Life During Wartime (anthology)

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Life During Wartime was the third Bernice Summerfield prose anthology published by Big Finish Productions. Throughout its 25 stories it tells the story of the Braxiatel Collection's occupation by the Fifth Axis and leads into the next audio story Death and the Daleks. This was the last Bernice Summerfield anthology to be edited by Benny's creator Paul Cornell.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Braxiatel Collection has been occupied by the Fifth Axis. This shouldn't have happened: Brax picked this place to be safe, and surely he knows the history of time and space?

Bernice and her friends find themselves living under a military government. Bev joins the resistance. Adrian is thrown into a prison camp for aliens. Jason finds a comfortable little niche for himself in the new administration. Bernice's half-human son, Peter, is now under threat every minute of every day.

Bernice finds herself caught in the middle of the occupation, her old friends, and her desperate need to protect her child.

25 brand-new short stories all about Benny and her extended “family”: Jason, her ex-husband and all-round git; Irving Braxiatel, enigmatic owner of The Braxiatel Collection, a planetoid which houses a fantastic art and artefact gallery; Bev Tarrant, art thief and adventerurer; Adrian Wall, the Killoran architect and builder and father of Peter, Benny's son. These are the tales of how they, and the others that surround them, cope under a military occupation. How they face life during wartime...

Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

Title Author Featuring
The Fall Paul Cornell Jason, Adrian, Bev, Ms Jones, Crofton
Careless Talk Justin Richards Braxiatel, Jason, Bev, Ms Jones, Crofton, Joseph, Vosta, Oliver
The Birthday Party Simon Guerrier Mushtaq, Luke
Five Dimensional Thinking Nick Wallace Braxiatel, Bev, Mushtaq
Meanwhile, in a Small Room, a Small Boy... Rob Shearman
Lockdown Conversations: 1 Paul Cornell Jason, Bev, Vosta, Wolsey
The Price of Everything Gregg Smith Braxiatel, Jason, Joseph, Mushtaq
Hit John Binns
The Garden of Whispers Martin Day Ms Jones, Mushtaq, Bernard
Lockdown Conversations: 2 Paul Cornell Adrian
The Crystal Flower Cavan Scott, Mark Wright Crofton, Spang
Midrash Ian Mond Braxiatel, Jason, Bev, Crofton, Joseph, Mushtaq
Fear of Corners Mark Stevens Braxiatel, Bev, Joseph
The Traitors Jonathan Morris Mushtaq
Paths Not Taken Rupert Booth, Barry Williams Braxiatel, Bev, Joseph
Every Picture Tells a Story Jim Sangster Vosta
Fluid Prejudice Paul Ebbs Braxiatel, Joseph, Mushtaq
Suffer the Children Dave Stone Jason, Mushtaq
Drinking with the Enemy Jonathan Blum Jason, Ms Jones, Bernard
Lockdown Conversations: 3 Paul Cornell Peter
Passing Storms Peter Anghelides Braxiatel, Bev, Mushtaq, Peter
Speaking Out Simon Guerrier Mushtaq, Luke
The Peter Principle Kate Orman Crofton, Mushtaq, Bernard, Spang
Lockdown Conversations: 4 Paul Cornell Braxiatel, Jason, Adrian, Bev, Ms Jones, Crofton, Mushtaq, Bernard, Peter, Isaac
A Bell Ringing in an Empty Sky Jim Mortimore

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