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'''''The Mary-Sue Extrusion''''' was the seventy-ninth [[Virgin New Adventures]] novel. It was the first novel since ''[[Deadfall (novel)|Deadfall]]'' to be almost entirely told from the point of view of somebody other than [[Bernice Summerfield]], being told from the point of view of the [[Stratum Seven agent]]. He did, however, encounter several of Benny's friends and associates throughout the novel. | '''''The Mary-Sue Extrusion''''' was the seventy-ninth [[Virgin New Adventures]] novel. It was the first novel since ''[[Deadfall (novel)|Deadfall]]'' to be almost entirely told from the point of view of somebody other than [[Bernice Summerfield]], being told from the point of view of the [[Stratum Seven agent]]. He did, however, encounter several of Benny's friends and associates throughout the novel. | ||
==Publisher's summary== | == Publisher's summary == | ||
===Virgin=== | === Virgin === | ||
"[[Bernice Summerfield]] seemed to hold the key. She was in it up to her neck, and she was the one person left who could tell me what I needed to know. I rather hoped it wouldn't be necessary to snap said neck and kill her." | "[[Bernice Summerfield]] seemed to hold the key. She was in it up to her neck, and she was the one person left who could tell me what I needed to know. I rather hoped it wouldn't be necessary to snap said neck and kill her." | ||
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Only one person has the pieces of the puzzle that might prevent the coming collapse - Bernice Summerfield. The problem is, she's missing, and what's more she's not feeling precisely herself. And if Benny doesn't find out exactly who she is, and how she can fit into her newly shattered world, there isn't going to be a world for her to come back to at all. | Only one person has the pieces of the puzzle that might prevent the coming collapse - Bernice Summerfield. The problem is, she's missing, and what's more she's not feeling precisely herself. And if Benny doesn't find out exactly who she is, and how she can fit into her newly shattered world, there isn't going to be a world for her to come back to at all. | ||
===Reprint=== | === Reprint === | ||
'[[Delbane]] was the one who could tell me what I needed to know. She was in it up to her neck. I rather hoped I wouldn't have to snap it.' | '[[Delbane]] was the one who could tell me what I needed to know. She was in it up to her neck. I rather hoped I wouldn't have to snap it.' | ||
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Yet another tale revivified by the author to suit these modern times, and all the cool hep-cats with their pompadours and electric banjos. Give me beer vouchers. Give them to me now. | Yet another tale revivified by the author to suit these modern times, and all the cool hep-cats with their pompadours and electric banjos. Give me beer vouchers. Give them to me now. | ||
==Chapter titles == | == Chapter titles == | ||
*Prologue | * Prologue | ||
* Chapter 1 | * Chapter 1 | ||
* Attachment (Supplementary) | * Attachment (Supplementary) | ||
*Chapter 2 | * Chapter 2 | ||
*Chapter 3 | * Chapter 3 | ||
* Supplementary Insert | * Supplementary Insert | ||
*Chapter | * Chapter 4 | ||
* Supplementary Insert | * Supplementary Insert | ||
*Chapter 9 | * Chapter 5 | ||
*Chapter 10 | * Background Insert (Personal File) | ||
*Supplementary Insert | * Chapter 6 | ||
*Chapter 11 | * Background Insert (Personal File) | ||
*Supplementary Insert | * Chapter 7 | ||
*Chapter 12 | * Attachment (Supplementary) | ||
*Background Insert (Personal File) | * Chapter 8 | ||
*Chapter 13 | * Supplementary Insert | ||
*Attachment (Supplementary) | * Chapter 9 | ||
*Chapter 14 | * Chapter 10 | ||
*Chapter 15 | * Supplementary Insert | ||
*Chapter 16 | * Chapter 11 | ||
*Supplementary Insert | * Supplementary Insert | ||
*Chapter 17 (Endgame) | * Chapter 12 | ||
*Attachment (Tentative Conclusions) | * Background Insert (Personal File) | ||
* Chapter 13 | |||
* Attachment (Supplementary) | |||
* Chapter 14 | |||
* Chapter 15 | |||
* Chapter 16 | |||
* Supplementary Insert | |||
* Chapter 17 (Endgame) | |||
* Attachment (Tentative Conclusions) | |||
==Plot== | == Plot == | ||
Needing a job, [[Stratum Seven agent|an agent]] of [[Stratum Seven]] clearance travels to [[the Moon|Luna]] and has [[Box (The Mary-Sue Extrusion)|Box]] crack into the comms system. He accepts a job from [[Volan (The Mary-Sue Extrusion)|Volan]] of [[Pseudopod Enterprises SA]] and, after surviving an attempt on his life, heads to the [[Dellah]]an sector and reads about [[Bernice Summerfield]], identifying her as a fellow [[time travel]]ler and potential asset. On the ''[[Star of Afrique]]'', the captain and crew turn against him and he kills them before taking the ship and flying to [[Thanaxos]] to find Benny. | Needing a job, [[Stratum Seven agent|an agent]] of [[Stratum Seven]] clearance travels to [[the Moon|Luna]] and has [[Box (The Mary-Sue Extrusion)|Box]] crack into the comms system. He accepts a job from [[Volan (The Mary-Sue Extrusion)|Volan]] of [[Pseudopod Enterprises SA]] and, after surviving an attempt on his life, heads to the [[Dellah]]an sector and reads about [[Bernice Summerfield]], identifying her as a fellow [[time travel]]ler and potential asset. On the ''[[Star of Afrique]]'', the captain and crew turn against him and he kills them before taking the ship and flying to [[Thanaxos]] to find Benny. | ||
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The stupid bomb kills G'jimo and, the agent believes, the god dies with him. The agent realises that the Volan on Luna had sent him to uncover the other Volan's [[crime]]s rather than to help Dellah. In his report, he changes his personality and history to keep his identity secret. | The stupid bomb kills G'jimo and, the agent believes, the god dies with him. The agent realises that the Volan on Luna had sent him to uncover the other Volan's [[crime]]s rather than to help Dellah. In his report, he changes his personality and history to keep his identity secret. | ||
==Characters== | == Characters == | ||
*[[Stratum Seven agent]] | * [[Stratum Seven agent]] | ||
*[[Box (The Mary-Sue Extrusion)|Box]] | * [[Box (The Mary-Sue Extrusion)|Box]] | ||
*[[Mara Lutace Grabor]] | * [[Mara Lutace Grabor]] | ||
*[[Simonon Leviticus Sleed]] | * [[Simonon Leviticus Sleed]] | ||
*[[Volan (Luna)|Volan]] | * [[Volan (Luna)|Volan]] | ||
*[[Liau Mei Chung]] | * [[Liau Mei Chung]] | ||
*[[Joey (The Mary-Sue Extrusion)|Joey]] | * [[Joey (The Mary-Sue Extrusion)|Joey]] | ||
*[[Annie (The Mary-Sue Extrusion)|Annie]] | * [[Annie (The Mary-Sue Extrusion)|Annie]] | ||
*[[Mico]] | * [[Mico]] | ||
*[[Megan (The Mary-Sue Extrusion)|Megan]] | * [[Megan (The Mary-Sue Extrusion)|Megan]] | ||
*[[Sabron Jones]] | * [[Sabron Jones]] | ||
*[[Sela Dane]] | * [[Sela Dane]] | ||
*[[G'ran]] | * [[G'ran]] | ||
*[[Gnatbeadle]] | * [[Gnatbeadle]] | ||
* [[D'nar]] | * [[D'nar]] | ||
*[[G'jimo]] | * [[G'jimo]] | ||
*[[Volan (Thanaxos)|Volan]] | * [[Volan (Thanaxos)|Volan]] | ||
*[[Kimo Ani]] | * [[Kimo Ani]] | ||
*[[Jason Kane]] | * [[Jason Kane]] | ||
*[[Mira (Ship of Fools)|Mira]] | * [[Mira (Ship of Fools)|Mira]] | ||
* [[Bernice Summerfield]] | * [[Bernice Summerfield]] | ||
*[[Wolsey]] | * [[Wolsey]] | ||
*[[Emile Mars-Smith]] | * [[Emile Mars-Smith]] | ||
===Original to reprint=== | === Original to reprint === | ||
* [[Pandora Delbane]] | * [[Pandora Delbane]] | ||
==Worldbuilding == | == Worldbuilding == | ||
===Businesses=== | === Businesses === | ||
*[[Pseudopod Enterprises SA]] are a "holding corporation" (ie a front) for other, less savoury companies. | * [[Pseudopod Enterprises SA]] are a "holding corporation" (ie a front) for other, less savoury companies. | ||
=== Individuals=== | === Individuals === | ||
*The [[Stratum Seven Agent]] has [[Stratum Seven]] clearance. | * The [[Stratum Seven Agent]] has [[Stratum Seven]] clearance. | ||
*Prince [[G'jimo]], is a quite stupid individual. He gets possessed by an [[All-High God]] (the Dellahan gods). | * Prince [[G'jimo]], is a quite stupid individual. He gets possessed by an [[All-High God]] (the Dellahan gods). | ||
*[[Mira (Ship of Fools)|Mira]] isn't a [[telepath]]. | * [[Mira (Ship of Fools)|Mira]] isn't a [[telepath]]. | ||
*Professor Sabron Jones used to be a [[chemist]] at [[St Oscar's University]], but is now held at detention facility, tortured by the inmates. He saw Benny being saved by [[Clarence]]. | * Professor Sabron Jones used to be a [[chemist]] at [[St Oscar's University]], but is now held at detention facility, tortured by the inmates. He saw Benny being saved by [[Clarence]]. | ||
*[[Bernice Summerfield]] has a "[[Mary-Sue]]" performed. Following the Mary Sue she calls herself Rebecca. Her return to Dellah to pick up [[Wolsey]] was the incident that activated the Mary Sue. | * [[Bernice Summerfield]] has a "[[Mary-Sue]]" performed. Following the Mary Sue she calls herself Rebecca. Her return to Dellah to pick up [[Wolsey]] was the incident that activated the Mary Sue. | ||
===Literature === | === Literature === | ||
*''[[A True Adventure of the New Frontier]]'' is the name of the books written (by various authors) about Benny's adventures. | * ''[[A True Adventure of the New Frontier]]'' is the name of the books written (by various authors) about Benny's adventures. | ||
*The Stratum Seven Agent reads ''[[A True Adventure of the New Frontier]]'' called ''[[Ship of Death]]'' which (badly) details the events on the ''[[Titanian Queen]]''. | * The Stratum Seven Agent reads ''[[A True Adventure of the New Frontier]]'' called ''[[Ship of Death]]'' which (badly) details the events on the ''[[Titanian Queen]]''. | ||
=== Locations === | === Locations === | ||
*[[Earth Station Prime]] is also known as Ptolemaeus Staging Port, Puerto Luminae, Heng O's Refuge, Lunaville, Colony One and the Luna Port. | * [[Earth Station Prime]] is also known as Ptolemaeus Staging Port, Puerto Luminae, Heng O's Refuge, Lunaville, Colony One and the Luna Port. | ||
*[[Aeon Flux]] is a [[capital city]] on [[Mars]]. | * [[Aeon Flux]] is a [[capital city]] on [[Mars]]. | ||
*[[Beta Caprisis]] is a wasteland caused by high yield detonations that decimated the colony. What was once grass is now like molten glass smeared over the land. There are still moderate levels of radiation. | * [[Beta Caprisis]] is a wasteland caused by high yield detonations that decimated the colony. What was once grass is now like molten glass smeared over the land. There are still moderate levels of radiation. | ||
===Newsreaders === | === Newsreaders === | ||
*[[Sela Dane]] is a [[DataDay]] newscaster. | * [[Sela Dane]] is a [[DataDay]] newscaster. | ||
===Planets=== | === Planets === | ||
*Professor Sabron Jones grew [[begonia]]s that Benny found on the Earth's [[The Moon|moon]]. | * Professor Sabron Jones grew [[begonia]]s that Benny found on the Earth's [[The Moon|moon]]. | ||
===Species=== | === Species === | ||
*There are several [[Spindleking]]s shopping in the [[Proximan Chain]]. | * There are several [[Spindleking]]s shopping in the [[Proximan Chain]]. | ||
*The [[Stratum Seven Agent]] is a [[Synthoid (The Mary-Sue Extrusion)|Synthoid]]. | * The [[Stratum Seven Agent]] is a [[Synthoid (The Mary-Sue Extrusion)|Synthoid]]. | ||
*A [[Draal (species)|Draal]] refugee from Dellah is imprisoned in Thanaxos. | * A [[Draal (species)|Draal]] refugee from Dellah is imprisoned in Thanaxos. | ||
===Technology=== | === Technology === | ||
*The Agent mentions [[body bepple]] and [[body swap]]. | * The Agent mentions [[body bepple]] and [[body swap]]. | ||
===Time travel=== | === Time travel === | ||
*[[Time travel]]lers are sometimes called persons of "meta-temporal displacement". | * [[Time travel]]lers are sometimes called persons of "meta-temporal displacement". | ||
==Notes== | == Notes == | ||
*This is told entirely from the Stratum Seven Agent's point of view, occasionally dipping into his past and into various emails and ''A True Adventure of the New Frontier'' stories. | * This is told entirely from the Stratum Seven Agent's point of view, occasionally dipping into his past and into various emails and ''A True Adventure of the New Frontier'' stories. | ||
*Although the term "[[Mary-Sue]]" has a different meaning in this novel, in fan fiction circles it describes a character created by the author who not only serves as an "avatar" or "fantasy figure" representation of the author but invariably "saves the day" for the established characters. | * Although the term "[[Mary-Sue]]" has a different meaning in this novel, in fan fiction circles it describes a character created by the author who not only serves as an "avatar" or "fantasy figure" representation of the author but invariably "saves the day" for the established characters. | ||
*The title was chosen by [[Kate Orman]], but when her schedule meant she had to drop out, Dave Stone filled in by adapting material from a draft of an original novel. | * The title was chosen by [[Kate Orman]], but when her schedule meant she had to drop out, Dave Stone filled in by adapting material from a draft of an original novel. | ||
*In [[March (releases)|March]] [[2007 (releases)|2007]], years after the book went out of print, Stone published a revised version of the novel with Benny Summerfield replaced by [[Pandora Delbane]]. An ebook was later released on the Amazon Kindle store on [[9 October (releases)|9 October]] [[2015 (releases)|2015]]. | * In [[March (releases)|March]] [[2007 (releases)|2007]], years after the book went out of print, Stone published a revised version of the novel with Benny Summerfield replaced by [[Pandora Delbane]]. An ebook was later released on the Amazon Kindle store on [[9 October (releases)|9 October]] [[2015 (releases)|2015]]. | ||
==Continuity== | == Continuity == | ||
*Benny was saved and rescued from Dellah in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Where Angels Fear (novel)|Where Angels Fear]]''. | * Benny was saved and rescued from Dellah in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Where Angels Fear (novel)|Where Angels Fear]]''. | ||
*There is an excerpt from ''A True Adventure of a New Frontier'' called ''Ship of Death'', which features a particularly bad retelling of [[PROSE]]: ''[[Ship of Fools (novel)|Ship of Fools]]''. | * There is an excerpt from ''A True Adventure of a New Frontier'' called ''Ship of Death'', which features a particularly bad retelling of [[PROSE]]: ''[[Ship of Fools (novel)|Ship of Fools]]''. | ||
==External links== | == External links == | ||
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* {{whoniverse|na79|The Mary-Sue Extrusion}} | * {{whoniverse|na79|The Mary-Sue Extrusion}} | ||
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