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{{Infobox Story SMW

|image        = Divided Loyalties.jpg  

|series       = [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]]  

|number       = 25

|doctor       = Fifth Doctor  

|companions   = [[Adric]], [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]], [[Nyssa]]

|featuring    = [[Gaylord Lefevre]]

|enemy       = [[The Toymaker]]

|setting      = [[Dymok]], 2370s<br>[[Celestial Toyroom]]  

|writer      = Gary Russell

|publisher   = BBC Books  

|release date = 4 October 1999

|format       = Paperback Book;<br>22 Chapters, 252 Pages  

|isbn         = ISBN 0-563-55578-5  

|prev        = City at World's End (novel)

|next         = Corpse Marker (novel)

'''''Divided Loyalties''''' was the twenty-fifth novel in the [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Gary Russell]], released [[4 October (releases)|4 October]] [[1999 (releases)|1999]] and featured the [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Adric]], [[Nyssa]] and [[Tegan Jovanka]].

This was the first Past Doctor Adventures novel to feature this line up of Doctor and companions and the first full length novel to do so since 1996's ''[[Cold Fusion (novel)|Cold Fusion]]''. This was the first full length novel to feature [[the Toymaker]], originating from ''[[The Celestial Toymaker (TV story)|The Celestial Toymaker]]''.

''There are some evils in the [[universe]] that need to be fought. And others that need redeeming...''

Many years ago [[First Doctor|the Doctor]], a student at [[Time Lord Academy|the Academy]] on [[Gallifrey]], lost a friend to the mysterious and malevolent force known as the [[The Toymaker|Celestial Toymaker]]. Now, in his fifth incarnation, [[Fifth Doctor|the Doctor]] receives a [[telepathic]] call from his long-lost classmate, begging for help.

As he sets out to rescue his friend and exact revenge, the Doctor's companions become increasingly involved. [[Adric]], determined to justify his place aboard [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]], opts to face the Toymaker's game challenges while [[Nyssa]], angered by the Doctor's actions, finds herself excluded by the people she thought were her friends. And what is the connection between the Toymaker and the [[planet]] [[Dymok]], whose comatose inhabitants find a new saviour in the shape of [[Tegan Jovanka]]?

''to be added''

* [[Tegan Jovanka]]

* [[Nyssa]]

* [[Stefan (The Nightmare Fair)|Stefan]]

* [[Gaylord Lefevre]]

* [[Matt Desorgher]]

* [[Braune]]

=== Nightmare ===

* [[First Doctor]]

* [[The Master|Koschei]]

* [[The War Chief|Magnus]]

* [[Ushas]]

* [[Mortimus]]

* [[Second Drax]]

* [[Rallon]]

* [[Vansell]]

* [[Millennia]]

* [[Jelpax]]

* [[Runcible]]

* [[Badger (Lungbarrow)|Badger]]

* [[Delox]]

* [[Sendok]]

* [[Drall]]

* [[Azmael]]

* [[Borusa]]

== Worldbuilding ==

=== Foods and beverages ===

* Adric eats an [[apple]] in the TARDIS and doesn't know what [[pizza]] is.

=== Individuals ===

* While attempting to turn Adric against the Doctor, the Toymaker creates a hallucination of [[Jiana]], a childhood friend of Adric, who reminds him about some of the things he's run into with the Doctor, including [[Great Vampire]]s, [[Tharil]]s, {{Ainley}}, the [[Ferutu]] and [[Terileptil]]s.

* Tegan is [[Jew]]ish.

* The Toymaker likens himself to a "pan-dimensional [[Walt Disney]], [[Charles Darrow]] and [[Hiroshi Yamauchi]]".

=== Planets ===

* In stellar cartography, Sendok asks his pupils for the co-ordinates of [[Brus]], [[Mollassis]] and [[Ava]]. He also mentions the [[Alys system]]

=== Species ===

* Rassilon gave the [[Great Old One]]s names. These included [[Hastur]], [[Yog-Sothoth]], [[Shub-Niggurath]], [[Cthulhu]], [[Melefescent]], [[Tor-Gasukk]], [[Lloigor]], [[Gog and Magog]], [[Nyarlathotep]], [[Dagon]] and [[Gods of Ragnarok|Raag, Nah and Rok]].

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