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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|range = Puffin eshort | |range = Puffin eshort | ||
|number in range = 3 | |number in range = 3 | ||
|image = The Spear of Destiny (short story).jpg | |image = | ||
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|series = [[Puffin eshort]] | |series = [[Puffin eshort]] | ||
|number = 3 | |number = 3 | ||
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|enemy = {{Delgado|c}} | |enemy = {{Delgado|c}} | ||
|setting = {{il|[[London]], [[1973]]|[[Uppsala]], [[141]]}} | |setting = {{il|[[London]], [[1973]]|[[Uppsala]], [[141]]}} | ||
|writer = | |writer = Marcus Sedgwick | ||
|read by=[[Marcus Sedgwick]] | |read by = [[Marcus Sedgwick]] | ||
|publisher = Puffin Books | |publisher = Puffin Books | ||
|release date = | |release date = 23 March 2013 | ||
|cover = | |cover = | ||
|format = E-book, 55 pages, 11 chapters | |format = E-book, 55 pages, 11 chapters | ||
|isbn = | |isbn = | ||
|prev = The Nameless City (short story) | |prev = The Nameless City (short story) | ||
|next = The Roots of Evil (short story) | |next = The Roots of Evil (2013 short story){{!}}The Roots of Evil | ||
|bts = EXCLUSIVE! Marcus Sedgwick - The Spear of Destiny - Doctor Who eBook | |bts = EXCLUSIVE! Marcus Sedgwick - The Spear of Destiny - Doctor Who eBook | ||
|soundcloudclip = https://soundcloud.com/audibleuk/doctor-who-by-marcus-sedgewick | |soundcloudclip = https://soundcloud.com/audibleuk/doctor-who-by-marcus-sedgewick | ||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the third [[Puffin eshort]] released to celebrate the 50th anniversary of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. It featured the [[Third Doctor]], [[Jo Grant]] and [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]]. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the third [[Puffin eshort]] released to celebrate the 50th anniversary of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. It featured the [[Third Doctor]], [[Jo Grant]] and [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]]. | ||
It was later published in the short stories anthologies ''[[11 Doctors, 11 Stories]]'', [[12 Doctors, 12 Stories | It was later published in the short stories anthologies ''[[11 Doctors, 11 Stories]]'', ''[[12 Doctors, 12 Stories]]'' and ''[[Thirteen Doctors, 13 Stories]]''. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
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* [[Thor]] | * [[Thor]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* According to the Doctor, the Spear of Destiny is the same spear which pierced the side of [[Jesus Christ]] at the Crucifixion. | * According to the Doctor, the Spear of Destiny is the same spear which pierced the side of [[Jesus Christ]] at the Crucifixion. | ||
* Due to being a [[Physical Temporal Nexus]], the Spear of Destiny will not miss when it is thrown at a target, no matter the distance. However, the [[Temporal Grace]] of a TARDIS can disarm it. | * Due to being a [[Physical Temporal Nexus]], the Spear of Destiny will not miss when it is thrown at a target, no matter the distance. However, the [[Temporal Grace]] of a TARDIS can disarm it. | ||
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* Jo knows a lot about the [[Punic Wars]]. | * Jo knows a lot about the [[Punic Wars]]. | ||
* The Moxon Collection is on [[Dover Street]]. | * The Moxon Collection is on [[Dover Street]]. | ||
*The Doctor drives [[Bessie]] through London. | * The Doctor drives [[Bessie]] through London. | ||
=== Individuals === | === Individuals === | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Doctor was exiled to Earth by the Time Lords ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'') | * The Doctor was exiled to Earth by the Time Lords, ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'') but later had his ability to pilot the TARDIS returned to him. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'') | ||
{{Puffin eshort}} | {{Puffin eshort}} | ||
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[[Category:Third Doctor short stories]] | [[Category:Third Doctor short stories]] | ||
[[Category:The Master short stories]] | [[Category:The Master (Terror of the Autons) short stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in London]] | [[Category:Stories set in London]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in 1973]] | [[Category:Stories set in 1973]] | ||