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isbn= ISBN | |writer = Christopher Bulis | ||
|cover = [[Alister Pearson]] | |||
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|release date = 1 December 1994 | |||
|format = Paperback Book; 27 Chapters, 295 Pages | |||
|isbn = ISBN 0-426-20431-X | |||
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'''''State of Change''''' was the fifth novel in the ''[[Virgin Missing Adventures]]'' series. It was written by [[Christopher Bulis]] and featured the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown]]. | |||
The novel bridges several gaps between the television stories ''[[The Mark of the Rani (TV story)|The Mark of the Rani]]'' and ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'', explaining the absence of the [[dinosaur]] last seen rapidly growing in [[the Rani's TARDIS]] due to breaking its neck on her [[TARDIS control room]]'s ceiling, how {{O'Mara}} parted company with {{Ainley}} and why she had a new control room in her next televised appearance. | |||
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== Publisher's summary == | |||
:"In less than 25 years the [[Rome|Romans]] have invented [[electricity]] generation, [[airship]]s, [[radio]] and who knows what else. Is that reasonable?" | |||
Ancient [[Egypt]], [[BC#1st century B.C.|41 BC]]. [[Sixth Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown|Peri]] watch as [[Cleopatra]]'s pleasure [[barge]] glides up the [[Nile]] in preparation for her fateful meeting with [[Mark Antony]]. And an [[Iam|alien presence]] observes [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]], waits for it to dematerialise, then pounces. | |||
When the time ship lands, the Doctor and Peri find themselves in ancient [[Rome]], in the [[tomb]] of [[Cleopatra]]. But something is very wrong. The tomb walls depict [[steam]]-driven [[galley]]s and other disturbing [[anachronism]]s. The [[Roman Empire]] is preparing for a devastating [[war]] — using [[weapon]]s from the future capable of destroying the entire world. | |||
== | == Plot == | ||
''to be added'' | |||
== | == Characters == | ||
' | * [[Sixth Doctor]] | ||
* [[Peri Brown]] | |||
* {{O'Mara|c}} | |||
* [[Cleopatra Selene]] | |||
* [[Alexander Helios]] | |||
* [[Ptolemy Caesar (Terra Nova)|Ptolemy Caesar]] | |||
* [[Markus Lucivio]] | |||
* [[Marcus Antonius]] | |||
* [[Rufinus]] | |||
* [[Xanthes]] | |||
* [[Themos]] | |||
* [[Agricola]] | |||
* [[Gandos]] | |||
* [[Vitellius]] | |||
* [[Cassadorus]] | |||
* [[Iam]] | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
* Iam created an [[energy flux tube]]. | |||
* The Doctor mentions the [[Eye of Harmony]] and how it acts as a reference point for a [[TARDIS]]. | |||
== | == Notes == | ||
''to | * The front cover of the book depicts Peri as a [[Bird person|bird]], linking to the events of the television story ''[[Vengeance on Varos (TV story)|Vengeance on Varos]]''. | ||
* "Chapter XVII" deviates from the novel's usual third-person prose in favour of a spoken first-person account, as told by Ptolemy Caesar, of what he discovered at the edge of their known world. | |||
* This story is set between ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]'' and ''[[The Mysterious Planet (TV story)|The Mysterious Planet]]''. | |||
* [[Colin Baker]], in answer to a question during an interview, said that ''State of Change'' was the only Sixth Doctor novel that he has read.{{Fact}} | |||
== | == Continuity == | ||
* | * The Doctor refers to the TARDIS's recent power problems. ([[TV]]: ''[[Vengeance on Varos (TV story)|Vengeance on Varos]]'') | ||
* | * Peri recalls the [[Fifth Doctor]]'s appearance when they first met in [[Lanzarote]] on [[9 May]] [[1984]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of Fire (TV story)|Planet of Fire]]'') and their subsequent trip to [[Androzani Minor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|The Caves of Androzani]]'') | ||
* The Doctor still has samples of the [[Thal]] anti-radiation [[drug]] in the medical chest of [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'') | |||
* The Rani mentions what happened to her after she and {{Ainley}} were trapped in her TARDIS. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mark of the Rani (TV story)|The Mark of the Rani]]'') | |||
* This story explains the Rani's usage of the same [[TARDIS control room (The Five Doctors)|TARDIS control room]] design as the Doctor in [[TV]]: {{cs|Dimensions in Time (TV story)}}. | |||
==External | == External links == | ||
* [http:// | {{dwrefguide|who_ma05.htm|State of Change}} | ||
* [http:// | * {{whoniverse|ma05|State of Change}} | ||
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/stato.htm The Cloister Library: '''State of Change'''] | |||
* [http://doctorwho.org.nz/archive/tsv43/beyondthebook.html#ma005 Beyond the Book: State of Change by Paul Scoones (Article) - TSV 43] | |||
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Latest revision as of 14:45, 10 November 2024
State of Change was the fifth novel in the Virgin Missing Adventures series. It was written by Christopher Bulis and featured the Sixth Doctor and Peri Brown.
The novel bridges several gaps between the television stories The Mark of the Rani and Time and the Rani, explaining the absence of the dinosaur last seen rapidly growing in the Rani's TARDIS due to breaking its neck on her TARDIS control room's ceiling, how the the Rani parted company with the Tremas Master and why she had a new control room in her next televised appearance.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
- "In less than 25 years the Romans have invented electricity generation, airships, radio and who knows what else. Is that reasonable?"
Ancient Egypt, 41 BC. The Doctor and Peri watch as Cleopatra's pleasure barge glides up the Nile in preparation for her fateful meeting with Mark Antony. And an alien presence observes the TARDIS, waits for it to dematerialise, then pounces.
When the time ship lands, the Doctor and Peri find themselves in ancient Rome, in the tomb of Cleopatra. But something is very wrong. The tomb walls depict steam-driven galleys and other disturbing anachronisms. The Roman Empire is preparing for a devastating war — using weapons from the future capable of destroying the entire world.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Sixth Doctor
- Peri Brown
- The Rani
- Cleopatra Selene
- Alexander Helios
- Ptolemy Caesar
- Markus Lucivio
- Marcus Antonius
- Rufinus
- Xanthes
- Themos
- Agricola
- Gandos
- Vitellius
- Cassadorus
- Iam
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Iam created an energy flux tube.
- The Doctor mentions the Eye of Harmony and how it acts as a reference point for a TARDIS.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The front cover of the book depicts Peri as a bird, linking to the events of the television story Vengeance on Varos.
- "Chapter XVII" deviates from the novel's usual third-person prose in favour of a spoken first-person account, as told by Ptolemy Caesar, of what he discovered at the edge of their known world.
- This story is set between Revelation of the Daleks and The Mysterious Planet.
- Colin Baker, in answer to a question during an interview, said that State of Change was the only Sixth Doctor novel that he has read.[source needed]
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor refers to the TARDIS's recent power problems. (TV: Vengeance on Varos)
- Peri recalls the Fifth Doctor's appearance when they first met in Lanzarote on 9 May 1984 (TV: Planet of Fire) and their subsequent trip to Androzani Minor. (TV: The Caves of Androzani)
- The Doctor still has samples of the Thal anti-radiation drug in the medical chest of the TARDIS. (TV: The Daleks)
- The Rani mentions what happened to her after she and the Tremas Master were trapped in her TARDIS. (TV: The Mark of the Rani)
- This story explains the Rani's usage of the same TARDIS control room design as the Doctor in TV: Dimensions in Time [+]Loading...["Dimensions in Time (TV story)"].
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- State of Change at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- The Discontinuity Guide to: State of Change at The Whoniverse
- The Cloister Library: State of Change
- Beyond the Book: State of Change by Paul Scoones (Article) - TSV 43
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