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|main character  = [[Justine McManus|Cousin Justine]]
|main character  = [[Justine McManus|Cousin Justine]]
|featuring      =  
|featuring      =  
|enemy          = [[Lolita]]
|enemy          = [[Lolita]]
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|setting        = {{il|[[Great Houses]] [[Shada|prison-planet]]|[[Records library]]}}
|writer          = [[Lawrence Miles]]
|writer          = Lawrence Miles
|director        = [[Nigel Fairs]]
|director        = [[Nigel Fairs]]
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|publisher      = BBV Productions
|publisher      = BBV Productions
|release date    = [[February (releases)|February]] [[2004 (releases)|2004]]
|release date    = February 2004
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|series          = ''[[The Faction Paradox Protocols]]''
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'''''A Labyrinth of Histories''''' was a 2004 audio story in the ''[[Faction Paradox (series)|Faction Paradox]]'' series.
'''''A Labyrinth of Histories''''' was a 2004 audio story in the ''[[Faction Paradox (series)|Faction Paradox]]'' series.


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
[[Primer for the Spiral Politic|PRIMER FOR THE SPIRAL POLITIC]] (POST-[[the War|WAR]] EDITION)<br />
=== Faction Paradox website ===
An arms race in under three minutes, courtesy of [[Shuncucker|Cousin Shuncucker]]; the [[Godparent (rank)|Godfathers]] make an unlikely wager; [[Demetra Kine|a criminal mastermind]] explains her grudge against [[Faction Paradox|the Faction]], or at least one particular member; [[Justine McManus|Justine]] gets blooded and learns the rules of the hunt; [[Mr Smith (A Labyrinth of Histories)|the minotaur]] in [[records library|the library]] introduces himself; and the [[Great Houses]] send in the troops while the bearer of the Grandfather's shadow takes on the world.
 
=== BBV Productions website ===
[[Primer for the Spiral Politic|PRIMER FOR THE SPIRAL POLITIC]] ([[Post-War universe|POST-WAR]] EDITION)<br />
6: [[Mr Smith (A Labyrinth of Histories)|MR SMITH]]
6: [[Mr Smith (A Labyrinth of Histories)|MR SMITH]]


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Technology: Irrelevant.
Technology: Irrelevant.


It's now acknowledged that the [[Great Houses]] were largely responsible for creating the current shape of history, not simply by interfering in major events (although they may have dabbled) but by engineering the entire framework of [[history]] as a single definite structure. What's less well-known is just how easy it is to access that structure's foundations.
It's now acknowledged that the [[Great Houses]] were largely responsible for creating the current shape of [[history]], not simply by interfering in major events (although they may have dabbled) but by engineering the entire framework of history as a [[Web of Time|single definite structure]]. What's less well-known is just how easy it is to access that structure's foundations.


Before the War, it was usual for Great House installations to be linked to the Houses' "[[records library]]", buried in the framework beneath normal time: though the War made these access-points a liability, many still exist, and encounters with [[Mr Smith (A Labyrinth of Histories)|the library's guardian]] aren't unknown...
Before [[War in Heaven|the War]], it was usual for Great House installations to be linked to the Houses' "[[records library]]", buried in the framework beneath normal time: though the War made these access-points a liability, many still exist, and encounters with [[Mr Smith (A Labyrinth of Histories)|the library's guardian]] aren't unknown...


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
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* Cousin [[Justine McManus|Justine]] - [[Suzanne Proctor]]
* Cousin [[Justine McManus|Justine]] - [[Suzanne Proctor]]
* Godfather [[Morlock]] - [[Ellis Pike]]
* Godfather [[Morlock]] - [[Ellis Pike]]
* Godfather [[Sabbath]] - [[Keith Drinkel]]
* Godfather [[Sabbath (Movers)|Sabbath]] - [[Keith Drinkel]]
* [[Demetra Kine]] - [[Kate Dyson]]
* [[Demetra Kine]] - [[Kate Dyson]]
* Cousin [[Shuncucker]] - [[Linda Bartram]]
* Cousin [[Shuncucker]] - [[Linda Bartram]]
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* [[Mr Smith (A Labyrinth of Histories)|Mr Smith]] - [[Scott Craig]]
* [[Mr Smith (A Labyrinth of Histories)|Mr Smith]] - [[Scott Craig]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* Morlock mentions that the [[Siege of Mafeking]] will occur in six months.
* Morlock mentions that the [[Siege of Mafeking]] will occur in six months.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
''to be added''
* The letters "YWAY" were hidden in the skulls on the page for this story on the ''[[Faction Paradox (series)|Faction Paradox]]'' website.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060408095044/http://www.factionparadox.co.uk/volume6.htm The Faction Paradox Protocols, Volume 6]</ref>


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* Mr Smith suggests that the death of President [[Umbaste]] was not, as was commonly believed, a [[suicide]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'')
* Mr Smith suggests that the death of President [[Umbaste]] was not, as was commonly believed, a [[suicide]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'')
== Footnotes ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
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* [http://web.archive.org/web/20060212015459/http://www.factionparadox.co.uk/scripts.htm Script of '''''A Labyrinth of Histories'''''] at [http://web.archive.org/web/20060203210223/www.factionparadox.co.uk/homepage.htm factionparadox.co.uk]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20060212015459/http://www.factionparadox.co.uk/scripts.htm Script of '''''A Labyrinth of Histories'''''] at [http://web.archive.org/web/20060203210223/www.factionparadox.co.uk/homepage.htm factionparadox.co.uk]
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A Labyrinth of Histories was a 2004 audio story in the Faction Paradox series.

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

Faction Paradox website[[edit] | [edit source]]

An arms race in under three minutes, courtesy of Cousin Shuncucker; the Godfathers make an unlikely wager; a criminal mastermind explains her grudge against the Faction, or at least one particular member; Justine gets blooded and learns the rules of the hunt; the minotaur in the library introduces himself; and the Great Houses send in the troops while the bearer of the Grandfather's shadow takes on the world.

BBV Productions website[[edit] | [edit source]]

PRIMER FOR THE SPIRAL POLITIC (POST-WAR EDITION)
6: MR SMITH

Era: Non-specific, sub-historical.
Technology: Irrelevant.

It's now acknowledged that the Great Houses were largely responsible for creating the current shape of history, not simply by interfering in major events (although they may have dabbled) but by engineering the entire framework of history as a single definite structure. What's less well-known is just how easy it is to access that structure's foundations.

Before the War, it was usual for Great House installations to be linked to the Houses' "records library", buried in the framework beneath normal time: though the War made these access-points a liability, many still exist, and encounters with the library's guardian aren't unknown...

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The letters "YWAY" were hidden in the skulls on the page for this story on the Faction Paradox website.[1]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]