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|image= Matrix book cover.jpg | |image = Matrix book cover.jpg | ||
|series=[[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] | |range = BBC Past Doctor Adventures | ||
|number= 16 | |number in range = 16 | ||
|doctor= Seventh Doctor | |series = [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] | ||
|companions= [[Ace]] | |number = 16 | ||
|enemy= [[The Valeyard]] | |doctor = Seventh Doctor | ||
|setting= | |companions = [[Ace]] | ||
|writer= | |enemy = [[The Valeyard]] | ||
|publisher= BBC Books | |setting = [[London]], [[1888]] | ||
|release date= | |writer = Robert Perry, Mike Tucker | ||
|format= Paperback Book; 41 Chapters, 288 Pages | |publisher = BBC Books | ||
|isbn= ISBN 0-563-40596-1 | |release date = 5 October 1998 | ||
|prev=Last Man Running (novel) | |format = Paperback Book;<br/>41 Chapters, 288 Pages | ||
|next= | |isbn = ISBN 0-563-40596-1 | ||
|prev = Last Man Running (novel) | |||
|next = Salvation (novel) | |||
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{{dab page|Matrix (disambiguation)}} | {{dab page|Matrix (disambiguation)}} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the sixteenth [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the sixteenth novel in the [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Robert Perry]] and [[Mike Tucker]], released [[5 October (releases)|5 October]] [[1998 (releases)|1998]] and featured the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Ace]] and [[the Valeyard]]. It also features alternate versions of [[Ian Chesterton]] and [[Barbara Wright]]. | ||
The novel is notable for depicting what could be the demise of the Valeyard. | The novel is notable for depicting what could be the demise of the Valeyard. | ||
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''"Oh, but you will." The voice twisted and cracked. Fury and madness tore through it. "You will fight me, Doctor!"'' | ''"Oh, but you will." The voice twisted and cracked. Fury and madness tore through it. "You will fight me, Doctor!"'' | ||
The Doctor is on the run from a faceless enemy that knows his every thought and move. He flees to his past, planning to leave [[Ace]] in safe hands in order to fight on alone. But his enemy has other plans, and the Doctor's history no longer exists. | [[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] is on the run from a faceless enemy that knows his every thought and move. He flees to his past, planning to leave [[Ace]] in [[First Doctor|safe hands]] in order to fight on alone. But his enemy has other plans, and the Doctor's history no longer exists. | ||
The TARDIS is finally drawn to London in the winter of 1888, where the Doctor and Ace discover a dark secret from Gallifrey's past, and the name of their unseen opponent. | [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] is finally drawn to [[London]] in the winter of [[1888]], where the Doctor and Ace discover a dark secret from [[Gallifrey]]'s past, and the name of their unseen opponent. | ||
It is Jack the Ripper. | It is [[Jack the Ripper]]. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Seventh | * [[Seventh Doctor]] | ||
* [[Ace]] | * [[Ace]] | ||
* [[Ian Chesterton]] | * [[Ian Chesterton]] | ||
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* [[Jed Barrow]] | * [[Jed Barrow]] | ||
* [[Samuel Jefford]] | * [[Samuel Jefford]] | ||
* [[Malacroix]] | * [[Jacques Malacroix]] | ||
* [[Peter Ackroyd]] | * [[Peter Ackroyd]] | ||
* [[Tiny Ron]] | * [[Tiny Ron]] | ||
* [[Joseph Liebermann]] | |||
* [[Eighth Doctor]] | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
=== Foods and beverages === | |||
* The amnesiac Doctor drinks [[beer]] but gets little effect from it. | |||
=== The Doctor === | === The Doctor === | ||
* The Doctor recalls watching a | * The Doctor recalls watching a [[Gallifrey]]an [[dawn]] with [[the Doctor's father|his father]]. | ||
* [[The Valeyard]]'s schemes bring the [[Seventh Doctor]] face-to-face with dark alternate versions of his other selves who have been corrupted by him. These include: | * [[The Valeyard]]'s schemes bring the [[Seventh Doctor]] face-to-face with dark alternate versions of his other selves who have been corrupted by him. These include: | ||
** The [[First Doctor]], who murdered other [[Time Lord]]s to depart Gallifrey in the first place. | |||
** The [[Fourth Doctor]], who destroyed the [[Dalek]]s at their [[Creation of the Daleks|beginning]]. | |||
** The [[Fifth Doctor]], who allowed [[Peri Brown|Peri]] to die while taking the antitoxin for himself. | |||
=== Technology === | === Technology === | ||
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== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
* Perry and Tucker originally pitched this novel for the [[Virgin New Adventures]]. | * Perry and Tucker originally pitched this novel for the [[Virgin New Adventures]]. | ||
* This story is a sequel to | * This story is a sequel to the television story ''[[Season 23 (Doctor Who 1963)|The Trial of a Time Lord]]''. | ||
* The comic story ''[[Ripper's Curse (comic story)|Ripper's Curse]]'' and TV episode ''[[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]'' provide different accounts for [[Jack the Ripper]]. | * The comic story ''[[Ripper's Curse (comic story)|Ripper's Curse]]'' and TV episode ''[[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]'' provide different accounts for [[Jack the Ripper]] (although these can be reconciled as ''Ripper's Curse'' takes place after the universe was reset on two separate occasions and ''Good Man Goes to War'' may feature Vastra killing the wrong suspect). | ||
* Numerous clues to the identity of Joseph Liebermann strongly imply that he is the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wandering_Jew Wandering Jew], an immortal with Biblical connections. These include his statement that he is 1900 years old, his presence in Rome at the time of Jesus' crucifixion, and his use of the alias 'John Buttadeus'. However this is never confirmed, nor is any in-universe explanation for his immortality given. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Dark Matrix is remarkably similar to the [[Garvond]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dimension Riders]]'') | * The Dark Matrix is remarkably similar to the [[Garvond]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dimension Riders (novel)|The Dimension Riders]]'') | ||
* The Doctor and Ace have just left [[the Blitz]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Illegal Alien (novel)|Illegal Alien]]'') | |||
* The Doctor mentions [[Susan Foreman]] and that she left him a long time ago. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'') | |||
* Ace remembers [[Gabriel Chase]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Ghost Light (TV story)|Ghost Light]]'') | |||
* For Ace the events on the [[Cheetah World]] was months ago. ([[TV]]: ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'') | |||
* The Doctor recalls his trial. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mysterious Planet (TV story)|The Mysterious Planet]]'') | |||
* The Valeyard mentions the [[Sixth Doctor]]'s regeneration and the schemes of {{O'Mara}}. ([[TV]]: ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'') He also mentions [[Mordred]] and the Doctor being called [[Merlin]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'') | |||
* Through the TARDIS' telepathic circuits the Doctor sees himself get shot multiple times. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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[[Category:Stories set in 1888]] | [[Category:Stories set in 1888]] | ||
[[Category:Multi-Doctor novels]] | [[Category:Multi-Doctor novels]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Eighth Doctor novels]] | ||
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Matrix was the sixteenth novel in the BBC Past Doctor Adventures series. It was written by Robert Perry and Mike Tucker, released 5 October 1998 and featured the Seventh Doctor, Ace and the Valeyard. It also features alternate versions of Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright.
The novel is notable for depicting what could be the demise of the Valeyard.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
"I won't fight you."
"Oh, but you will." The voice twisted and cracked. Fury and madness tore through it. "You will fight me, Doctor!"
The Doctor is on the run from a faceless enemy that knows his every thought and move. He flees to his past, planning to leave Ace in safe hands in order to fight on alone. But his enemy has other plans, and the Doctor's history no longer exists.
The TARDIS is finally drawn to London in the winter of 1888, where the Doctor and Ace discover a dark secret from Gallifrey's past, and the name of their unseen opponent. It is Jack the Ripper.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Seventh Doctor
- Ace
- Ian Chesterton
- Barbara Wright
- The Valeyard
- Barney Slipman
- de Vries
- Jane Treddle
- Jed Barrow
- Samuel Jefford
- Jacques Malacroix
- Peter Ackroyd
- Tiny Ron
- Joseph Liebermann
- Eighth Doctor
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
Foods and beverages[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The amnesiac Doctor drinks beer but gets little effect from it.
The Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor recalls watching a Gallifreyan dawn with his father.
- The Valeyard's schemes bring the Seventh Doctor face-to-face with dark alternate versions of his other selves who have been corrupted by him. These include:
- The First Doctor, who murdered other Time Lords to depart Gallifrey in the first place.
- The Fourth Doctor, who destroyed the Daleks at their beginning.
- The Fifth Doctor, who allowed Peri to die while taking the antitoxin for himself.
Technology[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Valeyard has mastery over the Dark Matrix.
Story notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Perry and Tucker originally pitched this novel for the Virgin New Adventures.
- This story is a sequel to the television story The Trial of a Time Lord.
- The comic story Ripper's Curse and TV episode A Good Man Goes to War provide different accounts for Jack the Ripper (although these can be reconciled as Ripper's Curse takes place after the universe was reset on two separate occasions and Good Man Goes to War may feature Vastra killing the wrong suspect).
- Numerous clues to the identity of Joseph Liebermann strongly imply that he is the Wandering Jew, an immortal with Biblical connections. These include his statement that he is 1900 years old, his presence in Rome at the time of Jesus' crucifixion, and his use of the alias 'John Buttadeus'. However this is never confirmed, nor is any in-universe explanation for his immortality given.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Dark Matrix is remarkably similar to the Garvond. (PROSE: The Dimension Riders)
- The Doctor and Ace have just left the Blitz. (PROSE: Illegal Alien)
- The Doctor mentions Susan Foreman and that she left him a long time ago. (TV: The Dalek Invasion of Earth)
- Ace remembers Gabriel Chase. (TV: Ghost Light)
- For Ace the events on the Cheetah World was months ago. (TV: Survival)
- The Doctor recalls his trial. (TV: The Mysterious Planet)
- The Valeyard mentions the Sixth Doctor's regeneration and the schemes of the First Rani. (TV: Time and the Rani) He also mentions Mordred and the Doctor being called Merlin. (TV: Battlefield)
- Through the TARDIS' telepathic circuits the Doctor sees himself get shot multiple times. (TV: Doctor Who)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
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