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companions= [[Ace]], [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] | | companions= [[Ace]], [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] | | ||
enemy= [[Robot Ant]]s, [[Ship (Set Piece)|Ship]] | | enemy= [[Robot Ant]]s, [[Ship (Set Piece)|Ship]] | | ||
year= [[Earth]], [[Australia]], [[Sydney]], inter-dimensional cafe, [[1995]] | year= {{bp|[[Earth]], [[Australia]], [[Sydney]], inter-dimensional cafe, [[1995]]|[[Bellatrix City]], inter-dimensional cafe, 25th century|[[Argolis]], inter-dimensional cafe|Luxury Liner ''Cortese'', [[1815]]|[[Earth]], [[Egypt]], [[Akheaten]], [[1366 BCE]]|[[Earth]], [[Egypt]], [[Cairo]], [[1798]]|[[Earth]], [[France]], [[Paris]], [[1871]]|On board The Ship}} | | ||
writer= [[Kate Orman]] | | writer= [[Kate Orman]] | | ||
publisher= [[Virgin Books]] | | publisher= [[Virgin Books]] | | ||
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previous story= [[Warlock (novel) | Warlock]] | | previous story= [[Warlock (novel) | Warlock]] | | ||
next story= [[Infinite Requiem]] }} | next story= [[Infinite Requiem]] }} | ||
'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is the thirty fifth [[Virgin New Adventures|New Adventures]] novel. It features the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Ace]] and [[Bernice Summerfield]]. This is the last novel to feature Ace as an ongoing companion in the [[Virgin New Adventures]] novel range. She reappears as a "guest character" in ''[[Happy Endings]]'' and ''[[Lungbarrow]]''. '''''Set Piece''''' was the second New Adventures novel written by [[Kate Orman]], she went on to pen three further New Adventure novels and co-write a fourth (''[[So Vile a Sin]]''). She has also written for several other ''Doctor Who'' universe ranges. | |||
==Publisher's summary== | ==Publisher's summary== | ||
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Ace, stranded in Ancient [[Egypt]], struggles to survive in an environment as alien as a distant planet: the [[Earth]] 3,000 years before she was born. She manages to find employment as a nobleman's bodyguard. And then she comes face to face with the metal horrors which have pursued her through time - the creatures she saw kill the Doctor. | Ace, stranded in Ancient [[Egypt]], struggles to survive in an environment as alien as a distant planet: the [[Earth]] 3,000 years before she was born. She manages to find employment as a nobleman's bodyguard. And then she comes face to face with the metal horrors which have pursued her through time - the creatures she saw kill the Doctor. | ||
==Plot== | |||
''to be added'' | |||
==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
*[[Seventh Doctor | The Doctor]] | *[[Seventh Doctor | The Doctor]] | ||
*[[Ace]] | *[[Ace]] | ||
*[[Bernice Summerfield]] | *[[Bernice Summerfield]] | ||
*[[Kadiatu Lethbridge-Stewart]] | *[[Kadiatu Lethbridge-Stewart]] | ||
*[[Sedjet]] | *[[Sedjet]] | ||
*[[Vivant Denon]] | *[[Vivant Denon]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
===[[:Category:The Doctor|The Doctor]]=== | |||
*The Doctor has his 1000th birthday. | |||
*The Doctor knows how to speak French (separate from the TARDIS). | |||
*The Doctor suffers a double cardiac arrest. | |||
===[[:Category:Foods and beverages|Foods and beverages]]=== | |||
*Bernice drinks [[absinthe]] and eats [[grape]]s in Cairo. | |||
* Benny's travelling bag holds [[gold]], [[Alcohol#Spirits|vodka]], [[Antibiotics]] and camping equipment. | |||
===[[:Category:Individuals|Individuals]]=== | |||
*[[Time (Eternal) | Time]] calls the Doctor her champion. | |||
*The Doctor first met [[Death]] on a Gallifreyan hill side. | |||
*Ace's name is revealed as [[Dorothy McShane]]. | |||
*Ace becomes one of Sejet's bodyguards. She's called Tepy, which means 'First One'. | |||
*Ace leaves the Doctor, aged 26. | |||
*Ace ends up in a relationship with one of Captain [[Sorin]]'s ancestors; Count [[Nikolai Sorin]] at one point. | |||
*[[Vivant Denon]] harbors Kadiatu. | |||
===[[:Category:Languages|Languages]]=== | |||
*Ace is able to speak Egyptian when stuck in Egypt, but doesn't realise it's because of the TARDIS until she's been there for several months. | |||
===[[:Category:Locations|Locations]]=== | |||
*Ace goes to [[Glebe]] ([[Sydney]], [[Australia]]), aged 37. | |||
===[[:Category:Theories and concepts|Theories and concepts]]=== | |||
* Some of [[Death]]'s 'siblings' appear including: [[Pain]] and [[Time (Eternal)|Time]]. All the Eternals (Time, Death, Pain) appear to be female. | |||
:* [[Pain]] is older than [[Death]]. | |||
*[[Pain]] visits Benny in a dream, telling her of the vulnerable nerve cluster on a Time Lords' shoulder. | |||
* [[Death]] clarifies for Benny that her mother ([[Claire Summerfield]]) was killed by the first [[Dalek]] beams during the attack on their colony. | |||
===[[:Category:Time Lords|Time Lords]]=== | |||
* The Doctor showed [[the Brigadier]] how to disable a [[Time Lord]] (in case of [[the Master]] ever returning to Earth); a blow to the left shoulder on a Time Lord hits a vital nerve cluster. | * The Doctor showed [[the Brigadier]] how to disable a [[Time Lord]] (in case of [[the Master]] ever returning to Earth); a blow to the left shoulder on a Time Lord hits a vital nerve cluster. | ||
===[[:Category:Timeline|Timeline]]=== | |||
*Ace visits Denon in [[1815]], aged 28. | |||
===[[:Category:Time travel|Time travel]]=== | |||
*[[Kadiatu Lethbridge-Stewart]]'s time machine has been knocking holes in space time. | |||
===[[:Category:Weapons|Weapons]]=== | |||
* Ace carries a [[Draconian]] army knife. | * Ace carries a [[Draconian]] army knife. | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Revision as of 15:30, 10 October 2011
Set Piece (novel) is the thirty fifth New Adventures novel. It features the Seventh Doctor, Ace and Bernice Summerfield. This is the last novel to feature Ace as an ongoing companion in the Virgin New Adventures novel range. She reappears as a "guest character" in Happy Endings and Lungbarrow. Set Piece was the second New Adventures novel written by Kate Orman, she went on to pen three further New Adventure novels and co-write a fourth (So Vile a Sin). She has also written for several other Doctor Who universe ranges.
Publisher's summary
Dead. He was dead. How the hell was she supposed to do CPR on a man with two hearts?
There's a rip in the fabric of space and time. Passenger ships are disappearing from the interstellar traffic lanes. In an attempt to find out who's behind the disappearances, the Doctor and Ace allow themselves to be captured. But when Bernice's rescue attempt goes terribly wrong, the time travellers find themselves scattered throughout history.
Ace, stranded in Ancient Egypt, struggles to survive in an environment as alien as a distant planet: the Earth 3,000 years before she was born. She manages to find employment as a nobleman's bodyguard. And then she comes face to face with the metal horrors which have pursued her through time - the creatures she saw kill the Doctor.
Plot
to be added
Characters
References
The Doctor
- The Doctor has his 1000th birthday.
- The Doctor knows how to speak French (separate from the TARDIS).
- The Doctor suffers a double cardiac arrest.
Foods and beverages
- Bernice drinks absinthe and eats grapes in Cairo.
- Benny's travelling bag holds gold, vodka, Antibiotics and camping equipment.
Individuals
- Time calls the Doctor her champion.
- The Doctor first met Death on a Gallifreyan hill side.
- Ace's name is revealed as Dorothy McShane.
- Ace becomes one of Sejet's bodyguards. She's called Tepy, which means 'First One'.
- Ace leaves the Doctor, aged 26.
- Ace ends up in a relationship with one of Captain Sorin's ancestors; Count Nikolai Sorin at one point.
- Vivant Denon harbors Kadiatu.
Languages
- Ace is able to speak Egyptian when stuck in Egypt, but doesn't realise it's because of the TARDIS until she's been there for several months.
Locations
Theories and concepts
- Some of Death's 'siblings' appear including: Pain and Time. All the Eternals (Time, Death, Pain) appear to be female.
- Pain visits Benny in a dream, telling her of the vulnerable nerve cluster on a Time Lords' shoulder.
- Death clarifies for Benny that her mother (Claire Summerfield) was killed by the first Dalek beams during the attack on their colony.
Time Lords
- The Doctor showed the Brigadier how to disable a Time Lord (in case of the Master ever returning to Earth); a blow to the left shoulder on a Time Lord hits a vital nerve cluster.
Timeline
- Ace visits Denon in 1815, aged 28.
Time travel
- Kadiatu Lethbridge-Stewart's time machine has been knocking holes in space time.
Weapons
- Ace carries a Draconian army knife.
Notes
- Sophie Aldred wrote the afterward for this novel.
- A prologue to this novel appeared in DWM 222
- The working title for this novel was Butterfly Wings. [1]
Continuity
- It's claimed here that Time Lord nanites can regrow limbs. The Doctor re-grows a hand in DW: The Christmas Invasion.
- Whilst reading records of history of Egypt Ace finds references to Daleks in the Pyramids as seen in DW: The Daleks' Master Plan.
- Kadiatu next appears in NA: The Also People.
- Ace makes a cameo appearance in NA: Head Games and attends Benny's wedding in Happy Endings.
Timeline
- This story takes place after NA: Warlock
- This story takes place before NA: Infinite Requiem
External links
- Set Piece at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- The Discontinuity Guide to: Set Piece at The Whoniverse
- Prelude to Set Piece as published in DWM#222
