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|name= Conundrum
|series = [[Virgin New Adventures]]
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|range = Virgin New Adventures
|series=[[Virgin New Adventures]]  
|number in range = 22
|number= 22  
|number = 22  
|doctor=Seventh Doctor  
|doctor = Seventh Doctor
|companions= [[Ace]], [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]]  
|companions= [[Ace]], [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]]
|enemy= [[Jason (Conundrum)|Jason]]  
|featuring = Norman Power
|setting= [[Land of Fiction]]
|featuring2 = Gillian Who
|writer= [[Steve Lyons]]  
|featuring3 = John Who
|publisher= [[Virgin Books]]
|enemy= [[Jason (Conundrum)|Jason]], [[Phil Chambers]]
|release date= January [[1994]]
|setting = [[Land of Fiction]]
|format= Paperback Book, 261 Pages  
|writer = Steve Lyons
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20408-5  
|cover = [[Jeff Cummins]]
|prev= The Left-Handed Hummingbird (novel)  
|publisher = Virgin Books
|next= No Future (novel)}}
|release date= 20 January 1994
'''''Conundrum''''' is the twenty-second novel in the [[Virgin New Adventures|New Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Steve Lyons]], and was published by [[Virgin Books]] in [[1994]]. It features the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Ace]] and [[Bernice Summerfield|Bernice]]. It featured a return to the [[Land of Fiction]], introduced twenty-six years earlier in the [[Season 6]] [[Patrick Troughton]] television story ''[[The Mind Robber]]''.
|format = Paperback Book;<br/>17 Chapters, 261 Pages
|isbn = ISBN 0-426-20408-5
|prev = The Left-Handed Hummingbird (novel)
|next = No Future (novel)
|series2= [[Interweaving with the New Adventures|''DWM'' "New Adventures order"]]
|prev2 = The Left-Handed Hummingbird (novel)
|next2 = No Future (novel)
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'''''Conundrum''''' was the twenty-second novel in the [[Virgin New Adventures|New Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Steve Lyons]], and was published by [[Virgin Books]] in [[1994 (releases)|1994]]. It featured the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Ace]] and [[Bernice Summerfield|Bernice]]. It featured a return to the [[Land of Fiction]], introduced twenty-six years earlier in the [[Season 6 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 6]] [[Patrick Troughton]] television story ''[[The Mind Robber (TV story)|The Mind Robber]]''.


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
"Doctor, we’re talking about an old man who used to dress up in a skintight white jump suit and fly around [[New York City|New York]] catching super-villains. Don’t you think there’s something just a bit unusual about that?"
"Doctor, we're talking about an old man who used to dress up in a skintight white jump suit and fly around [[New York City|New York]] catching super-villains. Don't you think there's something just a bit unusual about that?"


A killer is stalking the streets of the village of [[Arandale]]. The victims are found one each day, drained of blood. And if that seems strange, it’s nothing compared to the town’s inhabitants.
A killer is stalking the streets of the village of [[Arandale]]. The victims are found one each day, drained of [[blood]]. And if that seems strange, it's nothing compared to the town's inhabitants.


The [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Ace]] and [[Bernice Summerfield|Bernice]] think they’re investigating a murder mystery. But it’s all much more bizarre than that. And much more dangerous.
The [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Ace]] and [[Bernice Summerfield|Bernice]] think they're investigating a [[murder]] mystery. But it's all much more bizarre than that. And much more dangerous.


Someone has interfered with the Doctor’s past again, and he’s landed in a place he knows he once destroyed. This time there can be no escape.
Someone has interfered with the Doctor's past again, and he's landed in a [[Land of Fiction|place]] he knows he once destroyed. This time there can be no escape.


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
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== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* [[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]]
* [[Seventh Doctor]]
* [[Ace]]
* [[Ace]]
* [[Bernice Summerfield]]
* [[Bernice Summerfield]]
* The White Knight
* [[Norman Power]]
* [[Jason (Conundrum)|The (new) Master of the Land of Fiction]]
* [[Jason (Conundrum)|The Master of the Land of Fiction]]
 
* [[Malcolm Blyth]]
== References ==
* [[Jack Corrigan (Conundrum)|Jack Corrigan]]
* [[Karen Davies]]
* [[Mason Grimshaw]]
* [[Tina Grimshaw]]
* [[Matthew Shade]]
* [[Mel Joseph]]
* [[Phil Chambers]]
* [[Rosemary Chambers]]
* Father [[Kenneth Sheridan]]
* [[Gary Chambers]]
* [[Michelle Chambers]]
* [[Tracey Daniels]]
* [[Tim Mitchell]]
* [[Alan Brown (Conundrum)|Alan Brown]]
* [[Eileen (Conundrum)|Eileen]]
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* [[Carson (Conundrum)|Carson]]
* [[Rosemary's familiar]]


== Worldbuilding ==
=== Energy and radiation ===
=== Energy and radiation ===
* [[McAllerson's Radiation]], does exist, but does not give people super powers as the Land of Fiction suggests.
* [[McAllerson's Radiation]] does exist, but does not give people super powers as the Land of Fiction suggests.


=== Games ===
=== Games ===
* The Doctor plays [[scrabble]] whilst in prison against the Master of the Land of Fiction.
* Whilst in prison, the Doctor plays [[Scrabble]] against the Master of the Land of Fiction.


=== Supposed deities ===
=== Supposed deities ===
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=== Theories and concepts ===
=== Theories and concepts ===
* Ace [[dream]]s of a [[Artemis|woman in red]] and a door that she cannot open.
* Ace [[dream]]s of a [[Artemis (No Future)|woman in red]] and a door that she cannot open.
* Bernice dreams of Ace strangling her while the Doctor watches, saying "it's for the good of the universe".
* [[Word Association]] is an aspect of the Land of Fiction.
 
=== Food and beverages ===
* Ace and Bernice bond over several pints of fictional [[cider]].


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* In the [[Land of Fiction]] library, Ace sees novels of several of her own adventures including ''[[Love and War (novel)|Love and War]]'', ''[[Dragonfire (TV story)|Dragonfire]]'' and ''[[Deceit]]''.
* In the [[Land of Fiction]] library, Ace sees novels of several of her own adventures including ''[[Love and War (novel)|Love and War]]'', ''[[Dragonfire (novelisation)|Dragonfire]]'' and ''[[Deceit (novel)|Deceit]]''.
* This is part of the "Meddling Monk" pentalogy, also known as the "Alternate Universe Arc".
* This is part of the "Meddling Monk" pentalogy, also known as the "Alternate Universe Arc".
* The destruction of the [[Silurian Earth]] and the [[Althosian system]] continues to put a strain on relationships within the TARDIS.
* The destruction of the [[Silurian Earth]] and the [[Althosian system]] continues to put a strain on relationships within the TARDIS.
* A prelude for this novel was published in [[DWM 208]].
* A [[Prelude Conundrum (short story)|prelude]] for this novel was published in [[DWM 208]].
* The novel ''[[Head Games (novel)|Head Games]]'' is a sequel to ''Conundrum''.
* The Doctor and Benny encounter the Dredlox, which are originally from a [[Doctor Who pastiches#Comics|Doctor Who pastiche]] published by [[Marvel Comics]].


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* The Doctor previously visited the Land of Fiction during his [[Second Doctor|second]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mind Robber (TV story)|The Mind Robber]]'') and [[Sixth Doctor|sixth incarnations]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Legend of the Cybermen (audio story)|Legend of the Cybermen]]'').
* The Doctor previously visited the Land of Fiction during his [[Second Doctor|second]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mind Robber (TV story)|The Mind Robber]]'') [[Fourth Doctor|fourth]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Crooked Man (audio story)|The Crooked Man]]'') and [[Sixth Doctor|sixth incarnations]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Legend of the Cybermen (audio story)|Legend of the Cybermen]]'')
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Head Games]]'' is a sequel to ''Conundrum''.
* The Master of the Land of Fiction turns up at Benny's wedding to [[Jason Kane]] in [[Cheldon Bonniface]] on [[24 April]] [[2010]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Happy Endings (novel)|Happy Endings]]'')
* The Master of the Land of Fiction turns up at Benny's wedding to [[Jason Kane]] in [[Cheldon Bonniface]] on [[24 April]] [[2010]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Happy Endings (novel)|Happy Endings]]'')
* The Doctor plays the spoons again. ([[TV]]: ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'', ''[[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (TV story)|The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)|Timewyrm: Revelation]]'')


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.drwhoguide.com/whona22p.htm Prelude to '''Conundrum''' as published in DWM #208]
* [https://doctorwho.guide/whona22p.htm Prelude to '''Conundrum''' as published in DWM #208]
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* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/conu.htm The Cloister Library: '''Conundrum''']
* [http://doctorwho.org.nz/archive/tsv43/beyondthebook.html#na022 Beyond the Book: Conundrum by Paul Scoones (Article) - TSV 43]
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Conundrum was the twenty-second novel in the New Adventures series. It was written by Steve Lyons, and was published by Virgin Books in 1994. It featured the Seventh Doctor, Ace and Bernice. It featured a return to the Land of Fiction, introduced twenty-six years earlier in the Season 6 Patrick Troughton television story The Mind Robber.

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

"Doctor, we're talking about an old man who used to dress up in a skintight white jump suit and fly around New York catching super-villains. Don't you think there's something just a bit unusual about that?"

A killer is stalking the streets of the village of Arandale. The victims are found one each day, drained of blood. And if that seems strange, it's nothing compared to the town's inhabitants.

The Seventh Doctor, Ace and Bernice think they're investigating a murder mystery. But it's all much more bizarre than that. And much more dangerous.

Someone has interfered with the Doctor's past again, and he's landed in a place he knows he once destroyed. This time there can be no escape.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Energy and radiation[[edit] | [edit source]]

Games[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Whilst in prison, the Doctor plays Scrabble against the Master of the Land of Fiction.

Supposed deities[[edit] | [edit source]]

TARDIS[[edit] | [edit source]]

Theories and concepts[[edit] | [edit source]]

Food and beverages[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Ace and Bernice bond over several pints of fictional cider.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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