The Scarlet Shadow was the tenth story in the anthology Iris Wildthyme and the Celestial Omnibus. It was written by Stewart Sheargold.
Summary[]
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Characters[]
- Iris Wildthyme
- Panda
- Archduke of Autumn
- Bogdan
- Marlene Dietrich
- Madame Sokorovska
- Gemima Smythe
- Vasilisa
Worldbuilding[]
- In the 1970s, Iris discovered a plot by vegetables to take over the world by removing government figures from power.
- Iris had once met an old flame in Russia in a previous body.
- Bogdan drinks vodka.
- Iris drinks gin and tonic.
- The the Catrovalva is Gemima's time capsule.
- Gemima has been to Florana.
Notes[]
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Continuity[]
- Iris mentions the Scarlet Empress of Hyspero, (PROSE: The Scarlet Empress) and Icarus the boy blue angel. (PROSE: The Blue Angel)
- Iris recalls the time a wicked man who lived in a clock tried to steal her body. (TV: The Keeper of Traken) Iris mentions that the man once went by the name Koschei. (PROSE: The Dark Path)