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==Characters==
==Characters==
[[Eighth Doctor | The Doctor]]
[[Eighth Doctor | The Doctor]]
*Refers to himself as the [[Eighth Man Bound]].


[[Bernice Summerfield]]
[[Bernice Summerfield]]
* This is the only appearance of Professor [[Bernice Summerfield]] with the Eighth Doctor.
*Benny excavated Mare Sirenum, [[Mars]] when she was 24, this established her reputation as an archaeologist.
*Benny's [[20th century]] knowledge speciality actually ranges from [[1963]] to [[1989]]
*Can speak Martian.
*Knows how to isolate electrics from the fuel supply of a 20th century helicopter.
 
[[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]]
*Is made General by the end of this story.


[[ Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]]
[[Alexander Christian]]
*Knew Jo Grant when she was studying her A levels.


[[Winifred Bambera]]
[[Winifred Bambera]]
[[Edward Greyhaven]]
[[David Staines]]
*Home secretary.
[[Xznaal]]
[[Eve Waugh]]
*An American news reporter.


==References==
==References==
* [[Ice Warrior|Ice Warriors]] invade England.
*Bernice is staying at [[The Doctor's House]] in Kent after getting a lift there with [[Kadiatu Lethbridge-Stewart]] and [[aM!xitsa]].
*Benny receives a letter (from [[2593]]) offering her the Edward Watkins chair of archaeology at [[St Oscar's University]], [[Dellah]].
*The Brigaider met the Eighth Doctor in [[Hong Kong]] in [[1998]] when the discovered the secret of the [[Embodiment of Gris]].
*Benny notices the [[Seal of Rassilon]] inside the [[TARDIS]].
*[[Mars]] has a perfectly breathable (though a bit chilly) atmosphere, but the soil is almost completely infertile.
*[[UNIT]] in the past has dealt with the [[Bandril]] and [[Drahvin]] attempted invasions (without the Doctor's help).
*The Doctor uses his [[sonic screwdriver]] to reflect a Ice Warrior sonic blast.
*[[Veronica Halliwell]] is Director General of [[MI5]].
*Lord Greyhaven makes a deal with the [[Ice Warrior|Ice Warriors]] which leads them to invade the United Kingdom.
* [[UNIT]] is much better funded than it had been in the 1970s.
* [[UNIT]] is much better funded than it had been in the 1970s.
* The Brigadier mentions debriefing [[Jo Grant]] after her 'adventures' with the Doctor, one involving the Ice Warriors and [[Peladon]].
*UNIT has a branch in [[Paris]] (called NUIT).
* [[The Brigadier]] mentions debriefing [[Jo Grant]] after her 'adventures' with the Doctor, one involving the Ice Warriors and [[Peladon]].
*At the Queen's re-coronation the Brigadier points out the [[Fourth Doctor]], [[Romana II|Romana]] and [[K-9]] to [[Doris Lethbridge-Stewart|Doris]].
*[[Water]] is a source of great wealth on Mars.
*The [[Arturan]] Treaty of [[2085]] is the 'official' date of peaceful first contact with aliens.
*The Doctor left [[Chris Cwej]] on [[Gallifrey]].
*The whole Martian invasion is viewed as a hoax by the pubic as a distraction to enable the Provisional Government to keep control of the country.
*The [[Sword of Tuburr]] is mentioned.
*Benny looks at a [[John Smith and the Common Men]] album when she and the Doctor are searching Todd's flat.


==Notes==
==Notes==
* This is the only New Adventures book to feature the Eighth Doctor, and is the last Doctor Who book to be published by Virgin.
* This is the only New Adventures book to feature the Eighth Doctor, and is the last Doctor Who book to be published by Virgin.
* This is the only appearance of Professor [[Bernice Summerfield]] with the Eighth Doctor.
* Virgin would continue to publish The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield, The Dying Days ends leading Bernice to her new home at the University of [[Dellah]].
*At the Mars landing party there are a few notable guests; Jeremy Paxman, Richard Dawkins, Chris Evans, Gillian Anderson, Richard Branson, Alan Yentob, Emma Peel and [[Lalla Ward]] (who appears as herself and 'in character' as Romana II at the end of the book).
*Benny's knowledge speciality of the 20th century actually ranges from [[1963]] to [[1989]] (which is the length of the TV series' original continuous run).
*When Xznaal is seen from the point of view of Greyhaven, the Doctor, or Benny, the pronoun Parkin uses for Xznaal is "he". From anyone eles's point of view Parkin refers to Xznaal as "it". As in, "Xznaal moved its scaly body".
*The human names are also written (when viewed from the Ice Warrior's point of view) as they would pronounce them ie: Gerayhavun/Greyhaven, Xztaynz/Staines.


* Virgin would continue to publish The New Adevntures of Bernice Summerfield, The Dying Days ends leading Bernice to her new home at the University of [[Dellah]].
*Supposedly Philip Segal stated that a big alien invasion couldn't be done on (the TV movie's budget) because of the cost of multiple prosthetic costumes and the cost of ''showing'' a full alien invasion. The Dying Days does an alien invasion with three Ice Warriors (there are never more than two Ice Warriors in a room together throughout the book). <ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/ebooks/dyingdays/notes/page10.shtml '''The Dying Days''' Lance Parkin Ebook Author Notes Chapter 7]</ref>


==Continuity==
==Continuity==
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* The Doctor delivers Benny to [[Dellah]] for the start of the ''[[Virgin Bernice Summerfield New Adventures]]'' [[Oh No It Isn't!]].
* The Doctor delivers Benny to [[Dellah]] for the start of the ''[[Virgin Bernice Summerfield New Adventures]]'' [[Oh No It Isn't!]].
* The Brigadier refers to debriefing Jo Grant after the events of ''[[DW]]:'' [[The Curse of Peladon]].
* The Brigadier refers to debriefing Jo Grant after the events of ''[[DW]]:'' [[The Curse of Peladon]].
*Kadiatu and aM!xitsa last appeared in [[Happy Endings]].
*Benny asks how Martians can invade Britian now, but she also has Martians at her wedding. ([[Happy Endings]]).
*In ''[[DW]]:'' [[The Christmas Invasion]] there is question of whether or not aliens are Martians and confirmed not to be the case.
*Benny previously met the Brigadier in [[No Future]] and he attened her wedding in [[Happy Endings]] (which is subjectively in the future for the Brigadier).
*The previous Mars missions are mentioned including the meeting of the Ambassadors (''[[DW]]:'' [[The Ambassadors of Death]]).
*The Doctor left Chris on Gallifrey in [[Lungbarrow]].
*Chris Cwej returns in ''[[BNA]]:'' [[Deadfall]].
*Bambera first met the ([[Seventh Doctor|Seventh]]) Doctor in ''[[DW]]:'' [[Battlefield]].
*''[[MA]]:'' [[Who Killed Kennedy]] is mentioned, as is co-author [[James Stephens]], (which supposedly UNIT altered the dates within to change them from the ''actual'' dates).
*In ''[[DW]]:'' [[Aliens of London]]/[[World War Three (TV story)|World War Three]] the public are (again) given practically unquestionable knowledge of aliens existing and (again) it is seen as a hoax.
*The Doctor's House first appeared in [[Cat's Cradle: Warhead]].
*Veronica Halliwell originally appeared (and died) in ''[[MA]]:'' [[System Shock]].
*Susan was listening to John Smith and the Common Men in ''[[DW]]:'' [[An Unearthly Child]].
*[[Christmas on a Rational Planet]] is the first novel to mention a re-coronation of the Queen. But this was actually [[Lawrence Miles]] explaining a continuity problem in ''[[DW]]:'' [[Battlefield]] (a throwaway line of their being a King). <ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/ebooks/dyingdays/notes/page13.shtml '''The Dying Days''' Lance Parkin Ebook Author Notes Chapter 10]</ref>


==External Links==
==External Links==
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/ebooks/dyingdays/index.shtml Official BBC Ebook os '''The Dying Days''']
* [http://www.drwhoguide.com/who_na61.htm The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of '''The Dying Days''']
* [http://www.drwhoguide.com/who_na61.htm The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of '''The Dying Days''']
* [http://www.whoniverse.org/discontinuity/NA61.php Whoniverse Discontinuity Guide entry for '''The Dying Days''']
* [http://www.whoniverse.org/discontinuity/NA61.php Whoniverse Discontinuity Guide entry for '''The Dying Days''']
===External Links - Sources===
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Revision as of 16:29, 31 October 2007


Publisher's Summary

6 May 1997
The Dying Days of the Twentieth Century

On the Mare Sirenum, British astronauts are walking on the surface of Mars for the first time in over twenty years. The National Space Museum in London is the venue for a spectacular event where the great and the good celebrate a unique British achievement.

In Adisham, Kent, the most dangerous man in Britain has escaped from custody while being transported by helicopter. In Whitehall, the new Home Secretary is convinced that there is a plot brewing to overthrow the government. In west London, MI5 agents shut down a publishing company that got too close to the top secret organisation known as UNIT. And, on a state visit to Washington, the Prime Minister prepares to make a crucial speech, totally unaware that dark forces are working against him.

As the eighth Doctor and Professor Bernice Summerfield discover, all these events are connected. However, soon all will be overshadowed.

This time, the Doctor is already too late.

Characters

The Doctor

Bernice Summerfield

  • Benny excavated Mare Sirenum, Mars when she was 24, this established her reputation as an archaeologist.
  • Benny's 20th century knowledge speciality actually ranges from 1963 to 1989
  • Can speak Martian.
  • Knows how to isolate electrics from the fuel supply of a 20th century helicopter.

Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart

  • Is made General by the end of this story.

Alexander Christian

  • Knew Jo Grant when she was studying her A levels.

Winifred Bambera

Edward Greyhaven

David Staines

  • Home secretary.

Xznaal

Eve Waugh

  • An American news reporter.

References

Notes

  • This is the only New Adventures book to feature the Eighth Doctor, and is the last Doctor Who book to be published by Virgin.
  • This is the only appearance of Professor Bernice Summerfield with the Eighth Doctor.
  • Virgin would continue to publish The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield, The Dying Days ends leading Bernice to her new home at the University of Dellah.
  • At the Mars landing party there are a few notable guests; Jeremy Paxman, Richard Dawkins, Chris Evans, Gillian Anderson, Richard Branson, Alan Yentob, Emma Peel and Lalla Ward (who appears as herself and 'in character' as Romana II at the end of the book).
  • Benny's knowledge speciality of the 20th century actually ranges from 1963 to 1989 (which is the length of the TV series' original continuous run).
  • When Xznaal is seen from the point of view of Greyhaven, the Doctor, or Benny, the pronoun Parkin uses for Xznaal is "he". From anyone eles's point of view Parkin refers to Xznaal as "it". As in, "Xznaal moved its scaly body".
  • The human names are also written (when viewed from the Ice Warrior's point of view) as they would pronounce them ie: Gerayhavun/Greyhaven, Xztaynz/Staines.
  • Supposedly Philip Segal stated that a big alien invasion couldn't be done on (the TV movie's budget) because of the cost of multiple prosthetic costumes and the cost of showing a full alien invasion. The Dying Days does an alien invasion with three Ice Warriors (there are never more than two Ice Warriors in a room together throughout the book). [1]

Continuity

External Links

External Links - Sources

  1. ↑ The Dying Days Lance Parkin Ebook Author Notes Chapter 7
  2. ↑ The Dying Days Lance Parkin Ebook Author Notes Chapter 10

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