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{{Infobox Story | |main character = [[Bernice Summerfield]] | ||
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|setting = Alternate [[Braxiatel Collection]], [[27th century]] | |||
|main character= [[Bernice Summerfield]] | |writer = Pete Kempshall | ||
|featuring= | |anthology= Something Changed (anthology) | ||
|setting= | |release date= 3 January 2006 | ||
|writer= | |series = ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'' short stories | ||
| | |prev = Dead Mice (short story) | ||
|prev= Dead Mice (short story) | |next = Walking Backwards for Christmas (short story) | ||
|next=Walking Backwards for Christmas (short story) | |||
}}'''''Acts of Senseless Devotion''''' was the fourth story in the [[Bernice Summerfield]] anthology ''[[Something Changed]]''. It was written by [[Pete Kempshall]]. | }}'''''Acts of Senseless Devotion''''' was the fourth story in the [[Bernice Summerfield]] anthology ''[[Something Changed]]''. It was written by [[Pete Kempshall]]. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
Bernice Summerfield wakes up in a strange place, her first instinct is to find Peter. Dr Wh'thm says she is blind, but he has worse news for her. Peter has a matter of hours to live. Benny tries to find a way to help him, and asks Bev to find an old acquaintance, one with a power of a crystal. | |||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
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* [[Jason Kane]] | * [[Jason Kane]] | ||
* [[Avril Fenman]] | * [[Avril Fenman]] | ||
* [[Doctor Wt'hlm]] | * [[Wt'hlm|Doctor Wt'hlm]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Bev has scars on her face from being tortured by [[Moskof]]. | * Bev has scars on her face from being tortured by [[Bernard Moskof]]. | ||
* Bev communicates through her [[wall-comm]]. | * Bev communicates through her [[wall-comm]]. | ||
* Peter's unique | * Peter's unique hybridised [[human]]-[[killoran]] DNA made it difficult for Dr Wt'hlm to treat him. | ||
* [[Sherlock Holmes]] is mentioned | * [[Sherlock Holmes]] is mentioned. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* Like most of the other stories in this anthology, this story takes place in an altered timeline created by Doggles' [[history machine]]; these timelines are (mostly) erased when [[Braxiatel]] returns things to normal. | * Like most of the other stories in this anthology, this story takes place in an altered timeline created by Doggles' [[history machine]]; these timelines are (mostly) erased when [[Braxiatel]] returns things to normal. | ||
* This story marks the first appearance of [[Avril Fenman]] since her introduction in [[ | * This story marks the first full appearance of [[Avril Fenman]] since her introduction in the novel ''[[Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Squire's Crystal (novel)|The Squire's Crystal]]''; she briefly appeared in the novel ''[[Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Glass Prison (novel)|The Glass Prison]]''. Because the events in this story are part of an [[alternate timeline]], Fenman doesn't formally reappear until the audio story ''[[The Curse of Fenman (audio story)|The Curse of Fenman]]''. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:19, 28 March 2024
Acts of Senseless Devotion was the fourth story in the Bernice Summerfield anthology Something Changed. It was written by Pete Kempshall.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Bernice Summerfield wakes up in a strange place, her first instinct is to find Peter. Dr Wh'thm says she is blind, but he has worse news for her. Peter has a matter of hours to live. Benny tries to find a way to help him, and asks Bev to find an old acquaintance, one with a power of a crystal.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Bernice Summerfield
- Peter Summerfield
- Irving Braxiatel
- Bev Tarrant
- Adrian Wall
- Jason Kane
- Avril Fenman
- Doctor Wt'hlm
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Bev has scars on her face from being tortured by Bernard Moskof.
- Bev communicates through her wall-comm.
- Peter's unique hybridised human-killoran DNA made it difficult for Dr Wt'hlm to treat him.
- Sherlock Holmes is mentioned.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Like most of the other stories in this anthology, this story takes place in an altered timeline created by Doggles' history machine; these timelines are (mostly) erased when Braxiatel returns things to normal.
- This story marks the first full appearance of Avril Fenman since her introduction in the novel The Squire's Crystal; she briefly appeared in the novel The Glass Prison. Because the events in this story are part of an alternate timeline, Fenman doesn't formally reappear until the audio story The Curse of Fenman.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
