The Nameless City (short story): Difference between revisions

From Tardis Wiki, the free Doctor Who reference
No edit summary
Tag: sourceedit
No edit summary
Tag: 2017 source edit
 
(42 intermediate revisions by 21 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{title dab away}}
{{title dab away}}
{{real world}}
{{real world}}
{{Infobox Story
{{Infobox Story SMW
|image         =The Nameless City (short story).jpg
|range          = Puffin eshort
|series         = [[Puffin eshort]]
|number in range = 2
|number         = 2
|image           =  
|doctor         = Second Doctor
<gallery>
|companions     = [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]]
The Nameless City (short story).jpg|eshort
|enemy         = [[Archon (species)|Archons]], [[the Master|Thascalos]]
The Nameless City Slipcase Edition.jpg|Slipcase
|setting       = [[London]], [[1968]], The [[Nameless City]], [[Great Desolation]]
</gallery>
|writer        = [[Michael Scott]]
|series         = [[Puffin eshort]]
|publisher     = Puffin Books
|number         = 2
|release date   = [[23 February (releases)|23 February]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]]
|doctor         = Second Doctor
|cover         =  
|companions     = [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]]
|format         = E-book, 48 pages
|enemy           = [[Archon (The Nameless City)|Archons]]
|isbn           =  
|setting         = [[London]], [[1968]]; The [[Nameless City]], [[Great Desolation]]
|prev           = A Big Hand for the Doctor (short story)
|writer         = Michael Scott
|next           = The Spear of Destiny (short story)
|read by         = [[Frazer Hines]]
|bts           = EXCLUSIVE! Michael Scott - The Nameless City - Doctor Who eBook
|publisher       = Puffin Books
|release date   = 23 February 2013
|cover           =  
|format         = E-book, 48 pages, 6 chapters
|isbn           =  
|prev           = A Big Hand for the Doctor (short story)
|next           = The Spear of Destiny (short story)
|bts             = EXCLUSIVE! Michael Scott - The Nameless City - Doctor Who eBook
|soundcloudclip  = https://soundcloud.com/penguin-books/michael-scott-the-nameless
}}
}}
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the second [[Puffin eshort]] released to celebrate the 50th anniversary of ''[[Doctor Who]]''.
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the second [[Puffin eshort]] released to celebrate the 50th anniversary of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. It featured the [[Second Doctor]] and [[Jamie McCrimmon]].
 
It was later published in the short stories anthologies ''[[11 Doctors, 11 Stories]]'', ''[[12 Doctors, 12 Stories]]'' and ''[[Thirteen Doctors, 13 Stories]]''.


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
When Jamie McCrimmon brings the [[Second Doctor]] [[Necronomicon|a mysterious book]], little does he realise the danger contained within its pages. The book transports the TARDIS to a terrifying glass city on a distant world, where the [[Archon (species)|Archons]] are intent on getting revenge on the Time Lord for an ancient grudge.
When [[Jamie McCrimmon]] brings the [[Second Doctor]] [[Necronomicon|a mysterious book]], little does he realise the danger contained within its pages. The book transports [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] to a terrifying glass city on a distant world, where the [[Archon (The Nameless City)|Archons]] are intent on getting revenge on the Time Lord for an ancient grudge.


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
Line 29: Line 39:
== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* [[Second Doctor]]
* [[Second Doctor]]
* [[The Master]] (unspecified incarnation)
* [[Jamie McCrimmon]]
* [[Jamie McCrimmon]]
* [[The Master|Thascalos]]
* {{Delgado|c}}
* [[Thug (The Nameless City)|Thug]]
* [[Thug (The Nameless City)|Thug]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
=== Individuals ===
=== Individuals ===
* [[Second Doctor|The Doctor]] hasn't seen [[the Master]] in a long time, but knows that he hates him.
* "Thascalos" tells Jamie that he has a [[book]]shop on [[Charing Cross Road]].
* Thascalos tells [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]] that he has a [[book]]shop on [[Charing Cross Road]].
* Jamie remembers that [[Polly Wright|Polly]], who had known his Doctor before he [[regeneration|changed]], described him as an "unmade [[bed]]", and noted how accurate the description was.
* Jamie remembers that [[Polly Wright|Polly]], who had known his Doctor before he [[regeneration|changed]], described him as an "unmade [[bed]]", and noted how accurate the description was.


=== Species ===
=== Species ===
* The ancient [[Gallifreyan]]s declared war on the [[Archon (species)|Archons]] and stole their "seeds" in order to grow [[TARDIS]]es.
* The ancient [[Gallifreyan]]s declared war on the [[Archon (The Nameless City)|Archons]] and stole their "seeds" in order to grow [[TARDIS]]es.


=== Other ===
=== Other ===
* The Doctor is eating an [[ice cream]] [[ice cream cone|cone]] when he meets with Jamie.
* The Doctor is eating an [[ice cream cone]] when he meets with Jamie.
* In London, [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] is parked directly opposite the statue of [[Henry Irving]] at the back of the [[National Portrait Gallery]].
* In [[London]], [[the TARDIS]] is parked directly opposite the statue of [[Henry Irving]] at the back of the [[National Portrait Gallery]].
* The TARDIS' [[time rotor]] is broken, and unfit for [[time-travel]].
* The TARDIS' [[time rotor]] is broken, and unfit for [[time-travel]].
* ''[[The Financial Times]]'' states that [[gold]] is priced at 37 American dollars an ounce, and Jamie states that they will never be able to get a ton of gold.
* ''[[The Financial Times]]'' states that [[gold]] is priced at [[American dollar|$]]37 an ounce.
* The Doctor states that he still has plenty of [[jewel]]lery from [[Tutankhamun]] that they can sell.
* The Doctor states that he still has plenty of [[jewel]]lery from [[Tut-Ankh-Amen]] that they can sell.
* The ''Necronomicon'' takes the TARDIS to the [[Great Desolation]], a journey that takes more than eight hours.
* The ''[[Necronomicon]]'' takes the TARDIS to the [[Great Desolation]], a journey that takes more than eight hours.
* [[Gallifreyan]]s can identify each other by [[smell]].  The Doctor realizes the Master has engineered this when he smells the cloth the Master used to wrap around the book.
* [[Gallifreyan]]s can identify each other by [[smell]].
* The Doctor has almost forgotten what it is like to have a [[birthday]] gift.  It has been hundreds of years since he last had one.
* The Doctor has almost forgotten what it is like to have a [[birthday]] gift.
* The ''Necronomicon'' is partially written in [[Sumerian]], [[Rongorongo]] and one of the [[Vedic Scripts]].
* The ''Necronomicon'' is partially written in [[Sumerian]], [[Rongorongo]] and one of the [[Vedic Scripts]].
=== Old Man ===
* The book that Jamie is given by [[The Master|the old man]] is the ''[[Necronomicon]]''.
* The Doctor knows the old man has black/grey hair and a goatee.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* An audiobook of the story was read by [[Frazer Hines]].
* An audiobook of the story was read by [[Frazer Hines]].
* This story was a crossover with the author's young adult novel series, {{wi|The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel|Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel}}, which features the [[w:c:secretsnicholasflamel:Archons|Archons]] and their Nameless City.
* Second Doctor actor Patrick Troughton had played a character called The Archon in the final episode of Space: 1999. Considering the Archons of The Nameless City came from Michael Scott's young adult novel series Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, it is not known whether Scott knew of Troughton's character in the final episode of Space: 1999 when he wrote the Second Doctor story The Nameless City.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* [[The Doctor's recorder]] is plain with blue stripes. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Three Doctors]]'')
* [[The Doctor's recorder]] is plain with blue stripes. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'')
* The Doctor tells Jamie "When I say run, run." ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'', ''[[Tomb of the Cybermen]]'')
* The Doctor says he's a genius. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Seeds of Death (TV story)|The Seeds of Death]]'')
* He also says he's a genius. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Seeds of Death]]'')
* The Archons dance to the [[music of the spheres]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Music of the Spheres (TV story)|Music of the Spheres]]'')
* The Archons dance to the [[music of the spheres]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Music of the Spheres (TV story)|Music of the Spheres]]'')
* The Doctor once told Jamie that [[TARDIS]]es were grown rather than built. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Planet]]'')
* The Doctor once told Jamie that [[TARDIS]]es were grown rather than built. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Planet (TV story)|The Impossible Planet]]'')
* Jamie states that the TARDIS had many, many rooms, including [[The Doctor's TARDIS#Swimming pool|an "Olympic-sized swimming pool]]." ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'')
* Jamie states that the TARDIS had many, many rooms, including [[The Doctor's TARDIS#Swimming pool|an "Olympic-sized swimming pool]]." ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'')
* The Doctor states that there is plenty of money in the TARDIS, ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') specifically in one of the bedrooms. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]'')
* The Doctor states that there is plenty of money in the TARDIS, ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') specifically in one of the bedrooms. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]'')
* The Doctor states that for the TARDIS to heal, it needs a tranfusion of [[gold]], [[Mercury (element)|mercury]], and [[Zeiton-7]]; a substance that Jamie notes does not exist on Earth. ([[TV]]: ''[[Vengeance on Varos]]'')
* The Doctor states that for the TARDIS to heal, it needs a transfusion of [[gold]], [[Mercury (element)|mercury]], and [[Zeiton-7]]; a substance that Jamie notes does not exist on Earth. ([[TV]]: ''[[Vengeance on Varos (TV story)|Vengeance on Varos]]'')
* The Doctor is startled by the TARDIS erupting a male echo of "The Nameless City", as the TARDIS' voice is usually female. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]'')
* The Doctor is startled by the TARDIS erupting a male echo of "The Nameless City", as the TARDIS' voice is usually female. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]'')
* The Doctor states that his TARDIS is an "Old TT [[Type 40|Type-40]] Mark-III machine" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Meddler (TV story)|The Time Meddler]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Victory of the Daleks]]'')
* The Doctor states that his TARDIS is an "Old TT [[Type 40|Type-40]] Mark-III machine" ([[TV]]: ''[[Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)|Let's Kill Hitler]]'')
* [[The Doctor]] and Jamie travel alone. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors]]'')
* The Master uses the alias Professor Thascalos and speaks a language not heard on Earth since the fall of Atlantis. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Monster (TV story)|The Time Monster]]'')
* The Doctor, Jamie, and [[Victoria Waterfield]] met the Master on the [[Darkheart]] colony, as the Doctor knows the old man has black/grey hair and a goatee, though why Jamie doesn't recognize him is unclear, depending on which story happens first. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dark Path]]'')
* Jamie uses the battle cry Creag an tuire. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Highlanders (TV story)|The Highlanders]]'' et al.)
* Polly knew the Doctor before he changed. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]'', ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'')
* Jamie knows the Doctor is at least 500 years old. The Doctor is seen holding a 500 year diary in [[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]].''
* The Doctor says "when I say run, run". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'' et al.)
* The TARDIS needs Zeiton-7 to function. ([[TV]]: ''[[Vengeance on Varos (TV story)|Vengeance on Varos]]'')
* The Doctor uses his sonic screwdriver. ([[TV]]: ''[[Fury from the Deep (TV story)|Fury from the Deep]]'' et al.)
* The Doctor has a fire extinguisher that is the property of the London Underground. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'')


== External links ==
{{Puffin eshort}}
''to be added''
{{The Master (TotA) stories}}
{{TitleSort}}
{{TitleSort}}


[[Category:Second Doctor short stories]]
[[Category:Second Doctor short stories]]
[[Category:The Master short stories]]
[[Category:The Master (Terror of the Autons) short stories]]
[[Category:Stories set in London]]
[[Category:Stories set in London]]
[[Category:Puffin eshorts]]
[[Category:11 Doctors, 11 Stories short stories]]
[[Category:2013 short stories]]
[[Category:Stories set in 1968]]
[[Category:Stories that crossover with non-DWU series]]

Latest revision as of 22:50, 11 February 2024

RealWorld.png

The Nameless City was the second Puffin eshort released to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who. It featured the Second Doctor and Jamie McCrimmon.

It was later published in the short stories anthologies 11 Doctors, 11 Stories, 12 Doctors, 12 Stories and Thirteen Doctors, 13 Stories.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

When Jamie McCrimmon brings the Second Doctor a mysterious book, little does he realise the danger contained within its pages. The book transports the TARDIS to a terrifying glass city on a distant world, where the Archons are intent on getting revenge on the Time Lord for an ancient grudge.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • "Thascalos" tells Jamie that he has a bookshop on Charing Cross Road.
  • Jamie remembers that Polly, who had known his Doctor before he changed, described him as an "unmade bed", and noted how accurate the description was.

Species[[edit] | [edit source]]

Other[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • An audiobook of the story was read by Frazer Hines.
  • This story was a crossover with the author's young adult novel series, Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, which features the Archons and their Nameless City.
  • Second Doctor actor Patrick Troughton had played a character called The Archon in the final episode of Space: 1999. Considering the Archons of The Nameless City came from Michael Scott's young adult novel series Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, it is not known whether Scott knew of Troughton's character in the final episode of Space: 1999 when he wrote the Second Doctor story The Nameless City.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

v • e
Puffin eshort
Stories
Anthologies
v • e
"UNIT era" Master stories
Television
Audio
Prose
Comics
Video games
Considered
not part
of the DWU
* Substantial appearances only; see a full list of appearances here
Retrieved from "https://tardis.wiki/w/index.php?title=The_Nameless_City_(short_story)&oldid=3709206"