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doctor= | |series = [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] | ||
companions= [[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah | |range = Virgin Missing Adventures | ||
enemy= [[Max Vilmio]] | | |number in range = 7 | ||
|number = 7 | |||
|doctor = Third Doctor | |||
release date= | |companions = [[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]] | ||
format= Paperback Book, | |featuring = Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart | ||
|featuring2 = Jeremy Fitzoliver | |||
|enemy = [[Maximilian Vilmius|Max Vilmio]] | |||
|setting = [[San Stefano]], [[18 May|18]]-[[22 May]], [[1970s]] | |||
|writer = Barry Letts | |||
|cover = [[Alister Pearson]] | |||
|publisher = Virgin Books | |||
|release date = 16 February 1995 | |||
|format = Paperback Book; 28 Chapters, 264 Pages | |||
|isbn = ISBN 0-426-20434-4 | |||
|prev = The Romance of Crime (novel) | |||
|next = Time of Your Life (novel) | |||
|series2 = [[BBC Radio]] order | |||
|prev2 = The Paradise of Death (novelisation) | |||
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'''''The Ghosts of N-Space''''' was the seventh novel in the ''[[Virgin Missing Adventures]]'' series. It was written by [[Barry Letts]] and featured the [[Third Doctor]], [[Sarah Jane Smith]] and [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]]. This was the first of two novelisations to be published under the ''Virgin Missing Adventures'' brand, the second being ''[[Downtime (novelisation)|Downtime]]''. This was also the only novelisation in the ''Missing Adventures'' range based on an audio story; the original version of ''[[The Ghosts of N-Space (audio story)|The Ghosts of N-Space]]'' was produced for radio by the [[BBC]]. | |||
==Publisher's | == Publisher's summary == | ||
: "When the barrier gives way this [[planet]] will be flooded by all the evil in [[Null-Space|N-Space]]. And, at the moment, I have no idea how to stop it." | |||
[[Sarah Jane Smith]], on holiday with her chum [[Jeremy Fitzoliver|Jeremy]] and a bad case of writer's block, is amazed to find [[the Brigadier]] in the same part of [[Italy]]. He is there to help a distant relative whose tiny island home has been threatened by | [[Sarah Jane Smith]], on [[holiday]] with her chum [[Jeremy Fitzoliver|Jeremy]] and a bad case of [[writer's block]], is amazed to find [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]] in the same part of [[Italy]]. He is there to help a [[Mario (The Ghosts of N-Space)|distant relative]] whose tiny [[island]] home has been threatened by [[America]]n [[mobster]] [[Maximilian Vilmius|Max Vilmio]]. | ||
When the | When the [[ghost]]s that haunt the island's crumbling [[castle]] are joined by less benign spectres, the Brigadier summons [[Third Doctor|the Doctor]] — who discovers that the whole of mankind is threatened by the plans of the ruthless Vilmio and his mysterious, hooded henchman. | ||
== | == Plot == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
== Characters == | |||
* [[Third Doctor]] | |||
* [[Sarah Jane Smith]] | |||
* [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]] | |||
* [[Jeremy Fitzoliver]] | |||
* [[Maximilian Vilmius|Max Vilmio]] | |||
* [[Giuseppe]] | |||
* [[Louisa (The Ghosts of N-Space)|Louisa]] | |||
* [[Guido (The Ghosts of N-Space)|Guido]] | |||
* [[Maggie (The Ghosts of N-Space)|Maggie]] | |||
* [[Mario (The Ghosts of N-Space)|Mario]] | |||
* [[Roberto (The Ghosts of N-Space)|Roberto]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
' | * [[Clancy's comet]] passed [[Earth]] in [[1504]], [[1661]], [[1818]] and [[1975]]. | ||
== | == Notes == | ||
* [ | * This is the novelisation of ''[[The Ghosts of N-Space (audio story)|The Ghosts of N-Space]]'' audio drama and the first novelisation to not be released under the [[Target Books]] banner. Instead, since Target Books had been retired by this time, it was released as part of the ''[[Virgin Missing Adventures]]'' line. | ||
* The book was published nearly a year before the radio play was actually broadcast, making it the first novelisation to do so. | |||
* This story is set between ''[[Death to the Daleks (TV story)|Death to the Daleks]]'' and ''[[The Monster of Peladon (TV story)|The Monster of Peladon]]''. | |||
== Continuity == | |||
* Sarah attempted to sell the stories of several of her past adventures with the Doctor. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Warrior (TV story)|The Time Warrior]]'', ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'', ''[[Death to the Daleks (TV story)|Death to the Daleks]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Paradise of Death (audio story)|The Paradise of Death]]'') | |||
* The Doctor refers to the beginning of his [[exile on Earth]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'', ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'') | |||
* The TARDIS' energy banks were drained by the beacon atop the [[Exxilon City]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Death to the Daleks (TV story)|Death to the Daleks]]'') | |||
* The Doctor tells Sarah about [[the Hermit]] that he once knew on [[Gallifrey]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Monster (TV story)|The Time Monster]]'', ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]'', ''[[State of Decay (TV story)|State of Decay]]'') | |||
[ | == External links == | ||
{{dwrefguide|who_ma07.htm|The Ghosts of N-Space}} | |||
* {{whoniverse|ma07|The Ghosts of N-Space}} | |||
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/ghosn.htm The Cloister Library: '''The Ghosts of N-Space'''] | |||
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Latest revision as of 22:46, 9 January 2024
The Ghosts of N-Space was the seventh novel in the Virgin Missing Adventures series. It was written by Barry Letts and featured the Third Doctor, Sarah Jane Smith and Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart. This was the first of two novelisations to be published under the Virgin Missing Adventures brand, the second being Downtime. This was also the only novelisation in the Missing Adventures range based on an audio story; the original version of The Ghosts of N-Space was produced for radio by the BBC.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
- "When the barrier gives way this planet will be flooded by all the evil in N-Space. And, at the moment, I have no idea how to stop it."
Sarah Jane Smith, on holiday with her chum Jeremy and a bad case of writer's block, is amazed to find the Brigadier in the same part of Italy. He is there to help a distant relative whose tiny island home has been threatened by American mobster Max Vilmio.
When the ghosts that haunt the island's crumbling castle are joined by less benign spectres, the Brigadier summons the Doctor — who discovers that the whole of mankind is threatened by the plans of the ruthless Vilmio and his mysterious, hooded henchman.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Third Doctor
- Sarah Jane Smith
- Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart
- Jeremy Fitzoliver
- Max Vilmio
- Giuseppe
- Louisa
- Guido
- Maggie
- Mario
- Roberto
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This is the novelisation of The Ghosts of N-Space audio drama and the first novelisation to not be released under the Target Books banner. Instead, since Target Books had been retired by this time, it was released as part of the Virgin Missing Adventures line.
- The book was published nearly a year before the radio play was actually broadcast, making it the first novelisation to do so.
- This story is set between Death to the Daleks and The Monster of Peladon.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Sarah attempted to sell the stories of several of her past adventures with the Doctor. (TV: The Time Warrior, Invasion of the Dinosaurs, Death to the Daleks; AUDIO: The Paradise of Death)
- The Doctor refers to the beginning of his exile on Earth. (TV: The War Games, Spearhead from Space)
- The TARDIS' energy banks were drained by the beacon atop the Exxilon City. (TV: Death to the Daleks)
- The Doctor tells Sarah about the Hermit that he once knew on Gallifrey. (TV: The Time Monster, Planet of the Spiders, State of Decay)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Ghosts of N-Space at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- The Discontinuity Guide to: The Ghosts of N-Space at The Whoniverse
- The Cloister Library: The Ghosts of N-Space
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