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{{Infobox Novel|
|image= NA42 toysoldiers.jpg
name= Toy Soldiers|
|series = [[Virgin New Adventures]]
image= NA42_toysoldiers.jpg|
|range = Virgin New Adventures
series=[[Virgin New Adventures]] |
|number in range = 42
number= 42 |
|number= 42
doctor=[[Seventh Doctor]] |
|doctor = Seventh Doctor
companions= [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]], [[Roz Forrester|Roz]], [[Chris Cwej|Chris]] |
|companions= [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]], [[Roz Forrester|Roz]], [[Chris Cwej|Chris]]
enemy= [[The Recruiter]] |
|enemy= [[The Recruiter]]
year= {{bp|[[Earth]], [[Europe]], [[Septangy]], [[1919]]|[[Q'ell]], [[1919]]}} |
|setting= {{il|[[Septangy]], [[Europe]], [[1919]]|[[Q'ell (planet)|Q'ell]], [[1919]]}}
writer= [[Paul Leonard]] |
|writer= Paul Leonard
publisher= [[Virgin Books]] |
|cover= [[Peter Elson]]
release date= [[September]], [[1995]] |
|publisher= Virgin Books
format= Paperback Book, ? Pages |
|release date= 21 September 1995
isbn= ISBN 0-426-20452-2 |
|format= Paperback Book; 17 Chapters, 244 Pages
previous story= Zamper (novel)|Zamper (novel) |
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20452-2
next story= Head Games (novel)}}
|prev= Zamper (novel)
|next= Head Games (novel)
}}{{prose stub}}
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' is the forty-second [[Virgin New Adventures]] novel. It featured the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Bernice Summerfield]], [[Roz Forrester]] and [[Chris Cwej]].
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' is the forty-second [[Virgin New Adventures]] novel. It featured the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Bernice Summerfield]], [[Roz Forrester]] and [[Chris Cwej]].


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
''''Children make better soldiers,' said the teddy bear. 'They kill without compunction.''''
''"[[Children]] make better soldiers," said the [[teddy bear]]. "They kill without compunction."''


[[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] are following a trail of kidnapped children across [[Europe]], a continent recovering from the ravages of the [[First World War]]. The only clue they find is the toy bear each missing child was given. But someone is aware of their search, and they soon find themselves unwilling guests on the planet [[Q'ell]], where a similar war still rages - and has done for fourteen hundred years.
[[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] are following a trail of kidnapped children across [[Europe]], a continent recovering from the ravages of the [[First World War]]. The only clue they find is the toy bear each missing child was given. But someone is aware of their search, and they soon find themselves unwilling guests on the [[planet]] [[Q'ell (planet)|Q'ell]], where a similar war still rages — and has done for fourteen hundred years.


Stranded on Earth, [[Chris Cwej]] and [[Roslyn Forrester]] struggle to find a way of stopping the Q'ell from recruiting every child in the world to their cause. And the Doctor tries to start a peaceful revolution on a planet where there is no longer any word for peace.
Stranded on Earth, [[Chris Cwej]] and [[Roslyn Forrester]] struggle to find a way of stopping the Q'ell from recruiting every child in the world to their cause. And the Doctor tries to start a peaceful revolution on a planet where there is no longer any word for peace.
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== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* [[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]]
* [[Seventh Doctor]]
* [[Bernice Summerfield]]
* [[Bernice Summerfield]]
* [[Roz Forrester]]
* [[Roz Forrester]]
* [[Chris Cwej]]
* [[Chris Cwej]]
* [[Ingrid (Toy Soldiers)|Ingrid]]
* [[Robert Dale]]
* [[Hannah Tannenbaum]]
* [[Josef Tannenbaum]]
* [[Charlotte Sutton]]
* [[Charles Sutton]]
* [[Manda Sutton]]
* [[Parmentier]]
* [[Emile Chevillon]]
* [[Ségovie]]
* [[Gabrielle Govier]]
* [[Amalie Govier]]
* [[Martineau]]
* [[Holder (Toy Soldiers)|Holder]]
* [[John Betts]]
* [[David Stringer]]
* [[Hans Göth]]
* [[Reinhardt Perelmann]]
* [[John Staunton]]
* [[Edward Holt]]
* [[Gregory Peters]]
* [[Carrie Sutton]]
* [[Edi Tannenbaum]]
* [[Bertoldt Schneider]]
* [[Bertoldt Schneider's father]]
* [[Jean-Pierre Douel]]
* [[Nadienne Douel]]
* [[Henry (Toy Soldiers)|Henry]]
* [[Nicolas Govier]]
* [[James (Toy Soldiers)|James]]
* [[Christine (Toy Soldiers)|Christine]]
* [[Weiss (Toy Soldiers)|Weiss]]
* [[Szymon Goldblum]]
* [[Itzhak Goldblum]]
* [[Rebecca (Toy Soldiers)|Rebecca]]
* [[Lutek Feigenbaum]]
* [[Artur Feigenbaum]]
* [[David Bau]]
* [[Henri (Toy Soldiers)|Henri]]
* [[Claude (Toy Soldiers)|Claude]]
* [[George Sutton]]
* [[Fox (Toy Soldiers)|Fox]]
* [[Neville (Toy Soldiers)|Neville]]
* [[Frederick (Toy Soldiers)|Frederick]]
* [[Roger (Toy Soldiers)|Roger]]
* [[Ginny (Toy Soldiers)|Ginny]]
* [[Klondike (Toy Soldiers)|Klondike]]
* [[Upton (Toy Soldiers)|Upton]]
* [[Gebauer]]
* [[Julius (Toy Soldiers)|Julius]]
* [[Reeder]]
* [[Turkish boy]]
* [[Yewenntee]]
* [[Barker (Toy Soldiers)|Barker]]
* [[Milsom (Toy Soldiers)|Milsom]]
* [[Kelly (Toy Soldiers)|Kelly]]
* [[Dark (Toy Soldiers)|Dark]]
* [[Vee (Toy Soldiers)|Vee]]
* [[Lil (Toy Soldiers)|Lil]]
* [[Barbara (Toy Soldiers)|Barbara]]
* [[Bob (Toy Soldiers)|Bob]]
* [[Kelvine]]
* [[Oni (Toy Soldiers)|Oni]]
* [[Elreek]]
* [[Jeekeel]]
* [[Freeneek]]
* [[Purdeek]]
* [[Mathilde Detaze]]
* [[Michelle (Toy Soldiers)|Michelle]]
* [[Salamande]]
* [[Georges (Toy Soldiers)|Georges]]
* [[Marie (Toy Soldiers)|Marie]]
* [[Duvalle]]
* [[Urggh]]
* [[Iggh]]
* [[T'oru]]
* [[D'sha]]
* [[Mai (Toy Soldiers)|Mai]]
* [[Ge'von]]
* [[P'skeo]]
* [[Ji'taj]]
* [[Louis (Toy Soldiers)|Louis]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
=== [[:Category:Culture|Culture]] ===
* To her horror and astonishment, Roz experiences [[racism]] in [[Paris]]. She was previously only familiar with it through [[Africa]]n [[history]] involving individuals like [[Nelson Mandela]].
* To her horror and astonishment, Roz experiences racism in [[Paris]].
* The Doctor's eyes are [[blue]]-[[grey]].
 
* Amongst the many species that are recruited to fight are [[Ogron]]s.
=== [[:Category:The Doctor|The Doctor]] ===
* Chris doesn't know what an [[aeroplane]] is, but flies one (a [[biplane]]).
* The Doctor's eyes are blue-grey.
* The Doctor falters when he realises he must kill five million children to save the Earth. The Recruiter stops in time, obviating the need to do so.
 
=== [[:Category:Individuals|Individuals]] ===
* [[Bernice Summerfield]] has two implants put in her forehead. They leave scars.


=== [[:Category:Species|Species]] ===
=== Food and beverages ===
* Amongst the many species that are recruited to fight are [[Ogron]]s.
* The Doctor gives Edi an anachronistic [[Sainsbury's]] pie and some rye [[bread]]. He runs Doctor Smith's - [[Pie]]s For All as a cover in London in 1919.


=== [[:Category:Vehicles|Vehicles]] ===
=== Fashion and clothing ===
* Chris doesn't know what an [[aeroplane]] is, but flies one (a biplane).
* Benny works undercover at Universal Toys, wearing the obligatory uniform of blue-striped [[cotton]] [[dress]] and cheap lace collar.
* Roz dresses in loose-fitting black laserproofed [[trousers]], a dull red woolen [[jacket]], and [[leather]] springerboots. She wears a bulletproof vest under her jumper.
* Chris wears a formal twentieth century morning suit whilst in France.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* The 1,400 year long Q'ell war ultimately killed: 2,846,014,032 people.
* The 1,400 year long Q'ell war ultimately killed 2,846,014,032 people.
* This novel had a working title of '''Toy Solstice'''. <ref>[[DWM]]: ''[[DWM 252]]'' (Licence to Kill p.30)</ref>
* This novel had a working title of ''Toy Solstice''.<ref>[[DWM 252]] (Licence to Kill p.30)</ref>


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* The [[Uvodni]] also kidnapped children from Earth to fight in the [[Ghost Wars]]. ([[SJA]]: ''[[Warriors of Kudlak]]'')
* Summerfield thinks of [[Oolian]] [[brandy]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Original Sin (novel)|Original Sin]]'')
* The [[Uvodni]] also kidnapped children from Earth to fight in the [[Ghost Wars]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Warriors of Kudlak (TV story)|Warriors of Kudlak]]'')
 
== Cover gallery ==
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
NA42 toysoldiers.jpg|Original cover
NA42 toysoldiers textless cover.jpg|Textless cover
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== [[Seventh Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]] ==
== External links ==
* This story takes place after [[NA]]: ''[[Zamper (novel)|Zamper]]''
{{dwrefguide|who_na42.htm|Toy Soldiers}}
* This story takes place before [[NA]]: ''[[Head Games]]''
* {{whoniverse|na42|Toy Soldiers}}
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/toys.htm The Cloister Library: '''Toy Soldiers''']


== Footnotes ==
== Footnotes ==
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== External links ==
* {{Dwrefguide|who_na42.htm|Toy Soldiers}}
* {{whoniverse|NA42.php|Toy Soldiers}}


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Toy Soldiers is the forty-second Virgin New Adventures novel. It featured the Seventh Doctor, Bernice Summerfield, Roz Forrester and Chris Cwej.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

"Children make better soldiers," said the teddy bear. "They kill without compunction."

The Doctor and Benny are following a trail of kidnapped children across Europe, a continent recovering from the ravages of the First World War. The only clue they find is the toy bear each missing child was given. But someone is aware of their search, and they soon find themselves unwilling guests on the planet Q'ell, where a similar war still rages — and has done for fourteen hundred years.

Stranded on Earth, Chris Cwej and Roslyn Forrester struggle to find a way of stopping the Q'ell from recruiting every child in the world to their cause. And the Doctor tries to start a peaceful revolution on a planet where there is no longer any word for peace.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Food and beverages[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Doctor gives Edi an anachronistic Sainsbury's pie and some rye bread. He runs Doctor Smith's - Pies For All as a cover in London in 1919.

Fashion and clothing[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Benny works undercover at Universal Toys, wearing the obligatory uniform of blue-striped cotton dress and cheap lace collar.
  • Roz dresses in loose-fitting black laserproofed trousers, a dull red woolen jacket, and leather springerboots. She wears a bulletproof vest under her jumper.
  • Chris wears a formal twentieth century morning suit whilst in France.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The 1,400 year long Q'ell war ultimately killed 2,846,014,032 people.
  • This novel had a working title of Toy Solstice.[1]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

Cover gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Original cover

    Original cover

  • Textless cover

    Textless cover

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ DWM 252 (Licence to Kill p.30)
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