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|series = [[Virgin Decalogs]] | |series = [[Virgin Decalogs]] | ||
|doctor=Fourth Doctor | |doctor=Fourth Doctor | ||
|companions=[[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]] | |companions=[[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]] | ||
|enemy = [[Anwar Nazir]] | |enemy = [[Anwar Nazir]] | ||
|setting=[[Beta Osiris]] | |setting=[[Beta Osiris]], c. [[2561]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Mark Stammers | ||
|anthology= | |anthology=Decalog | ||
|release date=17 March 1994 | |||
|prev = The Straw that Broke the Camel's Back (short story) | |prev = The Straw that Broke the Camel's Back (short story) | ||
|next=The Book of Shadows (short story) | |next=The Book of Shadows (short story) | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Scarab of Death''''' was the fifth story in the anthology ''[[ | '''''Scarab of Death''''' was the fifth story in the anthology ''[[Decalog]]''. It was written by [[Mark Stammers]]. It featured the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Sarah Jane Smith]]. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
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* [[Anwar Nazir]] | * [[Anwar Nazir]] | ||
* [[Edwin Carver]] | * [[Edwin Carver]] | ||
* [[Abslom Daak]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Edwin Carver discovered a crystal scarab in [[Cairo]] in [[2541]]. It has been in a store room of the [[British Museum]] for 20 years. | |||
* [[Beta Osiris]] was the only moon orbiting [[Phaester Osiris]]. | * [[Beta Osiris]] was the only moon orbiting [[Phaester Osiris]]. | ||
* The [[Cult of the Black Pyramid]] worships [[Horus]] and denounces [[Sutekh]] as a false god. | * The [[Cult of the Black Pyramid]] worships [[Horus]] and denounces [[Sutekh]] as a false god. | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* The stories in ''[[Decalog]]'' are linked by the story ''[[Playback (short story)|Playback]]'', in which psychic [[Silverman]] examines various items in the stranger's pockets. For this story, he examines the [[Scarab (Scarab of Death)|scarab]]. | * The stories in ''[[Decalog]]'' are linked by the story ''[[Playback (short story)|Playback]]'', in which psychic [[Silverman]] examines various items in the stranger's pockets. For this story, he examines the [[Scarab (Scarab of Death)|scarab]]. | ||
* The drunken mercenary who gropes Sarah Jane is unnamed. His [[chainsword]] is described and Sarah Jane reminds of him of [[Taiyin]], confirming him to be [[Abslom Daak]]. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||