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number= | Dead Romance.jpg|1999 | ||
Dead Romance (Mad Norwegian Press).jpg|2004</gallery> | |||
enemy= | |series = [[Virgin New Adventures]] | ||
|range = Virgin New Adventures | |||
|number in range = 80 | |||
publisher= | |number = 80 | ||
release date= | |main character = [[Christine Summerfield|Christine]] | ||
format= Paperback Book, 294 Pages | | |featuring = [[Chris Cwej|Chris]] | ||
isbn= ISBN 0-426-20532-4 | | |enemy = [[The Horror]] | ||
|setting =The bottle universe | |||
|reprint = Dead Romance (anthology) | |||
|writer = Lawrence Miles | |||
|cover = [[David Wyatt]] | |||
|publisher = Virgin Books | |||
|release date = 1 March 1999 | |||
|format = Paperback Book, 294 Pages | |||
|isbn = ISBN 0-426-20532-4 | |||
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'''''Dead Romance''''' was the eightieth [[Virgin New Adventures]] novel and the second in a row not to feature [[Bernice Summerfield]] in the main narrative. This story almost entirely focuses on [[Christine Summerfield]] and [[Chris Cwej]]. In [[2004 (releases)|2004]], it was [[Dead Romance (anthology)|reprinted]] by [[Mad Norwegian Press]] as a "tie-in" to their ''[[Faction Paradox (series)|Faction Paradox]]'' line. | |||
==Publisher's | == Publisher's summary == | ||
'' | ''"All right, let's start with the basics. The world ended on the [[12 October|twelfth of October]], [[1970|Nineteen Seventy]]..."'' | ||
I don't know why I'm writing this. It's not like anybody's going to read it. At least, nobody who cares about the fact that I'm a desperate, dying, 23-year-old human being who's just had the whole of history taken away from her. | I don't know why I'm writing [[Dead Romance|this]]. It's not like anybody's going to read it. At least, nobody who cares about the fact that I'm a desperate, dying, 23-year-old human being who's just had the whole of history taken away from her. | ||
To whoever's out there, to whatever's left, this is the way things were, just before the end. This is the story about the last days of London, about murder and love and waking up in the ruins, about all the people buried in the wreckage... | To whoever's out there, to whatever's left, this is the way things were, just before the end. This is the story about the last days of [[London]], about [[murder]] and [[love]] and waking up in the ruins, about all the people buried in the wreckage... | ||
I'm lying, obviously. This is my story. This is what I was doing, when October the twelfth came. Because, let's face it, I'm the only one who really matters. | I'm lying, obviously. This is my story. This is what I was doing, when October the twelfth came. Because, let's face it, I'm the only one who really matters. | ||
I'm the only one who got out alive. | I'm the only one who got out alive. | ||
== | == Plot == | ||
=== First notebook (128 pages) === | |||
''to be added'' | |||
=== Second notebook (128 pages, 12 missing) === | |||
''to be added'' | |||
=== Third notebook (128 pages, 8 blank) === | |||
''to be added'' | |||
The Horror | == Characters == | ||
* | * [[Christine Summerfield]] | ||
* [[Elliot Bishop]] | |||
* [[Chris Cwej]] | |||
* [[Khiste]] | |||
* [[The Horror]] | |||
* [[Great Houses|Cwej's employers]] | |||
* [[Sphinx (Dead Romance)|Sphinxes]] | |||
* [[Lady Diamond]] | |||
Cwej's | == Worldbuilding == | ||
=== Biology === | |||
* Cwej's employers give [[regeneration|regenerative]] powers to their agents, Chris Cwej included. | |||
The | === Individuals === | ||
* [[Christine Summerfield]] is probably no relation to [[Bernice Summerfield]], except in name. | |||
* [[Chris Cwej]] is an agent of the [[Great House]]s. | |||
* After meeting with [[Dalek|the machine peoples]], Chris comes back to Christine and has [[sex]] with her to make himself feel [[human]]. | |||
* Chris Cwej recalls [[Roz Forrester]]'s death. | |||
* [[The Horror]] is a gestalt of all the stuff lost in [[Time Vortex|the Vortex]]. | |||
* [[Father Kreiner]] appears as the voice of [[the Horror]] that Christine speaks to and negotiates with. | |||
* The large machine intelligence is [[Pool (Deceit)|Pool]], the gestalt from above [[Arcadia (planet)|Arcadia]]. | |||
* Benny's earliest known ancestor is [[Jonah Summerfield I]]. He was born in [[1930]] and was killed in an industrial accident in [[1975]]. | |||
* Benny's distant ancestor [[Jason Summerfield]] was born in [[2007]]. He had a son named [[Jubilation Summerfield]] in [[2039]]. | |||
== | === Literature === | ||
* | * Christine writes much of ''[[Dead Romance]]'' in the ruins of [[the Homeworld (Dead Romance)|the Homeworld]]'s [[The Capitol|capitol]]. | ||
== | === Locations === | ||
* | * Lady Diamond's shop is on [[Henrietta Street]]. | ||
* | === Planets === | ||
* | * The [[bottle universe]] is kept on [[Simia KK98]]. | ||
* [[Simia KK98]] is a colony of Cwej's employers. Inside is an eight-armed statue of [[Rassilon|their founder]] holding various artefacts. | |||
* Cwej takes Christine to a market on [[Cygni 8.6]], where she sees some [[liquid cat]]s, which may be related to [[wetworks facility]] technology. | |||
* [[Shada]] is described. | |||
* Christine reads about [[Tyler's Folly]]. | |||
* Khiste takes Christine to [[Ordifica]]. | |||
* Christine, after being dropped off on [[Ordifica]], visits a number of colony worlds including [[Shristostophon]], [[Gardener's World]], [[Hai Dow Seven]], [[Lubellin]], [[Shatner's Climax]], [[Ultra Caprisis]], then onto [[the Homeworld (Dead Romance)|the Homeworld]], before heading towards [[Dellah]]. | |||
=== | === Species === | ||
* Cwej comes back from a meeting with [[Dalek|machine people]]. Supposedly his employers "made a deal with them. Years ago," to let them build [[time machine]]s. | |||
* Cwej's employers are the [[Great House]]s. | |||
* Cwej's employers alter their treaty with [[the People]], which means they can build time machines. [[God (The Also People)|God]] was present. | |||
* [[The enemy]] is obliquely referred to. | |||
== Notes == | |||
* At the start of the original novel was a note from Miles which stated: | |||
::''Note for continuity purists and nobody else: the universe in which much of 'Dead Romance' takes place - the universe of the Gods, the planet [[Dellah]] and Bernice Summerfield - is the same universe in which 'Christmas on a Rational Planet, 'Down' and indeed every other New Adventure takes place. However, this absolutely and positively isn't the same universe in which any other books I might have written are set.'' | |||
::''Believe me.'' | |||
:This referred to Miles' attempt, here and in the novel ''[[Interference (novel)|Interference]]'', to use the device of nested [[bottle universe]]s to establish that the [[Virgin New Adventures]] and [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] occurred in separate continuities. However, Miles admitted in a foreword to the [[Mad Norwegian Press]] edition that this was a bad idea and rightfully ignored. | |||
* Starting on page 199 is a discussion of Bernice Summerfield's family tree. | |||
* The cover of the novel is the photo Christine takes of London shortly after Cwej's employers invade [[Earth (Dead Romance)|the bottle Earth]]. | |||
== Continuity == | |||
* The Gods from which Cwej's employers are preparing to escape appeared in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Where Angels Fear (novel)|Where Angels Fear]]''. | |||
* Chris Cwej last appeared in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Oblivion (novel)|Oblivion]]''. | |||
* Roz Forrester died in [[PROSE]]: ''[[So Vile a Sin (novel)|So Vile a Sin]]''. | |||
* Father Kreiner fell into the vortex in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Interference (novel)|Interference]]''. | |||
* The [[Time Lord-People Treaty]] was first mentioned in [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Also People (novel)|The Also People]]''. | |||
* The concept of Time Lords regenerating for particular purposes/for war first appears in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Alien Bodies (novel)|Alien Bodies]]'', and Time Lords in non-bipedal forms appear in [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Taking of Planet 5 (novel)|The Taking of Planet 5]]''. | |||
* The bottle that appears is implied to be the bottle [[I.M. Foreman]] has in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Interference (novel)|Interference]]''. ''Interference'' also mentioned that the Time Lords are making "[[Ogron Lord]]s" by altering them to be time compatible; this concept is first introduced in this novel. | |||
* [[Simia KK98]] was first mentioned in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Alien Bodies (novel)|Alien Bodies]]'' and would later appear in [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]''. | |||
* Wetworks technology appears in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Genocide Machine (audio story)|The Genocide Machine]]''. | |||
* [[Henrietta Street]] features more heavily in [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Adventuress of Henrietta Street (novel)|The Adventuress of Henrietta Street]]''. | |||
* In [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Shadow Play (audio story)|The Shadow Play]]'', Christine (now called Eliza) mentions that one of the [[Great House]]s was responsible for the invasion of [[Earth (Dead Romance)|her Earth]]. | |||
* [[Pool (Deceit)|Pool]] appeared in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Deceit (novel)|Deceit]]''. | |||
* The bronze spheres Christine saw above Simia KK98 were [[90-form]] [[TARDIS|timeships]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') | |||
* Chris Cwej claims that the reproductive system usually the first to go once [[Nanite]]s repair a damaged body. Previously, [[Ace]] had wondered if she would still be able to get pregnant after they entered her system. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Set Piece (novel)|Set Piece]]'') | |||
* A [[Eternal War|Time Lord-Vampire war]] is mentioned. ([[TV]]: ''[[State of Decay (TV story)|State of Decay]]'') | |||
* In a newspaper, Christine reads about [[sea serpent]]s sighted on [[Tyler's Folly]] in [[2593]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Down (novel)|Down]]'') | |||
* The message from the [[Ouija board]] includes the lines "WE ARE ALL IN THE BOTTLE AND ONE DAY THE BOTTLE WILL BREAK" ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Alien Bodies (novel)|Alien Bodies]]'') and "CHRISTINE ON A RATIONAL PLANET". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Christmas on a Rational Planet (novel)|Christmas on a Rational Planet]]'') | |||
== Cover gallery == | |||
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Dead Romance.jpg|''[[Virgin New Adventures]]'' cover | |||
Dead Romance (Mad Norwegian Press).jpg|''[[Mad Norwegian Press]]'' cover | |||
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* {{whoniverse|na80|Dead Romance}} | |||
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/deadroma.htm The Cloister Library: '''Dead Romance'''] | |||
* [http://pagefillers.com/dwrg/deadr.htm The Doctor Who Ratings Guide: Reviews of '''Dead Romance'''] | |||
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Latest revision as of 01:30, 5 November 2024
- You may be looking for the fictional book that composes this novel.
Dead Romance was the eightieth Virgin New Adventures novel and the second in a row not to feature Bernice Summerfield in the main narrative. This story almost entirely focuses on Christine Summerfield and Chris Cwej. In 2004, it was reprinted by Mad Norwegian Press as a "tie-in" to their Faction Paradox line.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
"All right, let's start with the basics. The world ended on the twelfth of October, Nineteen Seventy..."
I don't know why I'm writing this. It's not like anybody's going to read it. At least, nobody who cares about the fact that I'm a desperate, dying, 23-year-old human being who's just had the whole of history taken away from her.
To whoever's out there, to whatever's left, this is the way things were, just before the end. This is the story about the last days of London, about murder and love and waking up in the ruins, about all the people buried in the wreckage...
I'm lying, obviously. This is my story. This is what I was doing, when October the twelfth came. Because, let's face it, I'm the only one who really matters.
I'm the only one who got out alive.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
First notebook (128 pages)[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Second notebook (128 pages, 12 missing)[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Third notebook (128 pages, 8 blank)[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Christine Summerfield
- Elliot Bishop
- Chris Cwej
- Khiste
- The Horror
- Cwej's employers
- Sphinxes
- Lady Diamond
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
Biology[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Cwej's employers give regenerative powers to their agents, Chris Cwej included.
Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Christine Summerfield is probably no relation to Bernice Summerfield, except in name.
- Chris Cwej is an agent of the Great Houses.
- After meeting with the machine peoples, Chris comes back to Christine and has sex with her to make himself feel human.
- Chris Cwej recalls Roz Forrester's death.
- The Horror is a gestalt of all the stuff lost in the Vortex.
- Father Kreiner appears as the voice of the Horror that Christine speaks to and negotiates with.
- The large machine intelligence is Pool, the gestalt from above Arcadia.
- Benny's earliest known ancestor is Jonah Summerfield I. He was born in 1930 and was killed in an industrial accident in 1975.
- Benny's distant ancestor Jason Summerfield was born in 2007. He had a son named Jubilation Summerfield in 2039.
Literature[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Christine writes much of Dead Romance in the ruins of the Homeworld's capitol.
Locations[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Lady Diamond's shop is on Henrietta Street.
Planets[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The bottle universe is kept on Simia KK98.
- Simia KK98 is a colony of Cwej's employers. Inside is an eight-armed statue of their founder holding various artefacts.
- Cwej takes Christine to a market on Cygni 8.6, where she sees some liquid cats, which may be related to wetworks facility technology.
- Shada is described.
- Christine reads about Tyler's Folly.
- Khiste takes Christine to Ordifica.
- Christine, after being dropped off on Ordifica, visits a number of colony worlds including Shristostophon, Gardener's World, Hai Dow Seven, Lubellin, Shatner's Climax, Ultra Caprisis, then onto the Homeworld, before heading towards Dellah.
Species[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Cwej comes back from a meeting with machine people. Supposedly his employers "made a deal with them. Years ago," to let them build time machines.
- Cwej's employers are the Great Houses.
- Cwej's employers alter their treaty with the People, which means they can build time machines. God was present.
- The enemy is obliquely referred to.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- At the start of the original novel was a note from Miles which stated:
- Note for continuity purists and nobody else: the universe in which much of 'Dead Romance' takes place - the universe of the Gods, the planet Dellah and Bernice Summerfield - is the same universe in which 'Christmas on a Rational Planet, 'Down' and indeed every other New Adventure takes place. However, this absolutely and positively isn't the same universe in which any other books I might have written are set.
- Believe me.
- This referred to Miles' attempt, here and in the novel Interference, to use the device of nested bottle universes to establish that the Virgin New Adventures and BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures occurred in separate continuities. However, Miles admitted in a foreword to the Mad Norwegian Press edition that this was a bad idea and rightfully ignored.
- Starting on page 199 is a discussion of Bernice Summerfield's family tree.
- The cover of the novel is the photo Christine takes of London shortly after Cwej's employers invade the bottle Earth.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Gods from which Cwej's employers are preparing to escape appeared in PROSE: Where Angels Fear.
- Chris Cwej last appeared in PROSE: Oblivion.
- Roz Forrester died in PROSE: So Vile a Sin.
- Father Kreiner fell into the vortex in PROSE: Interference.
- The Time Lord-People Treaty was first mentioned in PROSE: The Also People.
- The concept of Time Lords regenerating for particular purposes/for war first appears in PROSE: Alien Bodies, and Time Lords in non-bipedal forms appear in PROSE: The Taking of Planet 5.
- The bottle that appears is implied to be the bottle I.M. Foreman has in PROSE: Interference. Interference also mentioned that the Time Lords are making "Ogron Lords" by altering them to be time compatible; this concept is first introduced in this novel.
- Simia KK98 was first mentioned in PROSE: Alien Bodies and would later appear in PROSE: The Book of the War.
- Wetworks technology appears in AUDIO: The Genocide Machine.
- Henrietta Street features more heavily in PROSE: The Adventuress of Henrietta Street.
- In AUDIO: The Shadow Play, Christine (now called Eliza) mentions that one of the Great Houses was responsible for the invasion of her Earth.
- Pool appeared in PROSE: Deceit.
- The bronze spheres Christine saw above Simia KK98 were 90-form timeships. (PROSE: The Book of the War)
- Chris Cwej claims that the reproductive system usually the first to go once Nanites repair a damaged body. Previously, Ace had wondered if she would still be able to get pregnant after they entered her system. (PROSE: Set Piece)
- A Time Lord-Vampire war is mentioned. (TV: State of Decay)
- In a newspaper, Christine reads about sea serpents sighted on Tyler's Folly in 2593. (PROSE: Down)
- The message from the Ouija board includes the lines "WE ARE ALL IN THE BOTTLE AND ONE DAY THE BOTTLE WILL BREAK" (PROSE: Alien Bodies) and "CHRISTINE ON A RATIONAL PLANET". (PROSE: Christmas on a Rational Planet)
Cover gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]
Virgin New Adventures cover
Mad Norwegian Press cover
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Dead Romance page at Mad Norwegian Press
- Dead Romance at the Faction Paradox wiki
- Dead Romance at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- The Discontinuity Guide to: Dead Romance at The Whoniverse
- The Cloister Library: Dead Romance
- The Doctor Who Ratings Guide: Reviews of Dead Romance
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