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26-504: The Deptford Mice is a trilogy of children 's dark fantasy novels by British author Robin Jarvis . The first book, The Dark Portal , was published in 1989 by Macdonald & Company in London , followed that same year by The Crystal Prison and then The Final Reckoning in 1990. The trilogy tells the story of a young mouse girl named Audrey Brown and her friends as they fight Jupiter,
52-439: A break and draw something small. That something was a mouse who would become the character Oswald Chitter. Jarvis continued to doodle mice, and when a friend of his saw the sketches, he suggested they be sent to a publisher. The publisher responded positively and asked if there was a story to accompany the drawings. At the time there wasn't one, but Jarvis then wrote the story of The Deptford Mice . He had originally envisioned it as
78-700: A loss as to how to vanquish him this second time because he is already dead. Worse still, their ally the Starwife has had her realm destroyed and her magical Starglass stolen by Jupiter, who plans to use it to blot out the sun and bring an end to all life on earth. Jarvis has also written prequels to The Deptford Mice . These include The Deptford Histories trilogy, which delves into the backstories of major characters like Jupiter and Thomas Triton, and The Deptford Mouselets , intended to introduce younger children to The Deptford Mice . The Mouselets stories are much more lighthearted in tone, with little to no violence, and
104-403: A picture book, but it became a 70,000 word manuscript. When Jarvis's editor told him that the manuscript could make a trilogy due to its long length, he went away and cut it, and then came up with more ideas for the second and third books. The entire storyline of the trilogy was worked out by Jarvis before he sat down to write it. This meant that he knew the ultimate fates of all the characters from
130-467: Is a remastered and remixed collection of his 2011 mixtapes House of Balloons , Thursday , and Echoes of Silence . Creators of trilogies may later add more works. In such a case, the original three works may or may not keep the title "trilogy". The Deptford Mice Almanack The Deptford Mice Almanack is a companion book to The Deptford Mice and Deptford Histories trilogies by Robin Jarvis , presented in an in-universe style. It
156-402: Is commanded by the Starwife, all-powerful queen of the squirrels, to accompany the rat Madame Akkikuyu to the countryside against her will. Formerly in the service of the now-defeated Jupiter, Akkikuyu has gone mad and is completely harmless. Her only wish is to find peace and happiness. But as soon as she and Audrey arrive in the country, fieldmice start turning up dead. Audrey unwittingly becomes
182-573: Is less often applied to music. One example is the Berlin Trilogy of David Bowie , which is linked together by musical sound and lyrical themes, all having been recorded at least partly in Berlin, Germany. Another example can be found in the Guns N' Roses songs " November Rain ", " Don't Cry " and " Estranged ", whose videos are considered a trilogy. The Weeknd 's 2012 compilation album Trilogy
208-427: The London borough Deptford . The only problem they have is a fear of the vicious rats in the sewers below who worship a mysterious living god called Jupiter. One mouse named Albert Brown is drawn into the sewers by dark enchantments on the grill in the house's basement. His daughter Audrey, refusing to believe he is dead, sets out to find him and in the process discover the truth about the villainous Jupiter. Audrey
234-575: The Wayfarers trilogy by Knut Hamsun , the Cairo Trilogy by Naguib Mahfouz , The Border Trilogy by Cormac McCarthy , and His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman . A pivotal example is J. R. R. Tolkien 's The Lord of the Rings (1954–1955), which was written as a three-volume novel but published (for economic reasons) as a trilogy, thus helping to popularize the trilogy format. The term
260-425: The beginning and was able to easily insert foreshadowing . Some of the real history and lore of Greenwich and Blackheath was incorporated by Jarvis into the novels because he believes "that if you can incorporate elements of documented history into fantasy, this will hopefully enhance the experience for the reader and make it more convincing." A community of mice lives an idyllic existence in an old empty house in
286-518: The books are not nearly as long as those in the main trilogies. The Deptford Mice Almanack , written from an in-universe perspective, has also been released to complement the novels. It describes the fictional traditions and lore of the animal characters, as well as events taking place ten years after The Deptford Mice trilogy. The Deptford Mice Almanack ends with an ominous cliffhanger , and Jarvis has stated that he plans to write "one more, final Deptford Mice book. It will be set some years after
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#1732801727571312-590: The days of the year, and every major event in the main novels is given a date. Gervase includes journal entries throughout telling of his stay in Greenwich as well as his travels to Fennywolde and Holeborn to ask William 'Twit' Scuttle and Arthur Brown to tell their stories. While in Fennywolde, Gervase encounters Alison Sedge, the field mouse who was jealous of Audrey in The Crystal Prison . She
338-410: The entire trilogy. In the mid-1990s, there were plans for Jim Henson Pictures to adapt The Deptford Mice into a film. The project was ultimately abandoned for reasons unknown. In 2010, London-based theatre company Tiny Dog Productions created the first official stage production of The Dark Portal under licence from Robin Jarvis . After successful preview showings at The Space Theatre, London.;
364-511: The events of The Final Reckoning and is going to be the most frightening story of them all. I can't wait to get started on that one. All I can say about it is that the peril-o-meter will be in the red zone all the way, so expect lots of desperate battles and more than a few tears, because at long last, after all these years of imprisonment, the evil Lord Hobb is back. The Three Thrones of the terrifying ancient rat gods will rise again..." In 1995, Macdonald Young Books released abridged readings of
390-607: The evil living god of the sewer rats in the London borough of Deptford . The first book in the series, The Dark Portal , was a runner-up for the Smarties book prize in 1989. In 2000, The Deptford Mice trilogy made its debut in the United States with the publication of The Dark Portal by SeaStar Books. The Crystal Prison and The Final Reckoning were published there in 2001 and 2002 respectively. In November 2023, it
416-586: The festival in Athens in 458 BC. The three Theban plays , or Oedipus cycle, by Sophocles , originating in 5th century BC, is not a true example of a trilogy because the plays were written at separate times and with different themes/purposes. Technical changes in printing and film in the mid-to-late 20th century made the creation of trilogies more feasible, while the development of mass media and modern global distribution networks has made them more likely to be lucrative. Examples of trilogies in modern fiction include
442-444: The grey squirrels in the park begin to whisper that it was Audrey's fault because she is not a squirrel but "merely" a mouse. Traditionally, the office of Starwife was always held by a squirrel. When two black squirrels , Morella and her father Modequai, arrive in Greenwich, everyone is shocked as that monarchical race was thought to be extinct . The grey squirrels see Morella as the perfect replacement for Audrey, and ultimately there
468-516: The legal status of Native Americans under U.S. law. Trilogies—and series in general—are common in speculative fiction . Trilogies ( ‹See Tfd› Greek : τριλογία trilogia ) date back to ancient times. In the Dionysia festivals of ancient Greece , for example, trilogies of plays were performed followed by a fourth satyr play . The Oresteia is the only surviving trilogy of these ancient Greek plays, originally performed at
494-432: The main suspect, but little does anyone know, the dark events are stemming from an evil spirit who is manipulating Akkikuyu. In the final book of the trilogy, Jupiter returns in spectral form, vowing revenge on the mice who destroyed his mortal body. More powerful than ever, he smothers the world in an eternal winter and gathers together a seemingly invincible army of ice spear-wielding ghost rats. The mice of Deptford are at
520-509: The political ideals of the French Republic ( liberty, equality, fraternity ). Trilogies can also be connected in less obvious ways, such as The Nova Trilogy of novels by William S. Burroughs , each written using cut-up technique . The term is seldom applied outside media. One example is the " Marshall Trilogy ", a common term for three rulings written by U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall from 1823 to 1832 concerning
546-529: The production was again performed in April 2011 at the New Wimbledon Theatre . Trilogy A trilogy is a set of three distinct works that are connected and can be seen either as a single work or as three individual works. They are commonly found in literature , film , and video games . Three-part works that are considered components of a larger work also exist, such as the triptych or
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#1732801727571572-583: The three novels on cassette tape . The Dark Portal was narrated by Tom Baker , The Crystal Prison by Martin Shaw , and The Final Reckoning by Jon Pertwee . These were later reissued in 2001 by Hodder Headline to coincide with their new Hodder Silver print editions of the books. Shortly after The Deptford Mice' s first publication in the United States , Blackstone Audio released unabridged audiobooks on cassette, compact disc, and digital formats in an arrangement with NorthSouth Books. Roe Kendall narrated
598-519: The three-movement sonata , but they are not commonly referred to with the term "trilogy". Most trilogies are works of fiction involving the same characters or setting, such as The Deptford Trilogy of novels by Robertson Davies , The Apu Trilogy of films by Satyajit Ray , The Kingdom Trilogy of television miniseries from 1994 to 2022 by Lars von Trier . Other fiction trilogies are connected only by theme: for example, each film of Krzysztof Kieślowski 's Three Colours trilogy explores one of
624-493: Was announced that Pushkin Children's Books had acquired worldwide publishing rights to The Deptford Mice and would be reissuing the trilogy throughout 2024. These editions are "freshly edited" and feature new covers and illustrations by Jarvis. Jarvis came up with the idea for The Deptford Mice while working as a model-maker for television programmes and commercials. He had been designing a big, furry alien but decided to take
650-619: Was first published in 1997 by Macdonald Young Books in the United Kingdom . Ten years after the events of The Final Reckoning , a red squirrel artist and writer named Gervase Brightkin is staying as a guest of mouse heroine Audrey Scuttle, now the Starwife in Greenwich Park . He is commanded by her to create an almanack to record the lore and traditions of the mice, squirrels, bats, and rats. There are entries for all
676-517: Was seemingly driven mad because of the death of her love interest, Jenkin Nettle, for which she blames Audrey. Alison solemnly warns that Audrey will not be the Starwife for much longer and will know great loss. At the end of the year, the Great Oak (in which the evil rat god Hobb was imprisoned by a previous Starwife, Ysabelle) falls down because of heavy winds. It is seen as an ill omen, and many of
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