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|image = Amorality tale.jpg | |image = <gallery> | ||
|number = | Amorality tale.jpg|2002 edition | ||
DW-AmoralityTale Large.jpg|2015 edition | |||
</gallery> | |||
|number = 51 | |||
|doctor = Third Doctor | |doctor = Third Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]] | |companions = [[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]] | ||
|enemy = | |enemy = [[Xhinn]] | ||
|setting = [[London]], [[3 December|3]]-[[8 December]] [[1952]] | |setting = [[London]], [[3 December|3]]-[[8 December]] [[1952]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = David Bishop | ||
|read by = [[Dan Starkey]] | |read by = [[Dan Starkey]] | ||
|publisher = BBC Books | |publisher = BBC Books | ||
|cover = [[Black Sheep]] | |cover = [[Black Sheep]] | ||
|release date = | |release date = 8 April 2002 | ||
|format = Paperback Book; 8 Chapters, 287 Pages | |format = Paperback Book; 8 Chapters, 287 Pages | ||
|isbn = ISBN 0-563-53850-3 | |isbn = ISBN 0-563-53850-3 | ||
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|next = Warmonger (novel) | |next = Warmonger (novel) | ||
}}{{prose stub}} | }}{{prose stub}} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the fifty- | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the fifty-first novel in the [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] series. It was written by [[David Bishop]], released [[8 April (releases)|8 April]] [[2002 (releases)|2002]] and featured the [[Third Doctor]] and [[Sarah Jane Smith]]. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
=== 2002 BBC Books Edition === | === 2002 BBC Books Edition === | ||
''Those people that die must die. It's history, it's already happened and there's nothing we can do to prevent it, [[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]].'' | ''Those people that die must die. It's history, it's already happened and there's nothing we can do to prevent it, [[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]].'' | ||
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* [[Ernie Evans]] | * [[Ernie Evans]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* While in [[1952]], the Doctor runs a [[watch]]-mending shop called [[Fixing Time]]. | * While in [[1952]], the Doctor runs a [[watch]]-mending shop called [[Fixing Time]]. | ||
* [[Dave Butcher]], [[Mike Gilmore]] and [[Norman Page]] are lieutenants in the [[Ramsey Mob]]. | * [[Dave Butcher]], [[Mike Gilmore]] and [[Norman Page]] are lieutenants in the [[Ramsey Mob]]. | ||
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[[File:DWM 317 AMORALITY-TALE.jpg|thumb|Art by [[Roger Langridge]] from DWM 317]] | [[File:DWM 317 AMORALITY-TALE.jpg|thumb|Art by [[Roger Langridge]] from DWM 317]] | ||
* The novel was reprinted as part of ''The History Collection'' in [[February (releases)|February]] [[2015 (releases)|2015]], with a new cover and introduction by Bishop. | * The novel was reprinted as part of ''The History Collection'' in [[February (releases)|February]] [[2015 (releases)|2015]], with a new cover and introduction by Bishop. | ||
* This story is set between ''[[The Monster of Peladon (TV story)|The Monster of Peladon]]'' and ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]''. | |||
* David Bishop was inspired by the crime film ''{{W|The Long Good Friday}}'', with the alien invaders in this book playing a similar role to the [[Irish Republican Army|IRA]] in ''Friday''. <ref>[http://viciousimagery.blogspot.com/2007/11/my-novels-5-amorality-tale.html My Novels #5: Amorality Tale]</ref> | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* [[Tommy Ramsey]] asks [[Sarah Jane Smith]] to make him and the rest of the men [[tea]], much to her disgust and disapproval, | * [[Tommy Ramsey]] asks [[Sarah Jane Smith]] to make him and the rest of the men [[tea]], much to her disgust and disapproval, similarly to when the Third Doctor asked her to make tea for himself. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Warrior (TV story)|The Time Warrior]]'') To some of his future incarnations' embarrassment, the [[First Doctor]] asked some of his future companions to make everyone tea. These included [[Tegan Jovanka]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'') and [[Bill Potts]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|Twice Upon a Time]]'') both of whom were upset at the request. | ||
* The Doctor hangs an "Out of Order" sign on the TARDIS door whilst it is in 1950s London. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]'') | * The Doctor hangs an "Out of Order" sign on the TARDIS door whilst it is in 1950s London. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]'') | ||
* Sarah remembers the Doctor almost dying on Peladon. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Monster of Peladon (TV story)|The Monster of Peladon]]'') | * Sarah remembers the Doctor almost dying on Peladon. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Monster of Peladon (TV story)|The Monster of Peladon]]'') | ||
* The [[Tenth Doctor]] | * The [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Donna Noble|Donna]] were also in London during the [[Great Smog of London|Great Smog]] (although they departed after the first day, while the Third Doctor and Sarah Jane remained for the whole experience). ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Creeping Death (audio story)|The Creeping Death]]'') | ||
== Additional cover images == | == Additional cover images == | ||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true"> | <gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true"> | ||
DW-AmoralityTale Large.jpg| | DW-AmoralityTale Large.jpg|2015 edition. Cover by [[Two Associates]]. | ||
</gallery> | |||
== Audiobook == | |||
* This novel was released as an audiobook on [[7 April (releases)|7 April]] [[2016 (releases)|2016]] complete and unabridged by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Dan Starkey]]. | |||
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Amorality Tale audiobook.jpg|Audiobook cover | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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* {{whoniverse|pd52|Amorality Tale}} | * {{whoniverse|pd52|Amorality Tale}} | ||
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/amorality.htm The Cloister Library: '''Amorality Tale'''] | * [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/amorality.htm The Cloister Library: '''Amorality Tale'''] | ||
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050406222457/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/news/drwho/2004/01/01/13728.shtml Interview: David Bishop] | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20050406222457/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/news/drwho/2004/01/01/13728.shtml Interview: David Bishop] | ||
* [https://viciousimagery.blogspot.com/2007/11/my-novels-5-amorality-tale.html Vicious Imagery: My novels #5: Amorality Tale] | * [https://viciousimagery.blogspot.com/2007/11/my-novels-5-amorality-tale.html Vicious Imagery: My novels #5: Amorality Tale] | ||
== Footnotes == | |||
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