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|series = [[Virgin New Adventures]] | |||
image= | |range = Virgin New Adventures | ||
series=[[Virgin New Adventures]] | | |number in range = 31 | ||
number= 31 | | |number= 31 | ||
doctor= | |doctor = Seventh Doctor | ||
companions= [[Ace]], [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] | | |companions= [[Ace]], [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] | ||
enemy= [[Chapter of Saint Anthony]] | | |enemy= The [[Chapter of Saint Anthony]], the [[Keth]] | ||
|setting= [[Betrushia]], [[Massatoris]] [[2148]] <br /> [[St Anthony's Chapter]] mothership, [[2148]] | |||
|writer= Mark Gatiss | |||
|read by= [[John Sackville]] | |||
release date= October 1994 | | |cover= [[Paul Campbell]] | ||
format= Paperback Book, 274 Pages | | |publisher= Virgin Books | ||
isbn= ISBN 0-426-20423-9 | | |release date= 20 October 1994 | ||
prev= First Frontier (novel) | | |format= Paperback Book; 22 Chapters, 274 Pages | ||
next= Falls the Shadow (novel) }} | |isbn= ISBN 0-426-20423-9 | ||
|prev= First Frontier (novel) | |||
'''''St Anthony's Fire''''' was the thirty first [[Virgin New Adventures|New Adventures]] novel and featured the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Ace]] and [[Bernice Summerfield]]. This was writer [[Mark Gatiss]]' second and final contribution to the Virgin New Adventures range | |next= Falls the Shadow (novel) | ||
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'''''St Anthony's Fire''''' was the thirty first [[Virgin New Adventures|New Adventures]] novel and featured the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Ace]] and [[Bernice Summerfield]]. This was writer [[Mark Gatiss]]' second and final contribution to the Virgin New Adventures range. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
'' | ''"No time. They have come. They have come at last."'' | ||
[[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Bernice Summerfield|Bernice]] visit [[Betrushia]], a [[planet]] famous for its beautiful ring system. They soon discover that the rain-drenched | [[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Bernice Summerfield|Bernice]] visit [[Betrushia]], a [[planet]] famous for its beautiful ring system. They soon discover that the rain-drenched [[jungle]]s are in turmoil. A vicious, genocidal war is raging between the [[Betrushian (reptile)|lizard-like natives]]. The ground itself is wracked by mysterious [[earthquake]]s. And an [[Keth|unknown force]] is moving inexorably forwards, devastating everything in its path. | ||
[[Ace]] wanted out; | [[Ace]] wanted out; she's resting on a [[Massatoris|neighbouring world]]. But from the outer reaches of space, a far greater threat is approaching Betrushia, and even Ace may find it impossible to escape. | ||
With time running out, the Doctor must save the people of Betrushia from their own terrible legacy before the wrath of St | With time running out, the Doctor must save the people of Betrushia from their own terrible legacy before the wrath of [[St Anthony's Fire]] is visited upon them all. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Seventh | * [[Seventh Doctor]] | ||
* [[Ace]] | * [[Ace]] | ||
* [[Bernice Summerfield]] | * [[Bernice Summerfield]] | ||
* [[Liso]] | |||
* [[Grek]] | |||
* [[Hovv]] | |||
* [[Imalgahite]] | |||
* [[Maconsa]] | |||
* [[Ran]] | |||
* [[Thoss]] | |||
* [[William Hon Yuen Yong]] | |||
* [[De Hooch]] | |||
* [[Jones (St Anthony's Fire)|Jones]] | |||
* [[Neerid]] | |||
* [[Feeson]] | |||
* [[Priss]] | |||
* [[Tobess]] | |||
* [[Hovv]] | |||
* [[Utreh]] | |||
* [[Testra]] | |||
* [[Miller (St Anthony's Fire)|Miller]] | |||
* [[Martino (St Anthony's Fire)|Martino]] | |||
* [[Libon Fung]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
=== | === The Doctor === | ||
* The Doctor fixes the [[chameleonic fluctuation]] affecting the TARDIS exterior, amoung other repairs he's been making over the past several weeks. | |||
* He wonders, disconcertingly, if someone else is living in the TARDIS. | |||
* When the Doctor [[Four to Doomsday (TV story)|encountered the]] [[Urbankan]]s he had a vacuum-resistant propulsion-powered [[cricket ball]]. | * When the Doctor [[Four to Doomsday (TV story)|encountered the]] [[Urbankan]]s he had a vacuum-resistant propulsion-powered [[cricket ball]]. | ||
=== | === Games === | ||
* The Doctor enjoys playing nine dimensional scrabble. | * The Doctor enjoys playing nine dimensional scrabble. | ||
=== | === History === | ||
* Bernice researches (using the [[TARDIS library]]) the [[Shovoran]] dynasty and finds some interesting information on the [[Tytheg]] a humanoid race. | * Bernice researches (using the [[TARDIS library]]) the [[Shovoran]] dynasty and finds some interesting information on the [[Tytheg]], a humanoid race. | ||
=== | === Religion === | ||
* [[Ace]] gets brainwashed by the [[Chapter of Saint Anthony]], gets her head shaved and walks around naked on their mothership. | * [[Ace]] gets brainwashed by the [[Chapter of Saint Anthony]], gets her head shaved and walks around naked on their mothership. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* A prelude to this novel was published in [[DWM 217]]. | * A [[Prelude St Anthony's Fire (short story)|prelude]] to this novel was published in [[DWM 217]]. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The | * The Doctor is still wearing the three piece linen suit he "recently adopted". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[White Darkness (novel)|White Darkness]]'') | ||
* When wandering the TARDIS one day, Ace discovered the [[Eighth Door]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Neverland (audio story)|Neverland]]'') | |||
* The poor quality of the [[Ismetch]] [[Airship|dirigibles]] make Benny think of the more advanced [[Silurian airship]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Blood Heat (novel)|Blood Heat]]'') | |||
* When adrift in space, the Doctor wishes he had his vacuum resistant and propulsion powered [[cricket ball]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Four to Doomsday (TV story)|Four to Doomsday]]'') | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{dwrefguide|who_na31.htm|St Anthony's Fire}} | |||
* {{whoniverse| | * {{whoniverse|na31|St Anthony's Fire}} | ||
* [ | * [https://doctorwho.guide/whona31p.htm Prelude to '''St Anthony's Fire''' as published in DWM #217] | ||
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/stan.htm The Cloister Library: '''''St Anthony's Fire'''''] | |||
* [http://doctorwho.org.nz/archive/tsv43/beyondthebook.html#na031 Beyond the Book: St Anthony's Fire by Paul Scoones (Article) - TSV 43] | |||
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