A Farewell to Arms (short story): Difference between revisions

This story was a sequel to a story by the same author, but from a fan anthology and thus not considered valid by this wiki. Furthermore, a certain character from this story was named in tribute to said anthology.
Some aspects of T's appearance resemble that of a Dalek. In March 2018, Nate Bumber made a post on his tumblr highlighting the line "Who can tell the difference anymore [between Daleks and Time Lords]?" from The Night of the Doctor and the visual similarities between some War-time Homeworlders and Daleks.[1]
The Houses' great eye being described as having an "amaranthine shine" is wordplay involving the colour amaranth and the concept of Amaranths introduced in PROSE: Christmas on a Rational Planet.
The story was accompanied in the author-curated Spotify playlist by the songs Let's Go Away for Awhile by The Beach Boys, Thought Contagion by Muse, and Dark Mood Woods / The Red Room by Angelo Badalamenti.^[1]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Plume Coteries and the Amazolian system previously appeared in PROSE: Cobweb and Ivory.
Shifts originate from PROSE: Alien Bodies
The Labyrinth originates from PROSE: The Book of the War.
The original Shockley's Den of Almost Limitless Iniquity perished in a cataclysm at the start of the War in Heaven. (PROSE: Alien Bodies)
Nezf spent decades trying to get to the City of the Saved before the Uptime Gate closed. (PROSE: Of the City of the Saved...)
The shift inhabits a heavily-tattooed "hunk of meat" that Huxley found dazed and confused. (AUDIO: A Labyrinth of Histories)
The "Greater Key" (COMIC: The Forgotten) is said by most to be a box with circular writing, (TV: The Day of the Doctor, et al.) but one person thinks it's a metal cylinder. (PROSE: The Eyeless)
Huxley has been observing the Great Houses since their old (AUDIO: Words from Nine Divinities) war king (PROSE: The Taking of Planet 5, et al.) was a magistrate. (PROSE: The Infinity Doctors) From this, she predicted the Sixth Wave. (PROSE: The Book of the War)
Before joining Faction Paradox and taking the name "Wade", Wade was betrayed and dumped by a Homeworlder who promised her everything. She hates robots and machine minds. (TV: The Girl Who Waited)
T fought on Mohandassa (PROSE: The Book of the War) and remembers the Utterlost Accords. (PROSE: Pre-narrative Briefings)
A minotaur with books is seen in the labyrinth, (AUDIO: A Labyrinth of Histories) as well as a green man covered in thorns. (PROSE: War Crimes, Cobweb and Ivory)
Wade and T guess that the Shift could be a former agent of Foyle's Remonstration Bureau or a former Eremite. (PROSE: The Book of the War)
Walking through the site of a battle, Wade sees a shattered gauntlet (TV: The End of Time, et al.) and a totemic gun. (PROSE: The Book of the War)
The Body is found "orbiting the far regions, near the black hole" (PROSE: The Infinity Doctors) and has its memories reconstructed. (PROSE: Father Time)

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

↑ The Book of the Peace playlist

[1] The Book of the Peace playlist

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+{{real world}}
-{{Infobox Story
+{{Infobox Story SMW
 |main character    = [[Nezf]], [[Wade (A Farewell to Arms)|Wade]], [[Tabrenilsodvoravitas|T]]
 |featuring         =
 |enemy             =
-|setting           = {{Il|[[Shockley's Den of Almost Limitless Inquity]]|[[Labyrinth (The Book of the War)|Labyrinth]]|[[The Fortress]], [[RMS]], [[Amazolian system]]}}
+|setting           = {{il|[[Shockley's Den of Almost Limitless Iniquity]]|[[Labyrinth (The Book of the War)|Labyrinth]]|[[The Fortress]], [[RMS]], [[Amazolian system]]}}
-|writer            = [[Nate Bumber]]
+|writer            = Nate Bumber
-|anthology         = ''[[The Book of the Peace (anthology)|The Book of the Peace]]''
+|anthology         = The Book of the Peace (anthology)
-|release date      = [[23 December (releases)|23 December]] [[2018 (releases)|2018]]
+|release date      = 23 December 2018
 |series            = ''[[Faction Paradox (series)|Faction Paradox]]''
 |prev              = Jukebox (short story)
 |next              = And To Dust We Shall Return (short story)
-}}
+}}{{prose stub}}
 '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the fifth story of ''[[The Book of the Peace (anthology)|The Book of the Peace]]'', written by [[Nate Bumber]].
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 * [[Coloth]]
-== References ==
+== Worldbuilding ==
 * Huxley purchased the [[Plume Coteries diplomatic craft]] from [[Yvleperal]]'s allies.
 * Nezf is a [[Daktili]].
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 == Notes ==
-* Author [[Nate Bumber]] wrote a short prologue to this story, titled ''A Prelude To Arms'', which was published in the fan anthology ''Shit Trips: Volume 2.5''. The story features the two unnamed inhabitants of the [[post-War universe]] minutes prior to the events of ''A Farewell to Arms'', confirming they are inhabitants of [[the Needle]].
+* This story was a sequel to a story by the same author, but from a fan anthology and thus not considered valid by this wiki. Furthermore, a certain character from this story was named in tribute to said anthology. <!--Please leave this trivia point alone and do not attempt to either remove or conversely to elaborate upon the facts of the matter, as has been agreed by conversation between the relevant real-world parties and individuals  concerned-->
-** Another contributor to ''Shit Trips 2.5'', Nilso, gets a namecheck in [[Tabrenilsodvoravitas]]' full name.
 * Some aspects of T's appearance resemble that of a [[Dalek]]. In March 2018, Nate Bumber made a post on his [[tumblr]] highlighting the line "Who can tell the difference anymore [between Daleks and Time Lords]?" from ''[[The Night of the Doctor (TV story)|The Night of the Doctor]]'' and the visual similarities between [[:File:Entarodora.jpg|some War-time Homeworlders]] and Daleks.[https://doctornolonger.tumblr.com/post/172126659225/dalek-mutant-versus-time-lady-entarodora#notes]
 * The [[Great House|Houses]]' [[Eye of Harmony|great eye]] being described as having an "amaranthine shine" is wordplay involving the colour amaranth and the concept of [[Amaranth]]s introduced in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Christmas on a Rational Planet (novel)|Christmas on a Rational Planet]]''.
+* The story was accompanied in the author-curated [[Spotify]] playlist by the songs ''Let's Go Away for Awhile'' by [[The Beach Boys]], ''Thought Contagion'' by [[Muse (band)|Muse]], and ''Dark Mood Woods / The Red Room'' by Angelo Badalamenti.<ref>[https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4evmcJ84PDEzfJNNJx6Wn1 The Book of the Peace playlist]</ref>
 == Continuity ==
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 * [[Shift]]s originate from [[PROSE]]: ''[[Alien Bodies (novel)|Alien Bodies]]''
 * The [[Labyrinth (The Book of the War)|Labyrinth]] originates from [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]''.
-* The original [[Shockley's Den of Almost Limitless Inquity]] perished in [[The Cataclysm|a cataclysm]] at the start of the [[War in Heaven]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Alien Bodies (novel)|Alien Bodies]]'')
+* The original [[Shockley's Den of Almost Limitless Iniquity]] perished in [[The Cataclysm|a cataclysm]] at the start of the [[War in Heaven]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Alien Bodies (novel)|Alien Bodies]]'')
 * Nezf spent decades trying to get to the [[City of the Saved]] before the [[Uptime Gate]] closed. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Of the City of the Saved... (novel)|Of the City of the Saved...]]'')
 * The shift inhabits a [[Convict tattoo|heavily-tattooed]] "[[Tracker (A Labyrinth of Histories)|hunk of meat]]" that Huxley found dazed and confused. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[A Labyrinth of Histories (audio story)|A Labyrinth of Histories]]'')
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 * Before joining Faction Paradox and taking the name "Wade", [[Amy Pond (The Girl Who Waited)|Wade]] was betrayed and dumped by [[Eleventh Doctor|a Homeworlder who promised her everything]]. She hates [[robot]]s and machine minds. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Girl Who Waited (TV story)|The Girl Who Waited]]'')
 * T fought on [[Mohandassa]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') and remembers the [[Utterlost Accords]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Pre-narrative Briefings (short story)|Pre-narrative Briefings]]'')
-* [[Mr Smith (A Labyrinth of Histories)|A minotaur with books]] is seen in the [[Labyrinth (The Book of the War)|labyrinth]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[A Labyrinth of Histories (audio story)|A Labyrinth of Histories]]'') as well as [[Coloth|a green man covered in thorns]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[War Crimes (short story)|War Crimes]]'', ''[[White Canvas (short story)|White Canvas]]'', ''[[Cobweb and Ivory (short story)|Cobweb and Ivory]]'')
+* [[Mr Smith (A Labyrinth of Histories)|A minotaur with books]] is seen in the [[Labyrinth (The Book of the War)|labyrinth]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[A Labyrinth of Histories (audio story)|A Labyrinth of Histories]]'') as well as [[Coloth|a green man covered in thorns]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[War Crimes (short story)|War Crimes]]'', ''[[Cobweb and Ivory (short story)|Cobweb and Ivory]]'')
 * Wade and T guess that the Shift could be a former agent of [[Foyle]]'s [[Remonstration Bureau]] or a former [[Eremite]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'')
 * Walking through the site of a battle, Wade sees a shattered [[Rassilon's gauntlet|gauntlet]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'', et al.) and [[A'daltem Ano'nde|a totemic gun]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'')
 * The [[Body (A Farewell to Arms)|Body]] is found "orbiting [[The Needle|the far regions]], near the [[black hole]]" ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Infinity Doctors (novel)|The Infinity Doctors]]'') and has its memories [[Reconstruction|reconstructed]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Father Time (novel)|Father Time]]'')
-== External links ==
+== Footnotes ==
-''to be added''
+{{reflist}}
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