‘We’ll play together on the shore every night. It turns out to be the only thing capable of overpowering the Deathscent's influence, leading to Brindle's dying redemption.‘You’ll stay with me always, Bram,’ she demanded. The Tragic Rose: Brindle is absolutely staggered when he finds his first rose, calling it the kind of scent his people would build temples to.They're harmless in their natural state, but find the scent released at the moment of death so intoxicating it turns them into insane murderers.
Superpowered Evil Side: Brindle, and apparently his entire species.As it's been more than ten years, it's unlikely this will be followed up on. Sequel Hook: The Spanish ambassador finds Brindle's beacon.He perceives the world mainly by smell (to the point that he lives on scents) and speaks a musical Starfish Language without his translator device. Rubber-Forehead Aliens: In Brindle's case, a third nostril in the middle of his forehead.Robot Buddy: Lantern is the Clock Punk equivalent.Brindle makes sure to rub this in after he transforms, noting that slaughter at his peoples' hands will just be speeding up the inevitable. Insufficiently Advanced Alien: The human species is living in a "paradise" they know hardly anything about.Full-Boar Action: The aptly-named Old Scratch.One good whiff can turn a penitent, guilt-wracked man into a bloodthirsty maniac. Fantastic Drug: The eponymous Deathscent is one for Brindle's species.Do Androids Dream?: It's ambiguous just how sapient the more advanced Mechanicals are.Evil! Brindle views it as a pleasure garden the Ambassadors set up for their amusement, not out of goodwill. Benevolent Alien Invasion: The "Beatification" - or so the humans assume.Atop a Mountain of Corpses: Evil! Brindle works fast.Aristocrats Are Evil: The Spanish Ambassador is an outright sadist, and the English court is little better.His name is Brindle, and he's about to change everything. Out of the flaming ship tumbles a visitor from another world. Into this chaos drops a strange vessel, smashing through the domed ceiling of a disaffected noble banished from court for speaking his mind. War between Englandia and Spain is on the horizon. Queen Elizabeth I is still mercurial and unforgiving, politicians will still do anything to get ahead, and religious and national tensions are as strong as ever. Journeys between islands are conducted on "night boats", lifespans are greatly extended, and livestock has been replaced by Clock Punk creatures that grow food in their "stomachs".īut despite all this, people are still people. With the aid of mysterious Special Ambassadors, humans have left the Earth behind and now dwell in domed cities and islands between the stars. A children's / young adult novel by Robin Jarvis (author of the Deptford Mice series) published in 2001.
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