Beyond the Sun is a novel written by Matthew Jones. Released in 1997, it is the third book in Virgin's Bernice Summerfield series and tells of Bernice and her ex-husband Jason Kane working to discover the secrets of an ancient weapon.
Characters[]
- Bernice Summerfield
- Jason Kane
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Publisher's summary[]
"You're on your own, Bernice."
Bernice Summerfield has drawn the short straw. Not for her the pleasures of intergalactic conferences and highbrow lecture tours. Oh no. She's forced to take two overlooked freshers on their very first dig. And just when it seems things can't get any worse, her no-good ex-husband Jason turns up, claiming that he is in deadly danger. Benny finally begins to believe his wild claims, but unfortunately only after he has been kidnapped from his hotel room.
Feeling guilty, she sets out to rescue him. Well, let's face it, no one else is going to. Her only clue is a dusty artefact that Jason claimed was part of an ancient and powerful weapon. But Professor Summerfield PhD knows that's just silly nonsense. She's been an archaeologist long enough to know that lost alien civilisations do not leave their most powerful weapons around for any nutter to find. Do they?
Once again Benny is all that stands between Jason and his own mistakes, as she tries to prevent the wrong people acquiring this terrible and somewhat unlikely weapon — a weapon rumoured to have powers beyond the sun.
Full summary[]
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In-universe continuity[]
- Tameka and Emile next appear in Gary Russell's novel Deadfall.
- Benny and Jason divorced in Jim Mortimore's novel Eternity Weeps.
- Oolians appear. They were introduced in Andy Lane's novel Original Sin.
- Mr. Misnomer "appears" in Lawrence Miles' novel Down.
See also[]
- Beige Planet Mars by Lance Parkin and Mark Clapham
- Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Extinction Event by Lance Parkin
- Deadfall by Gary Russell
Sources[]
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