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|featuring4      = God (The Also People)
|featuring4      = God (The Also People)
|featuring5      = B-Aaron
|featuring5      = B-Aaron
|featuring6      = Wolsey
|enemy          = [[All-High God]]s
|enemy          = [[All-High God]]s
|setting        = [[Dellah]], [[2595]]
|setting        = [[Dellah]], [[2595]]
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== Plot ==
== Plot ==
''to be added''
After [[God (The Also People)|God]] withdraws [[the People]] from the [[Milky Way]] for undisclosed reasons, [[Clarence]] asks [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] to return with him to the [[Worldsphere]] for her safety, but she declines. She meets with [[Irving Braxiatel|Braxiatel]] in the [[Witch and Whirlwind]] and learns from [[James Harker]] that there has been a surge in membership of the [[Church of Maa'lon]], which Braxiatel credits to reported sightings of [[Maa'lon]] on [[Dellah]]. The [[Grel]] arrive, pointed in Benny's direction by [[Emile Mars-Smith]], and offer to exchange facts on Maa'lon, which she realises would be useful. After the bar closes, Benny returns with Braxiatel to his study and learn that the [[Time Lord]]s have retreated and he refused to join them.
 
Benny agrees to join the Grel and Harker in visiting the [[Hut'eri]] and tasks Emile with investigating the [[murder]] of [[Adam Wantman|captain]] and thirteen passengers of the ''[[Joanna (ship)|Joanna]]'' as well as a customs officer. He finds that the [[blood]]y messages written at the scene are in several different [[language]]s and refer to several different [[religion]]s, indicating that they were written by the victims, and sends his thoughts to Benny.
 
Braxiatel is stalked by [[John (Where Angels Fear)|John]], who belongs to a species that he recognises, and asks [[Renée Thalia]] to spy on him. He also becomes aware of and concerned by the [[Sultan of Tashwari]]'s [[New Moral Army]].
 
''to be completed''


== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* [[Bernice Summerfield]]
* [[Bernice Summerfield]]
* [[Irving Braxiatel]]
* [[Irving Braxiatel]]
* [[Shemda]]
* [[Clarence]]
* [[Renée Thalia]]
* [[God (The Also People)|God]]
* [[B-Aaron]]
* [[Demka]]
* [[Elspeth (Where Angels Fear)|Elspeth]]
* [[Fec (Where Angels Fear)|Fec]]
* [[Ham'tha]]
* [[James Harker]]
* [[James Harker]]
* [[Grenke]]
* [[John (Another Girl, Another Planet)|John]]
* [[John (Another Girl, Another Planet)|John]]
* [[Kalten]]
* [[Maa'lon]]
* [[Emile Mars-Smith]]
* [[Emile Mars-Smith]]
* [[Elspeth (Where Angels Fear)|Elspeth]]
* [[Clarence]]
* [[God (The Also People)|God]]
* [[B-Aaron]]
* [[SaRa!qava]]
* [[SaRa!qava]]
* [[Maa'lon]]
* [[Shemda]]
* [[Tan'a]]
* [[Renée Thalia]]
* [[Uraz]]
* [[Adam Wantman]]
* [[Wolsey]]


== References ==
== References ==
=== Groups ===
=== Groups ===
* The [[Obscene Topiary Interest Group]] built a [[park]] outside of the [[Worldsphere]]'s [[spaceport]].
* [[B-Aaron]] is a member of the [[Apocalyptic Religions Interest Group]].
* [[B-Aaron]] is a member of the [[Apocalyptic Religions Interest Group]].


=== Individuals ===
=== Individuals ===
* The [[Maa'lon]]s' religious code forbids the wearing of footwear because it disconnects them with the godly earth. As such, Benny is forced to take her shoes off and walk around barefoot most of the time in this novel, causing her much discomfort and injury. She also sprains an ankle trying to jump down a hole because she lacks shoes to cushion her fall.
* Harker was given a copy of the [[Maa'lon]] Code by [[James Harker's aunt|an aunt]].
* [[Mordechai|Professor Mordechai]] works for the [[Theatrology Department]].
* The [[Followers of Maa'lon]]'s religious code forbids the wearing of footwear because it disconnects them with the godly earth. As such, Benny is forced to take her shoes off and walk around barefoot most of the time, causing her much discomfort and injury. She also sprains an ankle trying to jump down a hole because she lacks shoes to cushion her fall.
* As a result of a [[skimmer]] crash Benny shatters an ankle and crushes both her feet. They are later bandaged to aid her healing, but she writes that her swollen ankle looks like a boiled [[egg]] someone tried to open with a sledgehammer.
* As a result of a [[skimmer]] crash Benny shatters an ankle and crushes both her feet. They are later bandaged to aid her healing, but she writes that her swollen ankle looks like a boiled [[egg]] someone tried to open with a sledgehammer.
* Benny befriends [[Shemda]], a member of the [[Grel]].
* Benny befriends [[Shemda]], a member of the [[Grel]].
* Following a brush with a firing squad, [[Renée Thalia]]'s breasts touching Irving Braxiatel's naked chest (he was tied to a post in the open air) make him feel [[human]] for a few moments.
* Following a brush with a firing squad, [[Renée Thalia]]'s breasts touching Irving Braxiatel's naked chest (he was tied to a post in the open air) make him feel [[human]] for a few moments.
* James Harker goes on a murderous rampage late in the novel. He also thinks about killing Bernice.
* [[John (Another Girl, Another Planet)|John]] is Benny's chain [[cigarette]] smoking informant. He gets squeezed to death (his eyes pop out).
* [[John (Another Girl, Another Planet)|John]] is Benny's chain [[cigarette]] smoking informant. He gets squeezed to death (his eyes pop out).
* [[Emile Mars-Smith]] dies, but, before his death, makes a demonic pact with an [[imp]].
* [[Emile Mars-Smith]] dies, but, before his death, makes a demonic pact with an [[imp]].
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=== Locations ===
=== Locations ===
* [[Matelon‟s Spear]] is the highest point on Dellah at 3,524 [[metre]]s above [[sea]] level.
* [[SaRa!qava]] still lives in [[iSanti Jeni]].
* [[SaRa!qava]] still lives in [[iSanti Jeni]].
=== Species ===
* The [[Grel]] consider Benny a "fact catalyst" and seek her out to discover what exactly is happening on Dellah.
* [[The People]] recall all their agents to the [[Worldsphere]], as do the [[Time Lord]]s to [[Gallifrey]] (Gallifrey and the Time Lords go unnamed but are vigorously implied).
* [[John (Another Girl, Another Planet)|John]] has [[Binary vascular system|two hearts]] but is ''not'' a Time Lord.


=== Planets ===
=== Planets ===
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=== Religion ===
=== Religion ===
* [[James Harker]] is a priest in the [[Church of Maa'lon]].
* [[James Harker]] is a priest in the [[Church of Maa'lon]]. The faith began in [[Tal'een]].
* James Harker meets [[Maa'lon]] (or something doing a very good impression).
* James Harker meets [[Maa'lon]] (or something doing a very good impression).
=== Species ===
* The [[Grel]] consider Benny a "fact catalyst" and seek her out to discover what exactly is happening on Dellah.
* [[The People]] recall all their agents to the [[Worldsphere]], as do the [[Time Lord]]s to [[Gallifrey]].
* [[Fec (Where Angels Fear)|Fec]] is a [[Cham'di]].
* [[John (Another Girl, Another Planet)|John]] has [[Binary vascular system|two hearts]] but is ''not'' a Time Lord.


=== Vehicles ===
=== Vehicles ===

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Where Angels Fear was the seventy-eighth Virgin New Adventures novel. It featured a return of Clarence (who was depicted on the cover) and the start of the "Dellah Gods" arc.

Publisher's summary

"Do you believe?"

Something very odd is happening on the cosmopolitan planet of Dellah, home to Bernice Summerfield, famed archaeologist, adventurer, raconteur and barfly. A long-ignored religion is rapidly gaining recruits. The faithful rejoice and talk of their God walking the land once more. And in secret rooms on campus, arcane arts are practised with dangerously successful results.

Behind these seeming absurdities, something far darker is going on, something that has consequences for everyone. The most powerful races of the universe are running scared, withdrawing to their own strongholds, and leaving the lesser races to their fate.

But what can have warped reality in this way? And why? Or has the time of the gods finally come? As Bernice and her friends begin to investigate, they soon realise that in the terrible conflict to come each of them will have to choose sides.

Chapter titles

  • Prologue
  1. Questions Raised
  2. A Day in the Life
  3. The Many-Coloured Valley
  4. It's Fun Finding Out About Cults
  5. War, War is Stupid
  6. Light and Shade
  7. Flight Begets Understanding
  8. New Deals
  9. Departures
  10. Perfect Victims
  11. We Meet Again
  12. Deus Ex Machina
  • Epilogue

Plot

After God withdraws the People from the Milky Way for undisclosed reasons, Clarence asks Benny to return with him to the Worldsphere for her safety, but she declines. She meets with Braxiatel in the Witch and Whirlwind and learns from James Harker that there has been a surge in membership of the Church of Maa'lon, which Braxiatel credits to reported sightings of Maa'lon on Dellah. The Grel arrive, pointed in Benny's direction by Emile Mars-Smith, and offer to exchange facts on Maa'lon, which she realises would be useful. After the bar closes, Benny returns with Braxiatel to his study and learn that the Time Lords have retreated and he refused to join them.

Benny agrees to join the Grel and Harker in visiting the Hut'eri and tasks Emile with investigating the murder of captain and thirteen passengers of the Joanna as well as a customs officer. He finds that the bloody messages written at the scene are in several different languages and refer to several different religions, indicating that they were written by the victims, and sends his thoughts to Benny.

Braxiatel is stalked by John, who belongs to a species that he recognises, and asks Renée Thalia to spy on him. He also becomes aware of and concerned by the Sultan of Tashwari's New Moral Army.

to be completed

Characters

References

Groups

Individuals

  • Harker was given a copy of the Maa'lon Code by an aunt.
  • Professor Mordechai works for the Theatrology Department.
  • The Followers of Maa'lon's religious code forbids the wearing of footwear because it disconnects them with the godly earth. As such, Benny is forced to take her shoes off and walk around barefoot most of the time, causing her much discomfort and injury. She also sprains an ankle trying to jump down a hole because she lacks shoes to cushion her fall.
  • As a result of a skimmer crash Benny shatters an ankle and crushes both her feet. They are later bandaged to aid her healing, but she writes that her swollen ankle looks like a boiled egg someone tried to open with a sledgehammer.
  • Benny befriends Shemda, a member of the Grel.
  • Following a brush with a firing squad, Renée Thalia's breasts touching Irving Braxiatel's naked chest (he was tied to a post in the open air) make him feel human for a few moments.
  • John is Benny's chain cigarette smoking informant. He gets squeezed to death (his eyes pop out).
  • Emile Mars-Smith dies, but, before his death, makes a demonic pact with an imp.
  • Clarence sweeps in and saves Bernice at the last moment.
  • God used Benny's presence on Dellah to keep an eye on the god situation.
  • B-Aaron is a Very Aggressive Ship, and was a friend of !Ci!ci-tel and WiRgo!xu.
  • SaRa!qava is still in male form and still has feelings for Bernice.

Locations

Planets

Religion

Species

Vehicles

Notes

  • An eBook version of this book, published by Virgin Digital, was released on 10 June 2010, available from Amazon.com[1] and .co.uk[2] in their Kindle format, other sellers/publishers such as The Random House Group (United Kingdom) released it in EPUB[3]. Of note, at least for the preview of the book on The Random House Group's site, the eBook does not contain the cover, instead it has a simple generic cover.

Continuity

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Where Angels Fear (New Adventures) {Kindle Edition}. Amazon.com. Retrieved on 8th January 2012.
  2. ↑ Where Angels Fear (New Adventures) {Kindle Edition}. Amazon.co.uk Kindle Store. Retrieved on 8th January 2012.
  3. ↑ Where Angels Fear. The Random House Group (2011). Retrieved on 8th January 2012.
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