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|name= A Life of Surprises  
|image        = A Life of Surprises.jpg
|image= A_Life_of_Surprises.jpg
|number       = 2
|number= 2  
|editor       = [[Paul Cornell]]
|editor= [[Paul Cornell]]  
|publisher   = Big Finish Productions
|publisher= Big Finish Productions  
|cover       = [[Adrian Salmon]]
|cover=[[Adrian Salmon]]
|release date = [[4 October (releases)|4 October]] [[2002 (releases)|2002]]
|release date= [[4 October (releases)|4 October]], [[2002 (releases)|2002]]  
|format       = Hardback book, 166 pages
|format= Hardback book, 166 pages  
|isbn         = ISBN 1-903654-44-0
|isbn= ISBN 1-903654-44-0  
|series       = ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'' anthologies
|series=[[Big Finish Bernice Summerfield series#Prose works|Big Finish Bernice Summerfield prose stories]]  
|prev         = The Dead Men Diaries (anthology)
|prev=The Dead Men Diaries (anthology)
|next         = Life During Wartime (anthology)
|next=Life During Wartime
|series2     = ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]''
|series2=[[Big Finish Bernice Summerfield series]]
|prev2       = The Dance of the Dead (audio story)
|prev2=The Dance of the Dead (audio story)
|next2       = The Mirror Effect (audio story)
|next2=The Mirror Effect (audio story)
}}
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the second ''[[Big Finish Bernice Summerfield series|Bernice Summerfield]]'' prose anthology published by [[Big Finish Productions]], it was also the first hardback anthology. It was the first of five anthologies that shared "life" or "lives" in their titles.
'''''A Life of Surprises''''' was the second ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'' prose anthology published by [[Big Finish Productions]], it was also the first hardback anthology. It was the first of five anthologies that shared "life" or "lives" in their titles.


This was Bernice Summerfield creator [[Paul Cornell]]'s second anthology as editor; he also edited ''[[The Dead Men Diaries (anthology)|The Dead Men Diaries]]'' and ''[[Life During Wartime]]''.
This was Bernice Summerfield creator [[Paul Cornell]]'s second anthology as editor; he also edited ''[[The Dead Men Diaries (anthology)|The Dead Men Diaries]]'' and ''[[Life During Wartime]]''.


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
Professor [[Bernice Summerfield]], interstellar archaeologist, adventurer, romantic and drinker, has had either one very big life or a number of only slightly smaller ones.
Professor [[Bernice Summerfield]], interstellar [[archaeologist]], adventurer, romantic and drinker, has had either one very big life or a number of only slightly smaller ones.


This anthology contains stories from many times and places across her long career, ranging from the starkly dramatic, through the thrilling, to the hilarious.
This anthology contains stories from many times and places across her long career, ranging from the starkly dramatic, through the thrilling, to the hilarious.
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It links Bernice to her roots, as well as sending her forward into new adventures. And it celebrates a decade of Bernice in print. Cheers!
It links Bernice to her roots, as well as sending her forward into new adventures. And it celebrates a decade of Bernice in print. Cheers!


== Individual Stories ==
== Stories ==
{| {{prettytable}}
{| {{prettytable}}
| '''Title''' || '''Author'''
! Title || Author || Featuring
|-
|-
| ''[[The Shape of the Hole (short story)|The Shape of the Hole]]'' || [[Paul Cornell]]
|''[[The Shape of the Hole (short story)|The Shape of the Hole]]''
|[[Paul Cornell]]
|[[Irving Braxiatel|Braxiatel]], [[Jason Kane|Jason]], [[Peter Summerfield|Peter]], [[Keith Branigan Kane-Summerfield|Keith]]
|-
|-
| ''[[Kill the Mouse! (short story)|Kill the Mouse!]]'' || [[Daniel O'Mahony]]
|''[[Kill the Mouse! (short story)|Kill the Mouse!]]''
|[[Daniel O'Mahony]]
|Braxiatel
|-
|-
| ''[[Solar Max and the Seven-Handed Snake-Mother (short story)|Solar Max and the Seven-Handed Snake-Mother]]'' || [[Kate Orman]]
|''[[Solar Max and the Seven-Handed Snake-Mother (short story)|Solar Max and the Seven-Handed Snake-Mother]]''
|[[Kate Orman]]
|
|-
|-
| ''[[A Mutual Friend (short story)|A Mutual Friend]]'' || [[Terrance Dicks]]
|''[[A Mutual Friend (short story)|A Mutual Friend]]''
|[[Terrance Dicks]]
|[[Sarah Jane Smith]]
|-
|-
| ''[[Alien Planets and You (short story)|Alien Planets and You]]'' || [[Dave Stone]]
|''[[Alien Planets and You (short story)|Alien Planets and You]]''
|[[Dave Stone]]
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Something Broken (short story)|Something Broken]]'' || [[Paul Ebbs]]
|''[[Something Broken (short story)|Something Broken]]''
|[[Paul Ebbs]]
|Braxiatel
|-
|-
| ''[[The Collection (short story)|The Collection]]'' || [[Peter Anghelides]]
|''[[The Collection (short story)|The Collection]]''
|[[Peter Anghelides]]
|Braxiatel, Jason, [[The Doctor (Battlefield)|Dokien]]
|-
|-
| ''[[Setting Stone (short story)|Setting Stone]]'' || [[Mark Stevens]]
|''[[Setting Stone (short story)|Setting Stone]]''
|[[Mark Stevens]]
|Jason, Peter, [[Adrian Wall|Adrian]], [[Joseph (Steal from the World)|Joseph]]
|-
|-
| ''[[Time's Team (short story)|Time's Team]]'' || [[David A. McIntee]]
|''[[Time's Team (short story)|Time's Team]]''
|[[David A. McIntee]]
|Braxiatel
|-
|-
| ''[[Beedlemania (short story)|Beedlemania]]'' || [[Nev Fountain]]
|''[[Beedlemania (short story)|Beedlemania]]''
|[[Nev Fountain]]
|
|-
|-
| ''[[The All-Seeing Eye (short story)|The All-Seeing Eye]]'' || [[Justin Richards]]
|''[[The All-Seeing Eye (short story)|The All-Seeing Eye]]''
|[[Justin Richards]]
|
|-
|-
| ''[[And Then Again (short story)|And Then Again]]'' || [[Robert Shearman|Rob Shearman]]
|''[[And Then Again (short story)|And Then Again]]''
|[[Rob Shearman]]
|[[Seventh Doctor]]
|-
|-
| ''[[Cuckoo (short story)|Cuckoo]]'' || [[Stephen Fewell]]
|''[[Cuckoo (short story)|Cuckoo]]''
|[[Stephen Fewell]]
|
|-
|-
| ''[[A la Recherche du Temps Perdu (short story)|A la Recherche du Temps Perdu]]'' || [[David Bailey]]
|''[[A la Recherche du Temps Perdu (short story)|A la Recherche du Temps Perdu]]''
|[[David Bailey]]
|Braxiatel, [[Wolsey]]
|-
|-
| ''[[Squadborronfell (short story)|Squadborronfell]]'' || [[Nick Walters]]
|''[[Squadborronfell (short story)|Squadborronfell]]''
|[[Nick Walters]]
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Taken by the Muses (short story)|Taken by the Muses]]'' || [[Steve Lyons]]
|''[[Taken by the Muses (short story)|Taken by the Muses]]''
|[[Steve Lyons]]
|
|-
|-
| ''[[The Spartacus Syndrome (short story)|The Spartacus Syndrome]]'' || [[Jonathan Morris]]
|''[[The Spartacus Syndrome (short story)|The Spartacus Syndrome]]''
|[[Jonathan Morris]]
|Braxiatel
|-
|-
| ''[[Might (short story)|Might]]'' || [[Neil Corry]]
|''[[Might (short story)|Might]]''
|[[Neil Corry]]
|Joseph, Keith
|-
|-
| ''[[Paydirt (short story)|Paydirt]]'' || [[Lance Parkin]]
|''[[Paydirt (short story)|Paydirt]]''
|[[Lance Parkin]]
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Dear Friend (short story)|Dear Friend]]'' || [[Jim Sangster]]
|''[[Dear Friend (short story)|Dear Friend]]''
|-
|[[Jim Sangster]]
| ''Afterword'' || [[Lloyd Rose]]
|
|-
|-
|''Afterword''
|[[Lloyd Rose]]
|
|}
|}


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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{dwrefguide|bs_n07.htm|A Life of Surprises}}
{{dwrefguide|bs_n07.htm|A Life of Surprises}}


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Latest revision as of 20:43, 27 March 2024

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A Life of Surprises was the second Bernice Summerfield prose anthology published by Big Finish Productions, it was also the first hardback anthology. It was the first of five anthologies that shared "life" or "lives" in their titles.

This was Bernice Summerfield creator Paul Cornell's second anthology as editor; he also edited The Dead Men Diaries and Life During Wartime.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

Professor Bernice Summerfield, interstellar archaeologist, adventurer, romantic and drinker, has had either one very big life or a number of only slightly smaller ones.

This anthology contains stories from many times and places across her long career, ranging from the starkly dramatic, through the thrilling, to the hilarious.

It links Bernice to her roots, as well as sending her forward into new adventures. And it celebrates a decade of Bernice in print. Cheers!

Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

Title Author Featuring
The Shape of the Hole Paul Cornell Braxiatel, Jason, Peter, Keith
Kill the Mouse! Daniel O'Mahony Braxiatel
Solar Max and the Seven-Handed Snake-Mother Kate Orman
A Mutual Friend Terrance Dicks Sarah Jane Smith
Alien Planets and You Dave Stone
Something Broken Paul Ebbs Braxiatel
The Collection Peter Anghelides Braxiatel, Jason, Dokien
Setting Stone Mark Stevens Jason, Peter, Adrian, Joseph
Time's Team David A. McIntee Braxiatel
Beedlemania Nev Fountain
The All-Seeing Eye Justin Richards
And Then Again Rob Shearman Seventh Doctor
Cuckoo Stephen Fewell
A la Recherche du Temps Perdu David Bailey Braxiatel, Wolsey
Squadborronfell Nick Walters
Taken by the Muses Steve Lyons
The Spartacus Syndrome Jonathan Morris Braxiatel
Might Neil Corry Joseph, Keith
Paydirt Lance Parkin
Dear Friend Jim Sangster
Afterword Lloyd Rose

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

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