1,454
edits
More actions
no edit summary
No edit summary |
|||
| (70 intermediate revisions by 17 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Infobox | {{title dab away}} | ||
{{real world}} | |||
{{Infobox Story SMW | |||
series= | |image = Match of the day cover.jpg | ||
number= | |series=[[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] | ||
doctor= | |number= 68 | ||
companions= [[Leela]] | | |doctor = Fourth Doctor | ||
enemy= [[Lady Hakai]] | |companions= [[Leela]] | ||
|enemy= [[Hakai|Lady Hakai]] | |||
|setting = [[Sumana]] | |||
publisher= | |writer= Chris Boucher | ||
|publisher= BBC Books | |||
format= Paperback Book, 277 Pages | | |cover = [[Black Sheep]] | ||
isbn= ISBN 0-563-48618-X| | |release date= 3 January 2005 | ||
|format= Paperback Book; 17 Chapters, 277 Pages | |||
next | |isbn= ISBN 0-563-48618-X | ||
|prev = The Indestructible Man (novel) | |||
|next=Island of Death (novel) | |||
}}{{prose stub}} | |||
{{you may|Match of the Day|n1 = the in-universe sports programme}} | |||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the sixty-eighth novel in the [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Chris Boucher]], released [[3 January]] [[2005 (releases)|2005]] and featured the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Leela]]. | |||
This was Boucher's last contribution to the Past Doctor Adventures range. | |||
==Publisher's | == Publisher's summary == | ||
There were the contracts, the agents, the local sponsors, the broadcasts, the laws which made murder legal... | There were the contracts, the agents, the local sponsors, the broadcasts, the laws which made murder legal... | ||
It had taken a long time to establish, and an even longer to develop the league of superstar duellists. And just when it was all working so well, someone or something started interfering.Famous fighters died in private duels. Up-and-coming professional fighters fell to casual, one-time challengers. | It had taken a long time to establish, and an even longer to develop the league of superstar duellists. And just when it was all working so well, someone or something started interfering. Famous fighters died in private duels. Up-and-coming professional fighters fell to casual, one-time challengers. | ||
When Leela is challenged to a duel to the death, the Doctor | When [[Leela]] is challenged to a duel to the death, [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]] realises that there is more to the situation than simple murder and mayhem. But before he can sort it out, he needs to save his client — Leela. How long can she survive on a planet where to not kill is an offence punishable by death? | ||
==Characters== | == Plot == | ||
*[[Fourth | ''to be added'' | ||
*[[Leela]] | |||
*[[Keefer]] | == Characters == | ||
*[[Jerro Fanson]] | * [[Fourth Doctor]] | ||
* [[Leela]] | |||
* [[Keefer]] | |||
* [[Jon Michaelson|Jon "Mickey" Michaelson]] | |||
* [[Jarvis]] | |||
* [[Sita Benovides]] | |||
* [[Lars Ronick|Lars "Driftkiller" Ronick]] | |||
* [[Bazzy]] | |||
* [[Benron]] | |||
* [[Nenron]] | |||
* [[Melly Finbar]] | |||
* [[Hakai|Lady Hakai]] | |||
* [[Jerro Fanson]] | |||
* [[Starvil]] | |||
* [[Baloch (Match of the Day)|Baloch]] | |||
* [[Maidenly]] | |||
* [[Pet Sanderonne]] | |||
* [[Raf Lee]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* [[Piran]] is one of several [[moon]]s of the [[gas giant]] [[Geewin]]. | |||
*[[ | |||
==Notes== | == Notes == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
==Continuity== | == Continuity == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
== | == External links == | ||
{{dwrefguide|whobbk70.htm|Match of the Day}} | |||
*Match of the Day | * {{whoniverse|pd69|Match of the Day}} | ||
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/match.htm The Cloister Library: '''Match of the Day'''] | |||
{{PDA}} | |||
* [http:// | {{TitleSort}} | ||
{{ | |||
[[Category:Fourth Doctor novels]] | [[Category:Fourth Doctor novels]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:PDA novels]] | ||
[[Category:2005 novels]] | [[Category:2005 novels]] | ||