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|series=[[Doctor Who Magazine| | |series=''[[Doctor Who Magazine|DWM]]'' short stories | ||
|doctor=Seventh Doctor | |doctor = Seventh Doctor | ||
|companions=[[Ace]] | |companions=[[Ace]] | ||
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|writer= | |writer = Andrew Cartmel | ||
|publication= | |publication= [[DWM 227]] - [[DWM 229|229]] | ||
|prev= | |release date= 8 June - 3 August 1995 | ||
|next= | |cover date= 5 July - 30 August 1995 | ||
}} | |prev = Rennigan's Record (short story) | ||
|next = The Final Analysis (short story) | |||
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'''''Meridians''''' was a short story published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''. It was written by [[Andrew Cartmel]]. | |||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
A man performs [[acupuncture]] on a young woman in a [[London]] office as she remembers a woman named Caroline Wade camping in the snow when she meets a mysterious man and young girl. | |||
== Plot == | |||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Seventh Doctor]] | |||
* [[Ace]] | |||
* [[Caroline Wade]] | |||
* [[Harry Ross]] | |||
* The [[Shaman (Meridians)|Shaman]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
' | * Acupuncture was old before [[China]] was born. | ||
* The holy [[Cave of the Ancient]]s, as known to the [[native American]]s, is a rock cleft. It was a dwelling place of power that lies along the [[songline]]s of the ancient [[Ur-continent]] that spanned half of Earth before [[continental drift]] shattered it into [[Africa]], [[America]] and [[Australia]]. The Doctor describes it as a relic of [[dreamtime]] more ancient than [[fire]] or [[language]], sitting on meridians of deep power. | |||
* There are legends that before man, the [[Old One]]s walked the earth. They looked like humans but had six fingers. Having power far beyond anything human, they only gradually ceded their dominance to mankind, and some say they're waiting for the opportunity to return. | |||
* A [[silver]] dagger was fashioned by the enemies of the Old Ones. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
'' | * The Seventh Doctor and Ace have many encounters with the Old Ones. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (TV story)|The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]]'', ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Magic Mousetrap (audio story)|The Magic Mousetrap]]'', ''[[Lurkers at Sunlight's Edge (audio story)|Lurkers at Sunlight's Edge]]'', ''[[Protect and Survive (audio story)|Protect and Survive]]'', ''[[Gods and Monsters (audio story)|Gods and Monsters]]'', ''[[Signs and Wonders (audio story)|Signs and Wonders]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[White Darkness (novel)|White Darkness]]'', ''[[All-Consuming Fire (novel)|All-Consuming Fire]]'') | ||
* Ace has lost her memory before. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Genesys (novel)|Timewyrm: Genesys]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Prisoner's Dilemma (audio story)|The Prisoner's Dilemma]]'') | |||
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[[Category:1995 short stories]] | [[Category:1995 short stories]] | ||
[[Category:Seventh Doctor DWM short stories]] | |||
Latest revision as of 22:07, 7 March 2024
Meridians was a short story published in Doctor Who Magazine. It was written by Andrew Cartmel.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
A man performs acupuncture on a young woman in a London office as she remembers a woman named Caroline Wade camping in the snow when she meets a mysterious man and young girl.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Acupuncture was old before China was born.
- The holy Cave of the Ancients, as known to the native Americans, is a rock cleft. It was a dwelling place of power that lies along the songlines of the ancient Ur-continent that spanned half of Earth before continental drift shattered it into Africa, America and Australia. The Doctor describes it as a relic of dreamtime more ancient than fire or language, sitting on meridians of deep power.
- There are legends that before man, the Old Ones walked the earth. They looked like humans but had six fingers. Having power far beyond anything human, they only gradually ceded their dominance to mankind, and some say they're waiting for the opportunity to return.
- A silver dagger was fashioned by the enemies of the Old Ones.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Seventh Doctor and Ace have many encounters with the Old Ones. (TV: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy, The Curse of Fenric, AUDIO: The Magic Mousetrap, Lurkers at Sunlight's Edge, Protect and Survive, Gods and Monsters, Signs and Wonders, PROSE: White Darkness, All-Consuming Fire)
- Ace has lost her memory before. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Genesys, AUDIO: The Prisoner's Dilemma)
