A Murderous Desire (short story): Difference between revisions

From Tardis Wiki, the free Doctor Who reference
m (Bot: Cosmetic changes)
m (Standardising template spacing and order)
 
(13 intermediate revisions by 7 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{title dab away}}
{{title dab away}}
{{real world}}
{{real world}}
{{Infobox Story
{{Infobox Story SMW
|series=
|main character = [[Bernice Summerfield]]  
|main character= [[Bernice Summerfield]]  
|featuring =  
|featuring=  
|setting =  
|setting=
|writer = Ian Farrington
|writer= [[Ian Farrington]]
|anthology= Something Changed (anthology)
|publication= ''[[Something Changed]]''  
|release date= 3 January 2006
|prev= Showing Initiative (short story)  
|series = ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'' short stories
|next=Back and There Again (short story)
|prev = Showing Initiative (short story)  
|next = Back and There Again (short story)
}}{{prose stub}}
}}{{prose stub}}
'''''A Murderous Desire''''' was the eleventh story in the [[Bernice Summerfield]] anthology ''[[Something Changed]]''. It was written by [[Ian Farrington]].
'''''A Murderous Desire''''' was the eleventh story in the [[Bernice Summerfield]] anthology ''[[Something Changed (anthology)|Something Changed]]''. It was written by [[Ian Farrington]].


== Summary ==
== Summary ==
The [[History machine]] works! However, Bernice Summerfield is sceptical about it. But when its creator Doggles is murdered after an argument with her, she has other things to worry about.
The [[History machine]] works! However, Bernice Summerfield is sceptical about it. But when its creator Doggles is murdered after an argument with her, she has other things to worry about.
== Plot ==
''to be added''


== Characters ==
== Characters ==
Line 24: Line 28:
* [[Bev Tarrant]]
* [[Bev Tarrant]]
* [[Hass]]
* [[Hass]]
* [[Joseph the Porter]]
* [[Joseph (Steal from the World)|Joseph]]
* [[Parasiel]]
* [[Parasiel]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* In the screen of the [[history machine]], a large ship is seen sinking into icy waters, presumably depicting the ''[[Titanic]]''.
* In the screen of the [[history machine]], a large ship is seen sinking into icy waters, presumably depicting the ''[[Titanic]]''.


Line 38: Line 42:
{{TitleSort}}
{{TitleSort}}


[[Category:Bernice Summerfield stories]]
[[Category:Bernice Summerfield sources]]
[[Category:Something Changed short stories]]
[[Category:Something Changed short stories]]
[[Category:Stories set in the 27th century]]
[[Category:Stories set in the 27th century]]
[[Category:Irving Braxiatel short stories]]
[[Category:Irving Braxiatel short stories]]
[[Category:Stories set in alternate timelines]]
[[Category:Stories set in alternate timelines]]
[[Category:Short stories set in the Braxiatel Collection]]
[[Category:Short stories set on the Braxiatel Collection]]
[[Category:Bernice Summerfield short stories]]

Latest revision as of 20:28, 3 November 2024

RealWorld.png

prose stub

A Murderous Desire was the eleventh story in the Bernice Summerfield anthology Something Changed. It was written by Ian Farrington.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

The History machine works! However, Bernice Summerfield is sceptical about it. But when its creator Doggles is murdered after an argument with her, she has other things to worry about.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • In the screen of the history machine, a large ship is seen sinking into icy waters, presumably depicting the Titanic.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Like most of the other stories in this anthology, this story takes place in an altered timeline created by Doggles' history machine; these timelines are (mostly) erased when Braxiatel returns things to normal.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added