The Tears of Laughter (short story)
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The Tears of Laughter was a 2006 Bernice Summerfield short story written by David N Smith and released in the anthology Collected Works.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Anton tracks down his former lover Bev Tarrant, now the director of the Braxiatel Collection, to sell her a book previously banned by the Fifth Axis... The Tears of Laughter.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
Species[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Anton believes one of the Braxiatel Collection's students to have tentacles.
- Boudicca is a Killoran.
- Anton is familiar with the Yesodi.
Objects[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Fifth Axis banned The Tears of Laughter.
- Anton got through the Braxiatel Collection security with a fake Plasti-Disc.
- The statue of Irving Braxiatel in the arrivals terminal of the Braxiatel Collection was one of Boudicca's creations.
Organisations[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Primeiros was a group of "feuding gangs and wannabe warlords". Anton's name cropped up on a Primeiros account suspected of laundering cash through the art world.
- Galactopol was a space police force.
- Anton previously worked for the Fifth Axis plundering artwork from the worlds they invaded.
- Anton is expected to serve time on one of Galactopol's lunar penal colonies.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Braxiatel Collection is also known as KS-159. (PROSE: Theatre of War [+]Loading...["Theatre of War (novel)"])
- Anton and Bev are ex-lovers. (AUDIO: The Judas Gift [+]Loading...["The Judas Gift (audio story)"])
- Bev claims that she "happened" to the Fifth Axis. Anton notices her scar. (PROSE: Misplaced Spring [+]Loading...["Misplaced Spring (short story)"])
