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{{Infobox | |image= NA016 shadowmind.jpg | ||
|series = [[Virgin New Adventures]] | |||
image= | |range = Virgin New Adventures | ||
series=[[Virgin New Adventures]] | | |number in range = 16 | ||
number= 16 | | |number= 16 | ||
doctor= | |doctor = Seventh Doctor | ||
companions= [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] | | |companions= [[Ace]], [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] | ||
enemy= [[Umbra]] | | |enemy= [[Umbra (Shadowmind)|Umbra]] | ||
|setting= [[Tairngire]] and [[Arden (planet)|Arden]], [[2673]] | |||
writer= | |writer= Christopher Bulis | ||
publisher= | |cover= Christopher Bulis | ||
release date= | |publisher= Virgin Books | ||
format= Paperback Book, 244 Pages | | |release date= 15 July 1993 | ||
isbn= ISBN 0-426-20394-1 | | |format= Paperback Book; 30 Chapters, 244 Pages | ||
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20394-1 | |||
|prev= White Darkness (novel) | |||
'''''Shadowmind''''' | |next= Birthright (novel) | ||
|series2= [[Interweaving with the New Adventures|''DWM'' "New Adventures order"]] | |||
|prev2= White Darkness (novel) | |||
|next2= Birthright (novel) | |||
}}{{prose stub}} | |||
'''''Shadowmind''''' was the sixteenth novel in the [[Virgin New Adventures]] series. It was released in [[1993 (releases)|1993]]. It was written by [[Christopher Bulis]], and features the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Ace]] and [[Bernice Summerfield|Bernice]]. It was Bulis's first novel; he had previously been a painter, and actually painted the cover of ''Shadowmind''. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
[[Arden (planet)|Arden]]. A planet of hills and [[stream]]s and [[forest]]s. Peaceful. Friendly. | |||
"There is no indigenous intelligent life there." "What is there then?" [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]] said. "It's a new [[colony]] world, Doctor. We started developing it three years ago." | |||
But there is something on Arden. Something that steals minds and memories. Something that is growing stronger. Something that can reach out to the regional stellar capital, [[Tairngaire]] | But there is something on Arden. Something that steals minds and memories. Something that is growing stronger. Something that can reach out to the regional stellar capital, [[Tairngaire]] — where the newest exhibit in the sculpture park is a [[The Doctor's TARDIS|blue box]] surmounted by a flashing light. | ||
== Plot == | |||
''to be added'' | |||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Seventh | * [[Seventh Doctor]] | ||
* [[Ace]] | * [[Ace]] | ||
* [[Bernice Summerfield]] | * [[Bernice Summerfield]] | ||
* [[Umbra]] | * [[Umbra (Shadowmind)|Umbra]] | ||
* [[Kim Talevera]] | |||
* [[Annis Delray]] | |||
* [[David Tesseni]] | |||
* | * [[Donal Robson]] | ||
* [[George O'Valle]] | |||
* [[Gerry Ostman]] | |||
* [[Olaf Brandel]] | |||
* [[Lyn Sorren]] | |||
* [[Quillon]] | |||
* [[Strek (Shadowmind)|Strek]] | |||
* [[Vince Chiminoe]] | |||
* [[Fran Kausama]] | |||
* [[Nat Santony]] | |||
* [[Ashton (Shadowmind)|Ashton]] | |||
* [[Toni Pandril]] | |||
* [[Nicholas Cort]] | |||
* [[Paak]] | |||
* [[Rusty (Shadowmind)|Rusty]] | |||
* [[Dag Felden]] | |||
* [[Kristen Barr]] | |||
* [[Portlyn]] | |||
* [[Warwick (Shadowmind)|Warwick]] | |||
* [[Chet Foss]] | |||
* [[Manten]] | |||
* [[Vego]] | |||
* [[Sympson (Shadowmind)|Sympson]] | |||
* [[Debly]] | |||
* [[Ord]] | |||
* [[Peter van Buran]] | |||
* [[Cheyney (Shadowmind)|Cheyney]] | |||
* [[Warton (Shadowmind)|Warton]] | |||
* [[Lahat]] | |||
* [[Kirin (Shadowmind)|Kirin]] | |||
* [[Tamsyn York]] | |||
* [[Khan (Shadowmind)|Khan]] | |||
* [[Lathilar]] | |||
* [[Xaxil]] | |||
* [[Jodee Flyn]] | |||
* [[Narvik]] | |||
* [[Lombardo (Shadowmind)|Lombardo]] | |||
* [[Macnikol]] | |||
* [[Stirling (Shadowmind)|Stirling]] | |||
* [[Jon Amphipolis]] | |||
* [[Holly Freyman]] | |||
* [[Liam Freyman]] | |||
* [[Charters (Shadowmind)|Charters]] | |||
* [[Salsk]] | |||
* [[Talevera]] | |||
* [[Gil Enver]] | |||
* [[Anderman]] | |||
* [[Grad (Shadowmind)|Grad]] | |||
* [[Lang (Shadowmind)|Lang]] | |||
* [[Le Paz]] | |||
* [[Esteval]] | |||
* [[Jefferson (Shadowmind)|Jefferson]] | |||
* [[Brant (Shadowmind)|Brant]] | |||
* [[Cassal]] | |||
* [[Kwon (Shadowmind)|Kwon]] | |||
* [[Nat Santony's mother]] | |||
=== [[ | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* [[Ace's helmet]] is made from the [[dome]] of a [[Black Dalek Supreme (Shadowmind)|Black Dalek Supreme]]. | |||
* Ace played [[Statues]] when she was young. | |||
* Ace's new variant of [[Nitro-9]] is Neo-Nitro, which resembles [[boiled sweet]]s and is activated using saliva. | |||
* Ace's new variant of [[Nitro-9]] is Neo-Nitro, which resembles [[boiled sweet]]s | * The Doctor lists his experiences battling [[Dalek]]s, [[Robot Yeti]], [[Auton]]s, [[Cyberman|Cybermen]], and [[Ice Warrior]]s. | ||
* The [[Shenn]] come from [[Arden (planet)|Arden]] and link minds to form group intelligence. They are controlling the duplicates that are seen on [[Tairngire]]. | |||
* [[Xaxil]] is the twenty-fourth Emperor of [[Draconia]]. | |||
* The Doctor has unlimited credit with the [[First Galactic Bank]]. | |||
* The Doctor, Ace and Benny get to Arden on the ''[[CSS Broadsword]]''. The ship is later used to kill [[Umbra (Shadowmind)|Umbra]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* A prelude to this novel was published in [[DWM 202]]. | * A [[Prelude Shadowmind (short story)|prelude]] to this novel was published in [[DWM 202]]. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
''to | * Bernice asks if [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] can go somewhere other than "Club Zombie". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[White Darkness]]'') | ||
* Bernice thinks of her mother and how she died when she was a girl. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Love and War (novel)|Love and War]]'') | |||
* The Doctor mentions how he negotiated the peace between [[Earth]] and [[Draconia]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'') | |||
* | * The Doctor states that [[Umbra (Shadowmind)|Umbra]] wants to survive and grow, like any species. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invisible Enemy (TV story)|The Invisible Enemy]]'') | ||
* | * The [[Concordance]] accesses records of the Doctor dating back to his ambassadorship in the [[Human-Draconian War]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]''/''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]'') and even his time at [[UNIT]]. | ||
* The Doctor decides he needs a holiday. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Birthright (novel)|Birthright]]'', ''[[Iceberg (novel)|Iceberg]]'') | |||
* The Doctor will battle another sentient star that controls a planet again in [[TV]]: ''[[The Rings of Akhaten (TV story)|The Rings of Akhaten]]''. | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [ | * [https://doctorwho.guide/whona16p.htm Prelude to '''Shadowmind''' as published in DWM #202] | ||
{{dwrefguide|who_na16.htm|Shadowmind}} | |||
* {{whoniverse| | * {{whoniverse|na16|Shadowmind}} | ||
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/shadowm.htm The Cloister Library: '''Shadowmind'''] | |||
* [http://doctorwho.org.nz/archive/tsv36/btb-shadowmind.html Beyond the Book: Shadowmind by Paul Scoones (Article) - TSV 36] | |||
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