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enemy= [[WiRgo!xu]] and [[!Ci!ci-tel]] | | enemy= [[WiRgo!xu]] and [[!Ci!ci-tel]] | | ||
year= [[Dellah]], [[St. Oscar's University]] [[2594]] | year= {{bp|[[Dellah]], [[St. Oscar's University]] [[2594]]|[[The People]]’s [[Worldsphere]], [[2594]]|Planet [[MD 20879]], [[2594]]|[[Earth]], [[Babylon]], [[12th December]] [[1901]]|[[Earth]], [[Babylon]], [[BC#6th century BC|570 B.C.]]}} | | ||
writer= [[Kate Orman]] | | writer= [[Kate Orman]] | | ||
publisher= [[Virgin Books]] | | publisher= [[Virgin Books]] | | ||
release date= February, 1998 | | release date= [[February]], [[1998]] | | ||
format= Paperback Book, ? Pages | | format= Paperback Book, ? Pages | | ||
isbn= ISBN 0-426-20521-9 | | isbn= ISBN 0-426-20521-9 | | ||
previous story= [[Tempest (novel)|Tempest]] | | previous story= [[Tempest (novel)|Tempest]] | | ||
next story= [[Oblivion (novel)|Oblivion]]}} | next story= [[Oblivion (novel)|Oblivion]]}} | ||
'''''Walking to Babylon''''' is the tenth [[Virgin Bernice Summerfield New Adventures]] novel, featuring [[Bernice Summerfield]] and [[The People]]. It was the third novel to be adapted by [[Big Finish Productions]] into a full cast audio story in [[November]] [[1998]]. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
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When Bernice Summerfield visits the People -- an incredibly advanced civilisation living in a [[Dyson Sphere]] -- she discovers that even in utopia, they still have their problems. | When Bernice Summerfield visits the People -- an incredibly advanced civilisation living in a [[Dyson Sphere]] -- she discovers that even in utopia, they still have their problems. | ||
An illegal time travel experiment threatens a war which could destroy them all. Rather than risk it, the People and their ultra-powerful computer, God, are prepared to eradicate the source of the problem -- the ancient city of Babylon. But such action would involve the death of a quarter of a million human beings, and do incalculable damage to Earth's history. | An illegal time travel experiment threatens a war which could destroy them all. Rather than risk it, the People and their ultra-powerful computer, [[God (Worldsphere)|God]], are prepared to eradicate the source of the problem -- the ancient city of Babylon. But such action would involve the death of a quarter of a million human beings, and do incalculable damage to Earth's history. | ||
Babylon -- and the human race -- have one hope. Benny returns to the cradle of civilisation to try and stop the interference. She has just one week to prevent a catastrophe that could mean she will never be born. Her only assistance comes from a Victorian linguist who has stumbled across the experiment himself. But he's no help at all -- even though he has a power neither of them suspects. | [[Babylon]] -- and the [[human]] race -- have one hope. Benny returns to the cradle of civilisation to try and stop the interference. She has just one week to prevent a catastrophe that could mean she will never be born. Her only assistance comes from a Victorian linguist who has stumbled across the experiment himself. But he's no help at all -- even though he has a power neither of them suspects. | ||
==Plot== | |||
''to be added'' | |||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Bernice Summerfield]] | *[[Bernice Summerfield]] | ||
** | *[[God (Worldsphere)|God]] | ||
** | *[[John Lafayette]] | ||
*[[Clarence]] | |||
*[[Cin-ta!x]] | |||
*[[Ninan]] (High Princess) | |||
*[[WiRgo!xu]] | |||
*[[!Ci!ci-tel]] | |||
*[[!qu-!qu-tala]] | |||
== References == | |||
* | ===[[:Category:Biology|Biology]]=== | ||
*Bernice once had sex with some [[Citdbtbed]]s...by shaking hands with them. | |||
* [[ | ===[[:Category:Groups|Groups]]=== | ||
* | *Several Interest Groups are mentioned including; [[Obscure and Unlikely Civilisations Interest Group]], the [[Abnormal Psychology Interest Group]], [[Weird Aviation Interest Group]], [[Seriously Primitive Societies Interest Group]], [[Temporal Interest Group]] and the [[Weapons Development Interest Group]]. | ||
*[[Cin-ta!x]] is a spokesperson for the [[Temporal Interest Group]]. | |||
* [[ | ===[[:Category:Individuals|Individuals]]=== | ||
* | *[[God (Worldsphere)|God]] speaks through Benny’s porter [[Joseph (android)|Joseph]]. | ||
* [[Clarence]] collects Benny from [[St. Oscar's University|St Oscar's]]. | |||
* [[Ninan]], a High Princess loved to hear of her guests' travels, but could never leave her temple. | |||
* [[WiRgo!xu]] is a veteran of the People’s war with ‘them’. | |||
* [[!Ci!ci-tel]] is a veteran of the People’s war with ‘them’. He is aged to death by temporal energy stored in John Lafayette. | |||
* [[!qu-!qu-tala]] is a [[drone]] accompanying !Ci!ci-tel and WiRgo!xu, the drone is also a veteran of the war. | |||
===[[:Category:Literature|Literature]]=== | |||
* | * [[Bernice Summerfield]] is studying some [[D'nasian]] poetry. | ||
===[[:Category:Planets|Planets]]=== | |||
* Bernice mentions the planet [[Jalkejai]]. | |||
* | |||
===[[:Category:Time travel|Time travel]]=== | |||
* [[The People]] can't develop [[Time travel]] because of their [[Time Lord - People treaty|treaty]] with the [[Time Lord]]s. | |||
*[[John Lafayette]] is a [[time sensitive]] and thus was able to walk the [[Time Path]]. | |||
* [[Temporal Flexibility]] is the ability to store up potential temporal energy (as a result of some forms of time travel). | |||
* [[The Path]] is an unstable temporal path leading back to ancient Babylon. | * [[The Path]] is an unstable temporal path leading back to ancient Babylon. | ||
===[[:Category:Weapons|Weapons]]=== | |||
* The People decide to send back a [[Singularity Bomb]] to shut down the path, which would also destroy Babylon. | * The People decide to send back a [[Singularity Bomb]] to shut down the path, which would also destroy Babylon. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This novel was adapted | * This novel was adapted into an audio story by [[Big Finish Productions]] by [[Jacqueline Rayner]], see ''[[Walking to Babylon (audio story)]]''. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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* {{dwrefguide|who_na71.htm|Walking to Babylon}} | * {{dwrefguide|who_na71.htm|Walking to Babylon}} | ||
* {{whoniverse|bs10.php|Walking to Babylon}} | * {{whoniverse|bs10.php|Walking to Babylon}} | ||
{{BNA}} | |||
{{TitleSort}} | {{TitleSort}} | ||
Revision as of 15:08, 3 December 2011
Walking to Babylon is the tenth Virgin Bernice Summerfield New Adventures novel, featuring Bernice Summerfield and The People. It was the third novel to be adapted by Big Finish Productions into a full cast audio story in November 1998.
Publisher's summary
'I'm scared of letting all these people down. Like the whole human race. At least if I get blown up as well, they can say I died heroically. Assuming I ever existed at all.'
When Bernice Summerfield visits the People -- an incredibly advanced civilisation living in a Dyson Sphere -- she discovers that even in utopia, they still have their problems.
An illegal time travel experiment threatens a war which could destroy them all. Rather than risk it, the People and their ultra-powerful computer, God, are prepared to eradicate the source of the problem -- the ancient city of Babylon. But such action would involve the death of a quarter of a million human beings, and do incalculable damage to Earth's history.
Babylon -- and the human race -- have one hope. Benny returns to the cradle of civilisation to try and stop the interference. She has just one week to prevent a catastrophe that could mean she will never be born. Her only assistance comes from a Victorian linguist who has stumbled across the experiment himself. But he's no help at all -- even though he has a power neither of them suspects.
Plot
to be added
Characters
- Bernice Summerfield
- God
- John Lafayette
- Clarence
- Cin-ta!x
- Ninan (High Princess)
- WiRgo!xu
- !Ci!ci-tel
- !qu-!qu-tala
References
Biology
- Bernice once had sex with some Citdbtbeds...by shaking hands with them.
Groups
- Several Interest Groups are mentioned including; Obscure and Unlikely Civilisations Interest Group, the Abnormal Psychology Interest Group, Weird Aviation Interest Group, Seriously Primitive Societies Interest Group, Temporal Interest Group and the Weapons Development Interest Group.
- Cin-ta!x is a spokesperson for the Temporal Interest Group.
Individuals
- God speaks through Benny’s porter Joseph.
- Clarence collects Benny from St Oscar's.
- Ninan, a High Princess loved to hear of her guests' travels, but could never leave her temple.
- WiRgo!xu is a veteran of the People’s war with ‘them’.
- !Ci!ci-tel is a veteran of the People’s war with ‘them’. He is aged to death by temporal energy stored in John Lafayette.
- !qu-!qu-tala is a drone accompanying !Ci!ci-tel and WiRgo!xu, the drone is also a veteran of the war.
Literature
- Bernice Summerfield is studying some D'nasian poetry.
Planets
- Bernice mentions the planet Jalkejai.
Time travel
- The People can't develop Time travel because of their treaty with the Time Lords.
- John Lafayette is a time sensitive and thus was able to walk the Time Path.
- Temporal Flexibility is the ability to store up potential temporal energy (as a result of some forms of time travel).
- The Path is an unstable temporal path leading back to ancient Babylon.
Weapons
- The People decide to send back a Singularity Bomb to shut down the path, which would also destroy Babylon.
Notes
- This novel was adapted into an audio story by Big Finish Productions by Jacqueline Rayner, see Walking to Babylon (audio story).
Continuity
- The People first appeared in NA: The Also People.
- Benny agreed to become an agent of The People in BNA: Oh No It Isn't!.
- The People make a deal regarding time travel in BNA: Dead Romance.
External links
- Walking to Babylon at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- The Discontinuity Guide to: Walking to Babylon at The Whoniverse
