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series=[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]]| | |series=[[Short Trips (series)#In print|Short Trips short stories]] | ||
doctor= | |doctor = Sixth Doctor | ||
companions=[[Peri]]| | |companions=[[Peri Brown]] | ||
|enemy = [[Anarchy (Strange Attractor)|Anarchy]] | |||
|setting = [[Prague]], [[2781]] | |||
|writer=Paul Kupperberg | |||
|anthology = Short Trips: Destination Prague | |||
next | |release date = 30 June 2007 | ||
|prev=The Long Step Backward (short story) | |||
|next = Gold and Black Ooze (short story) | |||
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'''''Strange Attractor''''' was the fifth short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: Destination Prague]]''. It was written by [[Paul Kupperberg]]. It featured the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown]]. | |||
==Summary== | == Summary == | ||
The Doctor and Peri are having [[coffee]] in [[Prague]] when the city falls into a [[temporary autonomous zone]]. The Doctor explains that, under normal circumstances, this would only last a few minutes, then things would return to normal. However, there is a being, calling himself [[Anarchy (Strange Attractor)|Anarchy]], who is trying to destroy Prague. | |||
The Doctor tries to talk Anarchy out of what he is doing, but with no success. He then hits upon the idea that Anarchy, who also calls himself [[Entropy]], should follow his natural course. When he does so, Prague returns to normal. | |||
== | == Characters == | ||
* [[Sixth Doctor]] | |||
* [[Peri Brown]] | |||
* [[Anarchy (Strange Attractor)|Anarchy]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
' | * The Doctor quotes [[Alexander Pope]] and [[Philip K. Dick]]. | ||
* The [[Vltava River]] has fourteen [[bridge]]s spanning it. | |||
* Some of the locations affected by Anarchy's destruction include [[Rudolfinum Concert Hall]], [[Prague Castle]] and the [[Mánesüv Bridge]]. | |||
* The Doctor is wearing his red cravat. | |||
== | == Notes == | ||
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== | == Continuity == | ||
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[[Category:Short Trips: Destination Prague short stories]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 21:56, 7 March 2024
Strange Attractor was the fifth short story in the Short Trips anthology Short Trips: Destination Prague. It was written by Paul Kupperberg. It featured the Sixth Doctor and Peri Brown.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Doctor and Peri are having coffee in Prague when the city falls into a temporary autonomous zone. The Doctor explains that, under normal circumstances, this would only last a few minutes, then things would return to normal. However, there is a being, calling himself Anarchy, who is trying to destroy Prague.
The Doctor tries to talk Anarchy out of what he is doing, but with no success. He then hits upon the idea that Anarchy, who also calls himself Entropy, should follow his natural course. When he does so, Prague returns to normal.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor quotes Alexander Pope and Philip K. Dick.
- The Vltava River has fourteen bridges spanning it.
- Some of the locations affected by Anarchy's destruction include Rudolfinum Concert Hall, Prague Castle and the Mánesüv Bridge.
- The Doctor is wearing his red cravat.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
