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|main character = [[Bernice Summerfield]] | |main character = [[Bernice Summerfield]] | ||
|featuring = | |setting = [[Lyra]] | ||
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| | |writer = Steve Lyons | ||
|prev = Squadborronfell (short story) | |anthology = A Life of Surprises (anthology) | ||
|next = The Spartacus Syndrome (short story) | |release date = 4 October 2002 | ||
}}'''''Taken by the Muses''''' was the sixteenth story in the [[Bernice Summerfield]] anthology ''[[A Life of Surprises]]''. It was written by [[Steve Lyons]]. | |series = ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'' short stories | ||
|prev = Squadborronfell (short story) | |||
|next = The Spartacus Syndrome (short story) | |||
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'''''Taken by the Muses''''' was the sixteenth story in the [[Bernice Summerfield]] anthology ''[[A Life of Surprises]]''. It was written by [[Steve Lyons]]. | |||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
Benny is | Benny is in prison on the planet [[Lyra]]. She's waiting for the [[Muse]]s, android priests, to take her before the [[Great Muse]]. She was arrested while leading an expedition to an ancient temple on the planet. | ||
The important thing is to keep one's mind occupied, so Bernice writes in her diary. She makes up a story about being taken before the Great Muse and being required to speak in rhyme. She is evicted from the planet. | |||
The story finished, she continues to wait. | |||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Bernice Summerfield]] | * [[Bernice Summerfield]] | ||
* The [[Great Muse]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Benny makes a joke about [[Mr Moviefone]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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[[Category: | [[Category:Bernice Summerfield sources]] | ||
[[Category:A Life of Surprises short stories]] | |||
[[Category:Stories set in the 27th century]] | [[Category:Stories set in the 27th century]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:07, 20 March 2024
Taken by the Muses was the sixteenth story in the Bernice Summerfield anthology A Life of Surprises. It was written by Steve Lyons.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Benny is in prison on the planet Lyra. She's waiting for the Muses, android priests, to take her before the Great Muse. She was arrested while leading an expedition to an ancient temple on the planet.
The important thing is to keep one's mind occupied, so Bernice writes in her diary. She makes up a story about being taken before the Great Muse and being required to speak in rhyme. She is evicted from the planet.
The story finished, she continues to wait.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Benny makes a joke about Mr Moviefone.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
