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| | Ship of Fools.jpg|1997 | ||
Ship of Fools PD.jpg|2015 | |||
|series= [[Virgin | </gallery> | ||
|number= | |series = [[Virgin New Adventures]] | ||
|main character= [[Bernice Summerfield]] | |range = Virgin New Adventures | ||
|featuring= | |number in range = 65 | ||
|enemy= [[Marcus Krytell]] | |number = 65 | ||
|setting= | |main character = [[Bernice Summerfield]] | ||
|writer= [[ | |featuring = [[Irving Braxiatel|Braxiatel]], [[ARVID]] | ||
|publisher= Virgin Books | |enemy = [[Marcus Krytell|Krytell]] | ||
|release date= | |setting = [[Dellah]] and ''[[Titanian Queen]]'', [[2593]] | ||
|format= Paperback Book; 30 Chapters, 248 Pages | |writer = Dave Stone | ||
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20510-3 | |cover = [[John Sullivan]] | ||
|prev= Beyond the Sun (novel) | |publisher = Virgin Books | ||
|next= Down (novel)}} | |release date = 21 August 1997 | ||
{{ | |format = Paperback Book; 30 Chapters, 248 Pages | ||
'''''Ship of Fools''''' | |isbn = ISBN 0-426-20510-3 | ||
|prev = Beyond the Sun (novel) | |||
|next = Down (novel) | |||
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{{you may|Ship of Fools (comic story)|n1=the ''DWM'' backup comic story}} | |||
'''''Ship of Fools''''' was the sixty-fifth [[Virgin New Adventures]] novel. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
"So who do I have to kill to get off this cruise?" | "So who do I have to kill to get off this cruise?" | ||
When [[Krytell Industries]] offered Benny a small, slightly dubious and, um, unofficial job aboard the majestic space cruise-liner, the ''[[Titanian Queen]]'', she jumped at the chance. After all, with an unlimited expense account, an entire new wardrobe and more strings of pearls and other jewels than you could shake an Art Deco stick at, what more could a poor girl want? | When [[Krytell Industries]] offered [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] a small, slightly dubious and, um, unofficial job aboard the majestic space cruise-liner, the ''[[Titanian Queen]]'', she jumped at the chance. After all, with an unlimited expense account, an entire new wardrobe and more strings of pearls and other jewels than you could shake an Art Deco stick at, what more could a poor girl want? | ||
That was then. | That was then. | ||
Now, the luckless if remarkably deserving passengers of the ''Titanian Queen'' are dropping like flies. Are the deaths the work of the mysterious criminal known as the Cat's Paw? Or is the super-rich businessman [[Marcus Krytell|Krytell]] himself somehow involved? And will the great detective, Emil Dupont, finally stop getting things completely and utterly wrong and solve it all in time for tea and | Now, the luckless if remarkably deserving passengers of the ''Titanian Queen'' are dropping like flies. Are the deaths the work of the mysterious criminal known as the Cat's Paw? Or is the super-rich [[businessman]] [[Marcus Krytell|Krytell]] himself somehow involved? And will the great detective, [[Emil Dupont]], finally stop getting things completely and utterly wrong and solve it all in time for tea and [[muffin]]s? | ||
Whatever's happening, Benny had better discover the truth for herself, and discover it soon. Before she suddenly finds herself another highly deplorable crime statistic. | |||
== Chapter titles == | |||
* Prologue: The Imperfect Crime, and How to Commit It | |||
* Part One: Embarkation | |||
** Chapter 1: The Morning After the Night Before the Morning After (Recurring) | |||
** Chapter 2: A Relocation and a Preposition | |||
** Chapter 3: A Setting is Essay'd, a Villain Comprehended | |||
** Chapter 4: A Positive Plethora of Investigators | |||
** Chapter 5: 'Welcome to the Cruise of the Millennium...' | |||
** Chapter 6: 'In the Heart of Space the Night Never Ends...' | |||
** Chapter 7: Something Nasty in the Flies | |||
** Chapter 8: A Small Break in the Continuity | |||
** Interlude: The Unpleasant End of Doctor Po | |||
* Part Two: Excursions | |||
** Chapter 9: 'Your First Stop on a Grand Tour, of Intergalactic Wonder' | |||
** Chapter 10: A Dinner Appointment with Destiny | |||
** Chapter 11: Sitting Down to Dine | |||
** Chapter 12: The Distinct Possibility of Foul Play | |||
** Chapter 13: The Purée of the Plot Noticeably Thickens | |||
** Chapter 14: The Plot Becomes More Complicated Than Was Previously Imagined | |||
** Interlude: The Devilish Disguises of Doctor Po | |||
* Part Three: A Port of Call | |||
** Chapter 15: Benny Under the Spyglass | |||
** Chapter 16: The Feast of Truth and Lies | |||
** Chapter 17: The Removal and Disposal of Certain Masques | |||
** Interlude: The Hands that Bind the Dead | |||
* Part Four: Arrival | |||
** Chapter 18: Methods of Investigation | |||
** Chapter 19: Can We Talk? | |||
** Final Interlude: The Lair of the Flatwyrm | |||
** Chapter 20: The Characters Inhabiting the Mind | |||
** Chapter 21: The Inherent Shape of Things, Perceived | |||
** Chapter 22: The Penultimate Programme | |||
** Chapter 23: Surprising Arrivals | |||
* Appendix I: A Recipe | |||
* Appendix II: Emil Dupont Provides a Small Surprise | |||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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* [[Iolanthe Crane|Captain Iolanthe Crane]] | * [[Iolanthe Crane|Captain Iolanthe Crane]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
=== Books === | === Books === | ||
* Bernice has been sent a review copy of [[Franz Nils Kryptosa|Franz Kryptosa]]'s ''[[Lost Gods and the Fall of Empire]]''. | * Bernice has been sent a review copy of [[Franz Nils Kryptosa|Franz Kryptosa]]'s ''[[Lost Gods and the Fall of Empire]]''. | ||
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=== Spacecraft === | === Spacecraft === | ||
* The ''[[Titanian Queen]]'' was undertaking its maiden voyage, a pleasure cruise through the [[Proximan Chain]]. It stopped off at [[Shokesh]] during the trip. | * The ''[[Titanian Queen]]'' was undertaking its maiden voyage, a pleasure cruise through the [[Proximan Chain]]. It stopped off at [[Shokesh]] during the trip. | ||
== Cover gallery == | |||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true"> | |||
Ship_of_Fools.jpg|Virgin Books cover | |||
Ship of fools textless.jpg|Textless cover | |||
Ship of fools sketch.jpeg|Sketch | |||
Ship of Fools PD.jpg|''Pandora Delbane'' cover | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* Years after the book out of print, Stone republished it with the Benny Summerfield references removed and the lead character renamed Pandora Delbane. An ebook of this story was released on the Amazon Kindle store on 9 December 2015. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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* The Czhans previously appeared in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Death and Diplomacy (novel)|Death and Diplomacy]]''. | * The Czhans previously appeared in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Death and Diplomacy (novel)|Death and Diplomacy]]''. | ||
* There is a vague reference to [[PROSE]]: ''[[Return of the Living Dad (novel)|Return of the Living Dad]]'' in that Benny didn't know her father until late in her life. | * There is a vague reference to [[PROSE]]: ''[[Return of the Living Dad (novel)|Return of the Living Dad]]'' in that Benny didn't know her father until late in her life. | ||
* Franz Kryptosa was first mentioned in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Dragons' Wrath (novel)|Dragons' Wrath]]'' and | * Franz Kryptosa was first mentioned in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Dragons' Wrath (novel)|Dragons' Wrath]]'' and appeared in ''[[Down (novel)|Down]]''. | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{dwrefguide|who_na65.htm|Ship of Fools}} | |||
* {{whoniverse| | * {{whoniverse|na65|Ship of Fools}} | ||
* [http:// | * [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/ship.htm The Cloister Library: '''Ship of Fools'''] | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:29, 12 April 2024
- You may be looking for the DWM backup comic story.
Ship of Fools was the sixty-fifth Virgin New Adventures novel.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
"So who do I have to kill to get off this cruise?"
When Krytell Industries offered Benny a small, slightly dubious and, um, unofficial job aboard the majestic space cruise-liner, the Titanian Queen, she jumped at the chance. After all, with an unlimited expense account, an entire new wardrobe and more strings of pearls and other jewels than you could shake an Art Deco stick at, what more could a poor girl want?
That was then.
Now, the luckless if remarkably deserving passengers of the Titanian Queen are dropping like flies. Are the deaths the work of the mysterious criminal known as the Cat's Paw? Or is the super-rich businessman Krytell himself somehow involved? And will the great detective, Emil Dupont, finally stop getting things completely and utterly wrong and solve it all in time for tea and muffins?
Whatever's happening, Benny had better discover the truth for herself, and discover it soon. Before she suddenly finds herself another highly deplorable crime statistic.
Chapter titles[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Prologue: The Imperfect Crime, and How to Commit It
- Part One: Embarkation
- Chapter 1: The Morning After the Night Before the Morning After (Recurring)
- Chapter 2: A Relocation and a Preposition
- Chapter 3: A Setting is Essay'd, a Villain Comprehended
- Chapter 4: A Positive Plethora of Investigators
- Chapter 5: 'Welcome to the Cruise of the Millennium...'
- Chapter 6: 'In the Heart of Space the Night Never Ends...'
- Chapter 7: Something Nasty in the Flies
- Chapter 8: A Small Break in the Continuity
- Interlude: The Unpleasant End of Doctor Po
- Part Two: Excursions
- Chapter 9: 'Your First Stop on a Grand Tour, of Intergalactic Wonder'
- Chapter 10: A Dinner Appointment with Destiny
- Chapter 11: Sitting Down to Dine
- Chapter 12: The Distinct Possibility of Foul Play
- Chapter 13: The Purée of the Plot Noticeably Thickens
- Chapter 14: The Plot Becomes More Complicated Than Was Previously Imagined
- Interlude: The Devilish Disguises of Doctor Po
- Part Three: A Port of Call
- Chapter 15: Benny Under the Spyglass
- Chapter 16: The Feast of Truth and Lies
- Chapter 17: The Removal and Disposal of Certain Masques
- Interlude: The Hands that Bind the Dead
- Part Four: Arrival
- Chapter 18: Methods of Investigation
- Chapter 19: Can We Talk?
- Final Interlude: The Lair of the Flatwyrm
- Chapter 20: The Characters Inhabiting the Mind
- Chapter 21: The Inherent Shape of Things, Perceived
- Chapter 22: The Penultimate Programme
- Chapter 23: Surprising Arrivals
- Appendix I: A Recipe
- Appendix II: Emil Dupont Provides a Small Surprise
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Bernice Summerfield
- Irving Braxiatel
- Marcus Krytell
- Isabel Blaine (aka Cat's Paw)
- ARVID
- Emil Dupont
- Captain Iolanthe Crane
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
Books[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Bernice has been sent a review copy of Franz Kryptosa's Lost Gods and the Fall of Empire.
Computers[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Several artificial life forms including ARVID and the Cat's Paw are from the Catan Nebula.
Foods and beverages[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Irving Braxiatel drinks Albareran claret from the 24th century.
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Mention is made that humans first made contact with aliens in the 22nd century.
Objects[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Olabrian joy-luck crystals are complex, interlocking, lattice-globes of quasi-living crystal hewn from the heart of Olabria's satellites.
Planets[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Plumptious Minor is a (formerly) isolated Earth colony whose society is based largely on innuendo.
Spacecraft[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Titanian Queen was undertaking its maiden voyage, a pleasure cruise through the Proximan Chain. It stopped off at Shokesh during the trip.
Cover gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]
Virgin Books cover
Textless cover
Sketch
Pandora Delbane cover
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Years after the book out of print, Stone republished it with the Benny Summerfield references removed and the lead character renamed Pandora Delbane. An ebook of this story was released on the Amazon Kindle store on 9 December 2015.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Cat's Paw was previously mentioned in PROSE: Oh No It Isn't!, Dragons' Wrath and Beyond the Sun.
- The Czhans previously appeared in PROSE: Death and Diplomacy.
- There is a vague reference to PROSE: Return of the Living Dad in that Benny didn't know her father until late in her life.
- Franz Kryptosa was first mentioned in PROSE: Dragons' Wrath and appeared in Down.
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Ship of Fools at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- The Discontinuity Guide to: Ship of Fools at The Whoniverse
- The Cloister Library: Ship of Fools
