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|image= NA032 fallstheshadow.jpg | |image = NA032 fallstheshadow.jpg | ||
| | |range = Virgin New Adventures | ||
|number= 32 | |number in range = #32 | ||
|doctor=Seventh Doctor | |number = 32 | ||
|companions= [[Ace]], [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] | |doctor = Seventh Doctor | ||
|enemy= [[Gabriel and Tanith]] | |companions = [[Ace]], [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] | ||
|setting= [[Shadowfell]], [[Scotland]], | |enemy = [[Gabriel and Tanith]] | ||
|writer= | |setting = [[Shadowfell]], [[Scotland]], [[20th century]] | ||
|publisher= Virgin Books | |writer = Daniel O'Mahony | ||
|release date= | |cover = [[Kevin Jenkins]] | ||
|format= Paperback Book; 19 Chapters, 356 Pages | |publisher = Virgin Books | ||
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20427-1 | |release date = 17 November 1994 | ||
|prev= St Anthony's Fire (novel) | |format = Paperback Book; 19 Chapters, 356 Pages | ||
|next= Parasite (novel)}} | |isbn = ISBN 0-426-20427-1 | ||
'''''Falls the Shadow''''' was the thirty-second [[Virgin New Adventures|New Adventures]] novel featuring the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Ace]] and [[Bernice Summerfield]]. It was author [[Daniel O'Mahony]]'s first novel, and his only contribution to the [[Virgin New Adventures]] range. | |series = ''[[Virgin New Adventures]]'' | ||
|prev = St Anthony's Fire (novel) | |||
|next = Parasite (novel) | |||
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'''''Falls the Shadow''''' was the thirty-second ''[[Virgin New Adventures|New Adventures]]'' novel featuring the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Ace]] and [[Bernice Summerfield]]. It was author [[Daniel O'Mahony]]'s first novel, and his only contribution to the ''[[Virgin New Adventures]]'' range. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
''"We are deranged. We are psychopaths, sociopaths, up the [[garden]] path," said Tanith. "We are mad, and you are trapped with us."'' | ''"We are deranged. We are psychopaths, sociopaths, up the [[garden]] path," said Tanith. "We are mad, and you are trapped with us."'' | ||
[[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] is imprisoned in a house called [[Shadowfell]], where a man is ready to commence the next phase of an experiment that will remake the world. | [[The Doctor's TARDIS (Silurian Earth)|The TARDIS]] is imprisoned in a house called [[Shadowfell]], where a man is ready to commence the next phase of an experiment that will remake the world. | ||
A [[Grey Man|stranger dressed in grey]] watches from a hillside, searching for the sinister powers growing within the house. A killer appears from the surrounding forest, determined to carry out her deadly instructions. In the [[cellar]], something lingers, observing and influencing events, waiting to take on flesh and emerge. And trapped in alien darkness, the last survivor of a doomed race mourns for the lost planet [[Earth]]. | A [[Grey Man|stranger dressed in grey]] watches from a hillside, searching for the sinister powers growing within the house. A killer appears from the surrounding forest, determined to carry out her deadly instructions. In the [[cellar]], something lingers, observing and influencing events, waiting to take on flesh and emerge. And trapped in alien darkness, the last survivor of a doomed race mourns for the lost planet [[Earth]]. | ||
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* [[Qxeleq]] | * [[Qxeleq]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The TARDIS has [[environment circuits]]. | * The TARDIS has [[environment circuits]]. | ||
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=== The Doctor === | === The Doctor === | ||
* [[ | * [[Aliases of the Doctor#Theta Sigma|Theta Sigma]] is not the Doctor's name, but identifies him uniquely amongst the [[Time Lord]]s and should not be spoken outside of [[Time Lord Academy|the Academy]]. | ||
* The Doctor mentions the [[Eye of Harmony]] and the [[Dalek]]s. | * The Doctor mentions the [[Eye of Harmony]] and the [[Dalek]]s. | ||
* Benny's death causes the Doctor to consider leaving Ace in 1994 and returning home to [[Gallifrey]]. He's been meaning to settle down for a while. | * Benny's death causes the Doctor to consider leaving Ace in 1994 and returning home to [[Gallifrey]]. He's been meaning to settle down for a while. | ||
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=== Concepts === | === Concepts === | ||
* Winterdawn is experimenting with [[interstitial time]] based on notes by a Professor [[Carl Thascales]] | * Winterdawn is experimenting with [[interstitial time]] based on notes by a Professor [[Carl Thascales]]. | ||
* A war was fought against the [[Great Snake]] millions of years ago. | * A war was fought against the [[Great Snake]] millions of years ago. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* A [[Prelude Falls the Shadow (short story)|prelude]] to this novel was published in [[DWM 218]]. | * A [[Prelude Falls the Shadow (short story)|prelude]] to this novel was published in [[DWM 218]]. | ||
* The title is a reference to "[[The Hollow Men]]", a poem by [[T.S. Eliot]]. | * The title is a reference to "[[The Hollow Men]]", a poem by [[T.S. Eliot]]. Another novel featuring the Seventh Doctor was [[The Hollow Men (novel)|directly named for the poem]]. | ||
* This novel was written based on the rumours surrounding | * This novel was written based on the rumours surrounding the television story ''[[Ghost Light (TV story)|Ghost Light]]''. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Interstitial time was experimented with by [[the Master]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Monster]]'') | * Interstitial time was experimented with by [[the Master]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Monster (TV story)|The Time Monster]]'') | ||
* The Doctor has met the Irish playwright and author [[Oscar Wilde]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Beautiful Things (audio story)|Beautiful Things]]'') and says he tried to explain time travel to [[Einstein]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Time and the Rani]]'') | * The Doctor has met the Irish playwright and author [[Oscar Wilde]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Beautiful Things (audio story)|Beautiful Things]]'') and says he tried to explain time travel to [[Einstein]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'') | ||
* The Doctor mentions the [[Eye of Harmony]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'', ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') | * The Doctor mentions the [[Eye of Harmony]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'', ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') | ||
* Gabriel and Tanith show Bernice her guilt for letting people die in the [[Interstitial Mass Transit System|transit system]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Transit (novel)|Transit]]'') | * Gabriel and Tanith show Bernice her guilt for letting people die in the [[Interstitial Mass Transit System|transit system]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Transit (novel)|Transit]]'') | ||
* The Doctor encourages Jane Page to kill him and take a life. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Happiness Patrol]]'') | * The Doctor encourages Jane Page to kill him and take a life. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Happiness Patrol (TV story)|The Happiness Patrol]]'') | ||
* "Theta Sigma" is closely guarded secret of the Doctor's, yet he shared it with [[Trevor Sigma]] on [[Terra Alpha]], although telling him may not have been significant, compared to someone like the Grey Man. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Happiness Patrol]]'') | * "Theta Sigma" is a closely guarded secret of the Doctor's, yet he shared it with [[Trevor Sigma]] on [[Terra Alpha]], although telling him may not have been significant, compared to someone like the Grey Man. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Happiness Patrol (TV story)|The Happiness Patrol]]'') | ||
* Ace recalls her encounter with [[Melanie Bush]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dragonfire (TV story)|Dragonfire]]'') | * Ace recalls her encounter with [[Melanie Bush]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dragonfire (TV story)|Dragonfire]]'') | ||
* She is still afraid of big, empty houses. ([[TV]]: ''[[Ghost Light]]'') | * She is still afraid of big, empty houses. ([[TV]]: ''[[Ghost Light (TV story)|Ghost Light]]'') | ||
* Ace loves Benny and is hit hard by her death, more so than the people she just fancied like [[Julian Milton]], [[Jan Rydd]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Love and War (novel)|Love and War]]'') [[Mike Smith]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') and [[Sorin]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Fenric]]'') | * Ace loves Benny and is hit hard by her death, more so than the people she just fancied like [[Julian Milton]], [[Jan Rydd]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Love and War (novel)|Love and War]]'') [[Mike Smith]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') and [[Sorin]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]'') | ||
* Ace asks the Doctor in the end "We haven't done good, have we?", alluding to her question "We did good, didn't we?" after defeating the [[Dalek]]s in [[1963]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') | * Ace asks the Doctor in the end "We haven't done good, have we?", alluding to her question "We did good, didn't we?" after defeating the [[Dalek]]s in [[1963]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') | ||
* C. Moore Wedderburn is the author of ''The Trail of the [[Black orchid (flower)|Black Orchid]]: A botanical and zoological guide to the journeys of [[George Cranleigh]]''. ([[TV]]: ''[[Black Orchid (TV story)|Black Orchid]]'') | * C. Moore Wedderburn is the author of ''The Trail of the [[Black orchid (flower)|Black Orchid]]: A botanical and zoological guide to the journeys of [[George Cranleigh]]''. ([[TV]]: ''[[Black Orchid (TV story)|Black Orchid]]'') | ||
* Just as [[Fenric]] could pull [[Ingiger]] from an alternate Earth, Gabriel and Tanith pull [[Qxeleq]] and [[Jane Page]] from alternate Earths to Shadowfell. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]'') | * Just as [[Fenric]] could pull [[Ingiger]] from an alternate Earth, Gabriel and Tanith pull [[Qxeleq]] and [[Jane Page]] from alternate Earths to Shadowfell. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]'') | ||
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{{dwrefguide|who_na32.htm|Falls the Shadow}} | {{dwrefguide|who_na32.htm|Falls the Shadow}} | ||
* {{whoniverse|na32|Falls the Shadow}} | * {{whoniverse|na32|Falls the Shadow}} | ||
* [ | * [https://doctorwho.guide/whona32p.htm Prelude to '''Falls the Shadow''' as published in DWM #218] | ||
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/fall.htm The Cloister Library: Falls the Shadow] | * [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/fall.htm The Cloister Library: Falls the Shadow] | ||
* [http://doctorwho.org.nz/archive/tsv43/beyondthebook.html#na032 Beyond the Book: Falls the Shadow by Paul Scoones (Article) - TSV 43] | * [http://doctorwho.org.nz/archive/tsv43/beyondthebook.html#na032 Beyond the Book: Falls the Shadow by Paul Scoones (Article) - TSV 43] | ||
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20060324071359/http://www.gallifreyone.com/interview.php?id=omahony Outpost Gallifrey - Interview: '''Daniel O'Mahony''' (archived)] | * [http://web.archive.org/web/20060324071359/http://www.gallifreyone.com/interview.php?id=omahony Outpost Gallifrey - Interview: '''Daniel O'Mahony''' (archived)] | ||
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