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name= Dancing the Code |
|series         = [[Virgin Missing Adventures]]
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|range          = Virgin Missing Adventures
series=[[Virgin Missing Adventures]] |
|number in range = 9
number= 9 |
|number          = 9
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|doctor         = Third Doctor
companions= [[Jo Grant|Jo]], [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]]|
|companions     = [[The Brigadier]], [[John Benton|Benton]], [[Mike Yates|Yates]], [[Jo Grant|Jo]]
featuring = [[Mike Yates|Yates]], [[John Benton|Benton]]|
|featuring      = [[Tom Osgood|Osgood]]
enemy= The [[Xarax]] |
|enemy           = [[Xarax]]
year=[[London]], [[1970s]]<br />[[Kebiria]], [[1970s]]|
|setting        = [[London]] and [[Kebiria]], [[1970s]]
writer= [[Paul Leonard]] |
|writer          = Paul Leonard
publisher= [[Virgin Books]] |
|cover          = [[Paul Campbell]]
release date= [[April]] [[1995]] |
|publisher       = Virgin Books
format= Paperback Book, 256 Pages |
|release date   = 20 April 1995
isbn= ISBN 0-426-20441-7 |
|format         = Paperback Book; 34 Chapters, 256 Pages
prev=Time of Your Life (novel)|
|isbn           = ISBN 0-426-20441-7
next= The Menagerie (novel) }}
|prev           = Time of Your Life (novel)
'''''Dancing the Code''''' was the ninth novel in the [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Paul Leonard]]. It featured the [[Third Doctor]], [[Jo Grant]], Brigadier [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]], [[Mike Yates]], [[John Benton]] and [[UNIT]].
|next           = The Menagerie (novel)
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'''''Dancing the Code''''' was the ninth novel in the ''[[Virgin Missing Adventures]]'' series. It was [[Writer|written]] by [[Paul Leonard]] and featured the [[Third Doctor]], [[Jo Grant]], [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]], [[Mike Yates]], [[John Benton]] and [[UNIT]].


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
:"The [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier]]’s going to shoot you, [[Jo Grant|Jo]]," the [[Third Doctor]] said grimly, "and then he’s going to shoot me. Both of us are going to die."
:"[[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier]]'s going to shoot you, [[Jo Grant|Jo]]," [[Third Doctor|the Doctor]] said grimly, "and then he's going to shoot me. Both of us are going to die."
 
The Doctor builds a machine designed to predict the future. It shows the Brigadier [[murder]]ing him and Jo in cold blood. Unable to tell where or when this event is destined to occur, the Doctor and Jo decide that they must stay apart.


Jo is sent on a top-secret mission to the war-torn Arab nation of [[Kebiria]]. But upon arrival, she is immediately arrested and consigned to a brutal political prison. The Kebirians have something to hide: deep in the North [[Africa]]n desert, an [[alien]] infestation is rapidly growing. And the Doctor and [[Unified Intelligence Taskforce|UNIT]] soon discover that unless it is stopped, the alien presence will spread to overrun the entire world.
The Doctor builds a machine designed to predict the [[future]]. It shows the Brigadier [[murder]]ing him and Jo in cold blood. Unable to tell where or when this event is destined to occur, the Doctor and Jo decide that they must stay apart.


== Plot ==
Jo is sent on a top-secret mission to the [[war]]-torn [[Arab]] nation of [[Kebiria]]. But upon arrival, she is immediately arrested and consigned to a brutal political [[prison]]. The Kebirians have something to hide: deep in the [[North Africa]]n [[desert]], an [[alien]] infestation is rapidly growing. And the Doctor and [[UNIT]] soon discover that unless it is stopped, the alien presence will spread to overrun the entire world.
''to be added''


== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* [[Third Doctor]]
* [[Third Doctor]]
* [[Jo Grant]]
* [[Jo Grant]]
* Brigadier [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]]
* [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]]
* [[Mike Yates]]
* [[Mike Yates|Captain Mike Yates]]
* [[John Benton|Sergeant John Benton]]
* [[Xarax]]
* [[Xarax]]
* [[Catriona Talliser]]
* [[Catriona Talliser]]
* Corporal [[Anton Deveraux]]
* [[Anton Deveraux]]
* Sakir [[Mohammad]]
* [[Mohammad (Dancing the Code)|Mohammad]]
* [[Tahir]]
* [[Tahir]]
* Prime Minister [[Benari]]
* [[Benari]]
* [[Sadeq Zalloua]]
* [[Sadeq Zalloua]]
* [[Vincent Tayid]]
* [[Vincent Tayid]]
* [[Akram]]
* [[Akram]]
* [[Tom Osgood]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
''to be added''
* [[Kebiria]] is a former [[France|French]] [[colony]] which achieved its independence in [[1956]]. Two-thirds of the population are [[Islam|Muslim]] while the remainder are [[Christian]]s, predominantly [[French language|French]]-speaking [[Catholic Church|Catholics]].
* The [[UNIT]] training ground is in [[Henley Wood]].
* [[Dave Greene]] reads the ''[[Daily Mail]]''.
* Jo claims to have met the [[Methaji]], [[Hoveet]], [[Skraal]]s and [[Kalekani]].


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* The Xarax are [[insect]]s the size of hippopotami, with three-foot long mandibles, whose bodily fluid is [[honey]]. They can impersonate all manner of people (quite well) and machines (not as well). They're essentially a biological tool kit, and some of their forms include: defenders ([[tank]]-like insects with armoured bodies, stumpy legs and forward-sloping heads), [[spider]]-like weaver units, and a being that looks like a huge hexagonal nut.
* This story takes place between ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]'' and ''[[The Green Death (TV story)|The Green Death]]'' and is followed by Leonard's next novel in the ''Missing Adventures'' line, ''[[Speed of Flight (novel)|Speed of Flight]]''.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* Sergeant Osgood first appeared in [[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]''
* The Doctor mentions [[Metebelis III]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Carnival of Monsters (TV story)|Carnival of Monsters]])''
* The Doctor mentions [[Metebelis III]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'')
* There are references to the [[Nestene]]s and the [[Delphon (species)|Delphons]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'') the [[Axon]]s, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Claws of Axos (TV story)|The Claws of Axos]]'') [[Solos]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mutants (TV story)|The Mutants]]'') [[Spiridon]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]'') the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'') the [[Dalek]]s, the [[Ogron]]s, and [[Reginald Styles|Sir Reginald Styles]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'') the [[Dæmon]]s, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]'') the [[Arcturan]]s and the [[Ice Warrior]]s, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Peladon (TV story)|The Curse of Peladon]]'') the [[Sea Devil]]s, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]'') the [[Drashig]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[Carnival of Monsters (TV story)|Carnival of Monsters]]'') and the [[Mars Probe]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ambassadors of Death (TV story)|The Ambassadors of Death]]'')
* There are references to [[Nestene]]s and [[Delphon]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons]]''), [[Axon]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[The Claws of Axos]]''), [[Solos]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mutants (TV story)|The Mutants]]''), [[Spiridon]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Daleks]]''), [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion]]''), [[Dalek]]s, [[Ogron]]s, and [[Reginald Styles]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Daleks]]''), [[Dæmon]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons]]''), [[Arcturan]]s and [[Ice Warrior]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Peladon]]''), [[Sea Devil]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sea Devils]]''), [[Drashig]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[Carnival of Monsters]]''), and the [[Mars Probe]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ambassadors of Death]]'')


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{dwrefguide|who_ma09.htm|Dancing the Code}}
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* {{whoniverse|MA09.php|Dancing the Code}}
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* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/danc.htm The Cloister Library: '''Dancing the Code''']
 
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Dancing the Code was the ninth novel in the Virgin Missing Adventures series. It was written by Paul Leonard and featured the Third Doctor, Jo Grant, Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, Mike Yates, John Benton and UNIT.

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

"The Brigadier's going to shoot you, Jo," the Doctor said grimly, "and then he's going to shoot me. Both of us are going to die."

The Doctor builds a machine designed to predict the future. It shows the Brigadier murdering him and Jo in cold blood. Unable to tell where or when this event is destined to occur, the Doctor and Jo decide that they must stay apart.

Jo is sent on a top-secret mission to the war-torn Arab nation of Kebiria. But upon arrival, she is immediately arrested and consigned to a brutal political prison. The Kebirians have something to hide: deep in the North African desert, an alien infestation is rapidly growing. And the Doctor and UNIT soon discover that unless it is stopped, the alien presence will spread to overrun the entire world.

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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Virgin Missing Adventures
First Doctor
Susan, Ian, Barbara
Ian, Barbara
Ian, Barbara, Vicki
Vicki, Steven
Dodo
Second Doctor
Ben, Polly
Jamie, Victoria
Jamie, Zoe
Third Doctor
Liz, UNIT
Jo, UNIT
Jo, Yates
Sarah, Jeremy,
The Brig
Fourth Doctor
Sarah, Harry
Sarah
Romana I, K9
Romana II, K9
Fifth Doctor
Adric, Nyssa, Tegan
Nyssa, Tegan
Tegan, Turlough, Kamelion
Turlough
Sixth Doctor
Peri
Grant
Mel
Seventh Doctor
Chris, Roz
Other
Victoria, Sarah, The Brig
Second, Third, Seventh Doctors
with Dodo and UNIT
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