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|image= Dragons Wrath.jpg
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|series= [[Virgin Bernice Summerfield New Adventures|Virgin <br /> Bernice Summerfield New Adventures]]
|series         = [[Virgin New Adventures]]
|number= 2
|range          = Virgin New Adventures
|adapted into= Dragons' Wrath (audio story)
|number in range = 63
|main character= [[Bernice Summerfield]]
|number          = 63
|featuring= [[Irving Braxiatel]]
|adapted into   = Dragons' Wrath (audio story)
|enemy= [[Hugo Gamaliel]], [[Mastrov]], [[Romolo Nusek]]
|main character = [[Bernice Summerfield]]
|setting= {{il|[[St. Oscar's University]], [[Dellah]], [[2593]]<br /> [[Stanturus Three]], Nusek's Castle, [[2593]]}}
|featuring       = [[Irving Braxiatel|Braxiatel]], [[Ferdinand Archduke|Archduke]], [[Newark Rappare|Rappare]]
|writer= [[Justin Richards]]
|enemy           = [[Romolo Nusek|Nusek]], [[Hugo Gamaliel|Gamaliel]], [[Truby Kamadrich|Mastrov]]
|publisher= Virgin Books
|setting         = [[St Oscar's University|St Oscar's]] and [[Stanturus Three]], [[2593]]
|release date= [[2 June (releases)|2 June]] [[1997 (releases)|1997]]
|writer         = Justin Richards
|format= Paperback Book, 247 Pages
|cover          = [[Fred Gambino]]
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20508-1
|publisher       = Virgin Books
|prev= Oh No It Isn't! (novel)
|release date   = 2 June 1997
|next= Beyond the Sun (novel)
|format         = Paperback Book, 247 Pages
|isbn           = ISBN 0-426-20508-1
|prev           = Oh No It Isn't! (novel)
|next           = Beyond the Sun (novel)
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'''''Dragons' Wrath''''' is the second [[Virgin Bernice Summerfield New Adventures]] novel and the first to feature [[Irving Braxiatel]], and the first novel in which they  shared a meaningful amount of time since ''[[Theatre of War (novel)|Theatre of War]]''. This is the first time that Irving has met Bernice in his personal timeline.
'''''Dragons' Wrath''''' is the sixty-third [[Virgin New Adventures]] novel. It reintroduced [[Irving Braxiatel]], whose first appearance was alongside [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] in ''[[Theatre of War (novel)|Theatre of War]]'', and depicts his first meeting with Benny from his point of view.


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
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''"Oh, you know, the usual. Cordoned-off area, security guards swapping war stories," [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] said, smiling. "The fact that you're here."''
''"Oh, you know, the usual. Cordoned-off area, security guards swapping war stories," [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] said, smiling. "The fact that you're here."''


The [[Gamalian Dragon]] — a jewel-encrusted statuette captured by the Imperator [[Gamaliel]] from the [[Knights of Jeneve]] at the legendary [[Battle of Bocaro]].
The [[Gamalian Dragon]] — a jewel-encrusted statuette captured by the [[Hugo Gamaliel|Imperator Gamaliel]] from the [[Knights of Jeneve]] at the legendary [[Battle of Bocaro]].


When [[Bernice Summerfield]] gets asked on an expedition by Gamaliel's descendant, [[Romolo Nusek]], it is an offer her department can't afford to let her refuse. But, as usual, there are a few problems.
When Bernice Summerfield gets asked on an expedition by Gamaliel's descendant, [[Romolo Nusek]], it is an offer her department can't afford to let her refuse. But, as usual, there are a few problems.


For one thing, Nusek is an evil warlord out to consolidate his power by any means necessary. For another, there's a body in the [[Theatrology]] building — and the dead man had an appointment with Benny's old friend, the mysterious [[Irving Braxiatel]]. Most worrying of all, the Gamalian Dragon, one of the best guarded and most valuable [[archaeological]] relics in known space, seems to be lying in a battered Gladstone bag on the floor of Benny's bedroom.
For one thing, Nusek is an evil warlord out to consolidate his power by any means necessary. For another, there's a body in the [[Theatrology]] building — and the dead man had an appointment with Benny's old friend, the mysterious [[Irving Braxiatel]]. Most worrying of all, the Gamalian Dragon, one of the best guarded and most valuable [[archaeology|archaeological]] relics in known space, seems to be lying in a battered Gladstone bag on the floor of Benny's bedroom.


Aided only by Braxiatel and [[historian]] [[Nicholas Clyde]], Benny must unravel the dragon's ancient mystery before the warlord's plans reach completion — and an assassin closes in for the kill.
Aided only by Braxiatel and [[historian]] [[Nicholas Clyde]], Benny must unravel the dragon's ancient mystery before the warlord's plans reach completion — and an assassin closes in for the kill.
== Chapter titles ==
# Death in the Night
# Meeting People
# Enter the Dragon
# The Castle of Ice and Fire
# Dead of Night
# The Grave Robbers
# Fighting in the Trenches
# Departures
# Nusek's Gambit
# Model Behaviour
# Knight Visitor
# Death in the Night
# Breaking Glass
# The Historian's Tale
# An Independent Inquiry
# Knight Moves
# Teetering on the Brink
# The Dragon and His Wrath


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
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* [[Ferdinand Archduke]]
* [[Ferdinand Archduke]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
=== Bars and pubs ===
=== Bars and pubs ===
* Benny drinks with students at the [[Witch and Whirlwind]], the [[Garland College]] pub.
* Benny drinks with students at the [[Witch and Whirlwind]], the [[Garland College]] pub.
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=== Individuals ===
=== Individuals ===
* [[Irving Braxiatel]] meets Bernice for the first time.
* [[Irving Braxiatel]] meets Bernice for the first time.
* Irving Braxiatel is head of [[St. Oscar's University]] [[Department of Theatrology]].
* Irving Braxiatel is head of [[St Oscar's University]] [[Department of Theatrology]].
* [[Newark Rappare]] is Professor of Art and artisan-in-residence at St. Oscar's University. He is an excellent art forger.
* [[Newark Rappare]] is Professor of Art and artisan-in-residence at St Oscar's University. He is an excellent art forger.
* [[Ferdinand Archduke]] is Professor of Earth Literature, in the [[Department of Literature of the Milky Way]]. He is a specialist in Obscure Theatrical Forms.
* [[Ferdinand Archduke]] is Professor of Earth Literature, in the [[Department of Literature of the Milky Way]]. He is a specialist in Obscure Theatrical Forms.
* Benny meets Irving Braxiatel for the first time (for him); however she met him in most likely his future on the [[Braxiatel Collection]].
* Benny meets Irving Braxiatel for the first time (for him); however she met him in most likely his future on the [[Braxiatel Collection]].
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== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* This was the sixth novel (though only fourth BNA) to be adapted by [[Big Finish Productions]] as part of their [[Bernice Summerfield (series)|''Bernice Summerfield'' series]]. Though [[Dragons' Wrath (audio story)|the adaptation]] omitted Braxiatel, the scene where he met Benny for the first time was later adapted and appeared in ''[[Gallifrey (audio series)|Gallifrey]]'': ''[[Disassembled (audio story)|Disassembled]]''.
* This was the sixth novel (though only fourth BNA) to be adapted by [[Big Finish Productions]] as part of their [[Bernice Summerfield (series)|''Bernice Summerfield'' series]]. Though [[Dragons' Wrath (audio story)|the adaptation]] omitted Braxiatel, the scene where he met Benny for the first time was later adapted and appeared in ''[[Gallifrey (audio series)|Gallifrey]]:'' ''[[Disassembled (audio story)|Disassembled]]''.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* This is the first appearance of Irving Braxiatel (in the Benny New Adventures). It is also the first chronological meeting of Braxiatel and Benny from Braxiatel's point of view; Benny first met him in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Theatre of War (novel)|Theatre of War]]''.
* This is the first appearance of Irving Braxiatel (in the Benny New Adventures). It is also the first chronological meeting of Braxiatel and Benny from Braxiatel's point of view; Benny first met him in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Theatre of War (novel)|Theatre of War]]''.
* The [[Knights of Jeneve]] may be a descendant of [[UNIT]], which was headquartered in [[Geneva]].
* The [[Knights of Jeneve]] may be a descendant of [[UNIT]], which was headquartered in [[Geneva]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Spearhead from Space (TV story)}} et al.)
* The Knights of Jeneve would later appear in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Deadfall (novel)|Deadfall]]''.


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Dragons' Wrath is the sixty-third Virgin New Adventures novel. It reintroduced Irving Braxiatel, whose first appearance was alongside Benny in Theatre of War, and depicts his first meeting with Benny from his point of view.

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

"Trouble?"

"What makes you think that?"

"Oh, you know, the usual. Cordoned-off area, security guards swapping war stories," Benny said, smiling. "The fact that you're here."

The Gamalian Dragon — a jewel-encrusted statuette captured by the Imperator Gamaliel from the Knights of Jeneve at the legendary Battle of Bocaro.

When Bernice Summerfield gets asked on an expedition by Gamaliel's descendant, Romolo Nusek, it is an offer her department can't afford to let her refuse. But, as usual, there are a few problems.

For one thing, Nusek is an evil warlord out to consolidate his power by any means necessary. For another, there's a body in the Theatrology building — and the dead man had an appointment with Benny's old friend, the mysterious Irving Braxiatel. Most worrying of all, the Gamalian Dragon, one of the best guarded and most valuable archaeological relics in known space, seems to be lying in a battered Gladstone bag on the floor of Benny's bedroom.

Aided only by Braxiatel and historian Nicholas Clyde, Benny must unravel the dragon's ancient mystery before the warlord's plans reach completion — and an assassin closes in for the kill.

Chapter titles[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. Death in the Night
  2. Meeting People
  3. Enter the Dragon
  4. The Castle of Ice and Fire
  5. Dead of Night
  6. The Grave Robbers
  7. Fighting in the Trenches
  8. Departures
  9. Nusek's Gambit
  10. Model Behaviour
  11. Knight Visitor
  12. Death in the Night
  13. Breaking Glass
  14. The Historian's Tale
  15. An Independent Inquiry
  16. Knight Moves
  17. Teetering on the Brink
  18. The Dragon and His Wrath

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Bars and pubs[[edit] | [edit source]]

Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

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  • The Knights of Jeneve a group of humans holding knowledge for the safety of all humanity, their saying is "Knowledge above all".

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • This is the first appearance of Irving Braxiatel (in the Benny New Adventures). It is also the first chronological meeting of Braxiatel and Benny from Braxiatel's point of view; Benny first met him in PROSE: Theatre of War.
  • The Knights of Jeneve may be a descendant of UNIT, which was headquartered in Geneva. (TV: Spearhead from Space [+]Loading...["Spearhead from Space (TV story)"] et al.)
  • The Knights of Jeneve would later appear in PROSE: Deadfall.

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