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'''''The Sword of Forever''''' is the fourteenth [[Virgin Bernice Summerfield New Adventures]] novel. The cover of this novel is the last to feature; the "The New Adventures" titling and the "NA" logo, it is also the final to feature a conventionally illustrated cover all future covers are computer-aided in design rather than this and previous covers' painting/drawn aesthetic. As such this is the final Virgin novel to feature [[Bernice Summerfield]] on the cover, the next prose-based publication she would appear on is [[2000]]'s [[Big Finish Productions]]' anthology ''[[The Dead Men Diaries]]''. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
'''"I'm sure the Beach Boys didn't have mutant elephants in mind when they wrote "Surfin' USA.".''' | '''"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. | 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? | 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 | Everything goes critical as Bernice and Patience travel across 120 million years and two [[universe]]s -- 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. | ||
==Plot== | |||
''to be added'' | |||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Bernice Summerfield]] | * [[Bernice Summerfield]] | ||
* [[Marillian]] | * [[Marillian]] | ||
* [[Patience (velocirpator)|Paitence]] | * [[Patience (velocirpator)|Paitence]] | ||
* [[Daniel Beaujeu]] | * [[Daniel Beaujeu]] | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
===[[:Category:Culture|Culture]]=== | |||
*''[[Indiana Jones: Final Genesis]]'' was made sometime after [[1998]]. | |||
===[[:Category:Individuals|Individuals]]=== | |||
* [[Bernice Summerfield]] marries Marillian to get a [[research license]]. | |||
*Bernice dies...twice, she uses the Sword of Forever to create a new body for herself...when she awakens she refuses to look at her 'old' body. | |||
* [[Patience (velocirpator)|Paitence]] is a super smart [[velociraptor]]. | |||
===[[:Category:Locations|Locations]]=== | |||
* [[Marillian]] owns [[London]]. | |||
* [[Kenya]] and [[Somalia]] are sites of massive bio-infection (caused by viruses from the [[22nd century Dalek invasion|Dalek invasion of Earth]]. | |||
* The [[Library of Things that Never Were]], reappears as [[Museum of Things That Don't Exist]]. | |||
===[[:Category:Objects|Objects]]=== | |||
* The [[Sword of Forever]] has four parts: | * The [[Sword of Forever]] has four parts: | ||
::* [[The Spear of Longinus]] | ::* [[The Spear of Longinus]] | ||
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::* The [[Holy Grail]] | ::* The [[Holy Grail]] | ||
::* [[Ark of the Covenant]] | ::* [[Ark of the Covenant]] | ||
:* To use the sword you have to die, Benny uses it. | :* To use the sword you have to die, Benny uses it. | ||
===[[:Category:Organisations|Organisations]]=== | |||
* [[Knights Templar]] agents follow Benny throughout her quest. | * [[Knights Templar]] agents follow Benny throughout her quest. | ||
* [[ | ===[[:Category:Religion|Religion]]=== | ||
*The [[Freemasons]] assassinate Benny. | |||
===[[:Category:Sports|Sports]]=== | |||
*Bernice plays and looses a game of [[netball]] to a blind [[priest]] (who sees by [[faith]]). | |||
* | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This is the last novel to have the | * 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! (novel)|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 == | == Continuity == | ||
Revision as of 14:06, 7 December 2011
The Sword of Forever is the fourteenth Virgin Bernice Summerfield New Adventures novel. The cover of this novel is the last to feature; the "The New Adventures" titling and the "NA" logo, it is also the final to feature a conventionally illustrated cover all future covers are computer-aided in design rather than this and previous covers' painting/drawn aesthetic. As such this is the final Virgin novel to feature Bernice Summerfield on the cover, the next prose-based publication she would appear on is 2000's Big Finish Productions' anthology The Dead Men Diaries.
Publisher's summary
"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.
Plot
to be added
Characters
References
Culture
- Indiana Jones: Final Genesis was made sometime after 1998.
Individuals
- Bernice Summerfield marries Marillian to get a research license.
- Bernice dies...twice, she uses the Sword of Forever to create a new body for herself...when she awakens she refuses to look at her 'old' body.
- Paitence is a super smart velociraptor.
Locations
- 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 Museum of Things That Don't Exist.
Objects
- The Sword of Forever has four parts:
-
- To use the sword you have to die, Benny uses it.
Organisations
- Knights Templar agents follow Benny throughout her quest.
Religion
- The Freemasons assassinate Benny.
Sports
Notes
- 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
- Benny trades the platinum American Express card that the Doctor gave her and Jason in NA: Happy Endings and Eternity Weeps.
- Benny previously encountered intelligent dinosaurs in NA: Blood Heat.
