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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.
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.


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 the [[Sultan of the Tashwari]] having set up a [[New Moral Army]] and encouraging others to embrace religion, in part by refusing residency permits to students without one. When Renée tells him that John was strange during their meeting, he plants [[micro scanner]]s in John's building which are soon disabled and later has Renée join the New Moral Army.
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 the [[Sultan of the Tashwari]] having set up a [[New Moral Army]] and encouraging others to embrace religion, in part by refusing residency permits to students without one. When Renée tells him that John was strange during their meeting, he plants [[micro scanner]]s in John's building which are soon disabled and later has Renée join the New Moral Army against her will in order to gather information. She soon starts recruiting people to the [[Church of the Grey]].


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 decides to join each of the cults on Dellah for a maximum of two days. He starts with the [[Church of Ahriman the Great]], but accepts [[Adnan]]'s offer of joining a cult which hopes to gain godlike powers.
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 decides to join each of the cults on Dellah for a maximum of two days. He starts with the [[Church of Ahriman the Great]], but accepts [[Adnan]]'s offer of joining a cult which hopes to gain godlike powers and successfully conjures an imp.


Looking into his past as a Ship, Clarence speaks with [[B-Aaron]] and [[Sara!qava]].
Benny, Harker and the Grel meet Maa'lon and witness his [[miracle]]s, which include saving [[Bre'tha|a girl]] from death. After several Hut'eri are apparently killed by the [[N'a'm'thuli]], Maa'lon ends his peaceful rhetoric and the town becomes a boot-camp for several days before the people march to the lands of their enemy, which is demarcated by impaled corpses. There is a [[battle]] during which Harker attempts to kill the nameless god of the N'a'm'thuli, but Maa'lon reveals that the nameless god is actually an aspect of himself and that the battle was a test of faith. Maa'lon kills [[Grenke|one of the Grel]] for not believing in him and Benny and [[Shemda]], another Grel, flee.


Benny, Harker and the Grel meet Maa'lon and witness his [[miracle]]s, which include saving [[Bre'tha|a girl]] from death. After several Hut'eri are apparently killed by the [[N'a'm'thuli]], Maa'lon ends his peaceful rhetoric and the town becomes a boot-camp for several days before the people march to the lands of their enemy, which is demarced by impaled corpses.
Emile sneaks into Adnan's house to steal ''[[The Grimoire of Atheron the Mage]]'', which Adnan agrees to let him take due to him having risked his life for knowledge. Adnan also tells him that Emile was only asked to join the cult because [[augury (Where Angels Fear)|the augury]] predicted so. Using the grimoire, Emile summons the imp once again and makes it an offer that it cannot refuse in return for the location of the murderer, which the imp tells him is the spaceport.
 
After [[Solomon Merrick]] is burnt to death for working on a Saturday despite being [[Judaism|Jewish]], Braxiatel barges into John's home and demands answers. John tells him that something has been released and is angry upon learning that Benny has left, saying that she is much too important and storming out. Braxiatel attempts to get Renée out of the New Moral Army, but she is content there and refuses to leave.
 
On the Worldsphere, Clarence is approached by [[B-Aaron]] and joins him in investigating why God has summoned all of the People. After speaking with [[Sara!qava]], they go to [[Whynot]] and enter the [[Mind of God]] where they learn that forces were imprisoned within Dellah because of the [[Dellahan]]s' worship of inanimate objects, but that the forces proved able to influence the population into believing in gods. God finds Clarence and B-Aaron inside its mind and teleports them out before they can find out what said forces were.


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* [[SaRa!qava]]
* [[SaRa!qava]]
* [[Shemda]]
* [[Shemda]]
* [[Lorna Stewart]]
* [[Sultan of the Tashwari]]
* [[Sultan of the Tashwari]]
* [[Tan'a]]
* [[Tan'a]]
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* [[Uraz]]
* [[Uraz]]
* [[Adam Wantman]]
* [[Adam Wantman]]
* [[Watt (Where Angels Fear)|Watt]]
* [[Wolsey]]
* [[Wolsey]]


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* [[B-Aaron]] is a [[Very Aggressive Ship]], and was a friend of [[!Ci!ci-tel]] and [[WiRgo!xu]].
* [[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.
* [[SaRa!qava]] is still in male form and still has feelings for Bernice.
* [[Solomon Merrick]] is killed.


=== Locations ===
=== Locations ===

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

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 the Sultan of the Tashwari having set up a New Moral Army and encouraging others to embrace religion, in part by refusing residency permits to students without one. When Renée tells him that John was strange during their meeting, he plants micro scanners in John's building which are soon disabled and later has Renée join the New Moral Army against her will in order to gather information. She soon starts recruiting people to the Church of the Grey.

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 decides to join each of the cults on Dellah for a maximum of two days. He starts with the Church of Ahriman the Great, but accepts Adnan's offer of joining a cult which hopes to gain godlike powers and successfully conjures an imp.

Benny, Harker and the Grel meet Maa'lon and witness his miracles, which include saving a girl from death. After several Hut'eri are apparently killed by the N'a'm'thuli, Maa'lon ends his peaceful rhetoric and the town becomes a boot-camp for several days before the people march to the lands of their enemy, which is demarcated by impaled corpses. There is a battle during which Harker attempts to kill the nameless god of the N'a'm'thuli, but Maa'lon reveals that the nameless god is actually an aspect of himself and that the battle was a test of faith. Maa'lon kills one of the Grel for not believing in him and Benny and Shemda, another Grel, flee.

Emile sneaks into Adnan's house to steal The Grimoire of Atheron the Mage, which Adnan agrees to let him take due to him having risked his life for knowledge. Adnan also tells him that Emile was only asked to join the cult because the augury predicted so. Using the grimoire, Emile summons the imp once again and makes it an offer that it cannot refuse in return for the location of the murderer, which the imp tells him is the spaceport.

After Solomon Merrick is burnt to death for working on a Saturday despite being Jewish, Braxiatel barges into John's home and demands answers. John tells him that something has been released and is angry upon learning that Benny has left, saying that she is much too important and storming out. Braxiatel attempts to get Renée out of the New Moral Army, but she is content there and refuses to leave.

On the Worldsphere, Clarence is approached by B-Aaron and joins him in investigating why God has summoned all of the People. After speaking with Sara!qava, they go to Whynot and enter the Mind of God where they learn that forces were imprisoned within Dellah because of the Dellahans' worship of inanimate objects, but that the forces proved able to influence the population into believing in gods. God finds Clarence and B-Aaron inside its mind and teleports them out before they can find out what said forces were.

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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.
  • Solomon Merrick is killed.

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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