m (changing previous story/next story to just prev/next) |
Shambala108 (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
||
| (46 intermediate revisions by 10 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| + | {{title dab away}} |
||
{{real world}} |
{{real world}} |
||
| ⚫ | |||
| − | {{TitleShortStory}} |
||
| ⚫ | |||
| − | |name= Acts of Senseless Devotion |
||
| − | |series= |
||
|main character= [[Bernice Summerfield]] |
|main character= [[Bernice Summerfield]] |
||
|featuring= |
|featuring= |
||
| + | |setting= Alternate [[Braxiatel Collection]], [[27th century]] |
||
| − | |year= |
||
|writer= [[Pete Kempshall]] |
|writer= [[Pete Kempshall]] |
||
| − | | |
+ | |anthology= ''[[Something Changed]]'' |
| + | |series = ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'' short stories |
||
|prev= Dead Mice (short story) |
|prev= Dead Mice (short story) |
||
|next=Walking Backwards for Christmas (short story) |
|next=Walking Backwards for Christmas (short story) |
||
| + | }}'''''Acts of Senseless Devotion''''' was the fourth story in the [[Bernice Summerfield]] anthology ''[[Something Changed]]''. It was written by [[Pete Kempshall]]. |
||
| − | }} |
||
== Summary == |
== Summary == |
||
| + | Bernice Summerfield wakes up in a strange place, her first instinct is to find Peter. Dr Wh'thm says she is blind, but he has worse news for her. Peter has a matter of hours to live. Benny tries to find a way to help him, and asks Bev to find an old acquaintance, one with a power of a crystal. |
||
| − | ''to be added'' |
||
| + | |||
== Characters == |
== Characters == |
||
* [[Bernice Summerfield]] |
* [[Bernice Summerfield]] |
||
* [[Peter Summerfield]] |
* [[Peter Summerfield]] |
||
| + | * [[Irving Braxiatel]] |
||
* [[Bev Tarrant]] |
* [[Bev Tarrant]] |
||
* [[Adrian Wall]] |
* [[Adrian Wall]] |
||
* [[Jason Kane]] |
* [[Jason Kane]] |
||
| + | * [[Avril Fenman]] |
||
| + | * [[Wt'hlm|Doctor Wt'hlm]] |
||
== References == |
== References == |
||
| + | * Bev has scars on her face from being tortured by [[Bernard Moskof]]. |
||
| − | ''to be added'' |
||
| + | * Bev communicates through her [[wall-comm]]. |
||
| + | * Peter's unique hybridised [[human]]-[[killoran]] DNA made it difficult for Dr Wt'hlm to treat him. |
||
| + | * [[Sherlock Holmes]] is mentioned. |
||
== Notes == |
== Notes == |
||
| + | * Like most of the other stories in this anthology, this story takes place in an altered timeline created by Doggles' [[history machine]]; these timelines are (mostly) erased when [[Braxiatel]] returns things to normal. |
||
| − | ''to be added'' |
||
| + | * This story marks the first full appearance of [[Avril Fenman]] since her introduction in the novel ''[[The Squire's Crystal (novel)|The Squire's Crystal]]''; she briefly appeared in the novel ''[[The Glass Prison (novel)|The Glass Prison]] ''. Because the events in this story are part of an [[alternate timeline]], Fenman doesn't formally reappear until the audio story ''[[The Curse of Fenman (audio story)|The Curse of Fenman]]''. |
||
== Continuity == |
== Continuity == |
||
''to be added'' |
''to be added'' |
||
| ⚫ | |||
| ⚫ | |||
| − | |||
| + | [[Category:Something Changed short stories]] |
||
| − | |||
| − | {{prose stub}} |
||
| ⚫ | |||
| − | {{TitleSort}} |
||
| ⚫ | |||
[[Category:Stories set in the 27th century]] |
[[Category:Stories set in the 27th century]] |
||
| − | [[Category:Stories set in |
+ | [[Category:Stories set in alternate timelines]] |
| + | [[Category:Short stories set on the Braxiatel Collection]] |
||
| + | [[Category:Irving Braxiatel short stories]] |
||
Revision as of 01:38, 8 October 2019
Acts of Senseless Devotion was the fourth story in the Bernice Summerfield anthology Something Changed. It was written by Pete Kempshall.
Summary
Bernice Summerfield wakes up in a strange place, her first instinct is to find Peter. Dr Wh'thm says she is blind, but he has worse news for her. Peter has a matter of hours to live. Benny tries to find a way to help him, and asks Bev to find an old acquaintance, one with a power of a crystal.
Characters
- Bernice Summerfield
- Peter Summerfield
- Irving Braxiatel
- Bev Tarrant
- Adrian Wall
- Jason Kane
- Avril Fenman
- Doctor Wt'hlm
References
- Bev has scars on her face from being tortured by Bernard Moskof.
- Bev communicates through her wall-comm.
- Peter's unique hybridised human-killoran DNA made it difficult for Dr Wt'hlm to treat him.
- Sherlock Holmes is mentioned.
Notes
- Like most of the other stories in this anthology, this story takes place in an altered timeline created by Doggles' history machine; these timelines are (mostly) erased when Braxiatel returns things to normal.
- This story marks the first full appearance of Avril Fenman since her introduction in the novel The Squire's Crystal; she briefly appeared in the novel The Glass Prison . Because the events in this story are part of an alternate timeline, Fenman doesn't formally reappear until the audio story The Curse of Fenman.
Continuity
to be added