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|image= NA020 dimensionriders.jpg | |image= NA020 dimensionriders.jpg | ||
|series=Virgin New Adventures | |series = Virgin New Adventures | ||
|range = Virgin New Adventures | |||
|number in range = 20 | |||
|number= 20 | |number= 20 | ||
|doctor=Seventh Doctor | |doctor = Seventh Doctor | ||
|companions= [[Ace]], [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] | |companions= [[Ace]], [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] | ||
|enemy= The [[Garvond]] | |enemy= The [[Garvond]] | ||
|setting= {{il|[[Oxford]], [[1993]]|[[Space Station Q4]], [[2381]]}} | |setting= {{il|[[Oxford]], [[1993]]|[[Space Station Q4]], [[2381]]}} | ||
|writer= [[ | |writer= Daniel Blythe | ||
|cover= [[Jeff Cummins]] | |||
|publisher= Virgin Books | |publisher= Virgin Books | ||
|release date= | |release date= 18 November 1993 | ||
|format= Paperback Book; 27 Chapters, 247 Pages | |format= Paperback Book; 27 Chapters, 247 Pages | ||
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20397-6 | |isbn= ISBN 0-426-20397-6 | ||
|prev= Blood Heat (novel) | |prev= Blood Heat (novel) | ||
|next= The Left-Handed Hummingbird (novel) | |next= The Left-Handed Hummingbird (novel) | ||
|series2= [[Interweaving with the New Adventures|''DWM'' | |series2= [[Interweaving with the New Adventures|''DWM'' "New Adventures order"]] | ||
|prev2= Blood Heat (novel) | |prev2= Blood Heat (novel) | ||
|next2= The Left-Handed Hummingbird (novel) | |next2= The Left-Handed Hummingbird (novel) | ||
}} | }}{{prose stub}} | ||
'''''The Dimension Riders''''' is the twentieth novel in the [[Virgin New Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Daniel Blythe]] and featured the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Ace]] and [[Bernice Summerfield|Bernice]]. | '''''The Dimension Riders''''' is the twentieth novel in the [[Virgin New Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Daniel Blythe]] and featured the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Ace]] and [[Bernice Summerfield|Bernice]]. | ||
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The Doctor quickly discovers he is facing another time-shattering enigma: a creature which he thought he had destroyed, and which it seems he is powerless to stop. | The Doctor quickly discovers he is facing another time-shattering enigma: a creature which he thought he had destroyed, and which it seems he is powerless to stop. | ||
== Chapter titles == | |||
Prologue - Input | |||
# Time Ghosts | |||
# Perception and Inception | |||
# Atmosphere Normal | |||
# Vertices and Vortices | |||
# Temporal Distraction | |||
# Communication Breakdown | |||
# On the Bridge | |||
# Conversations with the Dead | |||
# Far Out and Gone | |||
# Force Majeure | |||
# The Riders | |||
# Information Technology | |||
# Incubus | |||
# Cracks | |||
# Echoes | |||
# Into the Vortex | |||
# Come as You Are | |||
# Focus | |||
# The Link | |||
# Locations and Dislocation | |||
# Control | |||
# Ship of Time | |||
# Architecture and Mortality | |||
# Undiscovered Country | |||
# Reflections | |||
Epilogue - Output | |||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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* [[Brad Gillespie]] | * [[Brad Gillespie]] | ||
* [[Drew McCarran]] | * [[Drew McCarran]] | ||
* [[Jed Symdon]] | |||
* [[Carden]] | |||
* [[Larsen (The Dimension Riders)|Larsen]] | |||
* [[Gessner]] | |||
* [[Rost (The Dimension Riders)|Rost]] | |||
=== Space Station Q4 === | === Space Station Q4 === | ||
* [[Septimus Ballantyne]] | * [[Septimus Ballantyne]] | ||
* [[Helina Vaiq]] | * [[Helina Vaiq]] | ||
* [[Cal Pagett]] | |||
* [[Emmi Dasselle]] | |||
=== Oxford === | === Oxford === | ||
* [[James Rafferty|Professor James Rafferty]] | * [[James Rafferty|Professor James Rafferty]] | ||
* [[Epsilon Delta]] aka "The President" | * [[Epsilon Delta]] aka Dr Styles and "The President" | ||
* [[Amanda (The Dimension Riders)|Amanda]] | * [[Amanda (The Dimension Riders)|Amanda]] | ||
* [[Tom Cheynor]] | * [[Tom Cheynor]] | ||
* [[Harry (The Dimension Riders)|Harry]] | |||
* [[Ellen Rocher]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
=== Androids === | === Androids === | ||
* Amanda is a cybernetic [[android]] built by the President. | * Amanda is a cybernetic [[android]] built by the President. | ||
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=== Individuals === | === Individuals === | ||
* Professor James Rafferty is Professor of [[Alien|Extra-Terrestial Studies]] at the [[University of Oxford]]. | * Professor James Rafferty is Professor of [[Alien|Extra-Terrestial Studies]] at the [[University of Oxford]]. | ||
* Professor Rafferty knows [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]], [[Ian Chesterton]], and [[Edward Travers|Professor Travers]]. | * Professor Rafferty knows [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]], [[Ian Chesterton]], and [[Edward Travers|Professor Travers]]. | ||
* The Doctor mentions [[Skagra]]. | * The Doctor mentions [[Skagra]]. | ||
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=== Time Lords === | === Time Lords === | ||
* [[Epsilon Delta]], the President of St. Matthew's College, left Gallifrey, inspired by stories of [[the Master]], [[the Rani]] and especially [[the Doctor]]. He is a [[Time Lord]] from the Ancient Time. | * [[Epsilon Delta]], the President of St. Matthew's College, left Gallifrey, inspired by stories of [[the Master]], [[the Rani]] and especially [[the Doctor]]. He is a [[Time Lord]] from the Ancient Time. | ||
* Before he left [[Gallifrey]], Epsilon Delta was an attendant to the [[Gold Usher]] and left feeling angry and hateful towards his people for overlooking him. | |||
* Epsilon Delta scored a double-beta in [[cybernetics]]. | |||
* Epsilon Delta is in his second incarnation; he [[Regeneration|regenerated]] after encountering some [[Sontaran]]s. | |||
=== Time travel === | === Time travel === | ||
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=== TARDIS === | === TARDIS === | ||
* The [[The Doctor's TARDIS ( | * The [[The Doctor's TARDIS (Silurian Earth)|TARDIS]] (from the alternate world) does not entirely trust the Doctor. | ||
* The Doctor's TARDIS can project itself a millisecond into the future through the [[Defence Indefinite Timeloop Option]]. | * The Doctor's TARDIS can project itself a millisecond into the future through the [[Defence Indefinite Timeloop Option]]. | ||
* The President's TARDIS is a [[Type 102]]. | * The President's TARDIS is a [[Type 102]]. It has a voice-operated lock and a reliable [[chameleon circuit]]. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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* A [[Prelude The Dimension Riders (short story)|prelude]] to this novel was published in [[DWM 206]]. | * A [[Prelude The Dimension Riders (short story)|prelude]] to this novel was published in [[DWM 206]]. | ||
* {{Champion}} and [[Artemis (No Future)|Artemis]] make an appearance (behind the scenes) in the prologue and the epilogue. | * {{Champion}} and [[Artemis (No Future)|Artemis]] make an appearance (behind the scenes) in the prologue and the epilogue. | ||
* Despite being released in the month of ''Doctor Who''<nowiki/>'s 30th anniversary, nothing in the book commemorates the event. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The events mentioned by Amanda correspond to [[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Zygons]]'' (the Zygon Gambit), ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'' (the Shoreditch Incident) and ''[[Day of the Daleks]]'' (Auderly House). | * The events mentioned by Amanda correspond to [[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Zygons (TV story)|Terror of the Zygons]]'' (the Zygon Gambit), ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'' (the Shoreditch Incident) and ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'' (Auderly House). | ||
* There are a few references to [[ | * There are a few references to [[TV]]: ''[[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]''. | ||
* Darius Cheynor reappears in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Infinite Requiem]]''. | * Darius Cheynor reappears in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Infinite Requiem (novel)|Infinite Requiem]]''. | ||
== Cover gallery == | |||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [ | * [https://doctorwho.guide/whona20p.htm Prelude to '''The Dimension Riders''' as published in DWM #206] | ||
{{dwrefguide|who_na20.htm|The Dimension Riders}} | {{dwrefguide|who_na20.htm|The Dimension Riders}} | ||
* {{whoniverse|na20|The Dimension Riders}} | * {{whoniverse|na20|The Dimension Riders}} | ||
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/dimer.htm The Cloister Library: '''The Dimension Riders'''] | * [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/dimer.htm The Cloister Library: '''The Dimension Riders'''] | ||
* [http://doctorwho.org.nz/archive/tsv37/beyondthebook.html#dimensionriders Beyond the Book: The Dimension Riders by Paul Scoones (Article) - TSV 37] | |||
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