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novel name= Ghost Devices | | novel name= Ghost Devices | | ||
image= [[ | image= [[File:Ghost_Devices.jpg|250px]] | | ||
series=[[Virgin Bernice Summerfield New Adventures | Virgin <br> Bernice Summerfield New Adventures]] | | series= [[Virgin Bernice Summerfield New Adventures|Virgin <br /> Bernice Summerfield New Adventures]] | | ||
number= 7 | | number= 7 | | ||
main character= [[Bernice Summerfield]]| | main character= [[Bernice Summerfield]]| | ||
featuring= [[Clarence]] | | featuring= [[Clarence]] | | ||
enemy= [[Vo'lach]] | | enemy= [[Vo'lach]] | | ||
year= [[Dellah]], [[2594]] <br> [[Canopus IV]], [[2594]] <br> [[Vo'lach Prime]], [[2594]] | | year= [[Dellah]], [[2594]] <br /> [[Canopus IV]], [[2594]] <br /> [[Vo'lach Prime]], [[2594]] | | ||
writer= [[Simon Bucher-Jones]] | | writer= [[Simon Bucher-Jones]] | | ||
publisher= [[Virgin Books]] | | publisher= [[Virgin Books]] | | ||
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==Publisher's summary== | == Publisher's summary == | ||
'''In the evening, when the sky was the colour of burnt umber, the factories crawled down the continental shelf to drink.''' | '''In the evening, when the sky was the colour of burnt umber, the factories crawled down the continental shelf to drink.''' | ||
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However, Benny is not the only one interested in the Spire. A mysterious race of weaponsmiths, a mutogenic assassin and a sect of fanatically anti-religious reptiles all have their reasons for learning - or concealing - the structure's secrets. And, as she struggles to unlock this ancient mystery, it soon becomes clear that the life of an eccentric professor is of very little consequence indeed. | However, Benny is not the only one interested in the Spire. A mysterious race of weaponsmiths, a mutogenic assassin and a sect of fanatically anti-religious reptiles all have their reasons for learning - or concealing - the structure's secrets. And, as she struggles to unlock this ancient mystery, it soon becomes clear that the life of an eccentric professor is of very little consequence indeed. | ||
==Characters== | == Characters == | ||
*[[Bernice Summerfield]] | * [[Bernice Summerfield]] | ||
**Takes on the job of investigating [[The Spire]] for [[God (Worldsphere)|God]] for the payment of her second novel, written by a virtual construction of herself created by God (who incidentally didn’t finish that book either). | ** Takes on the job of investigating [[The Spire]] for [[God (Worldsphere)|God]] for the payment of her second novel, written by a virtual construction of herself created by God (who incidentally didn’t finish that book either). | ||
**Is unable to cope with her role in the temporal paradox and overdoses on tranquilliser pills, but is saved by Clarence. | ** Is unable to cope with her role in the temporal paradox and overdoses on tranquilliser pills, but is saved by Clarence. | ||
*[[Clarence]] | * [[Clarence]] | ||
**Used to be a [[The People |People]] ship, except he was involved in an accident. [[God (Worldsphere)|God]] refashioned his intelligence into something more or less humanoid, and looks a bit like an angel. | ** Used to be a [[The People|People]] ship, except he was involved in an accident. [[God (Worldsphere)|God]] refashioned his intelligence into something more or less humanoid, and looks a bit like an angel. | ||
**Looks a bit like Keanu Reeves, though naked and with wings. | ** Looks a bit like Keanu Reeves, though naked and with wings. | ||
*Factory 34561239 | * Factory 34561239 | ||
**Helps Benny’s group escape Vo'lach Prime. | ** Helps Benny’s group escape Vo'lach Prime. | ||
**Thinks about excluding pears from its fruit and vegetable section when it hears Bernice state “everything’s gone pear shaped”. | ** Thinks about excluding pears from its fruit and vegetable section when it hears Bernice state “everything’s gone pear shaped”. | ||
*The Air Vent | * The Air Vent | ||
**Benny’s group are rescued by the Air Vent inside a life-hating submarine. | ** Benny’s group are rescued by the Air Vent inside a life-hating submarine. | ||
==References== | == References == | ||
* [[The Spire]] is one big [[time travel]] device. | * [[The Spire]] is one big [[time travel]] device. | ||
* The spire cycles through multiple [[paradox | * The spire cycles through multiple [[paradox]]es before a balance is found between the missiles and destruction. | ||
* [[Ordifica]] is briefly seen here. | * [[Ordifica]] is briefly seen here. | ||
* The villain Morry is clearly intended to be a descendent of Professor James Moriarty, the nemesis of Sherlock Holmes (and who appeared in NA: ''All-Consuming Fire''). | * The villain Morry is clearly intended to be a descendent of Professor James Moriarty, the nemesis of Sherlock Holmes (and who appeared in NA: ''All-Consuming Fire''). | ||
*The [[Grown Not Made Special Interest Group]] made organic ships for other people. | * The [[Grown Not Made Special Interest Group]] made organic ships for other people. | ||
==Notes== | == Notes == | ||
* This novel shows another permutation of Bernice Summerfield in an alternate universe. | * This novel shows another permutation of Bernice Summerfield in an alternate universe. | ||
==Continuity== | == Continuity == | ||
* Benny agreed to take on assignments for God in [[BNA]]: ''[[Oh No It Isn't! (novel)|Oh No It Isn't!]]''. | * Benny agreed to take on assignments for God in [[BNA]]: ''[[Oh No It Isn't! (novel)|Oh No It Isn't!]]''. | ||
==External links== | == External links == | ||
*{{dwrefguide|who_na68.htm|Ghost Devices}} | * {{dwrefguide|who_na68.htm|Ghost Devices}} | ||
*{{whoniverse|bs07.php|Ghost Devices}} | * {{whoniverse|bs07.php|Ghost Devices}} | ||
*[http://www.oocities.com/rico.briggs/ghos.html Doctor Who Bewildering Reference Guide to '''Ghost Devices''', with notes from Simon Bucher-Jones] | * [http://www.oocities.com/rico.briggs/ghos.html Doctor Who Bewildering Reference Guide to '''Ghost Devices''', with notes from Simon Bucher-Jones] | ||
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[[Category:1997 novels]] | [[Category:1997 novels]] | ||
[[Category:BNA novels]] | [[Category:BNA novels]] | ||
Revision as of 08:00, 4 November 2011
Publisher's summary
In the evening, when the sky was the colour of burnt umber, the factories crawled down the continental shelf to drink.
The Spire is an inhuman artefact, a construction almost three hundred miles high. But it is more than just a big dumb object. Those close to it can look into the future - a future which is going to be arriving sooner than they think, and which is as bad as can be.
In the here and now, Professor Bernice Summerfield, doyenne of twenty-sixth century archaeology and seedy space-port bars, is used to seeing strange things in her rooms. So it takes the unexpected arrival of an angel to get her away from increasingly desperate professional deadlines and off to investigate one of the seven hundred and seventy-six wonders of the galaxy.
However, Benny is not the only one interested in the Spire. A mysterious race of weaponsmiths, a mutogenic assassin and a sect of fanatically anti-religious reptiles all have their reasons for learning - or concealing - the structure's secrets. And, as she struggles to unlock this ancient mystery, it soon becomes clear that the life of an eccentric professor is of very little consequence indeed.
Characters
- Bernice Summerfield
- Takes on the job of investigating The Spire for God for the payment of her second novel, written by a virtual construction of herself created by God (who incidentally didn’t finish that book either).
- Is unable to cope with her role in the temporal paradox and overdoses on tranquilliser pills, but is saved by Clarence.
- Factory 34561239
- Helps Benny’s group escape Vo'lach Prime.
- Thinks about excluding pears from its fruit and vegetable section when it hears Bernice state “everything’s gone pear shaped”.
- The Air Vent
- Benny’s group are rescued by the Air Vent inside a life-hating submarine.
References
- The Spire is one big time travel device.
- The spire cycles through multiple paradoxes before a balance is found between the missiles and destruction.
- Ordifica is briefly seen here.
- The villain Morry is clearly intended to be a descendent of Professor James Moriarty, the nemesis of Sherlock Holmes (and who appeared in NA: All-Consuming Fire).
- The Grown Not Made Special Interest Group made organic ships for other people.
Notes
- This novel shows another permutation of Bernice Summerfield in an alternate universe.
Continuity
- Benny agreed to take on assignments for God in BNA: Oh No It Isn't!.
