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series= | |image = Deathofart na54.jpg | ||
number= 54 | | |series=[[Virgin New Adventures]] | ||
doctor= | |range = Virgin New Adventures | ||
companions= [[Roz Forrester | Roz]], [[Chris Cwej | Chris]] | | |number in range = 54 | ||
enemy= [[Montague]] | | |number= 54 | ||
|doctor = Seventh Doctor | |||
writer= | |companions= [[Roz Forrester|Roz]], [[Chris Cwej|Chris]] | ||
publisher= | |featuring = [[Charles Dickens]] | ||
release date= | |enemy= [[Montague (The Death of Art)|Montague]] | ||
format= Paperback Book, | |setting= {{il|[[London]], [[1845]]|[[Paris]], [[1884]], [[1897]] and [[1995]]}} | ||
isbn= ISBN | |writer= Simon Bucher-Jones | ||
|cover= [[John Sullivan]] | |||
next | |publisher= Virgin Books | ||
|release date= 19 September 1996 | |||
|format= Paperback Book;<br/>27 Chapters, 276 Pages | |||
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20481-6 | |||
|prev= Return of the Living Dad (novel) | |||
|next= Damaged Goods (novel) | |||
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'''''The Death of Art''''' was the fifty-fourth [[Virgin New Adventures]] novel. It featured the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Chris Cwej]] and [[Roz Forrester]]. It was another in the arc of stories featuring psychic powers. | |||
==Publisher's | == Publisher's summary == | ||
''He did not know if his powers could save him until the horses' hooves had crushed his ribs and his heart had stopped beating. After that, it was obvious.'' | |||
[[1880]]'s [[France]]: the corrupt world of the [[Third Republic]]. A clandestine brotherhood is engaged in a desperate internal power struggle; a race of beings seeks to free itself from perpetual oppression; and a rip in time threatens an entire city. The future of Europe is at stake, in a war fought with minds and bodies altered to the limits of human evolution. | [[1880]]'s [[France]]: the corrupt world of the [[Third Republic]]. A clandestine [[Brotherhood of the Immanent Flesh|brotherhood]] is engaged in a desperate internal power struggle; a [[Quoth|race of beings]] seeks to free itself from perpetual oppression; and a rip in time threatens an entire city. The future of Europe is at stake, in a war fought with minds and bodies altered to the limits of [[human]] [[evolution]]. | ||
[[Chris Cwej | Chris]] finds himself working undercover with a suspicious French gendarme; [[Roz Forrester | Roz]] follows a psychic artist whose talents are attracting the attention of mysterious forces; and [[the Doctor]] befriends a shape-shifting member of a terrifying family. And, at the heart of it all, a dark and disturbing injustice is being perpetrated. Only an end to the secret war, and the salvation of an entire race, can prevent [[Paris]] from being utterly destroyed. | [[Chris Cwej|Chris]] finds himself working undercover with a suspicious French gendarme; [[Roz Forrester|Roz]] follows a psychic artist whose talents are attracting the attention of mysterious forces; and [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]] befriends a shape-shifting member of a terrifying family. And, at the heart of it all, a dark and disturbing injustice is being perpetrated. Only an end to the secret war, and the salvation of an entire race, can prevent [[Paris]] from being utterly destroyed. | ||
==Characters== | == Plot == | ||
*[[Seventh Doctor | The | ''to be added'' | ||
**The Doctor | |||
== Characters == | |||
* [[Seventh Doctor]] | |||
* [[Roz Forrester]] | |||
* [[Chris Cwej]] | |||
* [[David Clayton]] | |||
* Brother [[Tomas (The Death of Art)|Tomas]] | |||
* [[Montague (The Death of Art)|Montague]] | |||
* [[Clarissa Montfalcon]] | |||
* [[Dominic Montfalcon]] | |||
* [[Emil Montfalcon]] | |||
* [[August Mirakle]] | |||
* [[Georges Picquart]] | |||
* [[Anton Jarre]] | |||
* [[Claudette Engadine]] | |||
* [[Jean Veber]] | |||
* [[Marcel (The Death of Art)|Marcel]] | |||
* [[Alfred Dreyfus]] | |||
* [[Francesque Duquesne]] | |||
* [[Grandmaster]] | |||
* [[Hubert Henri]] | |||
* [[Jean Mayeur]] | |||
* [[Jules Perraudin]] | |||
* [[Jules Balmarian]] | |||
* [[Kasper]] | |||
* [[Pierre Duval]] | |||
* [[Truthseeker]] | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
* ''[[The King in Yellow]]'' is mentioned. | |||
=== Devices === | |||
* The [[ormolu clock]] is still within [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. | |||
*[[ | === The Doctor === | ||
* The Doctor was once invited to [[the Rani]]'s 94th birthday party. | |||
*[[ | === The Doctor's items === | ||
* [[Ace]] has the Doctor's [[500 Year Diary]]. | |||
== | === People === | ||
* [[ | * [[Georges-Eugene Haussmann]] became Prefect of Paris in the 1850s. | ||
* Roz Forrester recals arresting the fake mystic [[Rhan-Te-Goth]] in the [[30th century]] during her three-month stint on fraudster watch assigned by her trainer [[Konstantine]]. | |||
* The [[Time | === Species === | ||
* The [[Time Lord]]s' lives are linear, just in more dimensions. | |||
== | === Sports === | ||
' | * Roz practices [[archery]]. | ||
* Chris doesn't know a lot about [[cricket]]. | |||
=== Theories and concepts === | |||
* The [[Sensory Limitation Effect]] is a barrier of scale where events take place over timescales too vast to be meaningful. | |||
=== Food and beverages === | |||
* The Doctor drinks [[wine]]. | |||
* Roz stays up all night drinking [[red wine]] with David. | |||
== | == Notes == | ||
''to be | * This novel is based on the historical events of the Dreyfus Affair. | ||
* The novel makes references to the disappearance of the author of ''The Dynamics of an Asteroid'' - i.e. Professor [[James Moriarty]], last seen falling off a cliff in Conan Doyle's [[Sherlock Holmes]] story ''The Final Problem''. | |||
* Anton Jarre recalls meeting a Belgian police sergeant who is clearly intended to be a young Hercule Poirot, the detective created by [[Agatha Christie]]. | |||
* The novel makes reference to the events of ''The Murders in the Rue Morgue'' by [[Edgar Allan Poe]]. | |||
== | == Continuity == | ||
* [ | * Chris pretends to be the [[Fifth Doctor]], not very successfully, following the events of [[PROSE]]: ''[[Cold Fusion (novel)|Cold Fusion]]''. | ||
* [ | * The Doctor saves the partially formed [[Notre Dame de Paris|Notre Dame du Paris]] configuration in the TARDIS for possible later use. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') | ||
* The [[Quoth]] later made a minor reappearance in [[PROSE]]: ''[[White Canvas (novel)|White Canvas]]''. | |||
{{ | == External links == | ||
{{dwrefguide|who_na54.htm|The Death of Art}} | |||
* {{whoniverse|na54|The Death of Art}} | |||
[ | * [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/deathofart.htm The Cloister Library: '''The Death of Art'''] | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:57, 9 November 2023
The Death of Art was the fifty-fourth Virgin New Adventures novel. It featured the Seventh Doctor, Chris Cwej and Roz Forrester. It was another in the arc of stories featuring psychic powers.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
He did not know if his powers could save him until the horses' hooves had crushed his ribs and his heart had stopped beating. After that, it was obvious.
1880's France: the corrupt world of the Third Republic. A clandestine brotherhood is engaged in a desperate internal power struggle; a race of beings seeks to free itself from perpetual oppression; and a rip in time threatens an entire city. The future of Europe is at stake, in a war fought with minds and bodies altered to the limits of human evolution.
Chris finds himself working undercover with a suspicious French gendarme; Roz follows a psychic artist whose talents are attracting the attention of mysterious forces; and the Doctor befriends a shape-shifting member of a terrifying family. And, at the heart of it all, a dark and disturbing injustice is being perpetrated. Only an end to the secret war, and the salvation of an entire race, can prevent Paris from being utterly destroyed.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Seventh Doctor
- Roz Forrester
- Chris Cwej
- David Clayton
- Brother Tomas
- Montague
- Clarissa Montfalcon
- Dominic Montfalcon
- Emil Montfalcon
- August Mirakle
- Georges Picquart
- Anton Jarre
- Claudette Engadine
- Jean Veber
- Marcel
- Alfred Dreyfus
- Francesque Duquesne
- Grandmaster
- Hubert Henri
- Jean Mayeur
- Jules Perraudin
- Jules Balmarian
- Kasper
- Pierre Duval
- Truthseeker
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The King in Yellow is mentioned.
Devices[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The ormolu clock is still within the TARDIS.
The Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor was once invited to the Rani's 94th birthday party.
The Doctor's items[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Ace has the Doctor's 500 Year Diary.
People[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Georges-Eugene Haussmann became Prefect of Paris in the 1850s.
- Roz Forrester recals arresting the fake mystic Rhan-Te-Goth in the 30th century during her three-month stint on fraudster watch assigned by her trainer Konstantine.
Species[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Time Lords' lives are linear, just in more dimensions.
Sports[[edit] | [edit source]]
Theories and concepts[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Sensory Limitation Effect is a barrier of scale where events take place over timescales too vast to be meaningful.
Food and beverages[[edit] | [edit source]]
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This novel is based on the historical events of the Dreyfus Affair.
- The novel makes references to the disappearance of the author of The Dynamics of an Asteroid - i.e. Professor James Moriarty, last seen falling off a cliff in Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes story The Final Problem.
- Anton Jarre recalls meeting a Belgian police sergeant who is clearly intended to be a young Hercule Poirot, the detective created by Agatha Christie.
- The novel makes reference to the events of The Murders in the Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan Poe.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Chris pretends to be the Fifth Doctor, not very successfully, following the events of PROSE: Cold Fusion.
- The Doctor saves the partially formed Notre Dame du Paris configuration in the TARDIS for possible later use. (TV: Doctor Who)
- The Quoth later made a minor reappearance in PROSE: White Canvas.
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Death of Art at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- The Discontinuity Guide to: The Death of Art at The Whoniverse
