Empress (novel)|The Scarlet Empress]]'') | ||
* | * [[Binary vascular system|Two-pulsed]] [[I.M. Foreman|magicians]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Interference (novel)|Interference]]'') and [[The Hermit|hermits]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Warrior (TV story)|The Time Warrior]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)|Timewyrm: Revelation]]'') who survived "[[Rassilon|the Architect]] and [[Anchoring of the thread|his Anchoring]]" ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'', ''[[Christmas on a Rational Planet (novel)|Christmas on a Rational Planet]]'') remember the first [[parahuman]] [[Special Executive|brigades]] ([[COMIC]]: ''[[4-D War (comic story)|4-D War]]'') and the [[Killer Cat of Gin-Seng|killer cats of the south]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Return of the King (short story)|The Return of the King]]'', et al.) | ||
* Life shakes her head like an [[avatroid]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lungbarrow (novel)|Lungbarrow]]'') would to a [[childe]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Of the City of the Saved... (novel)|Of the City of the Saved...]]'', ''[[Against Nature (novel)|Against Nature]]'') | * Life shakes her head like an [[avatroid]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lungbarrow (novel)|Lungbarrow]]'') would to a [[childe]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Of the City of the Saved... (novel)|Of the City of the Saved...]]'', ''[[Against Nature (novel)|Against Nature]]'') | ||
* | * On [[Death-ship|his ship]] the [[Voyager]] skins and flays the occasional "[[Astrolabus|self-titled wizard seeking immortality]]". ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Voyager (comic story)|Voyager]]'', ''[[Once Upon a Time-Lord (comic story)|Once Upon a Time-Lord]]'') | ||
* Grouped together in the thousands, the [[Angel]]s, like the [[Chronovore]]s, form an "[[Divine Host|impossible celestial host]]". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Quantum Archangel (novel)|The Quantum Archangel]]'') | |||
* The [[Shadow Spire]] is a place of refuge for [[Faction Paradox]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Story So Far... (short story)|The Story So Far...]]'') | * The [[Shadow Spire]] is a place of refuge for [[Faction Paradox]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Story So Far... (short story)|The Story So Far...]]'') | ||
* [[Intrepid]] was previously mentioned in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Daring Initiation (short story)|Daring Initiation]]''. | * [[Intrepid]] was previously mentioned in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Daring Initiation (short story)|Daring Initiation]]''. | ||
* [[Gustav (Hark! The Herald Angels Sing)|Gustav]] the [[Martian]] lives in a shell. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ice Warriors (TV story)|The Ice Warriors]]'') | |||
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Latest revision as of 12:20, 23 June 2024
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing was the fifth promotional short story released in The Book of the Peace Dossier.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Early breeding-engines stank of steaming grease.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Eternal Fate was first mentioned in Mags L. Halliday's short story A Handful of Silver in the charity anthology Perfect Timing 2. Fate then featured, alongside Life, in Chris McKeon's unlicensed completion of Craig Hinton's Time's Champion. The idea of Chronovores being Life's agents is also present from that novel, where Kronos is Life's champion, inspiring the description of Angels in this story as very reminiscent of Chronovores (being winged and crystalline).
- The reference to "the first parahuman brigades" alongside the first breeding-engines is a reference to Lance Parkin's short story Executive Action from the charity anthology Walking in Eternity, where Wardog and other parahuman members of the Special Executive are said to have been created in Rassilon's first experiments with Looms. The Special Executive and killer cats of early Gallifreyan history were previously juxtaposed in Daniel O'Mahony's A Rag and a Bone in the 2003 fanzine Myth Makers Presents: Essentials.
- The fleeing of the Menti Celesti depicted in this story parallels the Eternals' abandonment of reality during the Last Great Time War, first mentioned in the Doctor Who Annual 2006.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Death first appeared in PROSE: Timewyrm: Revelation and Time first appeared in PROSE: Set Piece.
- Life has a "six-folded home". (PROSE: The Quantum Archangel)
- Some of Life's followers are Kithriarchs (PROSE: Lungbarrow) and aunts. (PROSE: The Scarlet Empress)
- Two-pulsed magicians (PROSE: Interference) and hermits (TV: The Time Warrior, PROSE: Timewyrm: Revelation) who survived "the Architect and his Anchoring" (PROSE: The Book of the War, Christmas on a Rational Planet) remember the first parahuman brigades (COMIC: 4-D War) and the killer cats of the south. (PROSE: The Return of the King, et al.)
- Life shakes her head like an avatroid (PROSE: Lungbarrow) would to a childe. (PROSE: Of the City of the Saved..., Against Nature)
- On his ship the Voyager skins and flays the occasional "self-titled wizard seeking immortality". (COMIC: Voyager, Once Upon a Time-Lord)
- Grouped together in the thousands, the Angels, like the Chronovores, form an "impossible celestial host". (PROSE: The Quantum Archangel)
- The Shadow Spire is a place of refuge for Faction Paradox. (PROSE: The Story So Far...)
- Intrepid was previously mentioned in PROSE: Daring Initiation.
- Gustav the Martian lives in a shell. (TV: The Ice Warriors)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Hark! The Herald Angels Sing page at Obverse Books
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