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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 [[breeding-engine]]s stank of steaming [[grease]]. | * Early [[breeding-engine]]s stank of steaming [[grease]]. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* 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 | * 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 | * 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]]''. | * 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 ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lungbarrow (novel)|Lungbarrow]]'') and aunts. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Scarlet Empress (novel)|The Scarlet Empress]]'') | * 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| | * [[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]]'') | * 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 [[Chronovore | * 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]]''. | ||
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