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|image = The Fright Before Christmas (short story).jpg | |image = The Fright Before Christmas (short story).jpg | ||
|series = ''[[Lethbridge-Stewart (series)|Lethbridge-Stewart]]'' short stories | |series = ''[[Lethbridge-Stewart (series)|Lethbridge-Stewart]]'' short stories | ||
|number = | |number = | ||
|main character = | |main character = [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Lethbridge-Stewart]] | ||
|featuring = | |featuring = [[Sally Wright]] | ||
|enemy = [[Alien sphere]] | |enemy = [[Alien sphere]] | ||
|setting = [[London]], [[24 December]] [[1969]] | |setting = [[London]], [[24 December]] [[1969]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Tom Dexter | ||
|cover = [[Shaun Russell]], [[Adrian Salmon]], [[Nathan Hudson]] | |cover = [[Shaun Russell]], [[Adrian Salmon]], [[Nathan Hudson]] | ||
|editor = [[Andy Frankham-Allen]], [[Shaun Russell]] | |editor = [[Andy Frankham-Allen]], [[Shaun Russell]] | ||
|designer = [[Simon Williams]] | |designer = [[Simon Williams]] | ||
|publisher = Candy Jar Books | |publisher = Candy Jar Books | ||
|release date = | |release date = 23 December 2015 | ||
|reprint =The HAVOC Files (anthology) | |reprint = The HAVOC Files (anthology) | ||
|format = Online | |format = Online short story | ||
|prev = The Dogs of War (LS short story){{!}}The Dogs of War | |||
|prev= The Dogs of War (LS short story){{!}}The Dogs of War | |next = In His Kiss (short story) | ||
|next= In His Kiss (short story) | |series2 = ''[[The XMAS Files (anthology)|The XMAS Files]]'' | ||
|series2 =''[[The XMAS Files (anthology)|The XMAS Files]]'' | |prev2 = The Feast of Evans (short story) | ||
|prev2=The Feast of Evans (short story) | |next2 = Home for Christmas (short story) | ||
|next2=Home for Christmas (short story) | |||
}}{{prose stub}} | }}{{prose stub}} | ||
''''' | '''''The Fright Before Christmas''''' was a free short story released by [[Candy Jar Books]] in [[2015 (releases)|2015]]. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
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== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Lethbridge-Stewart dresses up in a [[Father Christmas]] costume from [[Hamleys]]. | * Lethbridge-Stewart dresses up in a [[Father Christmas]] costume from [[Hamleys]]. | ||
* [[Canapé]]s, [[champagne]], and [[mince pie]]s are served at the party at [[The Dorchester]]. | * [[Canapé]]s, [[champagne]], and [[mince pie]]s are served at the party at [[The Dorchester]]. | ||
* [[Woodley]] is stationed at the [[Lovell Telescope]], part of the [[Nuffield Radio Astronomy Laboratories]]. | * [[Woodley]] is stationed at the [[Lovell Telescope]], part of the [[Nuffield Radio Astronomy Laboratories]]. | ||
* [[Charles Wyvern|Charles]] and [[Dolores Wyvern|Dolores]] are going to [[Harrods]] in [[Knightsbridge]]. | * [[Charles Wyvern|Charles]] and [[Dolores Wyvern|Dolores]] are going to [[Harrods (store)|Harrods]] in [[Knightsbridge]]. | ||
* Two bodies are found near [[Marble Arch]]. | * Two bodies are found near [[Marble Arch]]. | ||
* Guthrie sells roasted [[chestnut]]s. | * Guthrie sells roasted [[chestnut]]s. | ||
* Sally gets Alistair a painting kit of military figures from the [[Scots Guards]] who fought in the [[Peninsular War]] in [[1809]]. | * Sally gets Alistair a painting kit of military figures from the [[Scots Guards]] who fought in the [[Peninsular War]] in [[1809]]. | ||
* A group of carolers sing "[[The Twelve Days of Christmas]]". | * A group of carolers sing "[[The Twelve Days of Christmas]]". | ||
* Lethbridge-Stewart speculates the alien sphere comes from the [[USSR]] or [[Korea]]. | * Lethbridge-Stewart speculates the alien sphere comes from the [[USSR]] or [[Korea]]. | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Lethbridge-Stewart is engaged to [[Sally Wright]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Forgotten Son (novel)|The Forgotten Son]]'') | * Lethbridge-Stewart is engaged to [[Sally Wright]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Forgotten Son (novel)|The Forgotten Son]]'') | ||
{{LS}} | {{LS}} | ||
{{TitleSort}} | {{TitleSort}} | ||
[[Category:2015 short stories]] | [[Category:2015 short stories]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:The HAVOC Files short stories]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Web-based short stories]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:The XMAS Files short stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in London]] | [[Category:Stories set in London]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in 1969]] | [[Category:Stories set in 1969]] | ||
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The Fright Before Christmas was a free short story released by Candy Jar Books in 2015.
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Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Colonel Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart
- Corporal Sally Wright
- General Trubshawe
- Corporal Woodley
- Charles Wyvern
- Dolores Wyvern
- Guthrie
- Officer Watkins
- DI Meadows
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Lethbridge-Stewart dresses up in a Father Christmas costume from Hamleys.
- Canapés, champagne, and mince pies are served at the party at The Dorchester.
- Woodley is stationed at the Lovell Telescope, part of the Nuffield Radio Astronomy Laboratories.
- Charles and Dolores are going to Harrods in Knightsbridge.
- Two bodies are found near Marble Arch.
- Guthrie sells roasted chestnuts.
- Sally gets Alistair a painting kit of military figures from the Scots Guards who fought in the Peninsular War in 1809.
- A group of carolers sing "The Twelve Days of Christmas".
- Lethbridge-Stewart speculates the alien sphere comes from the USSR or Korea.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Lethbridge-Stewart is engaged to Sally Wright. (PROSE: The Forgotten Son)