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|image = Kursaal.jpg | |||
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|series=[[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] | |series=[[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] | ||
|range= BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures | |||
|number in range = 7 | |||
|number= 7 | |number= 7 | ||
|doctor=Eighth Doctor | |doctor = Eighth Doctor | ||
|companions=[[ | |companions=[[Sam Jones|Sam]] | ||
|enemy= [[Jax]] | |enemy= [[Jax]] | ||
|setting= [[Kursaal]] | |setting= [[Kursaal]] | ||
|writer= | |writer= Peter Anghelides | ||
|publisher= BBC Books | |publisher= BBC Books | ||
|cover=[[Black Sheep]] | |cover = [[Black Sheep]] | ||
|release date= | |release date= 8 January 1998 | ||
|format= Paperback Book; 16 Chapters, 282 Pages | |format= Paperback Book;<br/>16 Chapters, 282 Pages | ||
|isbn= ISBN 0-563-40578-3 | |isbn= ISBN 0-563-40578-3 | ||
|prev= Alien Bodies (novel) | |prev= Alien Bodies (novel) | ||
|next= Option Lock (novel) | |next= Option Lock (novel) | ||
}}{{you may|Kursaal|n1=the titular planet}} | |featuring = [[Amy Saraband]], [[Bernard Cockaigne]], [[Paul Kadijk]] | ||
'''''Kursaal''''' was the seventh [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] | }}{{prose stub}} | ||
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'''''Kursaal''''' was the seventh novel in the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Peter Anghelides]], released [[8 January (releases)|8 January]] [[1998 (releases)|1998]] and featured the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Sam Jones]]. | |||
''Kursaal'' was author Anghelides' first full length contribution to ''Doctor Who''; his previous contribution was the short story ''[[Moving On (short story)|Moving On]]'' in 1996. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
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Eco-terrorists want the project halted to preserve vital [[archaeological]] sites -- areas containing the last remains of the long-dead [[Jax]], an ancient [[wolf]]-like race whose remains are being buried beneath the big-business tourist attractions. | Eco-terrorists want the project halted to preserve vital [[archaeological]] sites -- areas containing the last remains of the long-dead [[Jax]], an ancient [[wolf]]-like race whose remains are being buried beneath the big-business tourist attractions. | ||
[[ | [[Sam Jones|Sam]] falls in with the environmentalists, and finds her loyalties divided. Meanwhile, [[Eighth Doctor|the Doctor]]'s own investigations lead him to believe the Jax are not extinct after all. | ||
Cut off from | Cut off from [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]], separated from his companion and pursued for murder, the Doctor discovers Kursaal hides a terrible secret — and that Sam is being affected by events more than anyone would guess... | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Eighth Doctor]] | * [[Eighth Doctor]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Sam Jones]] | ||
* Security Chief [[Paul Kadijk]] | * Security Chief [[Paul Kadijk]] | ||
* [[Paul Kadijk's ex-wife]] | |||
* Professor [[Amy Saraband]] | * Professor [[Amy Saraband]] | ||
* [[Amy Saraband's father]] | |||
* [[Amy Saraband's partner]] | |||
* [[Maximilian Gray]] | * [[Maximilian Gray]] | ||
* [[Bernard Cockaigne]] | * [[Bernard Cockaigne]] | ||
* [[Claire Johnson]] | * [[Claire Johnson]] | ||
* [[Denis Lambton]] | |||
* [[Tarbogev]] | |||
* [[Porlock]] | * [[Porlock]] | ||
* [[Bandros]] | * [[Bandros]] | ||
* [[Bandros' mother]] | |||
* [[Carl Olivier]] | |||
* [[Osram]] | |||
* [[Leet (Kursaal)|Leet]] | |||
* [[Sharstone]] | |||
* [[Aykers]] | |||
* [[Zaterday]] | |||
* [[Jamila (Kursaal)|Jamila]] | |||
* [[Melissa Donoghue]] | |||
* [[Shobu]] | |||
* [[Bisham (Kursaal)|Bisham]] | |||
* [[James Watford]] | |||
* [[John Govan]] | |||
* [[Mo Clunes]] | |||
* [[Mikey Clunes]] | |||
* [[Martina Lennox]] | |||
* [[Garrick]] | |||
* [[Webber (Kursaal)|Webber]] | |||
* [[Bhairom]] | |||
* [[Mallaby]] | |||
* [[James Jensen]] | |||
* [[Norman (Kursaal)|Norman]] | |||
* [[Randy (Kursaal)|Randy]] | |||
* [[Huan Qua]] | |||
* [[Frajnar Kumbolo]] | |||
* [[Cleall]] | |||
* [[Harding (Kursaal)|Harding]] | |||
* [[Vereker]] | |||
* [[Dmowski]] | |||
* [[Malone (Kursaal)|Malone]] | |||
* [[Josef Brandt]] | |||
* [[Kepesk]] | |||
* [[Coppington]] | |||
* [[Mallard (Kursaal)|Mallard]] | |||
* [[Duchevsky]] | |||
* [[Roger (Kursaal)|Roger]] | |||
* [[Roger's mother (Kursaal)|Roger]] | |||
* [[DuPre]] | |||
* [[DuPre's husband]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
*In [[Latin]], "[[Alius]]" means "other". | * In [[Latin]], "[[Alius]]" means "other". | ||
*The Doctor refers to Kursaal as a cross between [[Disneyland]] and [[Babylon 5]] | * The Doctor refers to Kursaal as a cross between [[Disneyland]] and [[Babylon 5]]. | ||
=== The Doctor === | === The Doctor === | ||
* The Doctor mentions the [[Mars-Venus run]]. | * The Doctor mentions the [[Mars-Venus run]]. | ||
=== The Doctor's items === | === The Doctor's items === | ||
* The Doctor has a box of [[Promethean Everlasting Matches|everlasting matches]]. | * The Doctor has a box of [[Promethean Everlasting Matches|everlasting matches]]. | ||
=== Organisations === | === Organisations === | ||
* HALF | * HALF stands for [[Helping All Life Forms]]. | ||
=== Species === | === Species === | ||
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* [[Emorgan]]s are [[humanoid]]. | * [[Emorgan]]s are [[humanoid]]. | ||
* Some other visitors to Kursaal are [[Alpha Centauran|Alpha Centurians]] and [[Ogron]]s. | * Some other visitors to Kursaal are [[Alpha Centauran|Alpha Centurians]] and [[Ogron]]s. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* In ''[[The Eight Doctors]]'' Sam's eyes are blue | * In ''[[The Eight Doctors (novel)|The Eight Doctors]]'' Sam's eyes are blue; in ''[[Alien Bodies (novel)|Alien Bodies]]'' they're green; and in this novel they're green when she's possessed and blue when she's not. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* A virus like werewolf appears in [[TV]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]''. | * A virus like werewolf appears in [[TV]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]''. | ||
* | * Earth-based werewolves are featured in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Loups-Garoux (audio story)|Loups-Garoux]]'' and [[PROSE]]: ''[[Wolfsbane (novel)|Wolfsbane]]''. | ||
* The Doctor dislikes hospitals because of his "death" in one in [[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]''. | |||
* The Doctor dislikes hospitals because of his | |||
* Sam thinks of the [[Tractite]] she killed in self defence. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Genocide (novel)|Genocide]]'') | * Sam thinks of the [[Tractite]] she killed in self defence. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Genocide (novel)|Genocide]]'') | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{dwrefguide|whobbc07.htm|Kursaal}} | |||
* {{whoniverse|ed07|Kursaal}} | * {{whoniverse|ed07|Kursaal}} | ||
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/kurs.htm The Cloister Library: '''Kursaal'''] | * [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/kurs.htm The Cloister Library: '''Kursaal'''] | ||
* [https://peteranghelides.wordpress.com/2009/04/18/writing-kursaal/ Writing Kursaal | The Red Lines Page - Peter Anghelides - WordPress.com] | |||
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