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|image= NA021 lefthandedhummingbird.jpg
|image           = NA021 lefthandedhummingbird.jpg
|series = [[Virgin New Adventures]]
|range           = Virgin New Adventures
|range = Virgin New Adventures
|number in range = #21
|number in range = 21
|number         = 21
|number= 21
|doctor         = Seventh Doctor
|doctor = Seventh Doctor
|companions     = [[Ace]], [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]]
|companions= [[Ace]], [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]]
|enemy           = [[Huitzilin]]
|enemy= [[Huitzilin]]
|setting         = {{il|[[Tenochtitlan]], [[1487]]|[[Atlantic Ocean]], [[1912]]|[[London]], [[1968]] to [[1969]]|[[Mexico City]], [[1994]]}}
|setting= {{il|[[Tenochtitlan]], [[1487]]|[[Atlantic Ocean]], [[1912]]|[[London]], [[1968]] to [[1969]]|[[Mexico City]], [[1994]]}}
|writer         = Kate Orman
|writer= [[Kate Orman]]
|cover           = [[Pete Wallbank]]
|cover= [[Pete Wallbank]]
|publisher       = Virgin Books
|publisher= Virgin Books
|release date   = 2 December 1993
|release date= [[2 December (releases)|2 December]] [[1993 (releases)|1993]]
|format         = Paperback Book; 20 Chapters, 264 Pages
|format= Paperback Book; 20 Chapters, 264 Pages
|isbn           = ISBN 0-426-20404-2
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20404-2
|series          = ''[[Virgin New Adventures]]''
|prev= The Dimension Riders (novel)
|prev           = The Dimension Riders (novel)
|next= Conundrum (novel)
|next           = Conundrum (novel)
|series2= [[Interweaving with the New Adventures|''DWM'' "New Adventures order"]]
|series2         = [[Interweaving with the New Adventures|''DWM'' "New Adventures order"]]
|prev2 = The Dimension Riders (novel)
|prev2           = The Dimension Riders (novel)
|next2= Conundrum (novel)
|next2           = Conundrum (novel)
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'''''The Left-Handed Hummingbird''''' was the twenty-first novel in the [[Virgin New Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Kate Orman]] and was released in [[1993 (releases)|1993]]. It featured the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Ace]] and [[Bernice Summerfield|Bernice]].
'''''The Left-Handed Hummingbird''''' was the twenty-first novel in the [[Virgin New Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Kate Orman]] and was released in [[1993 (releases)|1993]]. It featured the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Ace]] and [[Bernice Summerfield|Bernice]].


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* [[1994]]: A gunman runs amok in [[Mexico City]].
* [[1994]]: A gunman runs amok in [[Mexico City]].


Each time, Cristian is there. Each time, he experiences the [[Huitzilin|Blue]], a traumatic psychic shock. Only the Doctor can help him – but the Doctor has problems of his own. Following the events of [[Blood Heat]] and [[the Dimension Riders]], the Doctor knows that someone or something has been tinkering with time. Now he finds that events in his own past have been altered – and a lethal force from [[South America]]'s prehistory has been released.
Each time, Cristian is there. Each time, he experiences the [[Huitzilin|Blue]], a traumatic psychic shock. Only the Doctor can help him – but the Doctor has problems of his own. Following the events of [[Blood Heat (novel)|Blood Heat]] and [[The Dimension Riders (novel)|the Dimension Riders]], the Doctor knows that someone or something has been tinkering with time. Now he finds that events in his own past have been altered – and a lethal force from [[South America]]'s prehistory has been released.


The Doctor, [[Ace]] and [[Bernice Summerfield|Bernice]] travel to the [[Aztec Empire]] in [[1487]], to London in the [[1960s|Swinging Sixties]], and to the sinking of the [[Titanic]] as they attempt to rectify the temporal faults -- and survive the attacks of the living god [[Huitzilin]].
The Doctor, [[Ace]] and [[Bernice Summerfield|Bernice]] travel to the [[Aztec Empire]] in [[1487]], to London in the [[1960s|Swinging Sixties]], and to the sinking of the [[Titanic]] as they attempt to rectify the temporal faults -- and survive the attacks of the living god [[Huitzilin]].
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=== Third Slice ===
=== Third Slice ===
# Jingle-Jangle Morning  
# Jingle-Jangle Morning
Interlude 1
Interlude 1
# You've Got Him Just Where He Wants
# You've Got Him Just Where He Wants
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* [[Yoko Ono]]
* [[Yoko Ono]]
* [[Mark David Chapman|Mark]]
* [[Mark David Chapman|Mark]]
* [[Benjamin Alvarez]]
* [[Ocelot (The Left-Handed Hummingbird)|Ocelot]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* The Doctor, Benny and Ace were holidaying in [[Switzerland]] in [[2030]] prior to receiving the message from Christian.
* The Doctor, Benny and Ace were holidaying in [[Switzerland]] in [[2030]] prior to receiving the message from Christian.
* The Doctor and companions follow [[Huitzilin]] to the ''[[Titanic]]''.
* The Doctor and companions follow [[Huitzilin]] to the ''[[Titanic]]''.
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=== Psychic powers ===
=== Psychic powers ===
* Ace recalls [[Saul]] and the natural way the [[psychic]] energy pooled to create him.
* The Doctor recalls [[Saul]] and the natural way the [[psychic]] energy pooled to create him.
* Ace gets hit by a [[telepathic]] bomb.
* Ace gets hit by a [[telepathic]] bomb.


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=== TARDIS ===
=== TARDIS ===
* The Doctor fixes the [[chameleon circuit]] in [[the Doctor's TARDIS (Blood Heat)|his adopted TARDIS]] from the alternate universe where he died.
* The Doctor fixes the [[chameleon circuit]] in [[The Doctor's TARDIS (Silurian Earth)|his adopted TARDIS]] from the alternate universe where he died.


=== United Nations Intelligence Taskforce ===
=== United Nations Intelligence Taskforce ===
* Lt. [[Hamlet Macbeth]] was part of [[Unified Intelligence Taskforce|UNIT]]. He created the [[Paranormal Division]].
* Lt. [[Hamlet Macbeth]] was part of [[UNIT]]. He created the [[Paranormal Division]].
* By [[1994]], [[Mike Yates]] does not speak to anyone, shunning reporters.
* By [[1994]], [[Mike Yates]] does not speak to anyone, shunning reporters.
* Corporal [[Carol Bell]] was promoted to Captain, but was brain damaged in a car accident.
* Corporal [[Carol Bell]] was promoted to Captain, but was brain damaged in a car accident.
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* Interlude 3 is written from Bernice's diary.
* Interlude 3 is written from Bernice's diary.
* A [[Prelude The Left-Handed Hummingbird (short story)|prelude]] to this novel was published in [[DWM 207]].
* A [[Prelude The Left-Handed Hummingbird (short story)|prelude]] to this novel was published in [[DWM 207]].
* Orman had been thinking about the storyline for years, and an early version was published as a short story in the Australian fanzine ''[[Pirate Planet (fanzine)|Pirate Planet]]''. The novel sold enough copies that it was quickly reprinted by Virgin Books. Orman referred to the novel as ''Hummer''.<ref>[https://davidj.richardson.name/drwho/prose_interview_kateorman.html David J. Richardson interviews Kate Orman for ''Sonic Screwdriver'' #88 (January 1995)]</ref>


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.drwhoguide.com/whona21p.htm Prelude to '''The Left-Handed Hummingbird''' as published in DWM #207]
* [https://doctorwho.guide/whona21p.htm Prelude to '''The Left-Handed Hummingbird''' as published in DWM #207]
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* {{whoniverse|na21|The Left-Handed Hummingbird}}
* {{whoniverse|na21|The Left-Handed Hummingbird}}
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/left.htm The Cloister Library: '''The Left-Handed Hummingbird''']
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/left.htm The Cloister Library: '''The Left-Handed Hummingbird''']
* [http://doctorwho.org.nz/archive/tsv35/hummingbird.html Hatching the Hummingbird by Kate Orman (Article) - TSV 35]
* [http://doctorwho.org.nz/archive/tsv35/hummingbird.html Hatching the Hummingbird by Kate Orman (Article) - TSV 35]
* [http://doctorwho.org.nz/archive/tsv39/hummingbird.html The Care and Feeding of the Hummingbird by Kate Orman (Article) - TSV 39]
* [http://doctorwho.org.nz/archive/tsv39/hummingbird.html The Care and Feeding of the Hummingbird by Kate Orman (Article) - TSV 39]
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The Left-Handed Hummingbird was the twenty-first novel in the Virgin New Adventures series. It was written by Kate Orman and was released in 1993. It featured the Seventh Doctor, Ace and Bernice.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

He took up a firing stance, holding the thirty-eight out in front of him. "Mr Lennon?" he said.

Each time, Cristian is there. Each time, he experiences the Blue, a traumatic psychic shock. Only the Doctor can help him – but the Doctor has problems of his own. Following the events of Blood Heat and the Dimension Riders, the Doctor knows that someone or something has been tinkering with time. Now he finds that events in his own past have been altered – and a lethal force from South America's prehistory has been released.

The Doctor, Ace and Bernice travel to the Aztec Empire in 1487, to London in the Swinging Sixties, and to the sinking of the Titanic as they attempt to rectify the temporal faults -- and survive the attacks of the living god Huitzilin.

Chapter titles[[edit] | [edit source]]

Prologue - New York City, December 1980

First Slice[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. Mexico (Not Tenochtitlan)
  2. Nine-tenths Below the Surface
  3. Sun King
  4. Pronounced Weet-Zeelo-Potch-Tlee
  5. Into the Fire
  6. Instant Zen

Second Slice[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. And the Smile on the Face of the Tiger
  2. The Cat in the Hat
  3. Number Nine
  4. The Cat in the Hat Comes Back

Third Slice[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. Jingle-Jangle Morning

Interlude 1

  1. You've Got Him Just Where He Wants

Interlude 2

  1. Because He Doesn't Know the Words

Interlude 3

  1. Futility
  2. Epiphany
  3. Tomorrow Never Knows

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Doctor, Benny and Ace were holidaying in Switzerland in 2030 prior to receiving the message from Christian.
  • The Doctor and companions follow Huitzilin to the Titanic.
  • Huitzilopochtli is pronounced Weet-Zeelo-Potch-Tlee.
  • Benny thinks Darmok is a documentary.

Communications technology[[edit] | [edit source]]

Cultural references from the real world[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Upon arriving in 1968, the Doctor suggests they visit Woodstock. Two of his earlier incarnations are there.

Drugs and medicines[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Doctor eats psilocybe mexicana mushrooms, which enhance his telepathic abilities.
  • The Doctor has three lumps of LSD-spiked sugar in 1968.
  • Achtli, a novice priest, dies from taking the magic mushrooms that allow some people to see the Blue.

Fashion and clothing[[edit] | [edit source]]

Foods and beverages[[edit] | [edit source]]

Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Ace rescues a slave, Iccauhtli, who was to be sacrificed. He dies after he and Ace get into a fight with some warriors. He drowns in a canal after a warrior splits his rib cage open.
  • Ce Xochitl is a judge and Iccauhtli's father.

Psychic powers[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Doctor recalls Saul and the natural way the psychic energy pooled to create him.
  • Ace gets hit by a telepathic bomb.

Species[[edit] | [edit source]]

Religion[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Achtli is a novice priest and touched by the Blue. He is also Ce Xochitl's son.

TARDIS[[edit] | [edit source]]

United Nations Intelligence Taskforce[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Kate Orman was the first, and ultimately the only, woman to write an original full-length novel for either of Virgin's post-series lines; she would write or co-write several more books in the New Adventures series up to 1997.
  • Interlude 3 is written from Bernice's diary.
  • A prelude to this novel was published in DWM 207.
  • Orman had been thinking about the storyline for years, and an early version was published as a short story in the Australian fanzine Pirate Planet. The novel sold enough copies that it was quickly reprinted by Virgin Books. Orman referred to the novel as Hummer.[1]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

References[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ David J. Richardson interviews Kate Orman for Sonic Screwdriver #88 (January 1995)
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