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{{Infobox Story

|name= The Well-Mannered War

|image= Ma-33.jpg  

|series= [[Virgin Missing Adventures]]  

|doctor=Fourth Doctor  

|companions= [[Romana II]], [[K9 Mark II|K9]]  

|enemy= [[the Darkness (The Well-Mannered War)|The Darkness]], the [[Black Guardian]]

|setting= [[Barclow]], the [[far future]]  

|writer= [[Gareth Roberts]]  

|publisher= Virgin Books  

|release date= [[17 April (releases)|17 April]] [[1997 (releases)|1997]]

|format= Paperback book; 12 chapters, 293 pages  

|prev=The Dark Path (novel)

}}{{you may|The Well-Mannered War (audio story)|n1=the audio adaptation}}

'''''The Well-Mannered War''''' was the thirty-third and final novel in the [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Gareth Roberts]]. It featured the [[Fourth Doctor]], [[K9 Mark II]], [[Romana II]] and the [[Black Guardian]]. Uniquely, it portrays Romana borrowing articles of clothing from the Doctor's old wardrobe. The ending, where the Doctor defeats the Black Guardian by banishing himself to the [[Time Vortex]], may explain why, in [[The Leisure Hive (TV story)|''The Leisure Hive'']], it felt like years had passed for the Doctor and Romana.

[[Fourth Doctor|The Doctor]], [[Romana II]] and [[K9]] arrive in the midst of these bizarre hostilities to find there's real trouble to come. A crucial election on [[Metralubit]] is looming and [[K9]] is forced to begin a new career as a politician. Romana meets an [[Menlove Stokes|old friend]] and the Doctor finds that a sinister hidden force may be attempting to alter the war's friendly nature.

What are the plans of [[Galatea (The Well-Mannered War)|Galatea]], the leader of the beautiful robotic [[Femdroid]]s? Who is killing soldiers on both sides of the battle lines? Will [[K9]]'s oratory save the day?

* General [[Jafrid]]

* Admiral [[Dolne]]

* Captain [[Hans Viddeas]]

* Premier [[Harmock]]

== References ==

* General [[Jafrid]] is the [[Chelonian]] leader in the war for Barclow.

* Admiral [[Dolne]] is the leader of the human colonists in the war.

* The [[Black Guardian]] mentions adventures with the [[Animus]], Lady [[Ruath]] and the [[Timewyrm]].

* Premier [[Harmock]] believes that he represents [[Metralubit]], but the planet is devoid of any life.

* The Doctor has a pamphlet in his pocket entitled ''[[So You're Caught in a Rocket Attack]]''.

* The [[Web of Death]] was a torture device which stretched the limbs of the victim until they were separated from the body.

* This story was released as an e-book on the BBC website in 2006, with the book remaining on the BBC's site (<nowiki>http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/ebooks/well_mannered_war/</nowiki>) until 2010.  

* This was the last [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] novel to be published, hence the odd cliffhanger ending.  

* Romana is said to be wearing an outfit comprised of bits of the Doctor's wardrobe. While helping the Doctor do a bit of "spring cleaning", she discovers a jacket and frilly shirt worn by the [[Third Doctor]] and pairs it with the baggy, checked trousers of the [[Second Doctor]]. This fact is partially reflected in the book's cover art, which displays Romana in the frilled white shirt, bowtie, red velvet jacket and Inverness cape combination that the Third Doctor wore in [[Season 8|seasons 8]] and [[Season 9|9]].

File:The Well-Mannered War chapters one and two.jpg|[[Daryl Joyce|Daryl Joyce<br />(Chapters One and Two)]]  

File:The Well-Mannered War chapters three and four.jpg|[[Daryl Joyce|Daryl Joyce<br />(Chapters Three and Four)]]  

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