Happy Endings (novel): Difference between revisions

{{Infobox Story

|image= NA50 happyendings.jpg

|series=[[Virgin New Adventures]]

|number= 50

|doctor=Seventh Doctor

|companions=  [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]], [[Roz Forrester|Roz]], [[Chris Cwej|Chris]]

|featuring = Ace

|featuring2 = Jason Kane

|enemy= {{Frontier|c}}

|setting= [[Cheldon Bonniface]], [[England]], [[24 April]] [[2010]]

|writer= [[Paul Cornell]]

|publisher= Virgin Books

|release date= [[16 May (releases)|16 May]] [[1996 (releases)|1996]]

|format= Paperback Book; 28 Chapters, 291 Pages

|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20470-0

|prev= Death and Diplomacy (novel)

|next= GodEngine (novel)

'''''Happy Endings''''' is the fiftieth [[Virgin New Adventures]] novel. It is a celebration of many of the elements of the series and features the return of many original New Adventures characters. It therefore has a certain commonality with ''[[The Stolen Earth]]'' and ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'', televised episodes that include significant characters from an entire era of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', and ''[[The Flood (comic story)|The Flood]]'', a comic story which ties a narrative bow around the [[Eighth Doctor]]'s run in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''.

It centres around the the [[wedding]] of [[Jason Kane]] and [[Bernice Summerfield]]. Much of the humour of the novel derives from the reactions of her wedding party — which includes [[Pakhar]]s, [[Silurian]]s, [[Ice Warrior]]s and several other species — to ordinary life in an [[English]] village. Amongst the set pieces of the novel are two quintessentially British competitions — the [[pub quiz]] and [[cricket]]. Both get long, multi-chapter attention. Indeed, despite the fact that it is a [[Seventh Doctor]] story, its depiction of the [[friendly]] between [[Cheldon Bonniface Invitation Eleven|the local villagers]] and [[Doctor's Invitation Eleven|Benny's mostly non-human wedding party]] is the longest and most detailed depiction of cricket in all ''[[Doctor Who]]'' fiction.

* {{Frontier|c}}

== References ==

* {{Frontier|c}} stole the [[Loom of Rassilon's Mouse]].

* Bernice sees [[Gerhardt]], whom she killed, in [[Puterspace]].  

* The Doctor introduces Emily to [[Time (Set Piece)|Time]], [[Death (Timewyrm: Revelation)|Death]] and [[Pain (Set Piece)|Pain]]. Time curtseys at Emily's feet and says, "Hello again, Grandmother."

* [[Death (Timewyrm: Revelation)|Death]] and [[Time (Set Piece)|Time]] are referred to as gods on Gallifrey. At least a quarter of Gallifrey's population worship them.

* The inside back cover features a larger version of the front cover "wedding photo" illustration.

* Despite being published in 1996, this novel features [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]] coming down with a terminal illness and having only a short time to live by 2010, eerily mirroring [[Nicholas Courtney]]'s own battle with pancreatic cancer and ultimate passing away on 22nd February 2011.

* Benny met [[Romana II]] in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Blood Harvest (novel)|Blood Hargest]]''.

* Benny met {{Frontier}} in [[PROSE]]: ''[[First Frontier (novel)|First Frontier]]''.

* Benny met Provost-Major [[Beltempest (novel)|Beltempest]] (and [[Roz Forrester|Roz]] and [[Chris Cwej|Chris]]) in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Original Sin (novel)|Original Sin]]''.

* Bernice met Captain [[Lisa Deranne]] during [[PROSE]]: ''[[Shakedown (novel)|Shakedown]]''.

* [[saRa!qava]], whom Benny met during [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Also People (novel)|The Also People]]'', has changed sex (to male) to appeal more to Benny.

 

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