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|image = Ma-13.jpg | |image = Ma-13.jpg | ||
|series = [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] | |series = [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] | ||
|range = Virgin Missing Adventures | |range = Virgin Missing Adventures | ||
|number in range = 13 | |number in range = 13 | ||
|number = 13 | |number = 13 | ||
|doctor = Second Doctor | |doctor = Second Doctor | ||
|companions = [[ | |companions = [[Polly Wright|Polly]], [[Ben Jackson|Ben]] | ||
|enemy = [[ | |enemy = [[Godwanna]], [[Thorgarsuunela]], [[Atimkos]], [[Aysha|Queen Aysha]] | ||
|setting = [[Cumbria]] | |setting = {{il|[[Cumbria]], [[London]], [[Cat-People]] spaceship in [[Earth]] orbit, [[6 July|6]]-[[8 July]] [[1994]]|[[Baghdad]], 2000 years earlier|[[Sydney]], [[10 July]] [[1994]]|[[Hyper reality]]}} | ||
|writer = | |writer = Gary Russell | ||
|cover | |cover = [[Colin Howard]] | ||
|publisher = Virgin Books | |publisher = Virgin Books | ||
|release date = | |release date = 17 August 1995 | ||
|format = Paperback Book; 7 Chapters, 256 Pages | |format = Paperback Book; 7 Chapters, 256 Pages | ||
|isbn = ISBN 0-426-20440-9 | |isbn = ISBN 0-426-20440-9 | ||
|prev = The Sorcerer's Apprentice (novel) | |prev = The Sorcerer's Apprentice (novel) | ||
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:"Oh dear, so it will. Pass on my apologies to the [[human]]s, won't you?" | :"Oh dear, so it will. Pass on my apologies to the [[human]]s, won't you?" | ||
[[Earth]] has been invaded. Twice. Thousands of | [[Earth]] has been invaded. Twice. Thousands of [[year]]s ago by a race searching for a new power source. More recently by the [[Galaxy|galactic]] marauders known as the [[Cat-Person|Cat-People]], who intend to continue the work done by the earlier visitors, with devastating results. | ||
The recently regenerated [[Second Doctor|Doctor]], along with | The recently [[Regeneration|regenerated]] [[Second Doctor|Doctor]], along with [[companion]]s [[Ben Jackson|Ben]] and [[Polly Wright|Polly]], teams up with a group of amateur [[ghost]]-hunters and a mysterious [[white witch]] on a journey that takes them from [[20th century|twentieth-century]] [[Cumbria]] to the [[Arabian]] [[desert]]s of folklore and [[Australia]] 40,000 years in the past. Can the Doctor stop the invaders and disarm the [[bomb]]s left buried beneath the planet's surface — or have the ancient [[Aborigine]]s of Australia sung the seeds of their own [[destruction]]? | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
In brackets are the names Gary Russell lists as his preferred casting choices for if ''Invasion of the Cat-People'' had hypothetically been a TV story, and how he envisions each character's appearance. Not every character is assigned an actor. | In brackets are the names [[Gary Russell]] lists as his preferred casting choices for if ''Invasion of the Cat-People'' had hypothetically been a TV story, and how he envisions each character's appearance. Not every character is assigned an actor. | ||
=== TARDIS crew === | === TARDIS crew === | ||
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* [[Jodi]] | * [[Jodi]] | ||
* [[Lotuss]] ([[Myra Frances]]) | * [[Lotuss]] ([[Myra Frances]]) | ||
* [[Jayde]] (Rowena Wallace) | * [[Jayde]] ({{w|Rowena Wallace}}) | ||
* [[Aall]] (Maggie Kirkpatrick) | * [[Aall]] ({{w|Maggie Kirkpatrick}}) | ||
* [[Nihmrod]] ([[Rosalind Lloyd]]) | * [[Nihmrod]] ([[Rosalind Lloyd]]) | ||
* [[Nypp]] ([[Lois Baxter]]) | * [[Nypp]] ([[Lois Baxter]]) | ||
* [[Tamora]] (Maggie Dence) | * [[Tamora]] ({{w|Maggie Dence}}) | ||
* [[Tensing]] (Julie T. Wallace) | * [[Tensing]] ({{w|Julie T. Wallace}}) | ||
* [[Tuq]] (Louise Silversen) | * [[Tuq]] ({{w|Louise Silversen}}) | ||
=== Euterpians === | === Euterpians === | ||
* [[ | * [[Thorgarsuunela]] ([[Carolyn Seymour]]) | ||
* [[Atimkos]] (Jude Law) | * [[Atimkos]] ({{w|Jude Law}}) | ||
* [[Udentkista]] ([[John Normington]]) | * [[Udentkista]] ([[John Normington]]) | ||
* [[Tarwildbaning]] (Stephanie Beacham) | * [[Tarwildbaning]] ({{w|Stephanie Beacham}}) | ||
* [[Godwanna]] ([[Jacqueline Pearce]]) | * [[Godwanna]] ([[Jacqueline Pearce]]) | ||
=== | === The Grange Estate === | ||
* [[Professor]] [[Nicholas Bridgeman]] ([[Alan David]]) | * [[Professor]] [[Nicholas Bridgeman]] ([[Alan David]]) | ||
* [[ | * [[Marten Kerbe]] ([[Maurice Roëves]]) | ||
* [[Peter Moore]] (Nathan Constance) | * [[Peter Moore]] ({{w|Nathan Constance}}) | ||
* [[Simon Griffiths]] (Simon Fenton) | * [[Simon Griffiths]] ({{w|Simon Fenton}}) | ||
* [[Carfrae Morgan]] (Siri Neal) | * [[Carfrae Morgan]] ({{w|Siri Neal}}) | ||
* [[George Smithers]] (Gerald James) | * [[George Smithers]] ({{w|Gerald James}}) | ||
* [[Charlie Coates]] ([[Colin Jeavons]]) | * [[Charlie Coates]] ([[Colin Jeavons]]) | ||
=== | === Other humans === | ||
* [[Nate Simms]] ([[Steven Mackintosh|Steven Macintosh]]) | |||
* [[Adoon]] | * [[Adoon]] | ||
* [[Martin Hickman]] | |||
* [[Martina (Invasion of the Cat-People)|Martina]] | |||
* [[Philip Jay]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* When the Cat-People are searching around the [[Sol System]] they see signs of a lost civilisation. | * When the Cat-People are searching around the [[Sol System]], they see signs of a lost civilisation. | ||
* Ben and Polly read [[Brian J Robb]]'s biography ''[[River Phoenix: A Short Life]]'' about the actor [[River Phoenix]] at [[W H Smith]]. | |||
* The Doctor terms the concept that interfering with one's own history having drastic consequences as [[chrono-chaos theory]]. | |||
=== Culture === | |||
* [[High Lord]] [[Rhukk]] wrote ''[[An Even Briefer History of Time]]''. | |||
* [[Gregori Glasst|Glasst]], [[Proot]] and [[Lock (musical scholar)|Lock]] are noted musical scholars. | |||
* [[Atimkos]] hears two women discussing a "trendy [[Iceland]]ic [[Björk|pop singer]]". | |||
* Euterpians taught the [[Aborigine]] people about the [[dreamtime]] and the [[songline]]s. | * Euterpians taught the [[Aborigine]] people about the [[dreamtime]] and the [[songline]]s. | ||
=== Individuals === | === Individuals === | ||
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* [[Karen Kuykendall]] created the [[Tarot of the Cat-People]] in [[1985]]. | * [[Karen Kuykendall]] created the [[Tarot of the Cat-People]] in [[1985]]. | ||
* George Smithers' son died of [[leukemia]] in [[1987]] while his wife died of [[Cancer|lung cancer]] in [[1991]]. | * George Smithers' son died of [[leukemia]] in [[1987]] while his wife died of [[Cancer|lung cancer]] in [[1991]]. | ||
* Polly mentions her friends [[Kitty (Invasion of the Cat-People)|Kitty]] and [[Brenda (Invasion of the Cat-People)|Brenda]], her cousin [[Bette (Invasion of the Cat-People)|Bette]] and her "old flame" [[Roger (Invasion of the Cat-People)|Roger]]. | |||
=== TARDIS === | === TARDIS === | ||
* The Doctor's [[regeneration]] caused the TARDIS to regenerate to some extent, shrinking fifteen [[centimetre]]s. The Doctor tells Ben that it will continue to shrink into his [[Fourth Doctor|fourth incarnation]]. The Doctor ties a knot in his hanky to remind himself to see about rectifiying the problem. | * The Doctor's [[regeneration]] caused [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] to regenerate to some extent, shrinking fifteen [[centimetre]]s. The Doctor tells Ben that it will continue to shrink into his [[Fourth Doctor|fourth incarnation]]. The Doctor ties a knot in his hanky to remind himself to see about rectifiying the problem. | ||
* Ben finds clothes in the [[TARDIS wardrobe]] which have pockets that are bigger on the inside, much like the Doctor's own coat pockets. | |||
=== Time Lords === | === Time Lords === | ||
* [[The War Chief|Magnus]] | * [[The War Chief|Magnus]] was unconcerned about wasting regenerations and never listened to the Doctor, who advised him not to waste them. | ||
* There were [[book]]s coated in [[reverse tachyon-chronon]]s (RTC) on [[Gallifrey]], but the [[Time Lord]] leaders decided that they were too dangerous and got rid of them. | |||
=== Species === | === Species === | ||
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* This is the first story to use Polly's surname, Wright, which originated from Polly's original character outline and audition scrips for ''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]'' ([[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who The Handbook: The First Doctor|The First Doctor Handbook]]'') but was ultimately never given on-screen. The name became universally used for the character. It was carried over into the [[BBC New Series Adventures]] novels ''[[The Murder Game (novel)|The Murder Game]]'' and ''[[The Roundheads (novel)|The Roundheads]]'', and eventually made its way into the [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|audio stories]] by [[Big Finish Productions]]. The [[2009 (releases)|2009]] [[The Companion Chronicles|Companion Chronicles]] release ''[[Resistance (audio story)|Resistance]]'' was the first audio story to use Polly's surname. It also explores her uncle, [[Randolph Wright]], who was also first mentioned in this story. | * This is the first story to use Polly's surname, Wright, which originated from Polly's original character outline and audition scrips for ''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]'' ([[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who The Handbook: The First Doctor|The First Doctor Handbook]]'') but was ultimately never given on-screen. The name became universally used for the character. It was carried over into the [[BBC New Series Adventures]] novels ''[[The Murder Game (novel)|The Murder Game]]'' and ''[[The Roundheads (novel)|The Roundheads]]'', and eventually made its way into the [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|audio stories]] by [[Big Finish Productions]]. The [[2009 (releases)|2009]] [[The Companion Chronicles|Companion Chronicles]] release ''[[Resistance (audio story)|Resistance]]'' was the first audio story to use Polly's surname. It also explores her uncle, [[Randolph Wright]], who was also first mentioned in this story. | ||
* When commenting on the Cat-People, the Doctor mentions they are related to races with names not previously mentioned in the ''[[Doctor Who Universe|Doctor Who]]'' [[Doctor Who Universe|Universe]]. These included: {{iw|flashgordon|Lion Men|Lion-Men of Mongo}} (''Flash Gordon''), {{iw|memory-alpha|Caitian|Caitians}} (''[[Star Trek (franchise)|Star Trek]]''), {{w|Kzin}}ti (Larry Niven's ''Known Space'' series) and agents of the {{iw|memory-beta|Aegis}} (''[[Star Trek]]''). He also references [[Mercenary|mercenaries]] from [[Gin-Seng]] and the natives of [[Vedela]] and [[Capella (planet)|Capella]]. | * When commenting on the Cat-People, the Doctor mentions they are related to races with names not previously mentioned in the ''[[Doctor Who Universe|Doctor Who]]'' [[Doctor Who Universe|Universe]]. These included: {{iw|flashgordon|Lion Men|Lion-Men of Mongo}} (''Flash Gordon''), {{iw|memory-alpha|Caitian|Caitians}} (''[[Star Trek (franchise)|Star Trek]]''), {{w|Kzin}}ti (Larry Niven's ''Known Space'' series) and agents of the {{iw|memory-beta|Aegis}} (''[[Star Trek]]''). He also references [[Mercenary|mercenaries]] from [[Gin-Seng]] and the natives of [[Vedela]] and [[Capella (planet)|Capella]]. | ||
* As well as listing his preferred casting choices for an imaginary televised version of the novel, Gary Russell also notes his preference of [[Graeme Harper]] as the [[director]], [[Mike Fillis]] and [ | * As well as listing his preferred casting choices for an imaginary televised version of the novel, Gary Russell also notes his preference of [[Graeme Harper]] as the [[Director (crew)|director]], [[Mike Fillis]] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Jack Adrian Jack] working on the [[music]], and Michael Chapman as the [[producer]]. It would be a Virgin Films production. | ||
* The [[Virgin Missing Adventures covers|front cover]] is the only one in the [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] to feature more than one other character alongside [[the Doctor]] on the left. In breaking this convention, it joins ''[[Time of Your Life (novel)|Time of Your Life]]'', which features the Doctor only. | |||
* The characters of [[Proot]] and [[Gregori Glasst|Glasst]] are mentioned, first appearing in ''[[Audio Visuals (fan work)|Audio Visuals]]'' fan productions. | |||
=== Errors === | |||
* It is repeatedly stated that the Euterpians arrived 40,000 years prior to [[1994]], however the chapter which depicted their arrive indicates a setting of 3978 BC. | |||
* It is suggested that Earth's contintents were significantly different 40,000 years ago, while in reality the geological timescales of [[continental drift]] are in the millions of years. | |||
* At [[Heathrow Airport]], [[Thorgarsuunela]] asks an attendant what the date is, and is given the date [[10 June]]. The story had previously established that the date was [[8 July]]. | |||
* In Baghdad, the Doctor claims at different times that they've travelled twenty-thousand and two-thousand years back in time. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The [[Cat-Person|Cat-People]] are related to the [[Cheetah People]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'') | * The [[Cat-Person|Cat-People]] are related to the [[Cheetah People]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'') | ||
* An account of the Euterpians is present at the [[Braxiatel Collection]] ([[TV]]: ''[[City of Death (TV story)|City of Death]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Theatre of War (novel)]], et al.) written by [[High Lord]] [[Rhukk]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Legacy (novel)|Legacy]]'') The book discusses the [[Galactic Federation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Peladon (TV story)|The Curse of Peladon]]'') | |||
* The [[War Machine]]s and [[WOTAN]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]'') the smugglers in [[Cornwall]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Smugglers (TV story)|The Smugglers]]'') the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'') and the Daleks ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'') are all mentioned. | * The [[War Machine]]s and [[WOTAN]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]'') the smugglers in [[Cornwall]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Smugglers (TV story)|The Smugglers]]'') the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'') and the Daleks ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'') are all mentioned. | ||
* The Doctor has always told himself that he would like to buy himself [[Smithwood Manor|a little house in Kent]] to use as a home whenever he came to Earth. This wish was fulfilled by his [[Third Doctor|third incarnation]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Verdigris (novel)|Verdigris]]'') and used mostly by his [[Seventh Doctor|seventh incarnation]]. | * The Doctor has always told himself that he would like to buy himself [[Smithwood Manor|a little house in Kent]] to use as a home whenever he came to Earth. This wish was fulfilled by his [[Third Doctor|third incarnation]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Verdigris (novel)|Verdigris]]'') and used mostly by his [[Seventh Doctor|seventh incarnation]]. | ||
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* The [[Time Vector Generator]] first appeared in [[TV]]: ''[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|The Wheel in Space]]''. | * The [[Time Vector Generator]] first appeared in [[TV]]: ''[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|The Wheel in Space]]''. | ||
* The Doctor says that he witnessed the [[Troy|Fall of Troy]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Myth Makers (TV story)|The Myth Makers]]'') | * The Doctor says that he witnessed the [[Troy|Fall of Troy]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Myth Makers (TV story)|The Myth Makers]]'') | ||
* The Doctor mentions his friend [[The War Chief|Magnus]] from the [[Time Lord Academy]]. ([[ | * The Doctor mentions his friend [[The War Chief|Magnus]] from the [[Time Lord Academy]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Flashback (comic story)|Flashback]]'' | ||
* Ben and Polly refer to their trip to the [[Snowcap]] tracking base in [[Antarctica]] in [[December]] [[1986]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'') | * Ben and Polly refer to their trip to the [[Snowcap]] tracking base in [[Antarctica]] in [[December]] [[1986]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'') | ||
* Ben and Polly discuss the Doctor's recent [[regeneration]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'', ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'') | * Ben and Polly discuss the Doctor's recent [[regeneration]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'', ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'') | ||
* A woman claimed that Polly looks exactly like her friend [[Michelle | * A woman claimed that Polly looks exactly like her friend [[Michelle Leupi|Michelle]] in [[1966]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Faceless Ones (TV story)|The Faceless Ones]]'') | ||
* The Doctor would again encounter a humanoid species resembling cats in his [[tenth incarnation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]]'') | * The Doctor would again encounter a humanoid species resembling cats in his [[tenth incarnation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]]'') | ||
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* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/invascat.htm The Cloister Library: '''Invasion of the Cat-People'''] | * [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/invascat.htm The Cloister Library: '''Invasion of the Cat-People'''] | ||
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20021212055911/www.gary.dircon.co.uk/StrangeCat.html Gary Russell's Strange Matter: '''Invasion of the Cat-People''', notes on the writing of the novel] via [http://www.archive.org/web/web.php Internet Archive: Wayback Machine] | * [http://web.archive.org/web/20021212055911/www.gary.dircon.co.uk/StrangeCat.html Gary Russell's Strange Matter: '''Invasion of the Cat-People''', notes on the writing of the novel] via [http://www.archive.org/web/web.php Internet Archive: Wayback Machine] | ||
* [http://doctorwho.org.nz/archive/tsv51/garyrussell.html Gary Russell: From Peladon to Placebos by Jon Preddle, Paul Scoones (Interview) - TSV 51] | * [http://doctorwho.org.nz/archive/tsv51/garyrussell.html Gary Russell: From Peladon to Placebos by Jon Preddle, Paul Scoones (Interview) - TSV 51] | ||
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