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== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
It is ten years since [[Harry Sullivan]] left [[ | It is ten years since [[Harry Sullivan]] left [[UNIT]] and gave up his travels in [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] with [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]]. | ||
Since then he has been engaged in top secret work, developing antidotes to [[nerve toxin]]s. But when he is transferred to [[Yarra]] in the [[Hebrides]] to work on weapons research, he has severe misgivings. For one thing, it goes against much of what he believes in. For another, someone is out to kill Harry Sullivan. | Since then he has been engaged in top secret work, developing antidotes to [[nerve toxin]]s. But when he is transferred to [[Yarra]] in the [[Hebrides]] to work on weapons research, he has severe misgivings. For one thing, it goes against much of what he believes in. For another, someone is out to kill Harry Sullivan. | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* Author [[Ian Marter]] played [[Harry Sullivan]] on television. To date, the late actor-turned-writer remains one of five people to have written a ''Doctor Who''-related novel featuring the character whom he played on the series ([[John Barrowman]] wrote ''[[Exodus Code (novel)|Exodus Code]]'', [[Tom Baker]] wrote ''[[Scratchman (novelisation)|Scratchman]]'', [[Sophie Aldred]] wrote ''[[At Childhood's End (novel)|At Childhood's End]]'', and [[Alex Kingston]] wrote ''[[The Ruby's Curse (novel)|The Ruby's Curse]]'') Marter also wrote novelisations of two stories featuring Harry, ''[[The Ark in Space]]'' and ''[[The Sontaran Experiment]]''. The novel ''Harry Sullivan's War'' was first published in September 1986, a month before Marter died. | * Author [[Ian Marter]] played [[Harry Sullivan]] on television. To date, the late actor-turned-writer remains one of five people to have written a ''Doctor Who''-related novel featuring the character whom he played on the series ([[John Barrowman]] wrote ''[[Exodus Code (novel)|Exodus Code]]'', [[Tom Baker]] wrote ''[[Scratchman (novelisation)|Scratchman]]'', [[Sophie Aldred]] wrote ''[[At Childhood's End (novel)|At Childhood's End]]'', and [[Alex Kingston]] wrote ''[[The Ruby's Curse (novel)|The Ruby's Curse]]'') Marter also wrote novelisations of two stories featuring Harry, ''[[The Ark in Space (TV story)|The Ark in Space]]'' and ''[[The Sontaran Experiment (TV story)|The Sontaran Experiment]]''. The novel ''Harry Sullivan's War'' was first published in September 1986, a month before Marter died. | ||
* According to his ''[[Myth Makers]]'' video interview, Ian Marter had planned to kill Harry off at the end of the story, but was prevented from doing so by the publishers, who wanted the character to be left alive for a possible sequel. | * According to his ''[[Myth Makers]]'' video interview, Ian Marter had planned to kill Harry off at the end of the story, but was prevented from doing so by the publishers, who wanted the character to be left alive for a possible sequel. | ||
* ''Harry Sullivan's War'' is written in such a style that Harry appears in every single scene, and thus the reader never knows more than Harry knows — there are no cutaways to what the villains are planning, for example. | * ''Harry Sullivan's War'' is written in such a style that Harry appears in every single scene, and thus the reader never knows more than Harry knows — there are no cutaways to what the villains are planning, for example. | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Brigadier tells Harry that he is now teaching Maths at [[Brendon Public School]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Mawdryn Undead (TV story)|Mawdryn Undead]]'') | * The Brigadier tells Harry that he is now teaching Maths at [[Brendon Public School]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Mawdryn Undead (TV story)|Mawdryn Undead]]'') | ||
* Harry refers to his encounters with the [[Dalek]]s, ([[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'') the [[Cyberman | * Harry refers to his encounters with the [[Dalek]]s, ([[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'') the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'') and the [[Zygon]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Zygons (TV story)|Terror of the Zygons]]'') | ||
* [[MI5]] are aware of [[Davros]], due to his involvement in the [[Shoreditch Incident]] in [[November]] [[1963]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') | * [[MI5]] are aware of [[Davros]], due to his involvement in the [[Shoreditch Incident]] in [[November]] [[1963]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') | ||
* Esther Bland occasionally visited Harry while he was posted at the Faslane submarine base in the early [[1970s]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Face of the Enemy (novel)|The Face of the Enemy]]'') | * Esther Bland occasionally visited Harry while he was posted at the Faslane submarine base in the early [[1970s]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Face of the Enemy (novel)|The Face of the Enemy]]'') | ||
Revision as of 19:05, 13 June 2022
Harry Sullivan's War was a novel that featured Harry Sullivan. It was written by Ian Marter.
Publisher's summary
It is ten years since Harry Sullivan left UNIT and gave up his travels in the TARDIS with the Doctor and Sarah.
Since then he has been engaged in top secret work, developing antidotes to nerve toxins. But when he is transferred to Yarra in the Hebrides to work on weapons research, he has severe misgivings. For one thing, it goes against much of what he believes in. For another, someone is out to kill Harry Sullivan.
Who wants Harry safely out of the way? What significance does a painting by Van Gogh have in the affair? And can Harry's old friend, the Brigadier, really be involved in a scheme which threatens the security of the Western World?
Plot
to be added
Characters
- Harry Sullivan
- Sarah Jane Smith
- Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart
- Zbigniew Brodsky
- Samantha Shire
- Curly
- Teddy Bland
- Conrad Gold
- Rudolf Rainbow
- Alexander Shire
- Esther Bland
- Waldo Tedescu
- Rear-Admiral de Longpre
References
- It's been ten years since Harry left UNIT.
Notes
- Author Ian Marter played Harry Sullivan on television. To date, the late actor-turned-writer remains one of five people to have written a Doctor Who-related novel featuring the character whom he played on the series (John Barrowman wrote Exodus Code, Tom Baker wrote Scratchman, Sophie Aldred wrote At Childhood's End, and Alex Kingston wrote The Ruby's Curse) Marter also wrote novelisations of two stories featuring Harry, The Ark in Space and The Sontaran Experiment. The novel Harry Sullivan's War was first published in September 1986, a month before Marter died.
- According to his Myth Makers video interview, Ian Marter had planned to kill Harry off at the end of the story, but was prevented from doing so by the publishers, who wanted the character to be left alive for a possible sequel.
- Harry Sullivan's War is written in such a style that Harry appears in every single scene, and thus the reader never knows more than Harry knows — there are no cutaways to what the villains are planning, for example.
Continuity
- The Brigadier tells Harry that he is now teaching Maths at Brendon Public School. (TV: Mawdryn Undead)
- Harry refers to his encounters with the Daleks, (TV: Genesis of the Daleks) the Cybermen (TV: Revenge of the Cybermen) and the Zygons. (TV: Terror of the Zygons)
- MI5 are aware of Davros, due to his involvement in the Shoreditch Incident in November 1963. (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks)
- Esther Bland occasionally visited Harry while he was posted at the Faslane submarine base in the early 1970s. (PROSE: The Face of the Enemy)
External links
- Harry Sullivan's War at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- The Discontinuity Guide to: Harry Sullivan's War at The Whoniverse
