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novel name= The Sword of Forever| | novel name= The Sword of Forever| | ||
image= [[ | image= [[File:The_Sword_of_Forever.jpg|250px]] | | ||
series=[[Virgin Bernice Summerfield New Adventures | Virgin <br> Bernice Summerfield New Adventures]] | | series= [[Virgin Bernice Summerfield New Adventures|Virgin <br /> Bernice Summerfield New Adventures]] | | ||
number= 14 | | number= 14 | | ||
main character= [[Bernice Summerfield]]| | main character= [[Bernice Summerfield]]| | ||
featuring= | | featuring= | | ||
enemy= | | enemy= | | ||
year= [[Earth]], [[Antarctica]], [[2595]] <br> [[Earth]], [[Egypt]] [[2595]] <br> [[Earth]], [[England]], [[London]], [[2595]] <br> [[Earth]], [[Scotland]], [[Glasgow]] & [[Loch Ness]], [[2595]] <br> [[Earth]], [[France]], [[Paris]] & [[Arginy]], [[2565]] & [[2595]] <br> [[Earth]], [[Pangaea]], 80 million years ago <br> [[Earth]], The Orient <br> [[Earth]], [[Jerusalem]], [[3555 BCE]] <br> [[Earth]], [[Kampuchea]], [[150]] AD <br> [[Dellah]], [[2595]]| | year= [[Earth]], [[Antarctica]], [[2595]] <br /> [[Earth]], [[Egypt]] [[2595]] <br /> [[Earth]], [[England]], [[London]], [[2595]] <br /> [[Earth]], [[Scotland]], [[Glasgow]] & [[Loch Ness]], [[2595]] <br /> [[Earth]], [[France]], [[Paris]] & [[Arginy]], [[2565]] & [[2595]] <br /> [[Earth]], [[Pangaea]], 80 million years ago <br /> [[Earth]], The Orient <br /> [[Earth]], [[Jerusalem]], [[3555 BCE]] <br /> [[Earth]], [[Kampuchea]], [[150]] AD <br /> [[Dellah]], [[2595]]| | ||
writer= [[Jim Mortimore]]| | writer= [[Jim Mortimore]]| | ||
publisher= [[Virgin Books]] | | publisher= [[Virgin Books]] | | ||
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next story= [[Another Girl, Another Planet]]}} | next story= [[Another Girl, Another Planet]]}} | ||
==Publisher's summary== | == Publisher's summary == | ||
'''"I'm sure the Beach Boys didn't have mutant elephants in mind when they wrote "Surfin' USA.".''' | '''"I'm sure the Beach Boys didn't have mutant elephants in mind when they wrote "Surfin' USA.".''' | ||
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Everything goes critical as Bernice and Patience travel across 120 million years and two universes -- where ancient traps guard crumbling ruins, love is unrequited, time is running out, treasure is always buried and X never fails to mark the spot. | Everything goes critical as Bernice and Patience travel across 120 million years and two universes -- where ancient traps guard crumbling ruins, love is unrequited, time is running out, treasure is always buried and X never fails to mark the spot. | ||
==Characters== | == Characters == | ||
*[[Bernice Summerfield]] | * [[Bernice Summerfield]] | ||
**Plays and looses a game of netball to a blind preist (who sees by faith). | ** Plays and looses a game of netball to a blind preist (who sees by faith). | ||
**Dies...twice, Benny uses the Sword of Forever to create a new body for herself...when she awakens she refuses to look at her 'old' body. | ** Dies...twice, Benny uses the Sword of Forever to create a new body for herself...when she awakens she refuses to look at her 'old' body. | ||
**Marries Marillian to get a [[research license]]. | ** Marries Marillian to get a [[research license]]. | ||
*[[Marillian]] | * [[Marillian]] | ||
**Owns London. | ** Owns London. | ||
*[[Patience (velocirpator)|Paitence]] | * [[Patience (velocirpator)|Paitence]] | ||
**Super smart velociraptor. | ** Super smart velociraptor. | ||
*[[Daniel Beaujeu]] | * [[Daniel Beaujeu]] | ||
==References== | == References == | ||
*The [[Sword of Forever]] has four parts: | * The [[Sword of Forever]] has four parts: | ||
::* [[The Spear of Longinus]] | ::* [[The Spear of Longinus]] | ||
::* [[Crown of Thorns]] | ::* [[Crown of Thorns]] | ||
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:* To use the sword you have to die, Benny uses it. | :* To use the sword you have to die, Benny uses it. | ||
*[[Knights Templar]] agents follow Benny throughout her quest. | * [[Knights Templar]] agents follow Benny throughout her quest. | ||
*[[The Freemasons]] assassinate Benny. | * [[The Freemasons]] assassinate Benny. | ||
*[[Kenya]] and [[Somalia]] are sites of massive bio-infection (caused by viruses from the [[22nd century Dalek invasion|Dalek invasion of Earth]]. | * [[Kenya]] and [[Somalia]] are sites of massive bio-infection (caused by viruses from the [[22nd century Dalek invasion|Dalek invasion of Earth]]. | ||
*The [[Library of Things that Never Were]], reappears as [[Museum of Things That Don't Exist]]. | * The [[Library of Things that Never Were]], reappears as [[Museum of Things That Don't Exist]]. | ||
*[[Indiana Jones: Final Genesis]] was made sometime after [[1998]]. | * [[Indiana Jones: Final Genesis]] was made sometime after [[1998]]. | ||
==Notes== | == Notes == | ||
*This is the last novel to have the 'New Adventures' front-cover logo that had been in place since ''[[Oh No It Isn't! (novel)|Oh No It Isn't!]]'' (although it was retained on the spine) and the cover design format that had been in place since ''[[Happy Endings]]''. | * This is the last novel to have the 'New Adventures' front-cover logo that had been in place since ''[[Oh No It Isn't! (novel)|Oh No It Isn't!]]'' (although it was retained on the spine) and the cover design format that had been in place since ''[[Happy Endings]]''. | ||
==Continuity== | == Continuity == | ||
*Benny trades the platinum American Express card that the Doctor gave her and Jason in [[NA]]: ''[[Happy Endings]]'' and ''[[Eternity Weeps]]''. | * Benny trades the platinum American Express card that the Doctor gave her and Jason in [[NA]]: ''[[Happy Endings]]'' and ''[[Eternity Weeps]]''. | ||
*Benny previously encountered intelligent dinosaurs in [[NA]]: ''[[Blood Heat]]''. | * Benny previously encountered intelligent dinosaurs in [[NA]]: ''[[Blood Heat]]''. | ||
==External links== | == External links == | ||
*{{dwrefguide|who_na75.htm|The Sword of Forever}} | * {{dwrefguide|who_na75.htm|The Sword of Forever}} | ||
*{{whoniverse|bs14.php|The Sword of Forever}} | * {{whoniverse|bs14.php|The Sword of Forever}} | ||
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