The Secrets of Nefertiti's Bust
As the residents of a little English village commence their annual rehersals for the play....
The year is 1936, and Perceval Degalles, a student of archeology, is commissioned by the British Natural History Museum to research Egyptian art, and has been living in Cairo for the past year. He is due to return but has been joined by his colleague, Robert Osmond. They decide to take a sojourn to Luxor before they return to England.
Whilst in Luxor they meet their old mentor, Professor Morehampton. Morehampton tells them that he has been on the trail of the lost artefact known as Nefertiti’s Bust, but he is not alone in the pursuit.
Percy, along with Robert, must recover the Bust for the Egyptian authorities, but they are not alone in the pursuit. To get to the Valley of the Queens, they join a tour, and venture into the desert. It’s a race through an ancient world, across the desert to a mythical oasis, with danger lurking and suspicious characters from across the globe whose motives are seemingly benign but whose determination is ruthless
Can Percy, and friends, persevere? Will greed corrupt them all? What is hidden inside the bust that will drive some to murder? What, indeed, are The Secrets of Nefertiti’s Bust!
Vision and Intent
Two minor, but impactful, characters from the feature film, Apples and Orange set out on their own adventures through the 20th Century.
This 10 part series is brought to life as a sumptuous graphic novel, each decade meticulously depicting the style and flair of Serena and Lorelei, as they seek to thwart the despicable Oberon Drant, and his plans to end the world by 1999.
The graphic novel is accompanied by an interactive tablet app that deepens the story drawing the reader further in to the world of THE BLUE PARROT
Synopsis
THIS is a story of friendship, murder, betrayal and fashion
Serena and Lorelei meet at The Blue Parrot cabaret in Paris in 1914, excited and bubbling with aspirations of life in the world’s most exciting city. Quickly they discover that The Blue Parrot is the locus for an unnatural evil. When the director of the theatre is killed and the assailant escapes through a time portal, the pair determinedly follow only to emerge a decade later in the same place to watch history repeat itself. Can they stop the cycle before they tumble to the end of the century and all is lost, including their friendship? Serena and Lorelei must adapt to the changing eras, one decade at a time, but put together the clues without losing what they hold most dear.
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1914, The Blue Parrot opens in Paris, War begins
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1929, Serena and Lorelei chase Drant to New York
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1936, Drant escapes to Spain, the girls pursue
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1945, Life goes nuclear at the Theatre as the girls fail again
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1956 Rock & Roll meets the Cold War between our heroines
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1964 on separate missions, Serena & Lorelei swing into action
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1972 Moon-bound as Drant attempts to destroy the theatre
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1985 Hope springs anew as Serena gains the upper hand
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1990 - Drant secures what he needs , all is lost
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1999 Can the duo reunite, and try one last time to save the world?
Themes
Friendship
Friendship is the most obvious theme, and the exposition of this is centered around the two protagonists, and extended to their allies and friends. It is friendship that the antagonist wishes to exterminate for the world and increasingly for our heroines
ROMANTICISM Versus HORROR
The advent of the 20th century brought mechanisation, war, and modernity. This left behind the romantic idealism of the 19th century. Was it all worth it? This 10-part series explores the advances and losses of a society through the eyes of innocence.
HISTORY & REPETITION
We do the same, over and over again. The same lives, loves, mistakes, joys, endless repetition of modernity. Can we ever escape? Can we ever find a way out of the labyrinth? There is only one fairytale, and we tell it to ourselves over and over. The recursive structure of the episodes themselves speak to this infinite loop of humanity
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