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|image = Night of the Intelligence.jpg | |image = Night of the Intelligence.jpg | ||
|series = ''[[Lethbridge-Stewart (series)|Lethbridge-Stewart]]'' novels | |series = ''[[Lethbridge-Stewart (series)|Lethbridge-Stewart]]'' novels | ||
|number = 11 | |number = 11 | ||
|season number = | |season number = | ||
|main character = [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart| | |main character = [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brig]] | ||
|featuring = | |featuring = | ||
|enemy = | |enemy = | ||
|setting = [[January]] [[1970]] | |setting = [[January]] [[1970]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Andy Frankham-Allen | ||
|read by= | |read by= | ||
|editor = | |editor = | ||
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|publisher = Candy Jar Books | |publisher = Candy Jar Books | ||
|release date = | |release date = 9 June 2017 | ||
|format = | |format = | ||
|isbn = | |isbn = ISBN 978-0-9957436-3-2 | ||
|prev= Mind of Stone (novel) | |prev= Mind of Stone (novel) | ||
|next = The Daughters of Earth (novel) | |next = The Daughters of Earth (novel) | ||
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Three men feel the pull of the [[Great Intelligence]]. | Three men feel the pull of the [[Great Intelligence]]. | ||
One; Professor [[Edward Travers]], who was once possessed by it, plans to return to the [[Det-Sen Monastery]] to clear his mind of the Intelligence once and for all. But he never makes it. [[The Vault ( | One; Professor [[Edward Travers]], who was once possessed by it, plans to return to the [[Det-Sen Monastery]] to clear his mind of the Intelligence once and for all. But he never makes it. [[The Vault (The Scales of Injustice)|The Vault]] want him, but an old friend is waiting in the wings to help. | ||
Two; [[Owain Vine]], who carries the seed of the Intelligence within, is in [[Japan]] on a pilgrimage to cleanse himself of the taint he feels in his soul. Soon a happy reunion takes place, and Owain learns that past friendships are not what they seemed. | Two; [[Owain Vine]], who carries the seed of the Intelligence within, is in [[Japan]] on a pilgrimage to cleanse himself of the taint he feels in his soul. Soon a happy reunion takes place, and Owain learns that past friendships are not what they seemed. | ||
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* [[Thonmi]] | * [[Thonmi]] | ||
* [[James Lethbridge-Stewart (Inferno Earth)|James Gore]] | * [[James Lethbridge-Stewart (Inferno Earth)|James Gore]] | ||
* Ray Phillips | * [[Ray Phillips]] | ||
* Mahasamatman | * [[Mahasamatman]] | ||
* The Great Intelligence | * The [[Great Intelligence]] | ||
* Simon | * [[Dylan Lethbridge-Stewart|Simon Gore]] | ||
* Jipps | * Jipps | ||
* Rhys Rubery | * [[Rhys Rubery]] | ||
* Mrs Anderson | * Mrs Anderson | ||
* Garen Smith | * [[Garen Smith]] | ||
* Maggie Marnoch | * [[Maggie Marnoch]] | ||
* Henry Barns | * [[Henry Barns]] | ||
* Jemima Barns | * [[Jemima Barns]] | ||
* Lieutenant Colonel Walter Douglas | * Lieutenant Colonel [[Walter Douglas]] | ||
* Officer Cadet Leslie Johnston | * Officer Cadet [[Leslie Johnston]] | ||
* Laurence Bowen | * [[Laurence Bowen]] | ||
* Major General Oliver Hamilton | * Major General [[Oliver Hamilton]] | ||
* Peggy Orwell | * [[Peggy Orwell]] | ||
* Alexandru Lusztig | * [[Alexandru Lusztig]] | ||
* Corporal Barry Dovey | * Corporal [[Barry Dovey]] | ||
* Lieutenant Shawn Miles | * Lieutenant [[Shawn Miles]] | ||
* Private Tommy Godber | * Private [[Tommy Godber]] | ||
* Private | * Private [[Gwynfor Evans]] | ||
* Sergeant Richard Bell | * Sergeant [[Richard Bell]] | ||
* Major Keith Bartlett | * Major [[Keith Bartlett]] | ||
* [[Adrienne Kramer]] | |||
:''to be completed'' | :''to be completed'' | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
''to | * [[Archibald Hamish Lethbridge-Stewart|Archibald Lethbridge-Stewart]] is one of the Brigadier's relatives. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Twice Upon a Time (TV story)}}) | ||
* When telling Anne about the Buddhist belief in reincarnation, [[Thonmi]] runs off a list of people he believes to be reincarnated souls, and on this list he includes the Doctor, saying how when the Doctor first met Padmasambhava, circa 1630, he looked quite different to the Doctor that Anne met. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Abominable Snowmen (TV story)}}, [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Secrets of Det-Sen (audio story)}}) | |||
* Lethbridge-Stewart recalls meeting the Intelligence in the [[London Underground]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Web of Fear (TV story)}}) and [[New York]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Times Squared (novel)}}) He also knows that the Intelligence will meet its end in [[Bledoe]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Forgotten Son (novel)}}) | |||
* Lethbridge-Stewart's ribs still ache from his beating in prison. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Mind of Stone (novel)}}) | |||
* The General was behind the attempted kidnapping of Owain in [[Santorini]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Blood of Atlantis (novel)}}) | |||
* Owain's memories of James include meeting [[Lucy Wilson]] and [[Hobo Kostinen]] in [[Bledoe]]. Lucy found a picture of this event in [[2017]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Avatars of the Intelligence (novel)}}) | |||
* Gore is replaced by [[Martyn Townsend]] of [[C19]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Scales of Injustice (novel)}}) | |||
* There are four levels in the Vault. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|A Worthy Successor (short story)}}) | |||
* Padmasambhava mentions Mara, the Buddhist 'evil one'. There is nothing in the text to suggest a connect to [[Mara|''the'' Mara]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Kinda (TV story)}}) | |||
* During the [[Second World War]], Travers was recruited into the [[Home-Army Fourth Operational Corps]] by [[Toby Kinsella]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Threshold (audio story)}}) | |||
* Anne sees a vision of herself and her father in 1974, both are in New York with Major Kramer helping to set up UNIT US. Travers looks a good thirty years younger. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Dreamer's Lament (novel)}}, {{cs|Other Wars, Other Worlds (novel)}}) | |||
* On the astral plane, Travers told Anne that his memory of his temporal adventures was returned to his mind in October 1969, which coincided with the younger Travers leaving the present and returning to 1935. He also remembers the feeling of being torn in two in the time vortex. This added to his addled memory, and explained why he often thought forty years had passed between 1935 and 1969, because of the almost five years he spent in his future. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Times Squared (novel)|Times Squared}}, {{cs|Other Wars, Other Worlds (novel)}}) | |||
== External links == | |||
{{candyjar|nightoftheintelligence.html}} | |||
{{LS}} | {{LS}} | ||
{{Great Intelligence stories}} | |||
{{TitleSort}} | {{TitleSort}} | ||
[[Category:2017 novels]] | [[Category:2017 novels]] | ||
[[Category:Lethbridge-Stewart novels]] | [[Category:Lethbridge-Stewart novels]] | ||
Latest revision as of 04:44, 8 May 2024
Night of the Intelligence was the eleventh novel in the Lethbridge-Stewart series. It was released to commemerate the 50th anniversary of the Great Intelligence.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Three men feel the pull of the Great Intelligence.
One; Professor Edward Travers, who was once possessed by it, plans to return to the Det-Sen Monastery to clear his mind of the Intelligence once and for all. But he never makes it. The Vault want him, but an old friend is waiting in the wings to help.
Two; Owain Vine, who carries the seed of the Intelligence within, is in Japan on a pilgrimage to cleanse himself of the taint he feels in his soul. Soon a happy reunion takes place, and Owain learns that past friendships are not what they seemed.
Three; Brigadier Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart, who finds himself haunted by the spectre of his brother, James, who refuses to stay dead.
The stage is set for the long, dark night of the Intelligence.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Brigadier Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart
- Anne Travers
- 2nd Lieutenant William Bishop
- Regimental Sergeant Major Samson Ware
- Lance Corporal Sally Wright
- Edward Travers
- Owain Vine
- Thonmi
- James Gore
- Ray Phillips
- Mahasamatman
- The Great Intelligence
- Simon Gore
- Jipps
- Rhys Rubery
- Mrs Anderson
- Garen Smith
- Maggie Marnoch
- Henry Barns
- Jemima Barns
- Lieutenant Colonel Walter Douglas
- Officer Cadet Leslie Johnston
- Laurence Bowen
- Major General Oliver Hamilton
- Peggy Orwell
- Alexandru Lusztig
- Corporal Barry Dovey
- Lieutenant Shawn Miles
- Private Tommy Godber
- Private Gwynfor Evans
- Sergeant Richard Bell
- Major Keith Bartlett
- Adrienne Kramer
- to be completed
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Archibald Lethbridge-Stewart is one of the Brigadier's relatives. (TV: Twice Upon a Time [+]Loading...["Twice Upon a Time (TV story)"])
- When telling Anne about the Buddhist belief in reincarnation, Thonmi runs off a list of people he believes to be reincarnated souls, and on this list he includes the Doctor, saying how when the Doctor first met Padmasambhava, circa 1630, he looked quite different to the Doctor that Anne met. (TV: The Abominable Snowmen [+]Loading...["The Abominable Snowmen (TV story)"], AUDIO: The Secrets of Det-Sen [+]Loading...["The Secrets of Det-Sen (audio story)"])
- Lethbridge-Stewart recalls meeting the Intelligence in the London Underground, (TV: The Web of Fear [+]Loading...["The Web of Fear (TV story)"]) and New York. (PROSE: Times Squared [+]Loading...["Times Squared (novel)"]) He also knows that the Intelligence will meet its end in Bledoe. (PROSE: The Forgotten Son [+]Loading...["The Forgotten Son (novel)"])
- Lethbridge-Stewart's ribs still ache from his beating in prison. (PROSE: Mind of Stone [+]Loading...["Mind of Stone (novel)"])
- The General was behind the attempted kidnapping of Owain in Santorini. (PROSE: Blood of Atlantis [+]Loading...["Blood of Atlantis (novel)"])
- Owain's memories of James include meeting Lucy Wilson and Hobo Kostinen in Bledoe. Lucy found a picture of this event in 2017. (PROSE: Avatars of the Intelligence [+]Loading...["Avatars of the Intelligence (novel)"])
- Gore is replaced by Martyn Townsend of C19. (PROSE: The Scales of Injustice [+]Loading...["The Scales of Injustice (novel)"])
- There are four levels in the Vault. (PROSE: A Worthy Successor [+]Loading...["A Worthy Successor (short story)"])
- Padmasambhava mentions Mara, the Buddhist 'evil one'. There is nothing in the text to suggest a connect to the Mara. (TV: Kinda [+]Loading...["Kinda (TV story)"])
- During the Second World War, Travers was recruited into the Home-Army Fourth Operational Corps by Toby Kinsella. (AUDIO: Threshold [+]Loading...["Threshold (audio story)"])
- Anne sees a vision of herself and her father in 1974, both are in New York with Major Kramer helping to set up UNIT US. Travers looks a good thirty years younger. (PROSE: The Dreamer's Lament [+]Loading...["The Dreamer's Lament (novel)"], Other Wars, Other Worlds [+]Loading...["Other Wars, Other Worlds (novel)"])
- On the astral plane, Travers told Anne that his memory of his temporal adventures was returned to his mind in October 1969, which coincided with the younger Travers leaving the present and returning to 1935. He also remembers the feeling of being torn in two in the time vortex. This added to his addled memory, and explained why he often thought forty years had passed between 1935 and 1969, because of the almost five years he spent in his future. (PROSE: Times Squared [+]Loading...["Times Squared (novel)","Times Squared"], Other Wars, Other Worlds [+]Loading...["Other Wars, Other Worlds (novel)"])
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Night of the Intelligence page at Candy Jar Books
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