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|image= NA017 birthright.jpg | |image = NA017 birthright.jpg | ||
|series=[[Virgin New Adventures]] | |series = [[Virgin New Adventures]] | ||
|number= 17 | |range = Virgin New Adventures | ||
|number in range = 17 | |||
|number = 17 | |||
|adapted into = Birthright (audio story) | |adapted into = Birthright (audio story) | ||
| | |main character = [[Ace]], [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] | ||
|featuring = [[Seventh Doctor]] | |||
|enemy= [[Charrl]], [[Jared Khan]] | |enemy = [[Charrl]], [[Jared Khan]] | ||
|setting= [[London]], [[1909]]; [[Antýkhon]], [[22000|22,000]] | |setting= [[London]], [[1909]]; [[Antýkhon]], [[22000|22,000]] | ||
|writer= [[ | |writer = Nigel Robinson | ||
|publisher= Virgin Books | |cover = [[Peter Elson]] | ||
|release date= | |publisher = Virgin Books | ||
|format= Paperback Book; 40 Chapters, 216 Pages | |release date= 19 August 1993 | ||
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20393-3 | |format = Paperback Book; 40 Chapters, 216 Pages | ||
|prev= Shadowmind (novel) | |isbn = ISBN 0-426-20393-3 | ||
|next= Iceberg (novel) | |prev = Shadowmind (novel) | ||
|series2= [[Interweaving with the New Adventures|''DWM'' | |next = Iceberg (novel) | ||
|prev2= Shadowmind (novel) | |series2= [[Interweaving with the New Adventures|''DWM'' "New Adventures order"]] | ||
|next2= Iceberg (novel) | |prev2 = Shadowmind (novel) | ||
}} | |next2 = Iceberg (novel) | ||
}}{{prose stub}} | |||
{{dab page|Birthright (disambiguation)}} | {{dab page|Birthright (disambiguation)}} | ||
'''''Birthright''''' was the seventeenth | '''''Birthright''''' was the seventeenth of [[Virgin Books]]' ''[[Virgin New Adventures|New Adventures]]'' novels. It was written by [[Nigel Robinson]], published in [[1993 (releases)|1993]], and featured the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Ace]] and [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]]. Notably, the story focused on the companions, who are separated from the Doctor while he experienced the events of the next novel, ''[[Iceberg (novel)|Iceberg]]''. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
"I feel like a pawn in a blasted chess game, [[Ace]]." "I know what you mean. Trouble is, they keep changing the chess-players." | "I feel like a pawn in a blasted [[chess]] game, [[Ace]]." "I know what you mean. Trouble is, they keep changing the chess-players." | ||
[[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] has died. Stranded in early twentieth-century [[London]], [[Bernice Summerfield|Bernice]] can only stand and watch as it slowly disintegrates. | [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] has died. Stranded in early twentieth-century [[London]], [[Bernice Summerfield|Bernice]] can only stand and watch as it slowly disintegrates. | ||
In the East End a series of grisly | In the East End a series of grisly [[murder]]s has been committed. Is this the work of the ghostly [[Springheel Jack]] or, as Bernice suspects, something even more sinister? | ||
In a tiny shop in [[Bloomsbury]], the master of a grand order of sorcerers is nearing the end of a seven-hundred year quest for a fabled magic wand. | In a tiny shop in [[Bloomsbury]], the master of a grand order of sorcerers is nearing the end of a seven-hundred year quest for a fabled magic wand. | ||
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These events are related. Perhaps the Doctor knows how. But the Doctor has gone away. | These events are related. Perhaps the Doctor knows how. But the Doctor has gone away. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
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* [[Jared Khan]] | * [[Jared Khan]] | ||
* [[Margaret Waterfield]] | * [[Margaret Waterfield]] | ||
* [[Muldwych]] | * [[The Doctor (Battlefield)|Muldwych]] | ||
* [[Ernie Wright]] | * [[Ernie Wright]] | ||
* [[Natasha Popova]] | * [[Natasha Popova]] | ||
* [[Randolph Bellingham]] | * [[Randolph Bellingham]] | ||
* [[Reggie Hawkins]] | * [[Reggie Hawkins]] | ||
* [[Charlie Jackson]] | |||
* [[Rosa (Birthright)|Rosa]] | * [[Rosa (Birthright)|Rosa]] | ||
* [[Isk]] | * [[Isk]] | ||
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* [[Skol]] | * [[Skol]] | ||
* [[Maria (Birthright)|Maria]] | * [[Maria (Birthright)|Maria]] | ||
* [[Herbert Asquith]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
=== Cults === | === Cults === | ||
* The [[Brotherhood of the New Dawn]] believes man has become decadent and evil. | * The [[Brotherhood of the New Dawn]] believes man has become decadent and evil. | ||
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* Ace gets transported to the year [[22000|22,000]]. | * Ace gets transported to the year [[22000|22,000]]. | ||
* Bernice gets transported to [[1909]]. | * Bernice gets transported to [[1909]]. | ||
=== Food and beverages === | |||
* Ace used to drink [[Southern Comfort]] as a teenager. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This is one of several Virgin New Adventures which were adapted by [[Big Finish Productions]] for their first season of [[Bernice Summerfield]] audio dramas | * This is one of several Virgin New Adventures which were [[Birthright (audio story)|adapted]] by [[Big Finish Productions]] for their first season of [[Bernice Summerfield]] audio dramas. | ||
* This novel almost does not feature the Seventh Doctor. | * This novel almost does not feature the Seventh Doctor. | ||
* [[Prelude Birthright|A prelude to this novel]] was published in [[DWM 203]]. | * [[Prelude Birthright (short story)|A prelude to this novel]] was published in [[DWM 203]]. | ||
* The jacket illustration for this book was incorrectly reproduced reversed as a full-colour page in ''[[ | * The jacket illustration for this book was incorrectly reproduced reversed as a full-colour page in ''[[Timeframe: The Illustrated History]]''. A second edition and paperback corrected this error. | ||
* The cover art of ''Birthright'' was reproduced in the [[Leekley Bible]] to illustrate the brief synopsis of ''[[Ark in Space (unproduced TV story)|Ark in Space]]''. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* This novel runs parallel with the events of [[PROSE]]: ''[[Iceberg (novel)|Iceberg]]'', with the Doctor being absent for the majority of ''Birthright''. This was the first "Doctor-lite" novel under the New Adventures banner ([[Target Books]] previously published two non-Doctor original novels, ''[[Harry Sullivan's War]]'' and ''[[Turlough and the Earthlink Dilemma]]''), and in some ways was a rehearsal for the later Doctor-less series of novels featuring Benny that began in 1996. | * This novel runs parallel with the events of [[PROSE]]: ''[[Iceberg (novel)|Iceberg]]'', with the Doctor being absent for the majority of ''Birthright''. This was the first "Doctor-lite" novel under the New Adventures banner ([[Target Books]] previously published two non-Doctor original novels, ''[[Harry Sullivan's War (novel)|Harry Sullivan's War]]'' and ''[[Turlough and the Earthlink Dilemma (novel)|Turlough and the Earthlink Dilemma]]''), and in some ways was a rehearsal for the later Doctor-less series of novels featuring Benny that began in 1996. | ||
* The Charrl and Muldwych make an appearance in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Happy Endings]]''. | * The Charrl and Muldwych make an appearance in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Happy Endings (novel)|Happy Endings]]''. | ||
* Muldwych refers to the fact that that there are only 699 of the [[700 Wonders of the Universe]] left. ([[TV]]: ''[[Death to the Daleks]]'') | * Muldwych refers to the fact that that there are only 699 of the [[700 Wonders of the Universe]] left. ([[TV]]: ''[[Death to the Daleks (TV story)|Death to the Daleks]]'') | ||
* The Doctor also encountered a renamed future Earth in [[TV]]: ''[[The Mysterious Planet]]''. | * The Doctor also encountered a renamed future Earth in [[TV]]: ''[[The Mysterious Planet (TV story)|The Mysterious Planet]]''. | ||
* Mikhail Vladamir Popov returns for a brief cameo in ''[[Happy Endings]]'' as one of Bernice's wedding guests. | * Mikhail Vladamir Popov returns for a brief cameo in ''[[Happy Endings (novel)|Happy Endings]]'' as one of Bernice's wedding guests. | ||
* The Doctor's eagle pedestal speaks to Benny. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pirate Planet]]'') | * The Doctor's eagle pedestal speaks to Benny. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pirate Planet (TV story)|The Pirate Planet]]'') | ||
* Ace refers to a trip she took with the Doctor to [[Africa]] "a long time ago". The hive of the Charrl resembles [[termite]] mounds which she saw there. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Prelude Birthright (short story)|Prelude: Birthright]]'') | * Ace refers to a trip she took with the Doctor to [[Africa]] "a long time ago". The hive of the Charrl resembles [[termite]] mounds which she saw there. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Prelude Birthright (short story)|Prelude: Birthright]]'') | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [ | * [https://doctorwho.guide/whona17p.htm Prelude to '''Birthright''' as published in DWM #203] | ||
{{dwrefguide|who_na17.htm|Birthright}} | {{dwrefguide|who_na17.htm|Birthright}} | ||
* {{whoniverse|na17|Birthright}} | * {{whoniverse|na17|Birthright}} | ||
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/birthright.htm The Cloister Library: '''Birthright'''] | * [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/birthright.htm The Cloister Library: '''Birthright'''] | ||
* [http://doctorwho.org.nz/archive/tsv36/btb-birthright.html Beyond the Book: Birthright by Paul Scoones (Article) - TSV 36] | |||
* [http://www.sorddin.com/broadsword-old/issue5/interview5.html Interview with Nigel Robinson, in issue 5 of ''Broadsword''] | |||
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[[Category:Stories set in | [[Category:Stories set in 22000]] | ||
[[Category:Seventh Doctor novels]] | [[Category:Seventh Doctor novels]] | ||