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* The prologue incorporates text from Marc Platt's novel, Downtime, and continues on from it.
* The prologue incorporates text from Marc Platt's novel, Downtime, and continues on from it.
* After divorcing Alistair, Fiona Campbell married again and had another daughter, Kate's half-sister, Ingrid.
* After divorcing Alistair, Fiona Campbell married again and had another daughter, Kate's half-sister, Ingrid.
* The kidnappers hole up in a flat in [[Bucknall House]] on the [[Powell Estate]], and make reference to a woman called [[Jackie Tyler|Jacks]] and her [[Rose Tyler|gobby daughter]]. (TV: ''Rose'')
* The kidnappers hole up in a flat in [[Bucknall House]] on the [[Powell Estate]], and make reference to a woman called [[Jackie Tyler|Jacks]] and her [[Rose Tyler|gobby daughter]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'')


== Notes ==
== Notes ==

Revision as of 11:45, 14 August 2020

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Downtime: Child of the New World was a novel in the Lethbridge-Stewart series, released by Candy Jar Books in 2020. It was a sequel to the Reeltime Pictures film Downtime.

Publisher's summary

Kate Lethbridge-Stewart joins her father, Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, in a mission to save her son’s life!

For the last nine years Kate’s life has been one full of contentment. Other than a minor blip in 2003, she hasn’t had to worry about aliens bothering her or her son. Indeed, her biggest concern is Gordy’s first girlfriend. But it all changes when a face from her past appears, bringing with him a warning.

Gordy, and his cousin Conall, is kidnapped by a radical group calling themselves the Sāmaṇeras of Maitreya!

The Brigadier and Kate set off on a mission to the ruins of Det-Sen Monastery in Tibet where an ancient power is about to rise. It a mission that will tear the Brigadier’s family apart, bringing them face to face with their worst fears and inner demons!

Plot

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Characters

References

  • The prologue incorporates text from Marc Platt's novel, Downtime, and continues on from it.
  • After divorcing Alistair, Fiona Campbell married again and had another daughter, Kate's half-sister, Ingrid.
  • The kidnappers hole up in a flat in Bucknall House on the Powell Estate, and make reference to a woman called Jacks and her gobby daughter. (TV: Rose)

Notes

The hardback cover art
  • Both versions of the novel were limited editions, the paperback being limited to 500 copies, and the hardback to 50 copies, however due to high demand, the publisher produced more copies. [1]
  • The Limited hardback edition included an artwork postcard signed by Andy Frankham-Allen, an exclusive forward by original Kate Lethbridge-Stewart actor, Beverley Cressman, an additional chapter not in the paperback, and a free copy of The Lucy Wilson Mysteries anthology Back in London. [2] [3]
  • The signed artwork postcard had varied messages on the back. [4]

Continuity

  • In 1995, directly following Downtime, Alistair told Kate about her extended family, namely her brothers and nephews and niece.

Footnotes

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