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|main character = [[Tanya Adeola|Tanya]], [[Andrea Quill|Miss Quill]], [[Charlie Smith|Charlie]], [[Matteusz]], [[April MacLean|April]], [[Ram Singh|Ram]]
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|main character = [[Tanya Adeola|Tanya]], [[Andrea Quill|Quill]], [[Charlie Smith|Charlie]], [[Matteusz]], [[April MacLean|April]], [[Ram Singh|Ram]]
|featuring      = [[Vivian Adeola|Vivian]]
|setting        = {{il|[[Damascus]], [[2010s]]|[[Kahramanmaras]], end of [[winter]] [[2016]]|[[Mediterranean Sea]], [[July]] 2016|
|setting        = {{il|[[Damascus]], [[2010s]]|[[Kahramanmaras]], end of [[winter]] [[2016]]|[[Mediterranean Sea]], [[July]] 2016|
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[[Calais]], 2016|[[London]], [[20th century]], [[2010s]]}}
|enemy          = [[Constantine Oliver]]
|enemy          = [[Constantine Oliver]]
|writer        = [[A.K. Benedict]]
|writer        = A.K. Benedict
|cover          = [[Head Design]]
|cover          = [[Head Design]]
|release date  = [[27 October (releases)|27 October]] [[2016 (releases)|2016]]
|release date  = 27 October 2016
|format        = Paperback, Epub, 304 pages
|format        = Paperback, Epub, 304 pages
|isbn          = {{il|ISBN 1-78594-187-9 (paperback)|ISBN 978-1-78594-187-0 (Epub)}}
|isbn          = ISBN 1-78594-187-9 (paperback)<br /> ISBN 978-1-78594-187-0 (Epub)
|number        = 2
|number        = 2
|series        = [[BBC Class novels|BBC ''Class'' novels]]
|series        = [[BBC Class novels|BBC ''Class'' novels]]
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'''''The Stone House''''' was the second of the three originally planned ''[[Class (TV series)|Class]]'' novels, tied to the [[Series 1 (Class)|first series]]. It was written by [[A.K. Benedict]].  
'''''The Stone House''''' was the second of the three originally planned ''[[Class (TV series)|Class]]'' novels, tied to the [[Series 1 (Class)|first series]]. It was written by [[A.K. Benedict]].


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
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== Plot ==
== Plot ==
''to be added''
''to be added''
 
 
== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* [[Tanya Adeola]]
* [[Tanya Adeola]]
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* [[Amira]]
* [[Amira]]
* [[Yana (The Stone House)|Yana]]
* [[Yana (The Stone House)|Yana]]
* [[Baba]]
* [[Baba (The Stone House)|Baba]]
* [[Ummi]]
* [[Ummi]]
* [[Zainer]]
* [[Zainer]]
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* [[Baby bone spider]]
* [[Baby bone spider]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
 
=== Individuals ===
=== Individuals ===
* Tanya Adeola has a neighbour named Mrs [[Cartwright]].
* Tanya has a neighbour named Mrs [[Cartwright]].
* Of all ghostbusters, Matteusz wants to be [[Kate McKinnon]] as the one with the best hair.
* Of all [[Ghostbusters]], Matteusz wants to be [[Kate McKinnon]], as she is the one with the best hair.
* Miss Quill compares Tanya's invisibility with [[Derren Brown]]'s magic tricks.
* Quill compares Tanya's invisibility with [[Derren Brown]]'s magic tricks.


=== Alien species ===
=== Alien species ===
* Miss Quill mentions [[Dalek]]s.
* Quill mentions [[Dalek]]s and [[fire stallion]]s.
* Miss Quill mentions [[fire stallion]]s.
* There are [[aardvark]]s on the planet [[Rhodia]].
* There are [[aardvark]]s on the planet [[Rhodia]].
* Miss Quill does not give one [[Aulian]]'s breath for what [[Alan Turnpike]] thinks.
* Quill does not give one [[Aulian]]'s breath for what [[Alan Turnpike]] thinks.
* [[Bone spider]]s have a [[thorax]].
* [[Bone spider]]s have a [[thorax]].


=== Locations ===
=== Locations ===
==== London locations ====
==== London locations ====
* The [[Alice Parsons' house|old stone house]] is at the end of an [[East End]] street in [[Shoreditch]].
* The [[Alice Parsons' house|old stone house]] is at the end of an [[East End]] street in [[Shoreditch]].
* Tanya has been to [[Spitalfields market]].
* Tanya has been to [[Spitalfields market]].
* [[Tanya Adeola's aunt|Tanya's aunt]] met the Queen at [[Buckingham Palace]].
* [[Tanya Adeola's aunt|Tanya's aunt]] met the Queen at [[Buckingham Palace]].
* Miss Quill, Ram, April and Tanya meet at [[Elephant and Castle tube station]] to visit Alan Turnpike who lives on [[Meadow Row]].
* Quill, Ram, April and Tanya meet at [[Elephant and Castle tube station]] to visit Alan Turnpike, who lives on [[Meadow Row]].
* Offices of [[Constantine Oliver]] Ltd are in [[Highgate]].
* Offices of [[Constantine Oliver]] Ltd are in [[Highgate]].
* Miss Quill bought her extraterrestrial knives on [[Camden Market]].
* Quill bought her extraterrestrial knives on [[Camden Market]].
* A laboratory in [[Brompton]] is fully aware of aliens.
* A laboratory in [[Brompton]] is fully aware of aliens.
* [[Alice Parsons]]'s coffin was taken to [[Kensal Green cemetery]].
* [[Alice Parsons]]'s coffin was taken to [[Kensal Green cemetery]].
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==== Other Earth locations ====
==== Other Earth locations ====
* [[Amira]] with her [[Baba|father]], [[Ummi|mother]] and sister [[Yana (The Stone House)|Yana]] lived in [[Damascus]] in [[Syria]] until the war started.
* [[Amira]] with her [[Baba (The Stone House)|father]], [[Ummi|mother]] and sister [[Yana (The Stone House)|Yana]] lived in [[Damascus]] in [[Syria]] until the war started.
* Amira, Ummi and Yana crossed the border from Syria to [[Kahramanmaras]] on the [[Turkey (country)|Turkish side]].  
* Amira, Ummi and Yana crossed the border from Syria to [[Kahramanmaras]] on the [[Turkey (country)|Turkish side]].
* Ummi drowned in the [[Mediterranean Sea]] on their way from Turkey to [[Greece]].
* Ummi drowned in the [[Mediterranean Sea]] on their way from Turkey to [[Greece]].
* Tanya's aunt went for a holiday in [[Spain]].
* Tanya's aunt went for a holiday in [[Spain]].
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==== Extraterrestrial locations ====
==== Extraterrestrial locations ====
* Miss Quill mentions the flame lake of [[Kabal]].
* Quill mentions the flame lake of [[Kabal]], and the [[Eckbear system]].
* Miss Quill mentions [[Eckbear system]].


=== Plants ===
=== Plants ===
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* ''[[Trochulus hispidus]]'' is a species of snails with hairy shells.
* ''[[Trochulus hispidus]]'' is a species of snails with hairy shells.
* Mrs Cartwright has a [[dog|Collie]].
* Mrs Cartwright has a [[dog|Collie]].
* [[Charlie Smith|Charlie]] draws [[ant]]s.
* Charlie draws [[ant]]s.
* A [[cat]] pisses on dandelions.
* A [[cat]] pisses on dandelions.
* Tanya notices a pile of earth scurried up by a [[Badger (species)|badger]].
* Tanya notices a pile of earth scurried up by a [[Badger (species)|badger]].
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=== Human biology and psychology ===
=== Human biology and psychology ===
* Tanya read that even having not slept the night, a human still catches bits of non-REM [[sleep]]. She also read about five tricks to wake up from nightmares: concentrate, observe, scream, blink and run.  
* Tanya read that even having not slept the night, a human still catches bits of non-REM [[sleep]]. She also read about five tricks to wake up from nightmares: concentrate, observe, scream, blink and run.
* Human bones are wrapped in [[periosteum]].  
* Human bones are wrapped in [[periosteum]].
* Shifting [[brainwave]]s from theta to gamma and beta results in waking up.  
* Shifting [[brainwave]]s from theta to gamma and beta results in waking up.
* Stimulation of [[amygdala]] during sleep causes [[adrenaline]] flow and opening of the eyes.  
* Stimulation of [[amygdala]] during sleep causes [[adrenaline]] flow and opening of the eyes.
* Tanya thinks that Amira exhibits [[Stockholm Syndrome]] towards the house.
* Tanya thinks that Amira exhibits [[Stockholm syndrome]] towards the house.


=== Food and drinks ===
=== Food and drinks ===
* Tanya often eats [[Shreddies]] in the evening.
* Tanya often eats [[Shreddies]] in the evening.
* Charlie and [[Matteusz Andrzejewski]] drink [[orange juice]].
* Charlie and [[Matteusz Andrzejewski]] drink [[orange juice]].
* Miss Quill really loves [[coffee]].
* Quill really loves [[coffee]].
* [[April MacLean]] gives Tanya and [[Ram Singh]] [[apple]]s to eat.
* April gives Tanya and Ram [[apple]]s to eat.
* [[Vivian Adeola]] prepares [[lasagna]] for dinner.
* [[Vivian Adeola]] prepares [[lasagna]] for dinner.
* Miss Quill eats [[sausage]] and [[egg]] for breakfast.
* Quill eats [[sausage]] and [[egg]] for breakfast.
* Ram eats [[waffle]]s with [[bacon]] and [[maple syrup]].
* Ram eats [[waffle]]s with [[bacon]] and [[maple syrup]].
* Teachers at [[Coal Hill School]] eat a lot of [[Doughnut|jam doughnuts]].
* Teachers at [[Coal Hill School]] eat a lot of [[Doughnut|jam doughnuts]].
* Amira feeds off [[soup|tomato soup]], tinned [[pasta]], [[bean]]s and [[mandarin segments]].
* Amira feeds off [[soup|tomato soup]], tinned [[pasta]], [[bean]]s and [[mandarin segments]].
* Miss Quill can tell [[amontillado]] by the smell of an empty bottle.
* Quill can tell [[amontillado]] by the smell of an empty bottle.
* Amira uses alphabet [[spaghetti]] to spell a warning to the Coal Hill defenders.
* Amira uses alphabet [[spaghetti]] to spell a warning to the Coal Hill defenders.
* Tanya smells [[garlic]], [[rosemary]], [[cinnamon]] and [[batter]].
* Tanya smells [[garlic]], [[rosemary]], [[cinnamon]] and [[batter]].
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* Tanya drinks [[cocoa|hot chocolate]].
* Tanya drinks [[cocoa|hot chocolate]].
* Vivian is good at baking [[molasses]] and [[ginger cake]].
* Vivian is good at baking [[molasses]] and [[ginger cake]].
* In prison, Miss Quill receives [[biscuit]]s.
* In prison, Quill receives [[biscuit]]s.


=== Organisations ===
=== Organisations ===
* Tanya often tries hacking the [[Pentagon]].  
* Tanya often tries hacking the [[Pentagon]].
* To gather information about the house, Tanya impersonates a representative of the [[Mass Observation Centre]] at the [[Shoreditch Library|local library]].
* To gather information about the house, Tanya impersonates a representative of the [[Mass Observation Centre]] at the [[Shoreditch Library|local library]].
* [[Reyland Developers]] puts up an announcement for nightwatch staff in a local newspaper.
* [[Reyland Developers]] puts up an announcement for nightwatch staff in a local newspaper.
* Alan F. Turnpike runs the urban legends website "[[Myth City]]" featuring stories about the old stone house.
* Alan F. Turnpike runs the urban legends website "[[Myth City]]", featuring stories about the old stone house.


=== Science ===
=== Science ===
* Miss Quill mentions underlying [[prame of the Renyalin|prames of the Renyalin]] series. April thinks that she means [[prime number|primes]].
* Quill mentions underlying [[prame of the Renyalin|prames of the Renyalin]] series. April thinks that she means [[prime number|primes]].
* Miss Quill is wondering if the [[Coal Hill Space-Time Rift|Rift]] is causing an uplift in temperatures.
* Quill wonders if the [[Coal Hill Space-Time Rift|Rift]] is causing an uplift in temperatures.
* Tanya studies three-dimensional [[trigonometry]] and [[Bragg scattering]].
* Tanya studies three-dimensional [[trigonometry]] and [[Bragg scattering]].
* Miss Quill assigns a problem about the link between [[photoelectric effect]] and [[ionisation]]. Tanya mentions that a typical mistake is to link work function to [[electron]]s escaping from individual [[atom]]s.
* Quill assigns a problem about the link between [[photoelectric effect]] and [[ionisation]]. Tanya mentions that a typical mistake is to link work function to [[electron]]s escaping from individual [[atom]]s.


=== Technology ===
=== Technology ===
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* Amira communicated with Baba using [[Whatsapp]] before losing her phone in the sea.
* Amira communicated with Baba using [[Whatsapp]] before losing her phone in the sea.
* Tanya mentions [[Instagram]].
* Tanya mentions [[Instagram]].
* When Charlie says Miss Quill's pen might be a special device, Ram suggests it is a [[dildo]].
* When Charlie says Quill's pen might be a special device, Ram suggests it is a [[dildo]].
* Miss Quill has [[EMF reader]]s, like on ''Most Haunted'', that measure fluctuations in electromagnetic fields.
* Quill has [[EMF reader]]s, like on ''Most Haunted'', that measure fluctuations in electromagnetic fields.
* [[X-pro II filter]] modifies photos by blackening the edges.
* [[X-pro II filter]] modifies photos by blackening the edges.
* Alan Turnpike drives a [[Mini]].
* Alan Turnpike drives a [[Mini]].


==== Alien technology ====
==== Alien technology ====
* Miss Quill mentions an [[authenticating gun]] capable.
* Quill mentions an [[authenticating gun]] capable.
* She has a pen that works as [[artron energy]] detector.
* She has a pen that works as [[artron energy]] detector.


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==== Earth culture ====
==== Earth culture ====
* The old stone house would have been too gothic for the [[Addams Family]].
* The old stone house would have been too gothic for the [[Addams Family]].
* Miss Quill warns the [[Coal Hill defenders]] that her relationship with them is not similar to the one depicted in ''[[Dead Poets Society]]''.
* Quill warns the [[Coal Hill defenders]] that her relationship with them is not similar to the one depicted in ''[[Dead Poets Society]]''.
* Tanya calls the bag packed for her and Ram by April "[[Mary Poppins]] handbag".
* Tanya calls the bag packed for her and Ram by April "[[Mary Poppins]] handbag".
* Tanya thinks the overgrowth in the back garden of the old house looks like [[topiary]].
* Tanya thinks the overgrowth in the back garden of the old house looks like [[topiary]].
* The inside of the conservatory reminds Tanya of a scene from ''[[Great Expectations]]'' if [[Havisham|Miss Havisham]] were a keen gardener.
* The inside of the conservatory reminds Tanya of a scene from ''[[Great Expectations]]'' if [[Havisham|Miss Havisham]] were a keen gardener.
* Spain was famous for [[flamenco]] and [[castanets]].
* Spain was famous for [[flamenco]] and [[castanets]].
* Miss Quill enjoys ''[[Orange is the New Black]]''.
* Quill enjoys ''[[Orange is the New Black]]''.
* The [[Coal Hill defenders]] find old issues of ''[[The Beano|Beano]]'' and ''[[Dandy]]'' comic books for children.
* The [[Coal Hill defenders]] find old issues of ''[[The Beano|Beano]]'' and ''[[The Dandy|Dandy]]'' comic books for children.
* Tanya's aunt does [[Zumba]].
* Tanya's aunt does [[Zumba]].
* Tanya mentions [[J-horror]].
* Tanya mentions [[J-horror]].
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* Tanya has an idea to use EMF readers like on ''[[Most Haunted]]''.
* Tanya has an idea to use EMF readers like on ''[[Most Haunted]]''.
* Charlie compares them with [[Ghostbusters|ghost busters]].
* Charlie compares them with [[Ghostbusters|ghost busters]].
* Miss Quill compares Constantine Oliver to the [[Cheshire Cat]] in reverse.
* Quill compares Constantine Oliver to the [[Cheshire Cat]] in reverse.
* April wonders if their investigations of the house will have a [[Scooby Doo]] ending.  
* April wonders if their investigations of the house will have a [[Scooby Doo]]<!--do not change: this is the spelling from the novel--> ending.
* Since the house seems to clean up on its own, Tanya compares it to a creepier version of ''[[Beauty and the Beast]]''.  
* Since the house seems to clean up on its own, Tanya compares it to a creepier version of ''[[Beauty and the Beast]]''.
* Covered in webs, Miss Quill's suit looks like a [[Halloween costume]].  
* Covered in webs, Miss Quill's suit looks like a [[Halloween costume]].
* Alice Parsons' letter mentions [[Bonfire Night]], also known as [[Guy Fawkes]]' Night  
* Alice Parsons' letter mentions [[Bonfire Night]], also known as [[Guy Fawkes]]' Night.
* [[Jasper Adeola]] sang "[[Rock-a-bye Baby]]" to young Tanya.  
* [[Jasper Adeola]] sang "[[Rock-a-bye Baby]]" to young Tanya.
* Tanya asks if Alan like [[jazz]]. He replies that he is a [[progressive rock|prog]] person.  
* Tanya asks if Alan like [[jazz]]. He replies that he is a [[progressive rock|prog]] person.


==== Rhodian culture ====
==== Rhodian culture ====
* Miss Quill mentions [[Parsela]] and [[Whitshade]], mythical rebels from [[Rhodia]].
* Quill mentions [[Parsela]] and [[Whitshade]], mythical rebels from [[Rhodia]].
 
=== Religion ===
=== Religion ===
* Amira often prays that, insha'[[Allah]], she sees [[Baba]] searching for his family.
* Amira often prays that, insha'[[Allah]], she sees [[Baba (The Stone House)|Baba]] searching for his family.


=== Minerals ===
=== Minerals ===
* Miss Quill has a knife made from rare [[Kalthagon stone]].
* Quill has a knife made from rare [[Kalthagon stone]].


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* Although, based on the dates mentioned in television episodes, the main events of this story are supposed to be happening in October-November 2016, repeated mentions of a heat wave and pictures of "packed British beaches" in newspapers suggest that A. K. Benedict intended the story to take place in the summer. This makes dating some of the events of the story uncertain.
* The story makes repeated mentions of a heat wave and pictures of "packed British beaches" in newspapers, and it is later hinted that these weather anomalies are a result of the space-time tears. This would give a form of in-universe explanation to why the TV episodes of ''Class'' occur during what is seasonally-incorrect weather for the October-December time setting.
* Matteusz's identification with Kate McKinnon makes even more sense given that she is openly gay.
[[File:Class - The Stone House (Audiobook).jpg|thumb|Audiobook cover.]]
* When the Coal Hill defenders split up investigating the house with Tanya going upstairs with Charlie and Matteusz and Miss Quill, April and Ram trying to find the basement, Tanya suddenly interferes in the conversation of the latter team happening downstairs. ''(Presumably, these are Ram's words, erroneously assigned to Tanya.)''
 
* April says: "My parents aren't going to let me out of the house ..." even though [[Huw MacLean|her father]] is not living with them and is not even allowed to approach April without permission.
=== Audio release ===
* The story was released as an unabridged 6x CD audiobook along with the US version of the novel by HarperCollins through Quill Tree Books<ref>https://www.harpercollins.com/products/class-the-stone-house-patrick-nessa-k-benedict?variant=32123713454114</ref><ref name=":0">https://www.amazon.com/Class-Stone-House-Patrick-Ness/dp/0062666177</ref> on [[7 March (releases)|7 March]] [[2017 (releases)|2017]],<ref name=":0" /> read by Lucy Rayner and Zehra Jane Naqvi.<ref name=":0" />


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* Miss [[Andrea Quill|Quill]] asks if her students have been replaced again. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Joyride (novel)|Joyride]]'')
* Quill asks if her students have been replaced again. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Joyride (novel)|Joyride]]'')
* After their first kiss ([[TV]]: ''[[Nightvisiting (TV story)|Nightvisiting]]''), [[Ram Singh|Ram]] and [[April MacLean|April]] started dating.
* Ram and April started dating after their first kiss. ([[TV]]: ''[[Nightvisiting (TV story)|Nightvisiting]]'')
* Matteusz has moved in with Charlie. ([[TV]]: ''[[Nightvisiting (TV story)|Nightvisiting]]'')
* Matteusz has moved in with Charlie. ([[TV]]: ''[[Nightvisiting (TV story)|Nightvisiting]]'')
* When Ram calls April Miss Quill Mark 2, Miss Quill says that it is an insult to the real Miss Quill Mark 2, who "did her best but war was not for her". It is not clear whether she is speaking about her [[Orla'ath|sister]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Nightvisiting (TV story)|Nightvisiting]]'')
* [[Amira]] sees Tanya's nightmare, in which [[Jasper Adeola|her father]] died. ([[TV]]: ''[[Nightvisiting (TV story)|Nightvisiting]]'')
* Miss Quill recognises hands she held when she was a kid, hands of a friend lost in a war. Later she would tell [[Ballon]] about her partner killed during the war. (TV: ''[[The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did (TV story)|The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did]]'')
* [[Amira]] sees Tanya's nightmare in which [[Jasper Adeola|her father]] died. ([[TV]]: ''[[Nightvisiting (TV story)|Nightvisiting]]'')
* The main events of this story are set between ''[[Nightvisiting (TV story)|Nightvisiting]]'' and ''[[Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart (TV story)|Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart]]'', placing it in [[November]] [[2016]].
 
== Audio release ==
''to be added''


== External links ==
== External links ==
''to be added''
* {{Penguin|1112144/class-the-stone-house/}}
 
== Foonotes ==
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== Footnotes ==
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The Stone House was the second of the three originally planned Class novels, tied to the first series. It was written by A.K. Benedict.

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

"If you get out, you'd think you'd be one of the lucky ones. But you're not. The house infects you."

There's an old stone house near Coal Hill School. Most people hurry past it. They've heard the stories. But, if you stop, and look up, you'll see the face of a girl, pressed up against a window. Screaming.

Tanya finds herself drawn to the stone house. There's a mystery there, and she's going to solve it. But the more she investigates, the more she realises that there's a presence in the house. One that wants her.

Something is waiting for Tanya in the stone house. Something that has been trapping others in its web over the years. Something that is far worse than any ghosts.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

Alien species[[edit] | [edit source]]

Locations[[edit] | [edit source]]

London locations[[edit] | [edit source]]

Other Earth locations[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Amira with her father, mother and sister Yana lived in Damascus in Syria until the war started.
  • Amira, Ummi and Yana crossed the border from Syria to Kahramanmaras on the Turkish side.
  • Ummi drowned in the Mediterranean Sea on their way from Turkey to Greece.
  • Tanya's aunt went for a holiday in Spain.
  • Among national dolls in the house there is a Spanish and Iranian dolls.
  • The last refugee camp Amira stayed in before England was in Calais. There she shared a tent with a family from Homs.
  • Yana suffocated while crossing the Channel in the back of a lorry with a refrigerator unit.

Extraterrestrial locations[[edit] | [edit source]]

Plants[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Dandelions and overgrown roses grow in the garden of the old stone house.
  • Tanya sees geraniums.
  • The windows of the house are covered with ivy.
  • The back garden of the house is overgrown with nettle and dock leaf, which looks like nettle.

Animals[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Trochulus hispidus is a species of snails with hairy shells.
  • Mrs Cartwright has a Collie.
  • Charlie draws ants.
  • A cat pisses on dandelions.
  • Tanya notices a pile of earth scurried up by a badger.
  • The hedges in the back garden of the old stone house have the shape similar to a squirrel or a woolly mammoth.
  • Tanya sees a dead wasp.
  • Earth spiders have no eyelids.

Human biology and psychology[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Tanya read that even having not slept the night, a human still catches bits of non-REM sleep. She also read about five tricks to wake up from nightmares: concentrate, observe, scream, blink and run.
  • Human bones are wrapped in periosteum.
  • Shifting brainwaves from theta to gamma and beta results in waking up.
  • Stimulation of amygdala during sleep causes adrenaline flow and opening of the eyes.
  • Tanya thinks that Amira exhibits Stockholm syndrome towards the house.

Food and drinks[[edit] | [edit source]]

Organisations[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Tanya often tries hacking the Pentagon.
  • To gather information about the house, Tanya impersonates a representative of the Mass Observation Centre at the local library.
  • Reyland Developers puts up an announcement for nightwatch staff in a local newspaper.
  • Alan F. Turnpike runs the urban legends website "Myth City", featuring stories about the old stone house.

Science[[edit] | [edit source]]

Technology[[edit] | [edit source]]

Earth technology[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • April uses Nair tubes to remove hair.
  • Tanya and Ram communicate via DM and FaceTime.
  • During a heat wave, April uses a battery-operated fan.
  • Amira communicated with Baba using Whatsapp before losing her phone in the sea.
  • Tanya mentions Instagram.
  • When Charlie says Quill's pen might be a special device, Ram suggests it is a dildo.
  • Quill has EMF readers, like on Most Haunted, that measure fluctuations in electromagnetic fields.
  • X-pro II filter modifies photos by blackening the edges.
  • Alan Turnpike drives a Mini.

Alien technology[[edit] | [edit source]]

Gardening[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Flowers such as roses are supposed to be deadheaded.

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • There are dolls in Victorian dresses in the attic of the house.

Culture[[edit] | [edit source]]

Earth culture[[edit] | [edit source]]

Rhodian culture[[edit] | [edit source]]

Religion[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Amira often prays that, insha'Allah, she sees Baba searching for his family.

Minerals[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The story makes repeated mentions of a heat wave and pictures of "packed British beaches" in newspapers, and it is later hinted that these weather anomalies are a result of the space-time tears. This would give a form of in-universe explanation to why the TV episodes of Class occur during what is seasonally-incorrect weather for the October-December time setting.
Audiobook cover.

Audio release[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The story was released as an unabridged 6x CD audiobook along with the US version of the novel by HarperCollins through Quill Tree Books[1][2] on 7 March 2017,[2] read by Lucy Rayner and Zehra Jane Naqvi.[2]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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  1. ↑ https://www.harpercollins.com/products/class-the-stone-house-patrick-nessa-k-benedict?variant=32123713454114
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://www.amazon.com/Class-Stone-House-Patrick-Ness/dp/0062666177
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