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novel name= Timeless |
|range= BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures
image=[[File:Timeless.jpg|250px]]|
|number in range = 65
series=[[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] |
|series = [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]]  
number= 65 |
|number= 65  
doctor=[[Eighth Doctor]] |
|doctor = Eighth Doctor  
companions= [[Fitz Kreiner]], [[Anji Kapoor]] |
|companions= [[Fitz Kreiner|Fitz]], [[Anji Kapoor|Anji]], [[Trix MacMillan|Trix]]
enemy= |
|enemy = Kalicum
year= [[Earth]] |
|setting= [[Earth]], [[1938]] and [[2003]]
writer= [[Stephen Cole]] |
|writer= Stephen Cole
publisher= [[BBC Books]] |
|publisher= BBC Books  
release date= [[August]], [[2003]] |
|release date= 4 August 2003
format= Paperback Book, --- Pages |
|format= Paperback Book; 35 Chapters, 288 Pages  
isbn= ISBN 0-563-48607-4|
|isbn= ISBN 0-563-48607-4
previous story= [[The Last Resort]]|
|prev= The Last Resort (novel)
next story= [[Emotional Chemistry]]}}
|next= Emotional Chemistry (novel)
}}{{prose stub}}
'''''Timeless''''' was the sixty-fifth novel in the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Stephen Cole]], released [[4 August (releases)|4 August]] [[2003 (releases)|2003]] and featured the [[Eighth Doctor]], [[Fitz Kreiner]], [[Anji Kapoor]] and [[Trix MacMillan]].


== Publisher’s Summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
''The fuse has been lit. Reality has been blown apart, and the barriers that shield our universe from the endless others running parallel have shattered with it. The only chance the Doctor has of saving the multiverse from total collapse is if he can get back to Earth -- where the damage was first done -- and put things right.''
''The fuse has been lit. Reality has been blown apart, and the barriers that shield our [[universe]] from the endless others running parallel have shattered with it. The only chance [[Eighth Doctor|the Doctor]] has of saving the [[multiverse]] from total collapse is if he can get back to [[Earth]] — where the damage was first done — and put things right.''


With time running out, the Doctor finally understands why ‘our’ universe is unique. In proving it, he nearly destroys the TARDIS and all aboard -- and becomes involved with the machinations of the mysterious Timeless organisation. They can fix your wildest dreams, get away with murder and bring a whole new meaning to the idea of victimless crime.
With time running out, the Doctor finally understands why "our" universe is unique. In proving it, he nearly destroys [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] and all aboard — and becomes involved with the machinations of the mysterious Timeless organisation. They can fix your wildest dreams, get away with murder and bring a whole new meaning to the idea of victimless crime.


Soon, Fitz and Trix are married, Anji’s become a mum, and an innocent man is marked for the most important death in the universe’s long history. The reasons why force the Doctor into a deadly showdown in a killing ground spawned before time and space began.
Soon, [[Fitz Kreiner|Fitz]] and [[Trix MacMillan|Trix]] are married, [[Anji Kapoor|Anji]]'s become a mum, and an innocent man is marked for the most important death in the universe's long history. The reasons why force the Doctor into a deadly showdown in a killing ground spawned before time and space began.


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
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== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]]
* [[Eighth Doctor]]
* [[Fitz Kreiner]]
* [[Fitz Kreiner]]
* [[Anji Kapoor]]
* [[Anji Kapoor]]
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* [[D'Amantine]]
* [[D'Amantine]]
* [[Kalicum]]
* [[Kalicum]]
* [[Erasmus]]
* [[Erasmus (Timeless)|Erasmus]]
* [[Guy Adams (Timeless)|Guy Adams]]
* [[Guy Adams (Timeless)|Guy Adams]]
* [[Daniel Basalt]]
* [[Stacy Phillips]]
* [[Stacy Phillips]]
* [[Daniel Basalt]]
* [[Daniel Basalt]]
* [[Jamais]]
* [[Stacy Phillips]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
=== Individuals ===
* Chloe and Erasmus are implied to be [[Time Lord]]s or at the very least from [[Gallifrey]].
* Anji leaves [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]], accepting responsibility for Chloe (thanks to fake adoption papers provided by Trix) and meets a man called [[Greg (Timeless)|Greg]].
* Trix joins the Doctor and Fitz "officially" as a TARDIS [[companion]].
* [[Jamais]] is a time sensitive [[dog]].
* Guy Adams compares the Doctor to [[Doctor Dolittle]].


=== [[:Category:Alternative timelines|Alternative timelines]] ===
== Notes ==
* The Doctor ''finally'' arrives in the right reality. 
* This is the last novel in a loose arc of alternative universe stories that began with ''[[Time Zero (novel)|Time Zero]]''.
 
* This novel was previewed in [[DWM 333]] with a comic by [[Mike Collins]].
=== [[:Category:Individuals|Individuals]] ===
* Chloe is implied to be a Time Lord or at the very least from Gallifrey.
* In order to cope with the various alternate realities whose destruction they have been witnessing, Fitz has been making a documentary of their adventures.
* Anji leaves the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]], accepting responsibility for Chloe (thanks to fake adoption papers provided by Trix) and meets a man called [[Gregg]]
* [[Trix]] can imitate the Doctor, and does so at the start of the adventure for Fitz’s documentary, and later on another occasion.
* Trix joins the Doctor and Fitz 'officially' as a TARDIS companion.
* [[Jamais]] is a time sensitive [[Dog]].


== Notes ==
== Gallery ==
''to be added''
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true" widths="250">
Timeless.jpg|Original cover art.
Timeless_Preview.jpg|Comic preview from [[DWM 333]].
</gallery>


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* This is the last novel in a loose arc of alternative universe stories that began with [[EDA]]: ''[[Time Zero]]''.
* The [[October]] [[1938]] sequences take place contemporaneously with the events of the [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] novel ''[[Wolfsbane (novel)|Wolfsbane]]
* The [[October]] [[1938]] sequences take place contemporaneously with the events of [[PDA]]: ''[[Wolfsbane (novel)|Wolfsbane]]''.
* The consequences of Jamais' actions are revealed in a later novel of this ''[[Sometime Never... (novel)|Sometime Never...]]''.
 
== [[Eighth Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]] ==
* This story takes place after [[EDA]]: ''[[The Last Resort]]''
* This story takes place before [[EDA]]: ''[[Emotional Chemistry]]''


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{dwrefguide|whobbc65.htm|Timeless}}
{{dwrefguide|whobbc65.htm|Timeless}}
* {{whoniverse|ED65.php|Timeless}}
* {{whoniverse|ed65|Timeless}}
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/timeless.htm The Cloister Library: '''Timeless''']
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050406223040/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/news/drwho/2004/01/01/13698.shtml Interview: Stephen Cole]
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Timeless was the sixty-fifth novel in the BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures series. It was written by Stephen Cole, released 4 August 2003 and featured the Eighth Doctor, Fitz Kreiner, Anji Kapoor and Trix MacMillan.

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

The fuse has been lit. Reality has been blown apart, and the barriers that shield our universe from the endless others running parallel have shattered with it. The only chance the Doctor has of saving the multiverse from total collapse is if he can get back to Earth — where the damage was first done — and put things right.

With time running out, the Doctor finally understands why "our" universe is unique. In proving it, he nearly destroys the TARDIS and all aboard — and becomes involved with the machinations of the mysterious Timeless organisation. They can fix your wildest dreams, get away with murder and bring a whole new meaning to the idea of victimless crime.

Soon, Fitz and Trix are married, Anji's become a mum, and an innocent man is marked for the most important death in the universe's long history. The reasons why force the Doctor into a deadly showdown in a killing ground spawned before time and space began.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Chloe and Erasmus are implied to be Time Lords or at the very least from Gallifrey.
  • Anji leaves the TARDIS, accepting responsibility for Chloe (thanks to fake adoption papers provided by Trix) and meets a man called Greg.
  • Trix joins the Doctor and Fitz "officially" as a TARDIS companion.
  • Jamais is a time sensitive dog.
  • Guy Adams compares the Doctor to Doctor Dolittle.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • This is the last novel in a loose arc of alternative universe stories that began with Time Zero.
  • This novel was previewed in DWM 333 with a comic by Mike Collins.

Gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Original cover art.

    Original cover art.

  • Comic preview from DWM 333.

    Comic preview from DWM 333.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Sam, Fitz, Compassion
Third Doctor, Sarah
Fitz, Compassion
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Fitz, Trix
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