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'''''Ghost Devices''''' is the seventh [[Virgin Bernice Summerfield New Adventures]] novel. It is the first appearance of [[Clarence]] a representative of [[The People]] who looks like an [[angel]]. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
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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. | 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. | In the here and now, Professor Bernice Summerfield, doyenne of [[26th century|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. | 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. | ||
==Plot== | |||
''to be added'' | |||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Bernice Summerfield]] | *[[Bernice Summerfield]] | ||
* | *[[Clarence]] | ||
* | *[[Factory 34561239]] | ||
*The [[Air Vent]] | |||
* [[ | == References == | ||
** | ===[[:Category:Individuals|Individuals]]=== | ||
* [[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). | |||
*Bernice, unable to cope with her role in the [[temporal paradox]] and overdoses on [[tranquilliser pill]]s, but is saved by 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. Bernice thinks he looks a bit like [[Keanu Reeves]], though naked and with wings. | |||
*[[Factory 34561239]] thinks about excluding [[pear]]s from its fruit and vegetable section when it hears Bernice state ''"everything’s gone pear shaped"''. | |||
===[[:Category:Groups|Groups]]=== | |||
* | * The [[Grown Not Made Special Interest Group]] made organic ships for other people. | ||
===[[:Category:Objects|Objects]]=== | |||
* Benny’s group are rescued by an [[Air Vent]] inside a life-hating [[submarine]]. | |||
== | ===[[:Category:Planets|Planets]]=== | ||
* [[Ordifica]] is briefly seen here. | |||
*[[Factory 34561239]] helps Benny’s group escape [[Vo'lach Prime]]. | |||
===[[:Category:Time travel|Time travel]]=== | |||
* [[The Spire]] is one big [[time travel]] device. | * [[The Spire]] is one big [[time travel]] device. | ||
* The | * The Spire cycles through multiple [[paradox]]es before a balance is found between the missiles and destruction. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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== 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!]]''. | ||
* 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]]''). | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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* {{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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Revision as of 16:01, 2 December 2011
Ghost Devices is the seventh Virgin Bernice Summerfield New Adventures novel. It is the first appearance of Clarence a representative of The People who looks like an angel.
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.
Plot
to be added
Characters
References
Individuals
- 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).
- Bernice, unable to cope with her role in the temporal paradox and overdoses on tranquilliser pills, but is saved by Clarence.
- Clarence used to be a People ship, except he was involved in an accident. God refashioned his intelligence into something more or less humanoid, and looks a bit like an angel. Bernice thinks he looks a bit like Keanu Reeves, though naked and with wings.
- Factory 34561239 thinks about excluding pears from its fruit and vegetable section when it hears Bernice state "everything’s gone pear shaped".
Groups
- The Grown Not Made Special Interest Group made organic ships for other people.
Objects
Planets
- Ordifica is briefly seen here.
- Factory 34561239 helps Benny’s group escape Vo'lach Prime.
Time travel
- The Spire is one big time travel device.
- The Spire cycles through multiple paradoxes before a balance is found between the missiles and destruction.
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!.
- 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).
External links
- Ghost Devices at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- The Discontinuity Guide to: Ghost Devices at The Whoniverse
- Doctor Who Bewildering Reference Guide to Ghost Devices, with notes from Simon Bucher-Jones
