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|image= NA022 conundrum.jpg | |image = NA022 conundrum.jpg | ||
|series=[[Virgin New Adventures]] | |series = [[Virgin New Adventures]] | ||
|number= 22 | |range = Virgin New Adventures | ||
|doctor=Seventh Doctor | |number in range = 22 | ||
|number = 22 | |||
|doctor = Seventh Doctor | |||
|companions= [[Ace]], [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] | |companions= [[Ace]], [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] | ||
|featuring= | |featuring = Norman Power | ||
|featuring2= | |featuring2 = Gillian Who | ||
|featuring3= | |featuring3 = John Who | ||
|enemy= [[Jason (Conundrum)|Jason]], [[Phil Chambers]] | |enemy= [[Jason (Conundrum)|Jason]], [[Phil Chambers]] | ||
|setting= [[Land of Fiction]] | |setting = [[Land of Fiction]] | ||
|writer= [[ | |writer = Steve Lyons | ||
|publisher= Virgin Books | |cover = [[Jeff Cummins]] | ||
|release date= | |publisher = Virgin Books | ||
|format= Paperback Book; 17 Chapters, 261 Pages | |release date= 20 January 1994 | ||
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20408-5 | |format = Paperback Book;<br/>17 Chapters, 261 Pages | ||
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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]] [[Patrick Troughton]] television story ''[[The Mind Robber]]''. | {{you may|Conundrum (short story)|n1=the short story of the same name}} | ||
'''''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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* [[Ace]] | * [[Ace]] | ||
* [[Bernice Summerfield]] | * [[Bernice Summerfield]] | ||
* [[Norman Power | * [[Norman Power]] | ||
* [[Jason (Conundrum)|The Master of the Land of Fiction]] | * [[Jason (Conundrum)|The Master of the Land of Fiction]] | ||
* [[Malcolm Blyth]] | * [[Malcolm Blyth]] | ||
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* [[Karen Davies]] | * [[Karen Davies]] | ||
* [[Mason Grimshaw]] | * [[Mason Grimshaw]] | ||
* [[Tina Grimshaw]] | |||
* [[Matthew Shade]] | * [[Matthew Shade]] | ||
* [[Mel Joseph]] | * [[Mel Joseph]] | ||
* [[Phil Chambers]] | * [[Phil Chambers]] | ||
* [[Rosemary Chambers]] | * [[Rosemary Chambers]] | ||
* Father [[Sheridan]] | * Father [[Kenneth Sheridan]] | ||
* [[Gary Chambers]] | * [[Gary Chambers]] | ||
* [[Michelle Chambers]] | * [[Michelle Chambers]] | ||
* [[Tracey Daniels]] | * [[Tracey Daniels]] | ||
* [[Tim Mitchell]] | * [[Tim Mitchell]] | ||
* [[Alan Brown (Conundrum)|Alan Brown]] | |||
* [[Eileen (Conundrum)|Eileen]] | |||
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* [[Carson (Conundrum)|Carson]] | * [[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 === | ||
* Whilst in prison, the Doctor plays [[ | * Whilst in prison, the Doctor plays [[Scrabble]] against the Master of the Land of Fiction. | ||
=== Supposed deities === | === Supposed deities === | ||
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* Ace [[dream]]s of a [[Artemis (No Future)|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. | ||
* [[Word Association]] is an aspect of the Land of Fiction. | * [[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 == | ||
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* 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 Conundrum (short story)|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]]'' is a sequel to ''Conundrum''. | * 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]]'') | * 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]]'') | ||
* 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 == | ||
* [ | * [https://doctorwho.guide/whona22p.htm Prelude to '''Conundrum''' as published in DWM #208] | ||
{{dwrefguide|who_na22.htm|Conundrum}} | {{dwrefguide|who_na22.htm|Conundrum}} | ||
* {{whoniverse|na22|Conundrum}} | * {{whoniverse|na22|Conundrum}} | ||
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/conu.htm The Cloister Library: '''Conundrum'''] | * [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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Latest revision as of 20:30, 3 June 2024
- You may be looking for the short story of the same name.
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]]
to be added
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Seventh Doctor
- Ace
- Bernice Summerfield
- Norman Power
- The Master of the Land of Fiction
- Malcolm Blyth
- 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
- Eileen
- Carson
- Rosemary's familiar
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
Energy and radiation[[edit] | [edit source]]
- McAllerson's Radiation does exist, but does not give people super powers as the Land of Fiction suggests.
Games[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Whilst in prison, the Doctor plays Scrabble against the Master of the Land of Fiction.
Supposed deities[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Gods of Ragnarok originally built the Land of Fiction but grew bored with it and abandoned it.
TARDIS[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Ace knows how to operate the chameleon circuit.
Theories and concepts[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Ace dreams of a woman in red and a door that she cannot open.
- Word Association is an aspect of the Land of Fiction.
Food and beverages[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Ace and Bernice bond over several pints of fictional cider.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- In the Land of Fiction library, Ace sees novels of several of her own adventures including Love and War, Dragonfire and Deceit.
- 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.
- A prelude for this novel was published in DWM 208.
- The novel Head Games is a sequel to Conundrum.
- The Doctor and Benny encounter the Dredlox, which are originally from a Doctor Who pastiche published by Marvel Comics.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor previously visited the Land of Fiction during his second, (TV: The Mind Robber) fourth (AUDIO: The Crooked Man) and sixth incarnations. (AUDIO: Legend of the Cybermen)
- 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)
- The Doctor plays the spoons again. (TV: Time and the Rani, The Greatest Show in the Galaxy, PROSE: Timewyrm: Revelation)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Prelude to Conundrum as published in DWM #208
- Conundrum at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- The Discontinuity Guide to: Conundrum at The Whoniverse
- The Cloister Library: Conundrum
- Beyond the Book: Conundrum by Paul Scoones (Article) - TSV 43
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