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|series = [[Virgin New Adventures]] | |||
image= | |range = Virgin New Adventures | ||
series=[[Virgin New Adventures]] | | |number in range = 24 | ||
number= 24 | | |number= 24 | ||
doctor= | |doctor = Seventh Doctor | ||
companions= [[Ace]], [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] | | |companions= [[Ace]], [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] | ||
enemy= [[Crispin]], [[Friars of Pangloss]] | | |enemy= [[Crispin (Tragedy Day)|Crispin]], [[Friars of Pangloss]] | ||
|setting= [[Empire City, Olleril|Empire City]], [[Olleril]] | |||
|writer= Gareth Roberts | |||
publisher= | |cover= [[Jeff Cummins]] | ||
release date= March 1994 | | |publisher= Virgin Books | ||
format= Paperback Book, 290 Pages | | |release date= 17 March 1994 | ||
isbn= ISBN 0-426-20410-7 | | |format= Paperback Book; 19 Chapters, 290 Pages | ||
prev= No Future (novel) | | |isbn= ISBN 0-426-20410-7 | ||
next= Legacy (novel)}} | |prev= No Future (novel) | ||
'''''Tragedy Day''''' | |next= Legacy (novel) | ||
|series2= [[Interweaving with the New Adventures|''DWM'' "New Adventures order"]] | |||
|prev2= No Future (novel) | |||
|next2= Uninvited Guest (comic story) | |||
}}{{prose stub}} | |||
'''''Tragedy Day''''' was the twenty-fourth [[Virgin New Adventures|New Adventures]] novel. It was written by [[Gareth Roberts]], who had previously written the New Adventures novel ''[[The Highest Science]]'' and would write another New Adventure novel and four more [[Virgin Missing Adventures|Missing Adventure]] novels. This novel featured the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Bernice Summerfield]] and [[Ace]]. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
''Tomorrow, [[Tragedy Day]]. Tomorrow, total control.'' | |||
In [[Empire City]] on the planet [[Olleril]], | In [[Empire City, Olleril|Empire City]] on the [[planet]] [[Olleril]], it's time for the annual Tragedy Day — when the privileged few celebrate their generosity to the masses. | ||
But this year, something is different. Hideous creatures infest the waters around an island that | But this year, something is different. Hideous creatures infest the waters around an [[island]] that doesn't officially exist. Assassins arrive to carry out a killing that may endanger the entire [[universe]]. A being known as the Supreme One tests horrific weapons. And a secret order of monks observes the growing chaos. | ||
Five minutes after they arrive on Olleril, the [[The Doctor's TARDIS ( | Five minutes after they arrive on Olleril, the [[The Doctor's TARDIS (Silurian Earth)|TARDIS]] crew know they want to leave. But [[Ace]] is imprisoned in a sinister refugee camp, and [[Bernice Summerfield|Bernice]] and [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]] are in the custody of a brutal police gang. There is no way out. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Seventh | * [[Seventh Doctor]] | ||
* [[Ace]] | * [[Ace]] | ||
* [[Bernice Summerfield]] | * [[Bernice Summerfield]] | ||
* [[Crispin]] | * [[Crispin (Tragedy Day)|Crispin]] | ||
* [[Friars of Pangloss]] | * [[Friars of Pangloss]] | ||
* [[Richard Nemmun]] | * [[Richard Nemmun]] | ||
* | * [[Ernie McCartney|Ernie "Eight-Legs" McCartney]] | ||
* [[Amm Piering]] | * [[Amm Piering]] | ||
* [[Anna (Tragedy Day)|Anna]] | * [[Anna (Tragedy Day)|Anna]] | ||
* [[Anonius]] | * [[Anonius]] | ||
* [[Caphymus]] | * [[Caphymus]] | ||
* [[Charlie (Tragedy Day)|Charlie]] | * [[Charlie (Tragedy Day)|Charlie]] | ||
* [[Danny (Tragedy Day)|Danny]] | * [[Danny (Tragedy Day)|Danny]] | ||
* [[Doris]] | * [[Doris (Tragedy Day)|Doris]] | ||
* [[Dulcia Joliff]] | * [[Dulcia Joliff]] | ||
* [[Ed]] | * [[Ed (Tragedy Day)|Ed]] | ||
* [[Frinna]] | * [[Frinna]] | ||
* [[George Lipton]] | * [[George Lipton]] | ||
* [[Linn]] | * [[Linn]] | ||
* [[Elena Salcha]] | * [[Elena Salcha]] | ||
* [[Felder]] | * [[Felder]] | ||
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* [[Guralza]] | * [[Guralza]] | ||
* [[Harry Landis]] | * [[Harry Landis]] | ||
* [[Markus]] | * [[Howard Devor]] | ||
* [[Markus (Tragedy Day)|Markus]] | |||
* [[Paul Wilkinson]] | * [[Paul Wilkinson]] | ||
* [[Jalone]] | * [[Jalone]] | ||
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* [[Laude]] | * [[Laude]] | ||
* [[Lorrayn]] | * [[Lorrayn]] | ||
* [[Luka]] | * [[Luka (Tragedy Day)|Luka]] | ||
* [[Meredith Morgan]] | * [[Meredith Morgan]] | ||
* [[Metin Kenniter]] | * [[Metin Kenniter]] | ||
* [[Maurice Taylor]] | * [[Maurice Taylor]] | ||
* [[Powla]] | * [[Powla]] | ||
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* [[Robert Clifton]] | * [[Robert Clifton]] | ||
* [[Triss Laughline]] | * [[Triss Laughline]] | ||
* [[Sal]] | * [[Sal (Tragedy Day)|Sal]] | ||
* [[Sarul]] | * [[Sarul]] | ||
* [[Saen]] | * [[Saen]] | ||
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* [[Portellus]] | * [[Portellus]] | ||
* [[Stillmun]] | * [[Stillmun]] | ||
* [[Olleril ( | * [[Olleril (Marshal)]] | ||
* [[Urma]] | * [[Urma]] | ||
* [[Marsha]] | * [[Marsha (Tragedy Day)|Marsha]] | ||
* [[Susan Foreman|Susan]] | |||
* [[Barbara Wright]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
=== | === Astronomical objects === | ||
* [[Pristatrek Galaxy]] | * Olleril is located in the [[Pristatrek Galaxy]]. | ||
=== | === Biology === | ||
* The Doctor has experience at delivering [[baby|babies]]. | * The Doctor has experience at delivering [[baby|babies]]. | ||
=== | === Books === | ||
* ''[[Artificial Intelligences: The Moral Dilemma]]'' | * Forgwyn had read ''[[Artificial Intelligences: The Moral Dilemma]]''. | ||
=== | === Creatures === | ||
* [[Aaglon shark]] | * [[Aaglon shark]]s and [[sline lizard]]s are creatures native to Olleril. | ||
=== | === Culture === | ||
* [[ | * [[Mazuma]]s are a form of [[currency]]. | ||
* [[Tragedy Day]] | * [[Tragedy Day]] is a holiday celebrated on Olleril. | ||
=== | === The Doctor's items === | ||
* The Doctor wears a blue gemstone ring. | * The Doctor wears a [[blue]] [[gemstone]] [[ring]]. | ||
=== | === Foods and beverages === | ||
* [[ | * [[Rakki]] is an [[alcohol]]ic beverage served on Olleril. | ||
=== [[ | === Individuals === | ||
* [[Genghis Khan]] | * The [[First Doctor]] and [[Susan Foreman|Susan]] make an appearance in the prologue of the novel. There, he cures the radiation poisoning that was blighting the inhabitants and their crops. He also takes a red glass with him, as they believed it caused disaster ever since it arrived. | ||
* [[Henry VIII]] | * The Doctor claims that he delivered [[Genghis Khan]]. | ||
* The Doctor claims that he has never met [[Henry VIII]], but that he did meet [[Mary Stuart|Mary, Queen of Scots]]. | |||
=== | === Locations === | ||
* [[Empire City]] | * [[Empire City, Olleril|Empire City]] is Olleril's largest city. | ||
* [[Empire Clarion]] | * The ''[[Empire Clarion]]'' is an Olleril newspaper. | ||
* [[Empirica]] | * [[Empirica]] is a nation on Olleril. | ||
* [[Frinjel 87]] | * Meredith Morgan was hired to kill the Doctor on [[Frinjel 87]]. | ||
* [[Vijjan]] | * The [[Vijjan]]s are the native people of Olleril. | ||
* [[Spindizzy's]] | * [[Spindizzy's]] and [[Yumm's]] are bars in Empire City. | ||
* Ernie McCartney is the most feared assassin in the [[Seventh Quadrant]]. | |||
* [[Seventh Quadrant]] | * Tragedy Day was celebrated in [[Lerthin Square]]. | ||
* [[Lerthin Square]] | * [[Luminus]] is a cult which secretly controls Olleril. | ||
* [[Luminus]] | * The shelf containing the [[Bibles of Pangloss]] was made from timber carted from the groves of [[Knassos]]. | ||
* [[Knassos]] | |||
=== | === Olleril locations === | ||
* [[Agrave]] | * [[Agrave]] is the home of sline lizards and aaglon sharks. | ||
* [[Avax]] | * [[Avax]] is the island home of a Vijjan tribe. | ||
* [[Daisycombe Park]] | * [[Daisycombe Park]] is located on the south side of Empire City. | ||
* [[Fresta]] | * [[Fresta]] is a nation on Olleril. | ||
* [[Funland]] | * [[Funland]] is an [[amusement park]] on Olleril. | ||
* [[Quantern]] | * [[Quantern]] was a group of rebels. | ||
* [[Vijja]] | * [[Vijja]] is a nation on Olleril. | ||
* [[Yuvador]] | * [[Yuvador]] is the site of guerrilla activity. | ||
=== | === Organisations === | ||
* [[Vijjan Liberation League]] | * The [[Vijjan Liberation League]] sympathised with the plight of the Vijjans. | ||
* [[Riftet Insurance]] | * [[Riftet Insurance]] was a business on Olleril. | ||
* [[Toplex Sanitation]] | * [[Toplex Sanitation]] was a front for Luminus. | ||
* [[Friars of Pangloss]] | * The [[Friars of Pangloss]] were three immortal beings that ruled [[Pangloss]]. | ||
* [[Rullian Confederacy]] | * Morgan killed the [[Prime Motivator]] of the [[Rullian Confederacy]]. | ||
* [[Tyack's Fittings]] | * [[Tyack's Fittings]] was a business on Olleril. | ||
* [[Fancy That]] | * [[Fancy That]] was a popular music group. | ||
=== | === Plants === | ||
* [[Barjorum]] | * [[Barjorum]] and [[frashel]]s are plants native to Olleril. | ||
=== | === Planets === | ||
* [[Argos]] | * The Doctor defeated Luminus on [[Argos]]. | ||
* [[Eferun]] | * Automatic carriers were used in a border conflict on [[Eferun]]. | ||
* [[ | * [[Pangloss]] is a galaxy ruled by the Friars of Pangloss. | ||
* Meredith once killed fifty-nine people in two hours on [[Phlanji]]. | |||
* [[Phlanji]] | * [[Quique]] and [[Rexel]] were visible from Olleril. | ||
* [[Quique]] | * The Celebroid Doctor suggests going to [[Zeraticus 2]] for a holiday. | ||
* [[Zeraticus 2]] | |||
=== | === Science === | ||
* [[psychotronic generator]] | * A [[psychotronic generator]] generates waves of psychic energy. | ||
* [[jauxite]] | * The hull of Morgan's ship is made of [[jauxite]]. | ||
* [[Celebroid]] | * [[Celebroid]]s are robot duplicates. | ||
* [[Triton T80]] | * The Doctor constructs a [[Triton T80]] to sabotage Crispin's plans. | ||
* [[Kallak 56]] | * Morgan once took an assignment on [[Kallak 56]]. | ||
* [[Slaag]] | * [[Slaag]]s are genetically engineered creatures created from sline lizards and aaglon sharks. | ||
=== | === Television series === | ||
* ''[[Whittaker's Harbour]]'' | * Television series on Olleril include ''[[Whittaker's Harbour]]'', ''[[Martha and Arthur]]'', and ''[[Captain Millennium]]''. | ||
=== | === Time Lords === | ||
* [[Pandorastrumnelliahanfloriana]] | * [[Pandorastrumnelliahanfloriana]] developed a theory regarding the psychic abilities of the Friars of Pangloss. | ||
=== [[ | === Vehicles === | ||
* ''[[Gargantuan]]'' | * Forgwyn was born on the ''[[Ganymede (ship)|Ganymede]]''. | ||
* The ''[[Gargantuan]]'' was a submarine used by Luminus as its base. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* The | * The [[Prelude Tragedy Day (short story)|prelude]] to this novel was published in [[DWM 210]]. | ||
* [[Gareth Roberts]] later described the book as "okay". | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Doctor claims that he has never met [[Henry VIII]]. However, he has been described or depicted as meeting him on at least three previous occasions in his personal timeline. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sensorites]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[God Send Me Well to Keep]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Recorded Time]]'') | * The Doctor claims that he has never met [[Henry VIII]]. However, he has been described or depicted as meeting him on at least three previous occasions in his personal timeline. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sensorites (TV story)|The Sensorites]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[God Send Me Well to Keep (short story)|God Send Me Well to Keep]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Recorded Time (audio story)|Recorded Time]]'') | ||
* Bernice mentions [[Rhoos]], a planet which does not exist. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Playthings of Fo (short story)|The Playthings of Fo]]'') | |||
* The [[Luminus]] was the result of a [[Faction Paradox]] plot. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Interference - Book Two (novel)|Interference - Book Two]]'') | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [ | * [https://doctorwho.guide/whona24p.htm Prelude to Tragedy Day as published in DWM210] | ||
{{dwrefguide|who_na24.htm|Tragedy Day}} | |||
* {{whoniverse| | * {{whoniverse|na24|Tragedy Day}} | ||
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/trag.htm The Cloister Library: '''Tragedy Day'''] | |||
* [http://doctorwho.org.nz/archive/tsv43/beyondthebook.html#na024 Beyond the Book: Tragedy Day by Paul Scoones (Article) - TSV 43] | |||
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Latest revision as of 19:33, 27 June 2024
Tragedy Day was the twenty-fourth New Adventures novel. It was written by Gareth Roberts, who had previously written the New Adventures novel The Highest Science and would write another New Adventure novel and four more Missing Adventure novels. This novel featured the Seventh Doctor, Bernice Summerfield and Ace.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Tomorrow, Tragedy Day. Tomorrow, total control.
In Empire City on the planet Olleril, it's time for the annual Tragedy Day — when the privileged few celebrate their generosity to the masses.
But this year, something is different. Hideous creatures infest the waters around an island that doesn't officially exist. Assassins arrive to carry out a killing that may endanger the entire universe. A being known as the Supreme One tests horrific weapons. And a secret order of monks observes the growing chaos.
Five minutes after they arrive on Olleril, the TARDIS crew know they want to leave. But Ace is imprisoned in a sinister refugee camp, and Bernice and the Doctor are in the custody of a brutal police gang. There is no way out.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Seventh Doctor
- Ace
- Bernice Summerfield
- Crispin
- Friars of Pangloss
- Richard Nemmun
- Ernie "Eight-Legs" McCartney
- Amm Piering
- Anna
- Anonius
- Caphymus
- Charlie
- Danny
- Doris
- Dulcia Joliff
- Ed
- Frinna
- George Lipton
- Linn
- Elena Salcha
- Felder
- Forke
- Gerd
- Gholeria
- Gortlock
- Guralza
- Harry Landis
- Howard Devor
- Markus
- Paul Wilkinson
- Jalone
- Jeff Shrubb
- Joan Cale
- Laude
- Lorrayn
- Luka
- Meredith Morgan
- Metin Kenniter
- Maurice Taylor
- Powla
- Richard Nemmun
- Richud Danner
- Forgwyn
- Wendy Clifton
- Tom Jakovv
- Robert Clifton
- Triss Laughline
- Sal
- Sarul
- Saen
- Streel
- Portellus
- Stillmun
- Olleril (Marshal)
- Urma
- Marsha
- Susan
- Barbara Wright
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
Astronomical objects[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Olleril is located in the Pristatrek Galaxy.
Biology[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor has experience at delivering babies.
Books[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Forgwyn had read Artificial Intelligences: The Moral Dilemma.
Creatures[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Aaglon sharks and sline lizards are creatures native to Olleril.
Culture[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Mazumas are a form of currency.
- Tragedy Day is a holiday celebrated on Olleril.
The Doctor's items[[edit] | [edit source]]
Foods and beverages[[edit] | [edit source]]
Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The First Doctor and Susan make an appearance in the prologue of the novel. There, he cures the radiation poisoning that was blighting the inhabitants and their crops. He also takes a red glass with him, as they believed it caused disaster ever since it arrived.
- The Doctor claims that he delivered Genghis Khan.
- The Doctor claims that he has never met Henry VIII, but that he did meet Mary, Queen of Scots.
Locations[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Empire City is Olleril's largest city.
- The Empire Clarion is an Olleril newspaper.
- Empirica is a nation on Olleril.
- Meredith Morgan was hired to kill the Doctor on Frinjel 87.
- The Vijjans are the native people of Olleril.
- Spindizzy's and Yumm's are bars in Empire City.
- Ernie McCartney is the most feared assassin in the Seventh Quadrant.
- Tragedy Day was celebrated in Lerthin Square.
- Luminus is a cult which secretly controls Olleril.
- The shelf containing the Bibles of Pangloss was made from timber carted from the groves of Knassos.
Olleril locations[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Agrave is the home of sline lizards and aaglon sharks.
- Avax is the island home of a Vijjan tribe.
- Daisycombe Park is located on the south side of Empire City.
- Fresta is a nation on Olleril.
- Funland is an amusement park on Olleril.
- Quantern was a group of rebels.
- Vijja is a nation on Olleril.
- Yuvador is the site of guerrilla activity.
Organisations[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Vijjan Liberation League sympathised with the plight of the Vijjans.
- Riftet Insurance was a business on Olleril.
- Toplex Sanitation was a front for Luminus.
- The Friars of Pangloss were three immortal beings that ruled Pangloss.
- Morgan killed the Prime Motivator of the Rullian Confederacy.
- Tyack's Fittings was a business on Olleril.
- Fancy That was a popular music group.
Plants[[edit] | [edit source]]
Planets[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor defeated Luminus on Argos.
- Automatic carriers were used in a border conflict on Eferun.
- Pangloss is a galaxy ruled by the Friars of Pangloss.
- Meredith once killed fifty-nine people in two hours on Phlanji.
- Quique and Rexel were visible from Olleril.
- The Celebroid Doctor suggests going to Zeraticus 2 for a holiday.
Science[[edit] | [edit source]]
- A psychotronic generator generates waves of psychic energy.
- The hull of Morgan's ship is made of jauxite.
- Celebroids are robot duplicates.
- The Doctor constructs a Triton T80 to sabotage Crispin's plans.
- Morgan once took an assignment on Kallak 56.
- Slaags are genetically engineered creatures created from sline lizards and aaglon sharks.
Television series[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Television series on Olleril include Whittaker's Harbour, Martha and Arthur, and Captain Millennium.
Time Lords[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Pandorastrumnelliahanfloriana developed a theory regarding the psychic abilities of the Friars of Pangloss.
Vehicles[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Forgwyn was born on the Ganymede.
- The Gargantuan was a submarine used by Luminus as its base.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The prelude to this novel was published in DWM 210.
- Gareth Roberts later described the book as "okay".
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor claims that he has never met Henry VIII. However, he has been described or depicted as meeting him on at least three previous occasions in his personal timeline. (TV: The Sensorites, PROSE: God Send Me Well to Keep, AUDIO: Recorded Time)
- Bernice mentions Rhoos, a planet which does not exist. (PROSE: The Playthings of Fo)
- The Luminus was the result of a Faction Paradox plot. (PROSE: Interference - Book Two)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Prelude to Tragedy Day as published in DWM210
- Tragedy Day at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- The Discontinuity Guide to: Tragedy Day at The Whoniverse
- The Cloister Library: Tragedy Day
- Beyond the Book: Tragedy Day by Paul Scoones (Article) - TSV 43
