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|image = Kraken's Lament.jpg | |series = ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'' | ||
| | |story number = 53 | ||
|range = BSBS | |||
|story number = 53 | |series in range = Epoch (audio anthology) | ||
| | |series number in range = 1 | ||
|number=1 | |number in series = 1 | ||
|main character = [[Bernice Summerfield]] | |number = 1 | ||
| | |main character = [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] | ||
| | |featuring = [[Acanthus]], [[Jack (The Kraken's Lament)|Jack]], [[Ruth]], [[Peter Summerfield|Peter]] | ||
| | |enemy = [[Queen (The Kraken's Lament)|The Queen]] | ||
|setting = [[Zordin|Atlantis]] | |setting = [[Zordin|Atlantis]], Year 57 | ||
| | |writer = Mark Wright | ||
| | |director = [[Gary Russell]] | ||
| | |music = [[Steve Foxon]] | ||
|format = 1 CD | |sound = [[Steve Foxon]] | ||
|production code = BFPBSBOX001 | |cover = [[Alex Mallinson]] | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-598-3 | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|prev = Dead Man's Switch (audio story) | |release date = September 2011 | ||
|next = The Temple of Questions (audio story) | |format = 1 CD<br/>Download<br/>1st of 4 of stories | ||
}} | |production code = BFPBSBOX001 | ||
''''' | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-598-3 | ||
|prev = Dead Man's Switch (BFBS audio story) | |||
|next = The Temple of Questions (audio story) | |||
|producer = [[John Ainsworth]] and [[Gary Russell]] | |||
|epcount = 1 | |||
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'''''The Kraken's Lament''''' was the fifty-third ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'' audio story released by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was the first story of the ''[[Epoch (audio anthology)|Epoch]]'' season. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
"Gather round, wretched peoples of [[Zordin|Atlantis]], for [[Acanthus|Acanthus the Talesmith]] has a story to tell! A story of adventure, of courage, of a Winged Goddess searching for truth and sanctuary in a friendless city... | |||
On the streets of this fair city, the Goddess searches for a path to the child of two worlds, but finds instead only questions and danger. Be astonished as she defies the rage of | On the streets of this fair city, the Goddess searches for a path to the child of two worlds, but finds instead only questions and danger. Be astonished as she defies the rage of [[Kraken (The Kraken's Lament)|the dreaded Kraken]]! Wonder as she sups with the tragic [[Queen (The Kraken's Lament)|Queen]] in her carved stone palace, high above the city! Marvel at her bravery as she gazes deep into the Further Beyond! | ||
Come one, come all and listen! Listen to Acanthus the Talesmith and let him amaze you with his | Come one, come all and listen! Listen to Acanthus the Talesmith and let him amaze you with his story... the story of [[Bernice Summerfield|Professor Bernice Summerfield]] and the Kraken's Lament!" | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
''to be | In the city of [[Zordin|Atlantis]], [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] seeks out [[Acanthus|Acanthus the Talesmith]] to become his [[assistant]], although she cannot remember who sent her and has little [[memory]] since leaving the [[spaceport]]. Her duties include transcribing Acanthus's stories, washing his [[clothes]] and purchasing [[food]]. After several weeks, Acanthus takes Benny to the [[market]] where he tells a story about [[Kraken (The Kraken's Lament)|the King]] and how he built the [[Palace of Stone]] for [[queen (The Kraken's Lament)|the Queen]] before, wanting to impress her further, sailing away through the [[Pillars of Hercules]] and never returning. | ||
The [[bell]]s toll and the people flee in terror as the Kraken rises from the [[sea]] for the first time in several [[month]]s, destroying several [[ship]]s. Benny pulls a girl to safety and goes to find her mother whilst the Kraken climbs the [[Bronze Mountain]] to reach the Palace, but the Palace Guard fight it and it returns to the sea. Later, she briefly meets [[Jack (The Kraken's Lament)|Jack]]; he too was on the flight to Zordin and knew her name before speaking with her, although she cannot remember this interaction. He sails away, hoping that they will see each other again and saying that he is sure that she will figure out what is going on. | |||
Wanting answers and believing that she might find them at the Palace, Benny goes to meet the Queen and is, to her surprise, joined by Acanthus. He gives her a bit of [[parchment]] to keep safe and finds her a [[pegasus]] which she uses to fly up the Bronze Mountain. Initially mistaken by the Queen for the winged messenger of [[Poseidon]], Benny tells the Queen to have her guards stand down and to allow the Kraken to advance to the Palace, which the Queen eventually decides to do. The Queen is forced to face the fact that the Kraken is her husband and that she will never be able to love him; she has her guards attack him and he destroys the Palace, falling with the Queen into the sea. | |||
Benny flies to safety on the pegasus and heads back to Acanthus's house, but she finds only an empty plot of land and learns that nobody has ever heard of him. She remembers the parchment that he gave her and reads it; it says "the sky's no limit", a line from a jingle that [[Pallis]] once heard from a [[historian]], although she cannot recall its meaning. | |||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
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* [[Shopper (The Kraken's Lament)|Shopper]] - [[Mark Wright]] | * [[Shopper (The Kraken's Lament)|Shopper]] - [[Mark Wright]] | ||
== | === Uncredited cast === | ||
' | * [[Peter Summerfield]] - [[Thomas Grant]] | ||
* [[Ruth]] - [[Ayesha Antoine]] | |||
== Crew == | |||
* Cover Art - [[Alex Mallinson]] | |||
* Director - [[Gary Russell]] | |||
* Executive Producers - [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] and [[Nicholas Briggs]] | |||
* Music and Sound Design - [[Steve Foxon]] | |||
* Producers - [[John Ainsworth]] and [[Gary Russell]] | |||
* Script Editor - [[Scott Handcock]] | |||
* Writer - [[Mark Wright]] | |||
* Line Producer - [[David Richardson]] | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
* [[Jack (The Kraken's Lament)|Jack]] comes from the [[Bull Nebula]], which is some distance from [[Earth]]. | |||
* The [[spaceport]] disappeared as Benny reached Atlantis. | |||
* [[Acanthus]] has a [[dream]] about [[Athena]]. | |||
* Benny mentions [[Atlantis|the real Atlantis]]. | |||
* The [[Pillars of Hercules]] are two [[rock]]s at the entrance to the [[Strait of Gibraltar]]. | |||
* A [[kraken]] is generally depicted as a gargantuan [[squid]]. | |||
* The Queen says that the King had the "quick wit" of [[Chiron]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
''to be added'' | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Benny | * Benny remembers [[Pallis]] and [[Gormune]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Year Zero (audio story)|Year Zero]]'') | ||
* Benny remembers travelling to [[Zordin]] | * Benny remembers travelling to [[Zordin]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dead Man's Switch (BFBS audio story)|Dead Man's Switch]]'') and that archaeology is a crime. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Year Zero (audio story)|Year Zero]]'') | ||
* Benny mentions being separated from [[Peter Summerfield|Peter]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Escaping the Future (audio story)|Escaping the Future]]'') | |||
* Acanthus writes "the sky's no limit", which is a line from an [[advert]] jingle that Pallis told Benny about. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Year Zero (audio story)|Year Zero]]'') | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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[[Category: | [[Category:Epoch audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:Bernice Summerfield | [[Category:Bernice Summerfield sources]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:58, 12 March 2024
The Kraken's Lament was the fifty-third Bernice Summerfield audio story released by Big Finish Productions. It was the first story of the Epoch season.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
"Gather round, wretched peoples of Atlantis, for Acanthus the Talesmith has a story to tell! A story of adventure, of courage, of a Winged Goddess searching for truth and sanctuary in a friendless city...
On the streets of this fair city, the Goddess searches for a path to the child of two worlds, but finds instead only questions and danger. Be astonished as she defies the rage of the dreaded Kraken! Wonder as she sups with the tragic Queen in her carved stone palace, high above the city! Marvel at her bravery as she gazes deep into the Further Beyond!
Come one, come all and listen! Listen to Acanthus the Talesmith and let him amaze you with his story... the story of Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Kraken's Lament!"
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
In the city of Atlantis, Benny seeks out Acanthus the Talesmith to become his assistant, although she cannot remember who sent her and has little memory since leaving the spaceport. Her duties include transcribing Acanthus's stories, washing his clothes and purchasing food. After several weeks, Acanthus takes Benny to the market where he tells a story about the King and how he built the Palace of Stone for the Queen before, wanting to impress her further, sailing away through the Pillars of Hercules and never returning.
The bells toll and the people flee in terror as the Kraken rises from the sea for the first time in several months, destroying several ships. Benny pulls a girl to safety and goes to find her mother whilst the Kraken climbs the Bronze Mountain to reach the Palace, but the Palace Guard fight it and it returns to the sea. Later, she briefly meets Jack; he too was on the flight to Zordin and knew her name before speaking with her, although she cannot remember this interaction. He sails away, hoping that they will see each other again and saying that he is sure that she will figure out what is going on.
Wanting answers and believing that she might find them at the Palace, Benny goes to meet the Queen and is, to her surprise, joined by Acanthus. He gives her a bit of parchment to keep safe and finds her a pegasus which she uses to fly up the Bronze Mountain. Initially mistaken by the Queen for the winged messenger of Poseidon, Benny tells the Queen to have her guards stand down and to allow the Kraken to advance to the Palace, which the Queen eventually decides to do. The Queen is forced to face the fact that the Kraken is her husband and that she will never be able to love him; she has her guards attack him and he destroys the Palace, falling with the Queen into the sea.
Benny flies to safety on the pegasus and heads back to Acanthus's house, but she finds only an empty plot of land and learns that nobody has ever heard of him. She remembers the parchment that he gave her and reads it; it says "the sky's no limit", a line from a jingle that Pallis once heard from a historian, although she cannot recall its meaning.
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Bernice Summerfield - Lisa Bowerman
- Acanthus - John Montgomery
- The Queen - Tracy Brabin
- Jack - David Ames
- Guard Captain - Scott Handcock
- Shopper - Mark Wright
Uncredited cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Cover Art - Alex Mallinson
- Director - Gary Russell
- Executive Producers - Jason Haigh-Ellery and Nicholas Briggs
- Music and Sound Design - Steve Foxon
- Producers - John Ainsworth and Gary Russell
- Script Editor - Scott Handcock
- Writer - Mark Wright
- Line Producer - David Richardson
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Jack comes from the Bull Nebula, which is some distance from Earth.
- The spaceport disappeared as Benny reached Atlantis.
- Acanthus has a dream about Athena.
- Benny mentions the real Atlantis.
- The Pillars of Hercules are two rocks at the entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar.
- A kraken is generally depicted as a gargantuan squid.
- The Queen says that the King had the "quick wit" of Chiron.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Benny remembers Pallis and Gormune. (AUDIO: Year Zero)
- Benny remembers travelling to Zordin (AUDIO: Dead Man's Switch) and that archaeology is a crime. (AUDIO: Year Zero)
- Benny mentions being separated from Peter. (AUDIO: Escaping the Future)
- Acanthus writes "the sky's no limit", which is a line from an advert jingle that Pallis told Benny about. (AUDIO: Year Zero)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official The Kraken's Lament page at bigfinish.com
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