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Publisher's summary
Vicki has a tale to tell.
But where does it start and when does it end?
Ancient Carthage. 1164 BC.
Lady Cressida has a secret. She keeps it deep in the cisterns below the Temple of Astarte with only one flame for warmth. And it must never get out.
Regency London, 1814 AD.
The first Doctor, Steven and Vicki go to the fair and meet the fiery Dragon, the novelist Miss Austen and the deadliest weather you ever did see.
But which comes first?
The Future or the Past?
The Phoenix or the Egg?
The Fire or the Frost?
Or will Time freeze over forever?
Cast
References
- The TARDIS crew attend the 1814 frost fair on the River Thames.
- The Doctor, Vicki, and Steven Taylor are joined on this adventure by Jane Austen.
- Vicki notes that St Paul's Cathedral is still standing in the 25th century, after an alien invasion and four World Wars.
- The Cinder mentions the Doctor's hearts.
- The Cinder's timeline is a time loop, with its defeat bringing it into existence. The Cinder's existence is therefore a temporal paradox.
Notes
- This story was the debut release of The Companion Chronicles range.
Continuity
- Vicki is telling this story as an aging woman in 1164 B.C., some time after she left the Doctor's TARDIS in ancient Troy to marry Troilus.
- River Song and an unspecified Doctor ice skated on the frozen Thames at around the same time as this story on "the last of the great frostfires". (DW: A Good Man Goes to War)
Timeline
- Frostfire occurs after: DWM: Are You Listening?
- Frostfire occurs before: MA: The Empire of Glass
External links
- Official Frostfire page at bigfinish.com
- Frostfire at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
