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|image= NA040 skypirates.jpg
|name= Sky Pirates!
|series = [[Virgin New Adventures]]
|image= NA040 skypirates.jpg  
|range = Virgin New Adventures
|series=[[Virgin New Adventures]]  
|number in range = 40
|number= 40  
|number= 40
|doctor=Seventh Doctor  
|doctor = Seventh Doctor
|companions= [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]], [[Roz Forrester|Roz]], [[Chris Cwej|Chris]]  
|companions= [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]], [[Roz Forrester|Roz]], [[Chris Cwej|Chris]]
|enemy= [[Charon (species)|Charon]]  
|enemy= [[Solan]], [[Sekor Dom Sloathe]], The [[Sloathe]]s
|setting= Sloathe Pocket Universe
 
|writer= [[Dave Stone]]  
[[Charon (species)|Charon]]
|publisher= Virgin Books  
|setting= [[The System (Sky Pirates!)|The System]]
|release date= [[20 July (releases)|20 July]] [[1995 (releases)|1995]]
|writer= Dave Stone
|format= Paperback Book, 337 Pages  
|cover= [[Jeff Cummins]]
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20446-8
|publisher= Virgin Books
|prev= Original Sin (novel)  
|release date= 20 July 1995
|next= Zamper (novel) }}
|format= Paperback Book; 34 Chapters, 337 Pages
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' is the fortieth [[Virgin New Adventures|New Adventures]] novel. It features the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Bernice Summerfield]] and new [[companion]]s [[Roz Forrester]] and [[Chris Cwej]] in their first full novel as companions.
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20446-8
|prev= Original Sin (novel)
|next= Zamper (novel)
|featuring = Captain Nathan li Shao, Sgloomi Po, Leetha, Kiru, Six
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'''''Sky Pirates! or The Eyes of the Schirron'''''<ref>The full title appears only on the title page.</ref> is the fortieth [[Virgin New Adventures|New Adventures]] novel. It features the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Bernice Summerfield]] and new [[companion]]s [[Roz Forrester]] and [[Chris Cwej]] in their first full novel as companions.


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
''Avast, ye scurvies!''
''Avast, ye scurvies!''


Hoist the mainbrace, splice the anchor and join [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] for the maiden voyage of the good ship [[Schirron Dream|''Schirron Dream'']], as it ventures into the fungral dark of air spaces occupied by the [[Sloathe]]s - those villainous slimy evil shapeshifting monsters of utter and unmitigated evil that have placed a system under siege!
Hoist the mainbrace, splice the anchor and join [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] for the maiden voyage of the good ship ''[[Schirron Dream]]'', as it ventures into the fungral dark of air spaces occupied by the [[Sloathe]]s - those villainous slimy evil shapeshifting monsters of utter and unmitigated evil that have placed a system under siege!


Watch [[Roz Forrester|Roslyn Forrester]] and [[Chris Cwej]] have a rough old time of it in durance vile! Meet the intrepid Captain [[Nathan li Shao|Li Shao]], and the beautiful if somewhat single-minded [[Sun Samurai]] [[Leetha t'Zhan]]! Roast on the dunes of [[Prometheus (planet)|Prometheus]], swelter in the foetid jungles of [[Aneas|Anea]], swim with the [[Obi-Amphibians]] of [[Elysium]] and freeze off inconvenient items of anatomy on the ice wastes of [[Reklon]] in an apparently doomed search for the [[Eyes of the Schirron]], the magickal jewels that will either save the system or destroy it utterly!
Watch [[Roz Forrester|Roslyn Forrester]] and [[Chris Cwej]] have a rough old time of it in durance vile! Meet the intrepid Captain [[Nathan li Shao|Li Shao]], and the beautiful if somewhat single-minded [[Sun Samurai]] [[Leetha t'Zhan]]! Roast on the dunes of [[Prometheus (planet)|Prometheus]], swelter in the foetid [[jungle]]s of [[Aneas|Anea]], swim with the [[Obi-Amphibian]]s of [[Elysium]] and freeze off inconvenient items of anatomy on the ice wastes of [[Reklon]] in an apparently doomed search for the [[Eyes of the Schirron]], the magickal jewels that will either save the system or destroy it utterly!


Who will live? Who will die? Will the Doctor ever play the harmonium again? All these questions and many more will be answered within the coruscating, fibrillating pages of ... Sky Pirates!
Who will live? Who will die? Will the Doctor ever play the harmonium again? All these questions and many more will be answered within the coruscating, fibrillating pages of ... Sky Pirates!
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* [[Sgloomi Po]]
* [[Sgloomi Po]]
* [[Leetha t'Zhan|Leetha]]
* [[Leetha t'Zhan|Leetha]]
* [[Trankor Lep]]
* [[Trenkor Lep]]
* [[Sgloomi Po]]
* [[Kiru]]
 
* [[Sekor Dom Sloathe]]
== References ==
* [[Six (Sky Pirates!)|Six]]
* [[Solan]]
* [[Yani]]
* The [[Snata]]
* [[Pon Fuki Gek]]
* [[Kraator Xem]]
* [[Lokar Pan]]
* [[Kimon]]
* The [[eating creature]]
* Kruvars
* Smudger
* Mr. Glome


== Worldbuilding ==
=== Books ===
=== Books ===
* ''[[Head Invaders: Asinine Quasi-Psychological Old Toot of Your Times]]'' is published in [[1997]] and features contributions from Bernice Summerfield.
* ''[[Head Invaders: Asinine Quasi-Psychological Old Toot of Your Times]]'' is published in [[1997]] and features contributions from Bernice Summerfield.
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* [[Roz Forrester]] smokes [[Cuba]]n [[cigar]]s.
* [[Roz Forrester]] smokes [[Cuba]]n [[cigar]]s.


=== Food ===
=== Food and beverages ===
* The Doctor once gave [[Nathan li Shao|Li Shao]] a [[chocolate]]-coated [[liquorice]] that was [[garlic]]- and [[Spam (food)|spam]]-flavoured.
* The Doctor once gave [[Nathan li Shao|Li Shao]] a [[chocolate]]-coated [[liquorice]] that was [[garlic]]- and [[Spam (food)|spam]]-flavoured.
* The Doctor hypothesizes that the Sloathes are capable of becoming beings far more complex than he had considered after Sgloomi Po develops the ability to digest a cheese and pickle sandwich.


=== Individuals ===
=== Individuals ===
* [[Chris Cwej]] is around twenty years old. He's well endowed.
* [[Chris Cwej]] is around twenty years old. He's well endowed.
* The Doctor turns Chris into a [[lizard]] whilst they're in the [[The Doctor's TARDIS (Blood Heat)|TARDIS]].
* The Doctor turns Chris into a [[lizard]] whilst they're in the [[The Doctor's TARDIS (Silurian Earth)|TARDIS]].
* While in the System, Benny frequently devolves into long lectures about various topics.
 
=== Locations ===
* Rakath is a city on Anea. Leetha t'Zhan originates from Rakath.


=== Occupations ===
=== Occupations ===
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* [[Sloathe]]s are [[hermaphrodite]]s, vulnerable to radiation.
* [[Sloathe]]s are [[hermaphrodite]]s, vulnerable to radiation.
* [[Snata]]s feed on fear and terror.
* [[Snata]]s feed on fear and terror.
* The inhabitants of the System are [[hybrid]]s of [[human]]s, [[Silurian]]s, [[Sasquatch]]es, [[Draconian]]s, [[Solarian]]s and various other species.
* The inhabitants of the System are [[hybrid]]s of [[human]]s, [[Silurian]]s, [[Sasquatch]]es, [[Draconian]]s, [[Solarian (Prisoners of the Sun)|Solarians]] and various other species.
* The eating creature is an alien creature (presumably related to the Charons) that crashed onto Anea.


=== Time Lords ===
=== Time Lords ===
* Following (one of the) Time Wars, the [[Time Lord]]s pattern encoded their unborn with a [[multi-dimensional]] response to kill their ancient enemies.
* Following (one of) the Time Wars, the [[Time Lord]]s pattern encoded their unborn with a [[multi-dimensional]] response to kill their ancient enemies.


=== Time wars ===
=== Time wars ===
* The [[Time War]]s mentioned in this novel relate to when the Time Lords first achieved time travel. These wars were to eliminate potential threats.
* The [[Time war|Time Wars]] mentioned in this novel relate to when the Time Lords first achieved time travel. These wars were to eliminate potential threats.
* The [[Reality bomb (Sky Pirates!)|reality bomb]] that nearly destroyed the TARDIS was the remnant of one of the species retroactively eliminated from the timeline during the War.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* Sgloomi Po compares controlling a Sloathe ship to having and flying an enormous body, and suggests that Chris would enjoy it. Chris would eventually be given the biological advantages of the [[House Military]], meaning that having a ship for a body would be a possibility for him. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dead Romance (novel)|Dead Romance]]'', ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'')
* It is implied that the Time Lords wiped out a race that ''could'' achieve a similar mastery of space and time; a similar idea is considered in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]''.
* It is implied that the Time Lords wiped out a race that ''could'' achieve a similar mastery of space and time; a similar idea is considered in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]''.
* The crew of the Schirron Dream reappear in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Oblivion (novel)|Oblivion]]''.
* The crew of the Schirron Dream reappear in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Oblivion (novel)|Oblivion]]''.
== Illustrations ==
* Includes four illustrations by [[Roger Langridge]].
<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" >
File:Canto illustration.jpg|Canto illustration
File:Aneas.jpg|Aneas
File:The Temple of Ankara-Ha-Ha.jpg|The Temple of Ankara-Ha-Ha
File:The 45-Second Piglet.jpg|The 45-Second Piglet
</gallery>
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{dwrefguide|who_na40.htm|Sky Pirates!}}
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* {{whoniverse|NA40.php|Sky Pirates}}
* {{whoniverse|na40|Sky Pirates}}
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/skyp.htm The Cloister Library: '''Sky Pirates!''']
* [http://www.sorddin.com/broadsword-old/issue11/interview11f.html Interview with '''Dave Stone''', interview conducted on November 6 1996, it appeared in issue 11 of ''Broadsword'']


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Sky Pirates! or The Eyes of the Schirron[1] is the fortieth New Adventures novel. It features the Seventh Doctor, Bernice Summerfield and new companions Roz Forrester and Chris Cwej in their first full novel as companions.

Publisher's summary

Avast, ye scurvies!

Hoist the mainbrace, splice the anchor and join the Doctor and Benny for the maiden voyage of the good ship Schirron Dream, as it ventures into the fungral dark of air spaces occupied by the Sloathes - those villainous slimy evil shapeshifting monsters of utter and unmitigated evil that have placed a system under siege!

Watch Roslyn Forrester and Chris Cwej have a rough old time of it in durance vile! Meet the intrepid Captain Li Shao, and the beautiful if somewhat single-minded Sun Samurai Leetha t'Zhan! Roast on the dunes of Prometheus, swelter in the foetid jungles of Anea, swim with the Obi-Amphibians of Elysium and freeze off inconvenient items of anatomy on the ice wastes of Reklon in an apparently doomed search for the Eyes of the Schirron, the magickal jewels that will either save the system or destroy it utterly!

Who will live? Who will die? Will the Doctor ever play the harmonium again? All these questions and many more will be answered within the coruscating, fibrillating pages of ... Sky Pirates!

Plot

to be added

Characters

Worldbuilding

Books

Drugs and medicines

Food and beverages

  • The Doctor once gave Li Shao a chocolate-coated liquorice that was garlic- and spam-flavoured.
  • The Doctor hypothesizes that the Sloathes are capable of becoming beings far more complex than he had considered after Sgloomi Po develops the ability to digest a cheese and pickle sandwich.

Individuals

  • Chris Cwej is around twenty years old. He's well endowed.
  • The Doctor turns Chris into a lizard whilst they're in the TARDIS.
  • While in the System, Benny frequently devolves into long lectures about various topics.

Locations

  • Rakath is a city on Anea. Leetha t'Zhan originates from Rakath.

Occupations

  • Bernice works as a strip club waitress for some of this novel.

Species

Time Lords

  • Following (one of) the Time Wars, the Time Lords pattern encoded their unborn with a multi-dimensional response to kill their ancient enemies.

Time wars

  • The Time Wars mentioned in this novel relate to when the Time Lords first achieved time travel. These wars were to eliminate potential threats.
  • The reality bomb that nearly destroyed the TARDIS was the remnant of one of the species retroactively eliminated from the timeline during the War.

Notes

Continuity

  • Sgloomi Po compares controlling a Sloathe ship to having and flying an enormous body, and suggests that Chris would enjoy it. Chris would eventually be given the biological advantages of the House Military, meaning that having a ship for a body would be a possibility for him. (PROSE: Dead Romance, The Book of the War)
  • It is implied that the Time Lords wiped out a race that could achieve a similar mastery of space and time; a similar idea is considered in AUDIO: Zagreus.
  • The crew of the Schirron Dream reappear in PROSE: Oblivion.

Illustrations

  • Canto illustration

    Canto illustration

  • Aneas

    Aneas

  • The Temple of Ankara-Ha-Ha

    The Temple of Ankara-Ha-Ha

  • The 45-Second Piglet

    The 45-Second Piglet


  1. ↑ The full title appears only on the title page.

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