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|image = Harvest of Time.jpg | |image = Harvest of Time.jpg | ||
|series = | |series = (informally) BBC Books past Doctor novels | ||
|number = | |number = | ||
|doctor = Third Doctor | |doctor = Third Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Jo Grant|Jo]] | |companions = [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier]], [[John Benton|Benton]], [[Mike Yates|Yates]], [[Jo Grant|Jo]] | ||
|featuring=[[ | |featuring = [[The Master (Terror of the Autons)|The Master]] | ||
|enemy = [[Sild]] | |enemy = [[Sild]] | ||
|setting = | |setting = {{il|[[England]], the [[1970s]]|[[Praxilion (planet)|Praxilion]], the [[far future]]}} | ||
|writer = [[ | |writer = Alastair Reynolds | ||
|read by = [[Geoffrey Beevers]] | |||
|publisher = BBC Books | |publisher = BBC Books | ||
|release date = | |release date = 4 June 2013 | ||
|cover = | |cover = Two Associates | ||
|format = Hardback | |format = Hardback, 368 pages | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-0-385-34680-1 | |isbn = ISBN 978-0-385-34680-1 | ||
|prev = The Wheel of Ice (novel) | |prev = The Wheel of Ice (novel) | ||
|next | |next = The Drosten's Curse (novel) | ||
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'''''Harvest of Time''''' was a [[2013 (releases)|2013]] ''Doctor Who'' novel, unusual for being a new [[Third Doctor]] novel published while the [[BBC Wales]] television series featured another incumbent Doctor. Poll results published in [[DWM 479|issue 479]] of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' showed that readers had selected it as the best fiction book of that year. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
After billions of years of imprisonment, the vicious Sild have broken out of confinement. From a ruined world at the end of time, they make preparations to conquer the past, with the ultimate goal of rewriting history. But to achieve their aims they will need to enslave an intellect greater than their own... | After billions of years of imprisonment, the vicious [[Sild]] have broken out of confinement. From a ruined world at the end of time, they make preparations to conquer the past, with the ultimate goal of rewriting history. But to achieve their aims they will need to enslave an intellect greater than their own... | ||
On [[Earth]], [[UNIT]] is called in to investigate a mysterious incident on a [[North Sea]] drilling platform. [[Third Doctor|The Doctor]] believes something is afoot, and no sooner has the investigation begun when something even stranger takes hold: [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier]] is starting to [[Time-fade|forget]] about UNIT's highest-profile prisoner. And he is not alone in his [[amnesia]]. | |||
As the Sild invasion begins, the Doctor faces a terrible dilemma. To save the universe, he must save his arch-nemesis... [[The Master (Terror of the Autons)|The Master]]. | |||
== Plot == | |||
''to be added'' | |||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Third Doctor]] | * [[Third Doctor]] | ||
* [[Jo Grant]] | * [[Jo Grant]] | ||
* [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]] | * [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] | ||
* [[Mike Yates]] | * [[Mike Yates|Captain Mike Yates]] | ||
* [[John Benton|Sergeant Benton]] | |||
* {{delgado|c}} | * {{delgado|c}} | ||
* [[Eddie McCrimmon]] | * [[Edwina McCrimmon|Eddie McCrimmon]] | ||
* [[Tom Irwin]] | |||
* [[Pete Lomax]] | |||
* [[Callum McCrimmon]] | |||
* [[Morag (Harvest of Time)|Morag]] | |||
* [[Callow]] | |||
* [[Lovelace]] | |||
* [[Pat McGinty]] | |||
* Inspector [[Archie Hawes]] | |||
* DI [[Ian Staple]] | |||
* WPC [[Susan Cooper]] | |||
* PC [[Nick Wean]] | |||
* Director [[Childers (Harvest of Time)|Childers]] | |||
* [[Atkins (Harvest of Time)|Atkins]] | |||
* [[Inar Sigurdsson]] | |||
* [[Dave Giles]] | |||
* [[Gambrel (Harvest of Time)|Mrs Gambrel]] | |||
* [[Lorry driver (Harvest of Time)|Lorry driver]] | |||
* [[Soldier (Harvest of Time)|Soldier]] | |||
* [[Bill (Harvest of Time)|Bill]] | |||
* [[Jerry Evans]] | |||
* [[Helicopter Pilot]] | |||
* [[Helicopter Co-Pilot]] | |||
* [[Ver]] | |||
* [[Hox (Harvest of Time)|Hox]] | |||
* [[Loi]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* | * Including other [[time stream]]s, [[the Master]] has about 470 [[incarnation]]s in total. | ||
* [[The Master]]'s personality has always been influenced by [[the Assemblage]], an organic computer made by the combination of all his selves. | |||
* The Master has | |||
* The Doctor mentions [[Type 44]] [[TARDIS]]es. | * The Doctor mentions [[Type 44]] [[TARDIS]]es. | ||
* | * [[Ice Warrior]]s and [[Judoon]] are mentioned. | ||
* The | * The Master discovered an old [[TARDIS (Harvest of Time)|TARDIS]] near the end of the universe. Like [[the Doctor's TARDIS]], it's an old [[Type 40]] with a malfunctioning [[chameleon circuit]] which the Master easily repaired. | ||
=== Foods and beverages === | |||
* Jo eats [[toast]]. | |||
* The Doctor eats a [[biscuit]] dunked in [[tea]]. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Doctor mentions the Master's previous alliances with the [[Nestene Consciousness]] | * The Doctor mentions the Master's previous alliances with the [[Nestene Consciousness]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'') and the [[Axos]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Claws of Axos (TV story)|The Claws of Axos]]'') | ||
* One of the Master's {{Simm|n=future incarnations}} is said to look like a "politician. | * One of the Master's {{Simm|n=future incarnations}} is said to look like a "politician". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'') | ||
* The Doctor recalls seeing the Earth destroyed millions years in the [[far]] [[ | * The Doctor notices various disfigured versions of the Master, reflecting the condition he was depicted in during [[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'' and ''[[The Keeper of Traken (TV story)|The Keeper of Traken]]''. | ||
* The Doctor recalls seeing the Earth destroyed millions of years in the [[far future]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ark (TV story)|The Ark]]'') | |||
* This was the first appearance of a female incarnation of the Master. A female incarnation using the diminutive "[[Missy]]", short for ''the Mistress'', would later reveal herself to the [[Twelfth Doctor]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Dark Water (TV story)|Dark Water]]''. | |||
== Additional cover images == | |||
<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" > | |||
Harvest of Time Paperback.jpg|2014 BBC Books paperback edition | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Editions published outside Britain == | |||
* Published in the USA by Broadway Books in 2013 as a paperback edition, it was one of three books published by them in the 2010's. It used the same cover as the UK hardback. | |||
* Published in France by Milady in 2014 as a hardback edition, it was one of three books published in the 2010's. | |||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true"> | |||
FrenchHarvestOfTime.jpg|French edition | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Audiobook == | |||
* This novel was released as an audiobook on [[6 June (releases)|6 June]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]] complete and unabridged by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Geoffrey Beevers]]. | |||
* Produced by [[David Darlington]] with sound design by [[Simon Hunt]]. | |||
* The audiobook was also available as a download from the [[AudioGo]] website, and is now available from [[Audible]]. | |||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true"> | |||
Harvest of Time Audio.jpg|Audiobook cover | |||
</gallery> | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* {{whoniverse|pd77|Harvest of Time}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 22:25, 4 January 2024
Harvest of Time was a 2013 Doctor Who novel, unusual for being a new Third Doctor novel published while the BBC Wales television series featured another incumbent Doctor. Poll results published in issue 479 of Doctor Who Magazine showed that readers had selected it as the best fiction book of that year.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
After billions of years of imprisonment, the vicious Sild have broken out of confinement. From a ruined world at the end of time, they make preparations to conquer the past, with the ultimate goal of rewriting history. But to achieve their aims they will need to enslave an intellect greater than their own...
On Earth, UNIT is called in to investigate a mysterious incident on a North Sea drilling platform. The Doctor believes something is afoot, and no sooner has the investigation begun when something even stranger takes hold: The Brigadier is starting to forget about UNIT's highest-profile prisoner. And he is not alone in his amnesia.
As the Sild invasion begins, the Doctor faces a terrible dilemma. To save the universe, he must save his arch-nemesis... The Master.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Third Doctor
- Jo Grant
- Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
- Captain Mike Yates
- Sergeant Benton
- The Master
- Eddie McCrimmon
- Tom Irwin
- Pete Lomax
- Callum McCrimmon
- Morag
- Callow
- Lovelace
- Pat McGinty
- Inspector Archie Hawes
- DI Ian Staple
- WPC Susan Cooper
- PC Nick Wean
- Director Childers
- Atkins
- Inar Sigurdsson
- Dave Giles
- Mrs Gambrel
- Lorry driver
- Soldier
- Bill
- Jerry Evans
- Helicopter Pilot
- Helicopter Co-Pilot
- Ver
- Hox
- Loi
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Including other time streams, the Master has about 470 incarnations in total.
- The Master's personality has always been influenced by the Assemblage, an organic computer made by the combination of all his selves.
- The Doctor mentions Type 44 TARDISes.
- Ice Warriors and Judoon are mentioned.
- The Master discovered an old TARDIS near the end of the universe. Like the Doctor's TARDIS, it's an old Type 40 with a malfunctioning chameleon circuit which the Master easily repaired.
Foods and beverages[[edit] | [edit source]]
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor mentions the Master's previous alliances with the Nestene Consciousness (TV: Terror of the Autons) and the Axos. (TV: The Claws of Axos)
- One of the Master's future incarnations is said to look like a "politician". (TV: The Sound of Drums)
- The Doctor notices various disfigured versions of the Master, reflecting the condition he was depicted in during TV: The Deadly Assassin and The Keeper of Traken.
- The Doctor recalls seeing the Earth destroyed millions of years in the far future. (TV: The Ark)
- This was the first appearance of a female incarnation of the Master. A female incarnation using the diminutive "Missy", short for the Mistress, would later reveal herself to the Twelfth Doctor in TV: Dark Water.
Additional cover images[[edit] | [edit source]]
2014 BBC Books paperback edition
Editions published outside Britain[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Published in the USA by Broadway Books in 2013 as a paperback edition, it was one of three books published by them in the 2010's. It used the same cover as the UK hardback.
- Published in France by Milady in 2014 as a hardback edition, it was one of three books published in the 2010's.
French edition
Audiobook[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This novel was released as an audiobook on 6 June 2013 complete and unabridged by BBC Audio and read by Geoffrey Beevers.
- Produced by David Darlington with sound design by Simon Hunt.
- The audiobook was also available as a download from the AudioGo website, and is now available from Audible.
Audiobook cover
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
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