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{{Infobox Story | |novelisation of = The Ghosts of N-Space (audio story) | ||
|novelisation of=The Ghosts of N-Space (audio story) | |image = Ma-7.jpg | ||
|series = [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] | |||
|image= Ma-7.jpg | |range = Virgin Missing Adventures | ||
|series=[[Virgin Missing Adventures]] | |number in range = 7 | ||
|number= 7 | |number = 7 | ||
|doctor=Third Doctor | |doctor = Third Doctor | ||
|companions= [[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]] | |companions = [[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]] | ||
|featuring= | |featuring = Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart | ||
|enemy= [[Maximilian Vilmius|Max Vilmio]] | |featuring2 = Jeremy Fitzoliver | ||
|setting=[[San Stefano]] | |enemy = [[Maximilian Vilmius|Max Vilmio]] | ||
|writer= [[ | |setting = [[San Stefano]], [[18 May|18]]-[[22 May]], [[1970s]] | ||
|publisher= Virgin Books | |writer = Barry Letts | ||
|release date= | |cover = [[Alister Pearson]] | ||
|format= Paperback Book; 28 Chapters, 264 Pages | |publisher = Virgin Books | ||
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20434-4 | |release date = 16 February 1995 | ||
|prev=The Romance of Crime (novel) | |format = Paperback Book; 28 Chapters, 264 Pages | ||
|next= Time of Your Life (novel) }} | |isbn = ISBN 0-426-20434-4 | ||
'''''The Ghosts of N-Space''''' was the seventh novel in the [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Barry Letts]] | |prev = The Romance of Crime (novel) | ||
|next = Time of Your Life (novel) | |||
|series2 = [[BBC Radio]] order | |||
|prev2 = The Paradise of Death (novelisation) | |||
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'''''The Ghosts of N-Space''''' was the seventh novel in the ''[[Virgin Missing Adventures]]'' series. It was written by [[Barry Letts]] and featured the [[Third Doctor]], [[Sarah Jane Smith]] and [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]]. This was the first of two novelisations to be published under the ''Virgin Missing Adventures'' brand, the second being ''[[Downtime (novelisation)|Downtime]]''. This was also the only novelisation in the ''Missing Adventures'' range based on an audio story; the original version of ''[[The Ghosts of N-Space (audio story)|The Ghosts of N-Space]]'' was produced for radio by the [[BBC]]. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
:"When the barrier gives way this planet will be flooded by all the evil in [[Null-Space|N-Space]]. And, at the moment, I have no idea how to stop it." | : "When the barrier gives way this [[planet]] will be flooded by all the evil in [[Null-Space|N-Space]]. And, at the moment, I have no idea how to stop it." | ||
[[Sarah Jane Smith]], on holiday with her chum [[Jeremy Fitzoliver|Jeremy]] and a bad case of writer's block, is amazed to find [[the Brigadier]] in the same part of [[Italy]]. He is there to help a distant relative whose tiny island home has been threatened by [[America]]n mobster [[Maximilian Vilmius|Max Vilmio]]. | [[Sarah Jane Smith]], on [[holiday]] with her chum [[Jeremy Fitzoliver|Jeremy]] and a bad case of [[writer's block]], is amazed to find [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]] in the same part of [[Italy]]. He is there to help a [[Mario (The Ghosts of N-Space)|distant relative]] whose tiny [[island]] home has been threatened by [[America]]n [[mobster]] [[Maximilian Vilmius|Max Vilmio]]. | ||
When the [[ghost]]s that haunt the island's crumbling castle are joined by less benign spectres, the Brigadier summons [[Third Doctor|the Doctor]] — who discovers that the whole of mankind is threatened by the plans of the ruthless Vilmio and his mysterious, hooded henchman. | When the [[ghost]]s that haunt the island's crumbling [[castle]] are joined by less benign spectres, the Brigadier summons [[Third Doctor|the Doctor]] — who discovers that the whole of mankind is threatened by the plans of the ruthless Vilmio and his mysterious, hooded henchman. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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* [[Maximilian Vilmius|Max Vilmio]] | * [[Maximilian Vilmius|Max Vilmio]] | ||
* [[Giuseppe]] | * [[Giuseppe]] | ||
* [[Louisa]] | * [[Louisa (The Ghosts of N-Space)|Louisa]] | ||
* [[Guido (The Ghosts of N-Space)|Guido]] | * [[Guido (The Ghosts of N-Space)|Guido]] | ||
* [[Maggie (The Ghosts of N-Space)|Maggie]] | * [[Maggie (The Ghosts of N-Space)|Maggie]] | ||
* [[Mario]] | * [[Mario (The Ghosts of N-Space)|Mario]] | ||
* [[Roberto (The Ghosts of N-Space)|Roberto]] | * [[Roberto (The Ghosts of N-Space)|Roberto]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* [[Clancy's comet]] passed [[Earth]] in [[1504]], [[1661]], [[1818]] and [[1975]]. | * [[Clancy's comet]] passed [[Earth]] in [[1504]], [[1661]], [[1818]] and [[1975]]. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This is the novelisation of ''[[The Ghosts of N-Space (audio story)|The Ghosts of N-Space]]'' audio drama and the first novelisation to not be released under the [[Target Books]] banner. Instead, since Target Books had been retired by this time, it was released as part of the [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] line. | * This is the novelisation of ''[[The Ghosts of N-Space (audio story)|The Ghosts of N-Space]]'' audio drama and the first novelisation to not be released under the [[Target Books]] banner. Instead, since Target Books had been retired by this time, it was released as part of the ''[[Virgin Missing Adventures]]'' line. | ||
* The book was published nearly a year before the radio play was actually broadcast. | * The book was published nearly a year before the radio play was actually broadcast, making it the first novelisation to do so. | ||
* This story is set between ''[[Death to the Daleks (TV story)|Death to the Daleks]]'' and ''[[The Monster of Peladon (TV story)|The Monster of Peladon]]''. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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* The Doctor refers to the beginning of his [[exile on Earth]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'', ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'') | * The Doctor refers to the beginning of his [[exile on Earth]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'', ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'') | ||
* The TARDIS' energy banks were drained by the beacon atop the [[Exxilon City]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Death to the Daleks (TV story)|Death to the Daleks]]'') | * The TARDIS' energy banks were drained by the beacon atop the [[Exxilon City]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Death to the Daleks (TV story)|Death to the Daleks]]'') | ||
* The Doctor tells Sarah about | * The Doctor tells Sarah about [[the Hermit]] that he once knew on [[Gallifrey]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Monster (TV story)|The Time Monster]]'', ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]'', ''[[State of Decay (TV story)|State of Decay]]'') | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{dwrefguide|who_ma07.htm|The Ghosts of N-Space}} | |||
* {{whoniverse|ma07|The Ghosts of N-Space}} | * {{whoniverse|ma07|The Ghosts of N-Space}} | ||
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/ghosn.htm The Cloister Library: '''The Ghosts of N-Space'''] | * [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/ghosn.htm The Cloister Library: '''The Ghosts of N-Space'''] | ||
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