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{{ | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|image= The Ultimate Treasure.jpg | |||
|series = [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] | |||
|number= 3 | |||
series=[[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] | | |doctor = Fifth Doctor | ||
number= 3 | | |companions= [[Peri Brown|Peri]] | ||
doctor= | |enemy= | ||
companions= [[Peri Brown]]| | |setting= {{il|[[Astroville Seven]]|[[Gelsandor]], [[3054]]}} | ||
enemy= | | |writer= Christopher Bulis | ||
|publisher= BBC Books | |||
writer= | |release date= 18 August 1997 | ||
publisher= | |format= Paperback Book; 24 Chapters, 281 Pages | ||
release date= August | |isbn= ISBN 0-563-40571-6 | ||
format= Paperback Book, 281 Pages | | |prev= The Murder Game (novel) | ||
isbn= ISBN 0-563-40571-6 | | |next= Business Unusual (novel) | ||
prev= The Murder Game (novel)| | }}{{prose stub}} | ||
next= Business Unusual (novel)}} | '''''The Ultimate Treasure''''' was the third novel in the [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Christopher Bulis]], released [[18 August]] [[1997 (releases)|1997]] and featured the [[Fifth Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown]]. | ||
'''''The Ultimate Treasure''''' was the third [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]]. It featured the [[Fifth Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown]]. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
''The seers of [[Gelsandor]] foretell the coming of many visitors to their planet, all in search of the lost treasure of the fabulously wealthy [[Rovan Cartovall]], who vanished 5000 years ago...'' | ''The seers of [[Gelsandor]] foretell the coming of many visitors to their planet, all in search of the lost treasure of the fabulously wealthy [[Rovan Cartovall]], who vanished 5000 years ago...'' | ||
An innocent shopping jaunt for the [[Fifth Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown|Peri]] ends in violence and incarceration as they become caught up in a mysterious transaction involving the sale of co-ordinates leading to Rovan's hoard | An innocent shopping jaunt for the [[Fifth Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown|Peri]] ends in violence and incarceration as they become caught up in a mysterious transaction involving the sale of co-ordinates leading to Rovan's hoard — the ultimate treasure. | ||
The Doctor and Peri join the quest, but the Time Lord remains sceptical. What will they find | The Doctor and Peri join the quest, but the Time Lord remains sceptical. What will they find — and why has it remained undiscovered for so long? | ||
The resourcefulness of the travellers is tested to the limits as they each race to be the first to the treasure. And among a seemingly endless array of tricks, tests and traps lurk some deadly surprises. | The resourcefulness of the travellers is tested to the limits as they each race to be the first to the treasure. And among a seemingly endless array of tricks, tests and traps lurk some deadly surprises. | ||
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== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
*[[Fifth | * [[Fifth Doctor]] | ||
*[[Peri Brown]] | * [[Peri Brown]] | ||
*[[Dexel Dynes]] | * [[Dexel Dynes]] | ||
* [[Kamelion|Red the Biomechanical Unicorn]] | |||
* [[Alpha (The Ultimate Treasure)|Alpha]] | |||
* [[Drorgon Ves]] | |||
* [[George Gribbs]] | |||
* [[Hok]] | |||
* [[Preston Loxley III|John Falstaff]] | |||
* [[Marquis te Rosscarrino]] | |||
* [[Arnella te Rosscarrino]] | |||
* [[Myra Jaharnus]] | |||
* [[Crelly Qwaid]] | |||
* [[Shalvis]] | |||
* [[Alex Thorrin]] | |||
* [[Willis Brockwell]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
=== | === Foods and beverages === | ||
* Peri has a [[coffee]] and sandwich from the TARDIS [[food machine]]. | * Peri has a [[coffee]] and [[sandwich]] from the TARDIS [[food machine]]. | ||
=== | === Species === | ||
*The [[Ymerl]] are a race of methane-breathers that live at super-cold temperatures and usually have little contact with the rest of the galactic community. | * The [[Ymerl]] are a race of methane-breathers that live at super-cold temperatures and usually have little contact with the rest of the galactic community. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Dexel Dynes | * The [[Sixth Doctor]] encounters Dexel Dynes. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Palace of the Red Sun]]'') | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{dwrefguide|whobbk03.htm|The Ultimate Treasure}} | |||
*{{whoniverse| | * {{whoniverse|pd03|The Ultimate Treasure}} | ||
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/ultit.htm The Cloister Library: '''The Ultimate Treasure'''] | |||
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[[Category:PDA novels | [[Category:PDA novels]] | ||
[[Category:Fifth Doctor novels | [[Category:Fifth Doctor novels]] | ||
[[Category:1997 novels | [[Category:1997 novels]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in | [[Category:Stories set in 3054]] | ||