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|main character = [[Bernice Summerfield]] | |main character = [[Bernice Summerfield]] | ||
|featuring = | |featuring = [[Kothar]], [[Irving Braxiatel|Braxiatel]], [[Hass]], [[Peter Summerfield|Peter]], [[Adrian Wall|Adrian]], [[Isaac Summerfield II|Isaac]], [[Joseph (Steal from the World)|Joseph]] | ||
|setting = | |setting = | ||
|writer = | |writer = Philip Purser-Hallard | ||
|anthology = | |anthology = Nobody's Children (anthology) | ||
|release date = 3 August 2007 | |||
|series = ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'' short stories | |series = ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'' short stories | ||
|prev = The Loyal Left Hand (short story) | |prev = The Loyal Left Hand (short story) | ||
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|next2 = The End of the World (audio story) | |next2 = The End of the World (audio story) | ||
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{{prose stub}} | '''''Nursery Politics''''' was the third and final story in the [[Bernice Summerfield]] anthology ''[[Nobody's Children (anthology)|Nobody's Children]]''. It was written by [[Philip Purser-Hallard]]. | ||
'''''Nursery Politics''''' was the third and final story in the [[Bernice Summerfield]] anthology ''[[Nobody's Children]]''. It was written by [[Philip Purser-Hallard]]. | |||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
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* [[Phwmi]] | * [[Phwmi]] | ||
* Mr [[Szmyt]] | * Mr [[Szmyt]] | ||
* Ms [[Haddad]] | * [[Victoria (Nursery Politics)|Victoria]] (Ms [[Layla Haddad|Haddad]]/[[Pashar]]) | ||
* [[Irving Braxiatel]] | * [[Irving Braxiatel]] | ||
* [[Bernice Summerfield]] | * [[Bernice Summerfield]] | ||
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* [[Ixiss]] | * [[Ixiss]] | ||
* [[Lwpha]] | * [[Lwpha]] | ||
* [[ | * Ms [[Haddad]] | ||
* [[Peter Summerfield]] | * [[Peter Summerfield]] | ||
* [[Adrian Wall]] | * [[Adrian Wall]] | ||
* [[Isaac Summerfield II|Isaac Summerfield]] | * [[Isaac Summerfield II|Isaac Summerfield]] | ||
* [[Joseph (Steal from the World)|Joseph]] | |||
* [[Henn]] | |||
* [[Larv]] | |||
* [[Ke'tar]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* [[The Seneschal's Daughter]] was a book written by the [[Draconian]] [[Rajeth Kartar]]. | * [[The Seneschal's Daughter]] was a book written by the [[Draconian]] [[Rajeth Kartar]]. | ||
* [[Guthrie]] was a former [[President of Earth]] preceding [[Fiona Dickens]]. | * [[Guthrie]] was a former [[President of Earth]] preceding [[Fiona Dickens]]. | ||
* It took [[Joel Mintz]] and [[M'Kabel]] weeks to trace some [[Las'par seedlings]], the last of [[Harll]]'s children, to a remote mountainside in [[Ross-shire]]. | |||
* [[Ithva]]'s smile reminded [[Jason Kane|Jason]] of [[Khandi]], a [[Draconian]] lady he had known at the [[NuBar]] in [[Spaceport Kuma]]. | |||
* "[[Rhamnusia]]" was a conditioning code word that could be used against the [[Project Narcissus]] [[Mim]] to return them to their original form. | |||
* [[Zhakaroth the Bereaved]] was a [[Draconian]] culture-hero. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Bernice confided in [[Isaac Summerfield II|her father]] that her desperation for a child was heightened by her belief that the Quire were her descendants, as she had worked out that their family name [[ | * Bernice confided in [[Isaac Summerfield II|her father]] that her desperation for a child was heightened by her belief that the Quire were her descendants, as she had worked out that their family name [[Fallowsolstice family|Fallowsolstice]] translated to [[Summerfield family|Summerfield]], and that they couldn't be descended from her son [[Peter Summerfield|Peter]] as they were not part-[[Killoran]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Work in Progress (short story)|Work in Progress]]'', et al.) | ||
{{TitleSort}} | {{TitleSort}} | ||
[[Category:Bernice Summerfield | [[Category:Bernice Summerfield sources]] | ||
[[Category:Nobody's Children short stories]] | [[Category:Nobody's Children short stories]] | ||
[[Category:Mim stories]] | [[Category:Mim stories]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:28, 3 November 2024
Nursery Politics was the third and final story in the Bernice Summerfield anthology Nobody's Children. It was written by Philip Purser-Hallard.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Kothar
- Werther
- Ithva Kothar
- Dr Mwshi
- Sherm
- Phwmi
- Mr Szmyt
- Victoria (Ms Haddad/Pashar)
- Irving Braxiatel
- Bernice Summerfield
- Antasha
- Hass
- Sharintha Kothar
- Ixiss
- Lwpha
- Ms Haddad
- Peter Summerfield
- Adrian Wall
- Isaac Summerfield
- Joseph
- Henn
- Larv
- Ke'tar
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Seneschal's Daughter was a book written by the Draconian Rajeth Kartar.
- Guthrie was a former President of Earth preceding Fiona Dickens.
- It took Joel Mintz and M'Kabel weeks to trace some Las'par seedlings, the last of Harll's children, to a remote mountainside in Ross-shire.
- Ithva's smile reminded Jason of Khandi, a Draconian lady he had known at the NuBar in Spaceport Kuma.
- "Rhamnusia" was a conditioning code word that could be used against the Project Narcissus Mim to return them to their original form.
- Zhakaroth the Bereaved was a Draconian culture-hero.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Bernice confided in her father that her desperation for a child was heightened by her belief that the Quire were her descendants, as she had worked out that their family name Fallowsolstice translated to Summerfield, and that they couldn't be descended from her son Peter as they were not part-Killoran. (PROSE: Work in Progress, et al.)
