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|image= NA059 theroomwithnodoors.jpg | |image= NA059 theroomwithnodoors.jpg | ||
|series=[[Virgin New Adventures]] | |series = [[Virgin New Adventures]] | ||
|range = Virgin New Adventures | |||
|number in range = 59 | |||
|number= 59 | |number= 59 | ||
|doctor=Seventh Doctor | |doctor = Seventh Doctor | ||
|companions= [[Chris Cwej|Chris]] | |companions= [[Chris Cwej|Chris]] | ||
|enemy= [[ | |featuring = Penelope Gate | ||
|featuring2 = Joel Mintz | |||
|enemy= [[Te Yene Rana]] | |||
|setting= [[Japan]], [[1560]] | |setting= [[Japan]], [[1560]] | ||
|writer= [[ | |writer= Kate Orman | ||
|cover= [[John Sullivan]] | |||
|publisher= Virgin Books | |publisher= Virgin Books | ||
|release date= | |release date= 18 February 1997 | ||
|format= Paperback Book; 30 Chapters, 256 Pages | |format= Paperback Book; 30 Chapters, 256 Pages | ||
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20500-6 | |isbn= ISBN 0-426-20500-6 | ||
|prev= Eternity Weeps (novel) | |prev= Eternity Weeps (novel) | ||
|next= Lungbarrow (novel)}} | |next= Lungbarrow (novel) | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' | }}{{prose stub}} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the fifty-ninth [[Virgin New Adventures]] novel. It was the second-last novel in the New Adventures series to feature the [[Seventh Doctor]]. It was the last novel to feature ''just'' the Seventh Doctor and [[Chris Cwej]] pairing. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
''"Dear Doctor, | ''"Dear Doctor", wrote Chris, "I give up"''. | ||
Swordplay, samurai, demons, magic, aliens, adventure, excitement... Who needs them? | Swordplay, [[samurai]], demons, [[magic]], aliens, adventure, excitement... Who needs them? | ||
[[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] and | [[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Chris Cwej|Chris]] travel to [[16th century|16th-century]] [[Japan]], a country gripped by civil war as feudal lords vie for control. Anything could tip the balance of power. So when a god falls out of the sky, everyone wants it. | ||
As villagers are healed and crops grow far too fast, the Doctor and Chris try to find the secret of the miracles — before the two rival armies can start a war over who owns the god. | |||
Chris soon finds himself alone — except for an alien slaver, a time-travelling [[Victorian]] inventor, a gang of demons, an old friend with suspicious motives, a village full of innocent bystanders, and several thousand samurai. | |||
Without the Doctor, someone has to take up the challenge of adventure and stop the god from falling into the wrong hands. Someone has to be a hero — but Chris isn't sure he wants to be a hero any more. | |||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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* [[Chris Cwej]] | * [[Chris Cwej]] | ||
* [[Penelope Gate]] | * [[Penelope Gate]] | ||
* [[Joel Mintz]] | * [[Joel Mintz]] | ||
* [[Te Yene Rana]] | * [[Te Yene Rana]] | ||
* [[Psychokinetic]] | * [[Psychokinetic]] | ||
* [[Talker]] | * [[Talker]] | ||
* [[Kadoguchi | * [[Kadoguchi]] | ||
* [[Chiyono]] | * [[Chiyono]] | ||
* [[Aoi]] | * [[Aoi]] | ||
* [[Aoi's father]] | |||
* [[Gufuu Kocho]] | * [[Gufuu Kocho]] | ||
* [[Kiiro]] | * [[Kiiro]] | ||
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* [[Umemi]] | * [[Umemi]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
=== Biology === | === Biology === | ||
* [[Regeneration]] was never meant to be an emergency procedure. | * [[Regeneration]] was never meant to be an emergency procedure. | ||
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=== Culture === | === Culture === | ||
* Joel wears a ''[[Real Ghostbusters]]'' [[t-shirt]]. | * Joel wears a ''[[Real Ghostbusters]]'' [[t-shirt]]. | ||
=== Individuals === | === Individuals === | ||
* The death of [[Liz Shaw]] weighs heavy on Chris. | * The death of [[Liz Shaw]] weighs heavy on Chris. | ||
=== History === | === History === | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* In a sequence cut from this novel, Wolsey was to have succumbed to the dreams plaguing Chris, meeting three other cats in the TARDIS: black, white and red, representing the three gods of Gallifrey. They are joined by the rose-woman later to appear in ''[[Lungbarrow]]''.<ref>[[DWM 252]] (Licence to Kill p.28)</ref> | * In a sequence cut from this novel, Wolsey was to have succumbed to the dreams plaguing Chris, meeting three other cats in the TARDIS: black, white and red, representing the three gods of Gallifrey. They are joined by the rose-woman later to appear in ''[[Lungbarrow (novel)|Lungbarrow]]''.<ref>[[DWM 252]] (''Licence to Kill'', p.28)</ref> | ||
* [[Kate Orman]] contributed a 310-word "missing scene" from the novel to ''[[Shelf Life]]'', a [[charity publication]] dedicated to [[Craig Hinton]]. It portrayed an intimate sexual encounter between Joel and Chris. | |||
* Penelope Gate would return obliquely in the works of [[Lance Parkin]]; she was implied in ''[[The Infinity Doctors (novel)|The Infinity Doctors]]'' and ''[[The Gallifrey Chronicles (novel)|The Gallifrey Chronicles]]'' to be the Doctor's mother. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Joel Mintz first met the Doctor and Chris in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Return of the Living Dad]]''. | * Joel Mintz first met the Doctor and Chris in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Return of the Living Dad]]''. | ||
* The Doctor ends this novel thinking about his next of kin and family, leading into [[PROSE]]: ''[[Lungbarrow]]''. | * The Doctor ends this novel thinking about his next of kin and family, leading into [[PROSE]]: ''[[Lungbarrow (novel)|Lungbarrow]]''. | ||
* [[Liz Shaw]] | * Chris thinks about [[Liz Shaw]] and her death. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Eternity Weeps]]'') | ||
* The Doctor claims to be an Honorary [[Kang]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Paradise Towers (TV story)|Paradise Towers]]'') | |||
* Te Yene Rana tells the Doctor she was transporting [[Oolian]] [[underpants]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Original Sin (novel)|Original Sin]]'') | |||
== Cover Gallery == | |||
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NA059_theroomwithnodoors.jpg|Cover | |||
Jon-sullivan-room-with-no-doors-oil-hirez1.jpg|Textless cover | |||
Jon-sullivan-room-with-no-doors-sketch-hirez1zz.jpg|Concept Sketch | |||
</gallery> | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{dwrefguide|who_na59.htm|The Room With No Doors}} | |||
* {{whoniverse|na59|The Room With No Doors}} | * {{whoniverse|na59|The Room With No Doors}} | ||
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/room.htm The Cloister Library: '''The Room With No Doors'''] | * [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/room.htm The Cloister Library: '''The Room With No Doors'''] | ||
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== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:22, 3 November 2024
The Room With No Doors was the fifty-ninth Virgin New Adventures novel. It was the second-last novel in the New Adventures series to feature the Seventh Doctor. It was the last novel to feature just the Seventh Doctor and Chris Cwej pairing.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
"Dear Doctor", wrote Chris, "I give up".
Swordplay, samurai, demons, magic, aliens, adventure, excitement... Who needs them?
The Doctor and Chris travel to 16th-century Japan, a country gripped by civil war as feudal lords vie for control. Anything could tip the balance of power. So when a god falls out of the sky, everyone wants it.
As villagers are healed and crops grow far too fast, the Doctor and Chris try to find the secret of the miracles — before the two rival armies can start a war over who owns the god.
Chris soon finds himself alone — except for an alien slaver, a time-travelling Victorian inventor, a gang of demons, an old friend with suspicious motives, a village full of innocent bystanders, and several thousand samurai.
Without the Doctor, someone has to take up the challenge of adventure and stop the god from falling into the wrong hands. Someone has to be a hero — but Chris isn't sure he wants to be a hero any more.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Seventh Doctor
- Chris Cwej
- Penelope Gate
- Joel Mintz
- Te Yene Rana
- Psychokinetic
- Talker
- Kadoguchi
- Chiyono
- Aoi
- Aoi's father
- Gufuu Kocho
- Kiiro
- Kosen
- Kame
- Umemi
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
Biology[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Regeneration was never meant to be an emergency procedure.
Corporations[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Caxtarid mining corporations have strip mined several worlds.
Culture[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Joel wears a Real Ghostbusters t-shirt.
Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The death of Liz Shaw weighs heavy on Chris.
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Joel tries to advance the Japanese and manipulate history.
- Joel handled the Gaffney Incident.
Organisations[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor is President of the Intergalactic Flora Society.
Planets[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Caxatrid's home world is the fourth planet of Lalande 21185.
Species[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Caxtarids (or at least Te Yene Rana) have metallic red hair and eyes.
Time travel[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Penelope Gate's time machine has a Tzun battery powering it.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- In a sequence cut from this novel, Wolsey was to have succumbed to the dreams plaguing Chris, meeting three other cats in the TARDIS: black, white and red, representing the three gods of Gallifrey. They are joined by the rose-woman later to appear in Lungbarrow.[1]
- Kate Orman contributed a 310-word "missing scene" from the novel to Shelf Life, a charity publication dedicated to Craig Hinton. It portrayed an intimate sexual encounter between Joel and Chris.
- Penelope Gate would return obliquely in the works of Lance Parkin; she was implied in The Infinity Doctors and The Gallifrey Chronicles to be the Doctor's mother.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Joel Mintz first met the Doctor and Chris in PROSE: Return of the Living Dad.
- The Doctor ends this novel thinking about his next of kin and family, leading into PROSE: Lungbarrow.
- Chris thinks about Liz Shaw and her death. (PROSE: Eternity Weeps)
- The Doctor claims to be an Honorary Kang. (TV: Paradise Towers)
- Te Yene Rana tells the Doctor she was transporting Oolian underpants. (PROSE: Original Sin)
Cover Gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]
Cover
Textless cover
Concept Sketch
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Room With No Doors at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- The Discontinuity Guide to: The Room With No Doors at The Whoniverse
- The Cloister Library: The Room With No Doors
