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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|range = P.R.O.B.E. (series) | |range = P.R.O.B.E. (series) | ||
|series in range = Out of the Shadows (anthology) | |series in range = Out of the Shadows (anthology) | ||
|series number in range = 1 | |series number in range = 1 | ||
|number in series = 1 | |number in series = 1 | ||
|main character = | |main character = [[Giles]], [[Azacca Dixon|Az]] | ||
|enemy = | |featuring = [[Tasha Williams]] | ||
|setting = | |enemy = [[Burnham (Preternatural Days)|Burnham]] | ||
|writer = | |setting = [[London]], [[September]] [[2019]] | ||
|writer = James Hornby | |||
|editor = [[James Hornby]], [[Genevieve Clovis]] | |editor = [[James Hornby]], [[Genevieve Clovis]] | ||
|anthology = | |anthology = Out of the Shadows (anthology) | ||
|publisher = Arcbeatle Press | |publisher = Arcbeatle Press | ||
|release date = | |release date = 12 October 2021 | ||
|series = ''[[P.R.O.B.E. (series)|P.R.O.B.E.]]'' short stories | |series = ''[[P.R.O.B.E. (series)|P.R.O.B.E.]]'' short stories | ||
|prev = Prologue ( | |prev = Prologue to Out of the Shadows (short story){{!}}Prologue | ||
|next = There, but Not Seen (short story) | |next = There, but Not Seen (short story) | ||
}}{{prose stub}} | }}{{prose stub}} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first short story in the anthology ''[[Out of the Shadows (anthology)|Out of the Shadows]]'', published by [[Arcbeatle Press]]. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first short story in the anthology ''[[Out of the Shadows (anthology)|Out of the Shadows]]'', published by [[Arcbeatle Press]]. | ||
== Summary | == Summary == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
' | * [[Agamya Akhtar]] | ||
* [[April (Preternatural Days)|April]] | |||
* [[Jeremy Brockles]] | |||
* [[Burnham (Preternatural Days)|Burnham]] | |||
* [[Caroline (Preternatural Days)|Caroline]] | |||
* [[Azacca Dixon]] | |||
* [[Azacca Dixon's mother]] | |||
* [[Sir]] [[Henry Farthing]] | |||
* [[James Fellowes]] | |||
* [[Giles]] | |||
* [[IT worker (Preternatural Days)|IT worker]] | |||
* [[Kris (Preternatural Days)|Kris]] | |||
* [[Maxie Masters]] | |||
* [[Terry (Preternatural Days)|Terry]] | |||
* [[Sir]] [[Andrew Williams]] | |||
* [[Tasha Williams]] | |||
=== Mentioned only === | |||
* [[Alison (Preternatural Days)|Alison]] | |||
* [[Dev (Preternatural Days)|Dev]] | |||
* [[Jenny (Preternatural Days)|Jenny]] | |||
* [[Jimbo (Preternatural Days)|Jimbo]] | |||
* [[Paul Reynish]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
' | * [[Dev (Preternatural Days)|Dev]] and [[Jimbo (Preternatural Days)|Jimbo]] work as [[Hanson Solicitors]]' [[accountant]]s. | ||
* [[Kris (Preternatural Days)|Kris]], [[Jenny (Preternatural Days)|Jenny]] and [[Alison (Preternatural Days)|Alison]] are former employeees from Hanson. | |||
== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
''to | * The list of [[P.R.O.B.E.]]'s past activities include: | ||
** The [[Paul Reynish]] case, otherwise known as the plain plot of [[HOMEVID]]: {{cs|When to Die (home video)}}; | |||
** investigating "the surge in [[necromancy]] during the [[Miracle Day|Miracle Phenomenon]]", an allusion to the main plot of ''[[Miracle Day (Torchwood)|Torchwood: Miracle Day]]'' as introduced in [[TV]]: {{cs|The New World (TV story)}}; | |||
** cataloguing [[London]]'s [[trap street]]s in case of misuse, riffing on [[Me]]'s use of a literal [[Trap Street, London|Trap Street]] as a base in [[TV]]: {{cs|Face the Raven (TV story)}}; | |||
** cleaning up the fallout from [[Canary Wharf]] in [[2007|'07]], alluding to the [[Battle of Canary Wharf]] from [[TV]]: {{cs|Army of Ghosts (TV story)}}/{{cs|Doomsday (TV story)}}. | |||
* Organisations similar to P.R.O.B.E. have been shut down due to funding around [[2019]]. This alludes to the suspension of UNIT's activities in [[TV]]: {{cs|Resolution (TV story)}}, as well as [[Torchwood Institute|Torchwood]]'s in [[TV]]: {{cs|Spyfall (TV story)}}. [[Giles]] had previously alluded to P.R.O.B.E.'s newfound status as the U.K.'s sole line of defence against interstellar incursions in [[WC]]: {{cs|Stacey Facade (webcast)}}. | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{arcbeatle| | {{arcbeatle|out-of-the-shadows.html}} | ||
{{PROBE}} | {{PROBE}} | ||
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[[Category:Out of the Shadows short stories]] | [[Category:Out of the Shadows short stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in London]] | |||
[[Category:Stories set in 2019]] | |||
Latest revision as of 12:27, 1 April 2024
Preternatural Days was the first short story in the anthology Out of the Shadows, published by Arcbeatle Press.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Agamya Akhtar
- April
- Jeremy Brockles
- Burnham
- Caroline
- Azacca Dixon
- Azacca Dixon's mother
- Sir Henry Farthing
- James Fellowes
- Giles
- IT worker
- Kris
- Maxie Masters
- Terry
- Sir Andrew Williams
- Tasha Williams
Mentioned only[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Dev and Jimbo work as Hanson Solicitors' accountants.
- Kris, Jenny and Alison are former employeees from Hanson.
Story notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The list of P.R.O.B.E.'s past activities include:
- The Paul Reynish case, otherwise known as the plain plot of HOMEVID: When to Die [+]Loading...["When to Die (home video)"];
- investigating "the surge in necromancy during the Miracle Phenomenon", an allusion to the main plot of Torchwood: Miracle Day as introduced in TV: The New World [+]Loading...["The New World (TV story)"];
- cataloguing London's trap streets in case of misuse, riffing on Me's use of a literal Trap Street as a base in TV: Face the Raven [+]Loading...["Face the Raven (TV story)"];
- cleaning up the fallout from Canary Wharf in '07, alluding to the Battle of Canary Wharf from TV: Army of Ghosts [+]Loading...["Army of Ghosts (TV story)"]/Doomsday [+]Loading...["Doomsday (TV story)"].
- Organisations similar to P.R.O.B.E. have been shut down due to funding around 2019. This alludes to the suspension of UNIT's activities in TV: Resolution [+]Loading...["Resolution (TV story)"], as well as Torchwood's in TV: Spyfall [+]Loading...["Spyfall (TV story)"]. Giles had previously alluded to P.R.O.B.E.'s newfound status as the U.K.'s sole line of defence against interstellar incursions in WC: Stacey Facade [+]Loading...["Stacey Facade (webcast)"].
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Preternatural Days page at Arcbeatle Press
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