Legends of Camelot (novel): Difference between revisions

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|featuring      = [[King Arthur]]

|writer        = Jacqueline Rayner

|release date  = 10 June 2021

|cover          = [[Angelo Rinaldi]]

|format        = 23 chapters  

|series        = [[Puffin Classics crossovers]]

|next          = The Return of Robin Hood (novel)

'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the second novel released in the [[Puffin Classics crossovers]] range on [[10 June (releases)|10 June]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]]{{fact}} by [[BBC Children's Books]]. Written by [[Jacqueline Rayner]], it featured the [[Tenth Doctor]] and as an adaption of the legends of [[King Arthur]].

 

== Worldbuilding ==

* The Doctor mentions [[Iggy Pop]] and [[Phineas Gage]]. Donna mentions [[Idris Elba]].

* Donna mentions television shows [[EastEnders]], ''[[Xena: Warrior Princess]]'', and ''[[Bullseye]].''

* Donna mentions the 1982 band Spear of Destiny.

* The Doctor mentions the [[William Shakespeare|Shakespearean]] play [[A Midsummer Night's Dream|''A'' ''Midsummer Night’s Dream'']], and Donna quotes ''[[As You Like It]]''.

* The Doctor has a [[yo-yo]], a [[tennis ball]] and an [[apple]] in his pockets.

** The [[Fourth Doctor]] claimed to have taught [[Lancelot]] how to use a [[sword]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Wolfsbane (novel)|Wolfsbane]]'')

** The [[Fifth Doctor]] and [[The Master#In Tremas.27 body|the Master]] once crossed paths in the presence of King Arthur. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Creation of Camelot]]'') The [[Fifth Doctor]] was also suprised upon seeing Merlin sitting on a council of the [[Higher Evolutionary|Higher Evolutionaries]] in [[the Matrix]] alongside [[Rassilon]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Tides of Time (comic story)|The Tides of Time]]'')

** The [[Seventh Doctor]] encountered individuals related to the King Arthur legend, as they crossed dimensions in an invasion of Earth in Carbury. ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'') This account was heavily discussed and referenced by the Tenth Doctor and Donna.

** The [[Eighth Doctor]] encountered individuals related to the King Arthur legend, called himself Merlin and created messages for his past self. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[One Fateful Knight (short story)|One Fateful Knight]]'') Other accounts also claimed that [[The Doctor (Battlefield)|a future, red-haired incarnation of the Doctor]] also became Merlin, although the Eighth Doctor believed it was merely another Time Lord posing as the Doctor. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Battlefield (novelisation)|Battlefield]]'', ''[[Happy Endings (novel)|Happy Endings]]'', et al.)

** The [[Tenth Doctor]] claimed that he was once called Merlin by [[King Arthur]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Fugitive (comic story)|Fugitive]]'')

** The [[Twelfth Doctor]] said he once met a young [[King Arthur]] who was looking for a [[sword]]. The Doctor pulled the sword from within the [[stone]]<nowiki/> and was made [[King]] of [[England]] for a day before abdicating in favour of Arthur. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Silhouette (Silhouette)|Silhouette]]'')  

* The Doctor uses a [[crank handle]] to open the TARDIS door. ([[TV]]: ''[[Death to the Daleks (TV story)|Death to the Daleks]]''; ''[[AUDIO]]'': ''[[The Gift (audio story)|The Gift]]'')

* The Doctor refers to his time in his [[Seventh Doctor|Seventh Incarnation]] as being all mysterious and manipulative, the rebellious phase one goes through when turning a thousand years old, and slipping notes to himself from the future would be something he would have done.

* The Doctor lists previous titles, positions and names he has held: Doctor, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]'') Scientific Adviser to [[UNIT]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'', et al) one-time Lord President of the Time Lords, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]],'' et al) the Oncoming Storm, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'') Destroyer of Worlds ([[TV]]: ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'') and Time's Champion ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Love and War (novel)|Love and War]]'') which was unique to the Seventh Doctor. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Room With No Doors (novel)|The Room With No Doors]]'')

* The Doctor encountered the real Spear of Destiny in his [[Third Doctor|Third Incarnation]], battling the Master for possession of it. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Spear of Destiny (short story)|The Spear of Destiny]]'')

* The Doctor compares the quest for the Shards to his first search for the [[Key to Time]], involving collecting six things that were hidden in six different parts of the universe and could disguise themselves as anything. He mentions that one piece of the Key was a [[Calufrax|planet]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pirate Planet (TV story)|The Pirate Planet]]'') one was a [[Astra of Atrios|person]], one was swallowed by a [[Kroll|giant god octopus]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of Kroll (TV story)|The Power of Kroll]]'') and he had to deal with four versions of [[Romana I|his companion]] including her, her double, her robot double and her double’s robot double. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Androids of Tara (TV story)|The Androids of Tara]]'')

* The Tenth Doctor also used a pair of 3D glasses when observing the effects [[the Void]] had on people and objects. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]'')

* The Doctor tells [[Morgaine|Morgwen]] of how Donna asked him to save just one person in [[Pompeii]], which made him a better person. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)|The Fires of Pompeii]], [[The Girl Who Died (TV story)|The Girl Who Died]]'')

* The TARDIS' [[Hostile Action Displacement System]] is activated, jumping a few minutes into the future. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Krotons (TV story)|The Krotons]],'' [[PROSE]]: ''[[Dead of Winter (novel)|Dead of Winter]]'')

* The Guardian of Might and Guardian of Magic appears similar to the [[White Guardian|White]] and [[Black Guardian]], the former being the emobdiment of order and the latter embodying chaos. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ribos Operation (TV story)|The Ribos Operation]]'')