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|series = [[Virgin New Adventures]] | |series = [[Virgin New Adventures]] | ||
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|number in range = 75 | |number in range = 75 | ||
|number = 75 | |number = 75 | ||
|main character = [[Bernice Summerfield | |main character = [[Bernice Summerfield]] | ||
|featuring = | |featuring = | ||
|enemy = [[Gebmoses III]] | |enemy = [[Gebmoses III]] | ||
|setting = [[Earth]] | |setting = [[Earth]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Jim Mortimore | ||
|cover = [[Mike Posen]] | |cover = [[Mike Posen]] | ||
|publisher = Virgin Books | |publisher = Virgin Books | ||
|release date = | |release date = 2 June 1998 | ||
|format = Paperback Book, 293 Pages | |format = Paperback Book, 293 Pages | ||
|isbn = ISBN 0-426-20526-X | |isbn = ISBN 0-426-20526-X | ||
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'''''The Sword of Forever''''' was the seventy-fifth [[Virgin New Adventures]] novel. | '''''The Sword of Forever''''' was the seventy-fifth [[Virgin New Adventures]] novel. | ||
The cover of this novel was the last to feature the "The New Adventures" titling and the "NA" logo. It was also the final to feature a conventionally illustrated cover; all future covers were computer-aided in design rather than this and previous covers' painting/drawn aesthetic. As such, this was the final Virgin novel to feature [[Bernice Summerfield]] on the cover; the next prose-based publication she would appear on would be [[2000 (releases)|2000]]'s [[Big Finish Productions]]' anthology ''[[Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Dead Men Diaries (anthology)|Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Dead Men Diaries]]''. | The cover of this novel was the last to feature the "The New Adventures" titling and the "NA" logo. It was also the final to feature a conventionally illustrated cover; all future covers were computer-aided in design rather than this and previous covers' painting/drawn aesthetic. As such, this was the final Virgin novel to feature [[Bernice Summerfield]] on the cover; the next prose-based publication she would appear on would be [[2000 (releases)|2000]]'s [[Big Finish Productions]]' anthology ''[[Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Dead Men Diaries (anthology)|Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Dead Men Diaries]]''. | ||
This was also the final monthly release in the novel series. Hereafter, the frequency of release was reduced. | This was also the final monthly release in the novel series. Hereafter, the frequency of release was reduced. | ||
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* [[Gebmoses III]] | * [[Gebmoses III]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
=== Culture === | === Culture === | ||
* ''[[Indiana Jones: Final Genesis]]'' was made sometime after [[1998]]. | * ''[[Indiana Jones: Final Genesis]]'' was made sometime after [[1998]]. | ||
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=== Locations === | === Locations === | ||
* [[Marillian]] owns [[London]]. | * [[Marillian]] owns [[London]]. | ||
* [[Kenya]] and [[Somalia]] are sites of massive bio-infection (caused by viruses from the [[ | * [[Kenya]] and [[Somalia]] are sites of massive bio-infection (caused by viruses from the [[2150s Dalek invasion of Earth|Dalek invasion of Earth]]). | ||
* The [[Library of Things That Never Were]] reappears as the [[Museum of Things That Don't Exist]]. | * The [[Library of Things That Never Were]] reappears as the [[Museum of Things That Don't Exist]]. | ||
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[[Category:1998 novels]] | [[Category:1998 novels]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:12, 3 July 2024
The Sword of Forever was the seventy-fifth Virgin New Adventures novel.
The cover of this novel was the last to feature the "The New Adventures" titling and the "NA" logo. It was also the final to feature a conventionally illustrated cover; all future covers were computer-aided in design rather than this and previous covers' painting/drawn aesthetic. As such, this was the final Virgin novel to feature Bernice Summerfield on the cover; the next prose-based publication she would appear on would be 2000's Big Finish Productions' anthology Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Dead Men Diaries.
This was also the final monthly release in the novel series. Hereafter, the frequency of release was reduced.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
"I'm sure the Beach Boys didn't have mutant elephants in mind when they wrote "Surfin' USA.".
When Bernice Summerfield finds human skull fragments containing her own DNA in the stomach of a mummified dinosaur, she embarks on a trail of murder and betrayal. From the alien jungles of France to the primal continent of Pangaea, the trail leads ever further back in time. Together with Patience, the cloned smart-raptor, Benny must brave alien hybrids, agents of the Knights Templar guarding a secret older than time — and have breakfast with the man who would be Emperor of Earth.
All to find the fabled Sword of Forever, a mythical device with the power to destroy and create civilisations — but at what price?
Everything goes critical as Bernice and Patience travel across 120 million years and two universes — where ancient traps guard crumbling ruins, love is unrequited, time is running out, treasure is always buried and X never fails to mark the spot.
Chapter titles[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Prologue: Guardians of Forever
- Egypt: 1287
- Arginy: 2562
- Paris: 1307
- Arginy: 2560
- Paris: 1314
- Part One: A Map of Skulls
- Antarctica: 2595
- Paris: 1314
- Antarctica: 2595
- Paris: 1314
- Egypt: 2595
- Paris: 1314
- London: 2595
- Arginy: 1354
- London: 2595
- Part Two: The Breath of the Serpent
- Pangaia: 80 Million BC
- London: 2595
- Pangaia: 80 Million BC
- London: 2595
- Pangaia: 80 Million BC
- The Midlands: 2595
- Pangaia: 80 Million BC
- Glasgow: 2595
- Pangaia: 80 Million BC
- Loch Ness: 2595
- Pangaia: 80 Million BC
- Loch Ness: 2595
- Pangaia: 80 Million BC
- Loch Ness: 2595
- Pangaia: 80 Million BC
- London: 2595
- Part Three: A Labyrinth of Ghosts
- Arginy: 2595
- Ethiopia: 2575
- Arginy: 2595
- Ethiopia: 2575
- Arginy: 2595
- Ethiopia: 2575
- Arginy: 2595
- Ethiopia: 2575
- Paris: 2595
- Hampuchea: 2577
- Paris: 2595
- Part Four: The Blood and the Flame
- Antioch: 2595
- Pangaia: 80 Million Anno Quincunx
- Hampuchea: 2595
- The Orient: 4500 Anno Quincunx
- Hampuchea: 2595
- Jerusalem: 3355 Anno Quincunx
- Hampuchea: 2595
- Hampuchea: 150 Anno Quincunx
- Quincunx
- Epilogue: The Birth of Forever
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
Culture[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Indiana Jones: Final Genesis was made sometime after 1998.
Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Bernice Summerfield marries Marillian to get a research license.
- Patience is a super smart velociraptor.
Locations[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Marillian owns London.
- Kenya and Somalia are sites of massive bio-infection (caused by viruses from the Dalek invasion of Earth).
- The Library of Things That Never Were reappears as the Museum of Things That Don't Exist.
Objects[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Sword of Forever has four parts: the Spear of Longinus, the Crown of Thorns, the Holy Grail and the Ark of the Covenant.
Organisations[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Knights Templar agents follow Benny throughout her quest.
Religion[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Freemasons assassinate Benny.
Sports[[edit] | [edit source]]
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This is the last novel to have the "New Adventures" front-cover logo and title that had been in place since Oh No It Isn't! (although it was retained on the spine) and the cover design format that had been in place since Happy Endings.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Benny trades the platinum American Express card that the Doctor gave her and Jason in PROSE: Happy Endings and Eternity Weeps.
- Benny previously encountered intelligent dinosaurs in PROSE: Blood Heat.