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|image = Candy_Jar_Beast_of_Fang_Rock_Small.jpg | |image = Candy_Jar_Beast_of_Fang_Rock_Small.jpg | ||
|series = ''[[Lethbridge-Stewart (series)|Lethbridge-Stewart]]'' | |series = ''[[Lethbridge-Stewart (series)|Lethbridge-Stewart]]'' | ||
|number =3 | |number = 3 | ||
|main character = [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]] [[Anne Travers]] | |main character = [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart]], [[Anne Travers]] | ||
|featuring = | |featuring = | ||
|enemy =Rutan | |enemy = [[Rutan]] | ||
|setting =Fang Rock | |setting = [[Fang Rock]], [[May]] [[1969]], [[1823]], [[1902]] | ||
|writer = [[Andy Frankham-Allen]] | |writer = [[Andy Frankham-Allen]] | ||
|cover =Colin Howard | |editor = [[Andy Frankham-Allen]], [[Shaun Russell]], [[Hayley Cox]], [[Will Rees]] | ||
|cover = [[Colin Howard]] | |||
|designer = [[Simon Williams]] | |||
|publisher = Candy Jar Books | |publisher = Candy Jar Books | ||
|release date = [[October (releases)|October]] [[2015 (releases)|2015]] | |release date = [[October (releases)|October]] [[2015 (releases)|2015]] | ||
|format = | |format = | ||
|isbn =978-0-9933221-7-4 | |isbn = ISBN 978-0-9933221-7-4 | ||
|prev= The Schizoid Earth (novel) | |prev= The Schizoid Earth (novel) | ||
|next= TBA | |next= TBA | ||
}}'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the third novel in the ''[[Lethbridge-Stewart (series)|Lethbridge-Stewart]]'' series, released by [[Candy Jar Books]] in [[2015 (releases)|2015]]. | |||
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' | == Publisher's summary == | ||
"There’s always death on the rock when [[Rutan|the Beast]]'s about." | |||
[[Fang Rock]] has always had a bad reputation. Since [[1955]] [[Fang Rock lighthouse|the lighthouse]] has been out of commission, shut down because of fire that gutted the entire tower. But now, finally updated and fully renovated, the island and lighthouse is once again about to be brought back into service. | |||
Students have gathered on Fang Rock to celebrate the opening of the "most haunted lighthouse of the British Isles", but they get more than they bargained for when the ghosts of long-dead men return, accompanied by a falling star. | |||
Colonel [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Lethbridge-Stewart]] is brought in to investigate what he believes to be signs of alien involvement. But it is not only Lethbridge-Stewart who has an interest in Fang Rock. [[Anne Travers]] is called to her family solicitor's, who have in their possession a letter from [[Archibald Goff]], the paranormal investigator who once visited Fang Rock back in the [[1820s]], and along with it a piece of alien technology. | |||
What connects a shooting star, ghosts of men killed in [[1902]] and the beast that roamed Fang Rock in [[1823]]? Lethbridge-Stewart and Anne Travers are about to discover the answer first hand... | |||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* Colonel | * Colonel [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart]] | ||
* [[Anne Travers]] | * [[Anne Travers]] | ||
* [[Owain Vine]] | * [[Owain Vine]] | ||
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* [[Vince Hawkins]] | * [[Vince Hawkins]] | ||
* [[Ben Travers]] | * [[Ben Travers]] | ||
* [[Reuben |Reuben Whormby]] | * [[Reuben|Reuben Whormby]] | ||
* [[Henry Palmerdale|Lord Palmerdale]] | * [[Henry Palmerdale|Lord Palmerdale]] | ||
* [[Edgar Wishart]] | * [[Edgar Wishart]] | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
''to be added'' | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This book contains a foreword by [[Louise Jameson]] | * This book contains a foreword by [[Louise Jameson]] and an afterword by [[Ralph Watson]]. | ||
* This book is a prequel and a sequel to the TV story ''[[Horror of Fang Rock (TV story)|Horror of Fang Rock]]'', with a "based on" story credit for [[Terrance Dicks]]. There are many references to ''Horror of Fang Rock'', including scenes that echo scenes from the first episode, as well as a chapter that leads directly into the first scene of episode one. The dead keeper from 1822, Davy Williams, is a reference to one of the character names in Terrance Dicks' original outline for ''Horror of Fang Rock''. | |||
* This book is a prequel and a sequel to TV | * There are several references to [[Doctor Omega]], drawing parallels from Doctor Who's popularity in the 1960s, including Cyril Cusack playing Dr Omega and the mention of "Kelptonmania", an allusion to Dalekmania. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
Revision as of 22:00, 17 November 2015
Beast of Fang Rock was the third novel in the Lethbridge-Stewart series, released by Candy Jar Books in 2015.
Publisher's summary
"There’s always death on the rock when the Beast's about."
Fang Rock has always had a bad reputation. Since 1955 the lighthouse has been out of commission, shut down because of fire that gutted the entire tower. But now, finally updated and fully renovated, the island and lighthouse is once again about to be brought back into service.
Students have gathered on Fang Rock to celebrate the opening of the "most haunted lighthouse of the British Isles", but they get more than they bargained for when the ghosts of long-dead men return, accompanied by a falling star.
Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart is brought in to investigate what he believes to be signs of alien involvement. But it is not only Lethbridge-Stewart who has an interest in Fang Rock. Anne Travers is called to her family solicitor's, who have in their possession a letter from Archibald Goff, the paranormal investigator who once visited Fang Rock back in the 1820s, and along with it a piece of alien technology.
What connects a shooting star, ghosts of men killed in 1902 and the beast that roamed Fang Rock in 1823? Lethbridge-Stewart and Anne Travers are about to discover the answer first hand...
Plot
to be added
Characters
- Colonel Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart
- Anne Travers
- Owain Vine
- Lance Corporal William Bishop
- General Oliver Hamilton
- Lieutenant Colonel Walter Douglas
- Vince Hawkins
- Ben Travers
- Reuben Whormby
- Lord Palmerdale
- Edgar Wishart
- Alfred Scott
- Jacob
- Archibald Goff
- Steve Worman
- Jennie Rudge
- Mark Powell
- Ivan Heggessey
- Tim Gambrell
- Rupert Slant
References
to be added
Notes
- This book contains a foreword by Louise Jameson and an afterword by Ralph Watson.
- This book is a prequel and a sequel to the TV story Horror of Fang Rock, with a "based on" story credit for Terrance Dicks. There are many references to Horror of Fang Rock, including scenes that echo scenes from the first episode, as well as a chapter that leads directly into the first scene of episode one. The dead keeper from 1822, Davy Williams, is a reference to one of the character names in Terrance Dicks' original outline for Horror of Fang Rock.
- There are several references to Doctor Omega, drawing parallels from Doctor Who's popularity in the 1960s, including Cyril Cusack playing Dr Omega and the mention of "Kelptonmania", an allusion to Dalekmania.
Continuity
to be added
