Dead Romance is a novel written by Lawrence Miles. Released in 1999, it is the nineteenth book in Virgin Books' Bernice Summerfield series and tells of Christine Summerfield and the end of the world.
Characters[]
- Christine Summerfield
- Christopher Cwej
- Elliot Bishop
- Khiste
- The Horror
- The Great Houses
- Sphinxes
- Lady Diamond
Publisher's summary[]
"All right, let's start with the basics. The world ended on the twelfth of October, Nineteen Seventy..."
I don't know why I'm writing this. It's not like anybody's going to read it. At least, nobody who cares about the fact that I'm a desperate, dying, 23-year-old human being who's just had the whole of history taken away from her.
To whoever's out there, to whatever's left, this is the way things were, just before the end. This is the story about the last days of London, about murder and love and waking up in the ruins, about all the people buried in the wreckage...
I'm lying, obviously. This is my story. This is what I was doing, when October the twelfth came. Because, let's face it, I'm the only one who really matters.
I'm the only one who got out alive.
Summary[]
(PLACEHOLDER)
In-universe continuity[]
- This novel hangs off of plot threads from Rebecca Levene and Simon Winstone's novel Where Angels Fear. Plot threads from this novel are picked up again in Lawrence Miles' Interference duology.
- Chris Cwej last appeared in Dave Stone's novel Oblivion. His work for the Time Lords (or Great Houses) is mentioned in The Book of the War.
- The treaty between the Time Lords and the People was first mentioned in Ben Aaronovitch's Doctor Who novel The Also People.
- The Horror is made up of the bodies of Father Kreiner, Salamander (from The Enemy of the World, Pool (from Peter Darvill-Evans' novel Deceit),
- The planet Simia KK98 also features in Miles' novel Alien Bodies and The Book of the War.
- Henrietta Street also features in Miles' novel The Adventuress of Henrietta Street.
- Christine reappears in Lawrence Miles' Faction Paradox audio dramas under the name Eliza.
- The Eternal War from State of Decay is mentioned.
- Wetworks technology is also featured in Mike Tucker's audio play The Genocide Machine.
- Chris reads about sea serpents on Tyler's Folly - referencing the events of Miles' previous Bernice Summerfield novel.
See also[]
- Toy Story by Lawrence Miles
- Grass by Lawrence Miles
- Oblivion by Dave Stone
- Deadfall by Gary Russell
Sources[]
| Bernice Summerfield novels | ||
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1997 | ||