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series=[[Doctor Who | |image = Frayed TN deluxe cover.jpg | ||
number= 11| | |range = Telos Doctor Who novella{{!}}Telos Doctor Who novellas | ||
doctor= | |number in range = 11 | ||
companions= [[Susan Foreman]] | | |illustrator = [[Chris Moore]] | ||
enemy= | | |series = [[Telos Doctor Who novella|Telos ''Doctor Who'' novellas]] | ||
|number = 11 | |||
|doctor = First Doctor | |||
publisher= | |companions = [[Susan Foreman|Susan]] | ||
release date= | |enemy = [[Fox (Frayed)|Foxes]] | ||
format= Hardback Book, | |setting = [[Iwa]] | ||
isbn= ISBN 1-903889-22-7 (Standard | |writer = Tara Samms | ||
|publisher = Telos Publishing | |||
|release date = 20 November 2003 | |||
|format = Hardback Book, 33 Chapters, 120 Pages | |||
|isbn = ISBN 1-903889-22-7 (Standard), ISBN 1-903889-23-5 (Limited) | |||
|prev = Fallen Gods (novel) | |||
|next = The Eye of the Tyger (novel) | |||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the eleventh [[Telos Doctor Who novella|Telos ''Doctor Who'' novella]]. It featured the [[First Doctor]] and [[Susan Foreman]]. This is one of the earliest-set stories set prior to ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]''. It is the second in Telos' novella range to be set prior to this story, the first being ''[[Time and Relative (novel)|Time and Relative]]''. The author's name, Tara Samms, is a pseudonym for author [[Stephen Cole]], who has written several ''[[Doctor Who]]'' stories under the pseudonym, as well as his own name. | |||
==Publisher's | == Publisher's summary == | ||
"I like to stare into the sun, eyes wide. It burns incredible colours into my head, great shifting continents of them that blot out all else. And I try to keep looking until I imagine all the pretty blue has boiled away from my eyes and they are left a bright, bloody red and quite sightless." | |||
On a blasted world, the Doctor and Susan find themselves in the middle of a war they cannot understand. With Susan missing and the Doctor captured, who will save the people from the enemies from both outside and within? | On a blasted world, the Doctor and Susan find themselves in the middle of a war they cannot understand. With Susan missing and the Doctor captured, who will save the people from the enemies from both outside and within? | ||
== | == Plot == | ||
The Old man and his granddaughter have fled the confines of their society's norms and meet humans for the first time on the [[planet]] [[Iwa]] when he and she are separated. In his search for his granddaughter, the Time Lord found a human medical colony. The principal work of the facility, called "the Refuge", was to rehabilitate patients identified as "Future Deviants". By undergoing dream therapy, it was hoped that such individuals would not become criminals. The Time Lord soon learned the residents were besieged by [[fox]]-like aliens who could disintegrate and reconstitute their bodies. Taking him inside their compound, the humans stripped him of his clothes and burned them, citing possible contamination by the "foxes". They gave him new clothes drawn from their own supply. This meant that he was now wearing the garb of a doctor. When they assumed that he was sent from Earth to help them, he agreed. Not wishing to give them his real name, he referenced his new clothes to derive a title: "the Doctor". The Time Lord assumed this alias because he described it as an honourable profession amongst his own people. | |||
He agreed to help them with their "fox problem" if they would help him find his granddaughter. They discovered she had become trapped in the colonists' "dream chambers", medical devices that put patients into a deep sleep and linked them in one communal dream. Inside the dream chamber, the Doctor's granddaughter met a human colonist named Jill, who promptly gave the young girl the name "Susan", after Jill's own mother. Eventually, the newly named Doctor and Susan were reunited. They helped the colonists broker an uneasy peace with the foxes. They left the colony, deciding to retain the names they had gained there. The Doctor was deeply impressed by humans during this initial encounter. He told Susan they should find a way to settle amongst them for a while so that he could study them and they could maintain a low profile on the run from the [[Time Lord]]s. | |||
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== | == Characters == | ||
* [[First Doctor]] | |||
* [[Susan Foreman]] | |||
* [[William Mosely]] | |||
* [[Juniper (Frayed)|Juniper]] | |||
* [[Cass (Frayed)|Cass]] | |||
* [[Gus Webber]] | |||
* [[Jill Helright]] | |||
* [[Olmec]] | |||
* [[Parm]] | |||
* [[Baine]] | |||
* [[Mette]] | |||
* [[Salih]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
=== Individuals === | |||
* The Doctor and Susan have left [[Gallifrey]] quite recently. | |||
== | === TARDIS === | ||
* | * The TARDIS [[chameleon circuit]] still works at this point. [[the Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] takes the shape of a boulder. | ||
* | * The Doctor refers to the [[fault locator]]. | ||
== | == Notes == | ||
[[File:Frayed cover illustration.jpg|thumb|right|Illustration by [[Chris Moore]]]] | |||
* [ | * The foreword was written by [[Stephen Laws]]. | ||
* | * The cover art by [[Chris Moore]] was only used on the deluxe edition, which was signed by the author, artist, and foreword writer. | ||
* Given that the TARDIS' chameleon circuit is operational, this is one of the few ''Doctor Who'' stories in any medium in which the TARDIS appears in a form other than that of a [[police box]]. | |||
== Continuity == | |||
* In another account of the Doctor's first encounter with humanity, [[The Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]] also assumed the form of a boulder on the [[The Moon|Moon]] in the [[distant past]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Beginning (audio story)|The Beginning]]'') | |||
* Susan communicates [[telepathy|telepathically]] with Jill. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sensorites (TV story)|The Sensorites]]'') | |||
[[Category:Telos novellas]] | == External links == | ||
{{dwrefguide|telos11.htm|Frayed}} | |||
* {{whoniverse|TE11.php|Frayed}} | |||
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/frayed.htm The Cloister Library: '''Frayed'''] | |||
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Latest revision as of 21:22, 10 January 2024
Frayed was the eleventh Telos Doctor Who novella. It featured the First Doctor and Susan Foreman. This is one of the earliest-set stories set prior to An Unearthly Child. It is the second in Telos' novella range to be set prior to this story, the first being Time and Relative. The author's name, Tara Samms, is a pseudonym for author Stephen Cole, who has written several Doctor Who stories under the pseudonym, as well as his own name.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
"I like to stare into the sun, eyes wide. It burns incredible colours into my head, great shifting continents of them that blot out all else. And I try to keep looking until I imagine all the pretty blue has boiled away from my eyes and they are left a bright, bloody red and quite sightless."
On a blasted world, the Doctor and Susan find themselves in the middle of a war they cannot understand. With Susan missing and the Doctor captured, who will save the people from the enemies from both outside and within?
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Old man and his granddaughter have fled the confines of their society's norms and meet humans for the first time on the planet Iwa when he and she are separated. In his search for his granddaughter, the Time Lord found a human medical colony. The principal work of the facility, called "the Refuge", was to rehabilitate patients identified as "Future Deviants". By undergoing dream therapy, it was hoped that such individuals would not become criminals. The Time Lord soon learned the residents were besieged by fox-like aliens who could disintegrate and reconstitute their bodies. Taking him inside their compound, the humans stripped him of his clothes and burned them, citing possible contamination by the "foxes". They gave him new clothes drawn from their own supply. This meant that he was now wearing the garb of a doctor. When they assumed that he was sent from Earth to help them, he agreed. Not wishing to give them his real name, he referenced his new clothes to derive a title: "the Doctor". The Time Lord assumed this alias because he described it as an honourable profession amongst his own people.
He agreed to help them with their "fox problem" if they would help him find his granddaughter. They discovered she had become trapped in the colonists' "dream chambers", medical devices that put patients into a deep sleep and linked them in one communal dream. Inside the dream chamber, the Doctor's granddaughter met a human colonist named Jill, who promptly gave the young girl the name "Susan", after Jill's own mother. Eventually, the newly named Doctor and Susan were reunited. They helped the colonists broker an uneasy peace with the foxes. They left the colony, deciding to retain the names they had gained there. The Doctor was deeply impressed by humans during this initial encounter. He told Susan they should find a way to settle amongst them for a while so that he could study them and they could maintain a low profile on the run from the Time Lords.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- First Doctor
- Susan Foreman
- William Mosely
- Juniper
- Cass
- Gus Webber
- Jill Helright
- Olmec
- Parm
- Baine
- Mette
- Salih
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor and Susan have left Gallifrey quite recently.
TARDIS[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The TARDIS chameleon circuit still works at this point. The TARDIS takes the shape of a boulder.
- The Doctor refers to the fault locator.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The foreword was written by Stephen Laws.
- The cover art by Chris Moore was only used on the deluxe edition, which was signed by the author, artist, and foreword writer.
- Given that the TARDIS' chameleon circuit is operational, this is one of the few Doctor Who stories in any medium in which the TARDIS appears in a form other than that of a police box.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- In another account of the Doctor's first encounter with humanity, his TARDIS also assumed the form of a boulder on the Moon in the distant past. (AUDIO: The Beginning)
- Susan communicates telepathically with Jill. (TV: The Sensorites)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Frayed at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- The Discontinuity Guide to: Frayed at The Whoniverse
- The Cloister Library: Frayed
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