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{{retitle|''Project: Valhalla'' (novel)}} | |||
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{{ | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|name = ''Project: Valhalla'' | |||
|image = Project Valhalla.jpg | |||
image= Project Valhalla.jpg| | |series = [[Big Finish New Worlds|New Worlds]] | ||
series= | |number = 3 | ||
number= 3 | | |main character = [[William Abberton]] | ||
main character= [[William Abberton]]| | |featuring = [[Lysandra Aristedes|Aristedes]], [[Edith Crumpton|Edith]], [[Cassandra Schofield|Cassie]], [[Charles Crichton|Crichton]] | ||
featuring= | |enemy = [[Nyathoggoth]] | ||
enemy= | |setting = | ||
|writer = Cavan Scott, Mark Wright | |||
writer= | |cover = [[Stuart Manning]] | ||
publisher= | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
release date= | |release date = 13 December 2005 | ||
format= Paperback Book| | |format = Paperback Book | ||
isbn= ISBN 1-84435-157-2 | | |isbn = ISBN 1-84435-157-2 | ||
|prev = The Coming of the Queen (novel) | |||
}}{{prose stub}} | |||
{{dab page|Valhalla (disambiguation)}} | |||
{{wrongname|workaround=Project: Valhalla}} | |||
'''''Project: Valhalla''''' was a [[Big Finish Productions]] novel under the brand [[New Worlds]] published in 2005. It focused on the characters of [[William Abberton]], also known as "Nimrod", and [[Cassandra Schofield]], who both first appeared in the ''[[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|Doctor Who]]'' audio story ''[[Project Twilight (audio story)|Project: Twilight]]''. It also featured [[Martin Frith]] and [[Edith Crumpton]] from ''[[Project Lazarus (audio story)|Project: Lazarus]]'' and introduced [[Lysandra Aristedes]], who would become a companion of the [[Seventh Doctor]]. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
++Transmission Begins++ | :++Transmission Begins++ | ||
From: Deputy Director, Forge Alpha Facility | :From: Deputy Director, Forge Alpha Facility | ||
F.A.O: Director, Department C4, Whitehall | :F.A.O: Director, Department C4, Whitehall | ||
Re: Project: Valhalla | :Re: Project: Valhalla | ||
Rogue xenotech crash-site located in Lapland. | :Rogue xenotech crash-site located in Lapland. | ||
Suspected negative environment effect. Local communications network down. Total satellite whiteout. | :Suspected negative environment effect. Local communications network down. Total satellite whiteout. | ||
Senior Field Agent Nimrod dispatched with full extraction team for assessment and harvest. Primary reports indicate total disappearance of local Sámi community. Possible zombie infestation. Crash-site protected by forcefield. | :Senior Field Agent Nimrod dispatched with full extraction team for assessment and harvest. Primary reports indicate total disappearance of local Sámi community. Possible zombie infestation. Crash-site protected by forcefield. | ||
No further communication. | :No further communication. | ||
Current status of extraction team: unknown. | :Current status of extraction team: unknown. | ||
Nature of xenotech: unknown. | :Nature of xenotech: unknown. | ||
Threat level: unknown. | :Threat level: unknown. | ||
++Transmission Ends++ | :++Transmission Ends++ | ||
== Plot == | |||
''to be added'' | |||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
=== Main characters === | |||
* [[William Abberton]] | * [[William Abberton]] | ||
* [[Lysandra Aristedes]] | |||
* [[Edith Crumpton]] | |||
* [[Cassandra Schofield]] | |||
* [[Martin Frith|Sergeant Martin Frith]] | |||
=== Other Forge personnel === | |||
* [[Charles Crichton]] | |||
* Private [[Mark Bradley]] | |||
* [[Ricketts]] | |||
* Private [[Dann (Project: Valhalla)|Dann]] | |||
* Private [[Tebbutt]] | |||
* Private [[Kirk (Project Valhalla)|Kirk]] | |||
* Private [[Buchanan (Project: Valhalla)|Buchanan]] | |||
* Private [[Longworth]] | |||
* Private [[Curbishley]] | |||
* [[Nestwatcher]] | |||
== | === Sami === | ||
'' | * [[Iver Dunfjeld]] | ||
* [[Jukka Somby]] | |||
* [[Otto Somby]] | |||
=== Other === | |||
* [[John (Project: Valhalla)|John]] | |||
* [[Patricia (Project: Valhalla)|Patricia]] | |||
* [[Robert Wilkins]] | |||
==== Characters in flashbacks ==== | |||
* [[Evelyn Smythe]] | |||
* [[Reggie Mead]] | |||
* [[William Moore]] | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
* [[The Forge]] started in the [[1890s]]. | |||
* An unnamed woman is Director of the Forge, back in [[Whitehall]]. The Deputy-Director works at the Alpha Facility. | |||
* When he hears the Forge handle alien tech, Private Mark Bradley asks if it's "like [[UNIT]]". (The Forge personnel react with amusement, looking down on UNIT as "more philanthropic") | |||
* Bradley compares the Forge's technology to ''[[Professor X]]''. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
'' | * Lysandra calls Alpha Facility "the madhouse", as it was once a lunatic asylum; this is a nod to the Forge's origins, a Scott/Wright TV pitch where it was called ''Bedlam''. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
'' | * Various flashbacks are shown to [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Project Twilight (audio story)|Project Twilight]]'', as well as false memories Cassie has of it due to conditioned memories. | ||
* [[Charles Crichton]] from [[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' is Deputy-Director of the Forge. In his early days in the [[British Army]], he was friends with [[William Dalton]] and [[Archie Brimmicombe-Wood]]. | |||
* Major [[Philip Kirby]] from ''[[UNIT (audio series)|UNIT]]'' audio [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Longest Night (audio story)|The Longest Night]]'' appears as a Whitehall special envoy, not yet working as the Prime Minister's [[Press secretary|Press Secretary]]. | |||
* [[Internal Counter-Intelligence Service|ICIS]] villain Sergeant French (from [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Coup (audio story)|The Coup]]'') was in the Forge. He's recently been promoted from corporal and transferred to ICIS when the story takes place. | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{bigfinish|releases/v/project-valhalla-156|Project: Valhalla}} | |||
{{Spin-offs}} | |||
{{TitleSort}} | {{TitleSort}} | ||
[[Category:New World novels]] | [[Category:New World novels]] | ||
[[Category:2005 novels]] | [[Category:2005 novels]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in 2002]] | |||
[[Category:Stories set in Iceland]] | |||
Latest revision as of 20:12, 3 November 2024
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[[Project Valhalla (novel)|Project: Valhalla]], or {{cs|Project Valhalla (novel)|Project: Valhalla}} if making use of {{cite source}}.Project: Valhalla was a Big Finish Productions novel under the brand New Worlds published in 2005. It focused on the characters of William Abberton, also known as "Nimrod", and Cassandra Schofield, who both first appeared in the Doctor Who audio story Project: Twilight. It also featured Martin Frith and Edith Crumpton from Project: Lazarus and introduced Lysandra Aristedes, who would become a companion of the Seventh Doctor.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
- ++Transmission Begins++
- From: Deputy Director, Forge Alpha Facility
- F.A.O: Director, Department C4, Whitehall
- Re: Project: Valhalla
- Rogue xenotech crash-site located in Lapland.
- Suspected negative environment effect. Local communications network down. Total satellite whiteout.
- Senior Field Agent Nimrod dispatched with full extraction team for assessment and harvest. Primary reports indicate total disappearance of local Sámi community. Possible zombie infestation. Crash-site protected by forcefield.
- No further communication.
- Current status of extraction team: unknown.
- Nature of xenotech: unknown.
- Threat level: unknown.
- ++Transmission Ends++
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Main characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Other Forge personnel[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Charles Crichton
- Private Mark Bradley
- Ricketts
- Private Dann
- Private Tebbutt
- Private Kirk
- Private Buchanan
- Private Longworth
- Private Curbishley
- Nestwatcher
Sami[[edit] | [edit source]]
Other[[edit] | [edit source]]
Characters in flashbacks[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Forge started in the 1890s.
- An unnamed woman is Director of the Forge, back in Whitehall. The Deputy-Director works at the Alpha Facility.
- When he hears the Forge handle alien tech, Private Mark Bradley asks if it's "like UNIT". (The Forge personnel react with amusement, looking down on UNIT as "more philanthropic")
- Bradley compares the Forge's technology to Professor X.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Lysandra calls Alpha Facility "the madhouse", as it was once a lunatic asylum; this is a nod to the Forge's origins, a Scott/Wright TV pitch where it was called Bedlam.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Various flashbacks are shown to AUDIO: Project Twilight, as well as false memories Cassie has of it due to conditioned memories.
- Charles Crichton from TV: The Five Doctors is Deputy-Director of the Forge. In his early days in the British Army, he was friends with William Dalton and Archie Brimmicombe-Wood.
- Major Philip Kirby from UNIT audio AUDIO: The Longest Night appears as a Whitehall special envoy, not yet working as the Prime Minister's Press Secretary.
- ICIS villain Sergeant French (from AUDIO: The Coup) was in the Forge. He's recently been promoted from corporal and transferred to ICIS when the story takes place.
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Project: Valhalla page at bigfinish.com
