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|number= 7 | |main character = [[Erik Clevedon]] | ||
|main character= [[ | |featuring = [[Honoré Lechasseur|Honoré]], [[Emily Blandish|Emily]] | ||
|featuring= | |enemy = [[Supernormal]]s | ||
|enemy= | |setting = [[Great Britain]], [[1950]] | ||
|setting= | |writer = Philip Purser-Hallard | ||
|writer= | |read by = [[John Leeson]] | ||
|read by=[[John Leeson]] | |publisher = Telos Publishing | ||
|publisher= Telos Publishing | |release date = July 2005 | ||
|release date= July 2005 | |format = {{Il|Hardback|Paperback|144 pages}} | ||
|format= | |isbn = ISBN 1-903889-47-2 | ||
|isbn= ISBN 1-903889-47-2 | |series = ''[[Time Hunter]]'' | ||
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|next= Deus Le Volt (novel) | |next = Deus Le Volt (novel) | ||
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'''''Peculiar Lives''''' was the seventh novel in the ''[[Time Hunter]]'' series published by [[Telos Publishing]]. It was written by [[Philip Purser-Hallard]]. | '''''Peculiar Lives''''' was the seventh novel in the ''[[Time Hunter]]'' series published by [[Telos Publishing]]. It was written by [[Philip Purser-Hallard]]. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
"From the pen of Mr Erik Clevedon, ''Peculiar Lives'' is another 'scientific romance' along the lines of ''The Coming Times'' and ''The Star Beasts''. Exotic colour is added by the character of an American Negro detective, Honoré Lechasseur, and his delightful English companion Miss Blandish." | "From the pen of Mr [[Erik Clevedon]], ''[[Peculiar Lives]]'' is another 'scientific romance' along the lines of ''[[The Coming Times]]'' and ''[[The Star Beasts]]''. Exotic colour is added by the character of an American Negro detective, [[Honoré Lechasseur]], and his delightful English companion [[Emily Blandish|Miss Blandish]]." | ||
Once a celebrated author of 'scientific romances', Erik Clevedon is an old man now. But his fiction conceals a dangerous truth, as Honoré Lechasseur and Emily Blandish discover after a chance encounter with a strangely gifted young pickpocket. Born between the Wars, the superhuman children known as 'the Peculiar' are reaching adulthood -- and they believe that humanity is making a poor job of looking after the world they plan to inherit... | Once a celebrated author of 'scientific romances', Erik Clevedon is an old man now. But his fiction conceals a dangerous truth, as Honoré Lechasseur and Emily Blandish discover after a chance encounter with a strangely gifted young pickpocket. Born between the Wars, the superhuman children known as 'the Peculiar' are reaching adulthood -- and they believe that humanity is making a poor job of looking after the world they plan to inherit... | ||
Part mystery, part detective story, part dark fantasy, part science fiction ... original adventures in time and space. | Part mystery, part detective story, part dark fantasy, part science fiction ... original adventures in time and space. | ||
== Plot == | |||
''to be added'' | |||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Erik Clevedon]] | |||
* [[Emily Blandish]] | |||
* [[Honoré Lechasseur]] | * [[Honoré Lechasseur]] | ||
* [[Percival (Peculiar Lives)|Percival]] | |||
* [[Gideon Beech]] | |||
* [[Violet (Peculiar Lives)|Violet]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* [[The Terminal]] was designed by the [[Supernormal]]s to wipe out [[human]]s. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
'' | [[File:th8.jpg|thumb|Audiobook cover.]] | ||
* The story was released as an audiobook read by [[John Leeson]]. | |||
* Purser-Hallard published some bonus "extracts from the notebooks of Erik Clevedon" on his website.<ref>[http://www.infinitarian.com/plnotebook.html Extracts from the Notebooks of Erik Clevedon]</ref> | |||
* Gideon Beech would later appear in Purser-Hallard's ''Sherlock Holmes'' novel, ''[[The Vanishing Man (novel)|The Vanishing Man]]'', released in [[2019 (releases)|2019]]. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
'' | * Clevedon mentions Professor [[John Cleavis]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mad Dogs and Englishmen (novel)|Mad Dogs and Englishmen]]'') | ||
* [[Gideon Beech]] is a famous [[playwright]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Vanishing Man (novel)|The Vanishing Man]]'') | |||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* {{Telos|shop/time-hunter-novellas/time-hunter-collection/}} | |||
{{fantom|product/time-hunter-8/|{{StoryTitle}} audiobook}} | |||
{{dwrefguide|timehunter07.htm|Peculiar Lives}} | {{dwrefguide|timehunter07.htm|Peculiar Lives}} | ||
== Footnotes == | |||
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Latest revision as of 19:10, 29 February 2024
Peculiar Lives was the seventh novel in the Time Hunter series published by Telos Publishing. It was written by Philip Purser-Hallard.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
"From the pen of Mr Erik Clevedon, Peculiar Lives is another 'scientific romance' along the lines of The Coming Times and The Star Beasts. Exotic colour is added by the character of an American Negro detective, Honoré Lechasseur, and his delightful English companion Miss Blandish."
Once a celebrated author of 'scientific romances', Erik Clevedon is an old man now. But his fiction conceals a dangerous truth, as Honoré Lechasseur and Emily Blandish discover after a chance encounter with a strangely gifted young pickpocket. Born between the Wars, the superhuman children known as 'the Peculiar' are reaching adulthood -- and they believe that humanity is making a poor job of looking after the world they plan to inherit...
Part mystery, part detective story, part dark fantasy, part science fiction ... original adventures in time and space.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Terminal was designed by the Supernormals to wipe out humans.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The story was released as an audiobook read by John Leeson.
- Purser-Hallard published some bonus "extracts from the notebooks of Erik Clevedon" on his website.[1]
- Gideon Beech would later appear in Purser-Hallard's Sherlock Holmes novel, The Vanishing Man, released in 2019.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Clevedon mentions Professor John Cleavis. (PROSE: Mad Dogs and Englishmen)
- Gideon Beech is a famous playwright. (PROSE: The Vanishing Man)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Peculiar Lives page at Telos Publishing
- Official Peculiar Lives audiobook page at Fantom Publishing
- Peculiar Lives at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
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