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|image = Parallel 59.jpg
|name= Parallel 59  
|range= BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures
|image=Parallel 59.jpg
|number in range = 30
|series=[[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]]  
|series = [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]]  
|number= 30  
|number= 30  
|doctor=Eighth Doctor  
|doctor = Eighth Doctor  
|companions= [[Fitz Kreiner]], [[Compassion]]  
|companions= [[Fitz Kreiner|Fitz]], [[Compassion]]
|enemy= Parallel 59  
|enemy= Parallel 59  
|setting= [[Skale]]  
|setting= [[Skale]]  
|writer= [[Natalie Dallaire]] & [[Stephen Cole]]
|writer= Natalie Dallaire, Stephen Cole
|publisher= [[BBC Books]]
|publisher= BBC Books  
|release date= [[4 January (releases)|4 January]] [[2000 (releases)|2000]]
|release date= 4 January 2000
|format= Paperback Book, --- Pages  
|format= Paperback Book;<br>49 Chapters, 282 Pages  
|isbn= ISBN 0-563-55590-4
|isbn= ISBN 0-563-55590-4
|prev= Frontier Worlds (novel)
|prev= Frontier Worlds (novel)
|next= The Shadows of Avalon (novel)}}
|next= The Shadows of Avalon (novel)
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the thirtieth novel in the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] published by [[BBC Books]]. Written by [[Stephen Cole]] and [[Natalie Dallaire]], it featured the [[Eighth Doctor]], [[Fitz Kreiner]] and [[Compassion]].
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the thirtieth novel in the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Natalie Dallaire]] and [[Stephen Cole]], released [[4 January (releases)|4 January]] [[2000 (releases)|2000]] and featured the [[Eighth Doctor]], [[Fitz Kreiner]] and [[Compassion]].


== Publisher’s summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
Fleeing a doomed space station in tiny life capsules, the Doctor and Compassion find themselves prisoners of Parallel 59, a militaristic power on the planet Skale. Meanwhile Fitz finds himself apparently safe in Mechta, a colony for convalescents.
Fleeing a doomed [[space station]] in tiny life capsules, [[Eighth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Compassion]] find themselves prisoners of [[Parallel 59]], a militaristic power on the [[planet]] [[Skale]]. Meanwhile [[Fitz Kreiner|Fitz]] finds himself apparently safe in [[Mechta]], a colony for convalescents.


A space race is in full swing on Skale, with each of the planet’s many blocs desperate to be first to reach the stars. If the Doctor’s knowledge helps Parallel 59 to succeed, the consequences for the rest of the world could be devastating.
A space race is in full swing on Skale, with each of the planet's many blocs desperate to be first to reach the stars. If the Doctor's knowledge helps Parallel 59 to succeed, the consequences for the rest of the world could be devastating.


But Fitz knows nothing of his friends’ predicament. Enjoying his new life, he’s not even sure he wants to be rescued — which is a good thing.
But Fitz knows nothing of his friends' predicament. Enjoying his new life, he's not even sure he wants to be rescued — which is a good thing.


Because the Doctor has no intention of going to Mechta. He’s decreed that Fitz’s new-found utopia must be totally destroyed.
Because the Doctor has no intention of going to Mechta. He's decreed that Fitz's new-found utopia must be totally destroyed.


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
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== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]]
* [[Eighth Doctor]]
* [[Fitz Kreiner]]
* [[Fitz Kreiner]]
* [[Compassion]]
* [[Compassion]]
* [[Fillipa Cian]]
* [[Filippa Cian]]
* [[Denna]]
* [[Denna]]
* [[Nikol]]
* [[Nikol]]
* [[Low Rez]]
* [[Arden Melores|Arden "Low Rez" Melores]]
* [[Anya]]
* [[Anya (Parallel 59)|Anya]]
* [[Jedkah]]
* [[Higs]]
* [[Jessen]]
* [[Jedkah (Parallel 59)|Jedkah]]
* [[Jessen Kal]]
* [[Karl Dam]]
* [[Karl Dam]]
* [[Karron]]
* [[Karron]]
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* [[Serjey]]
* [[Serjey]]
* [[Terma]]
* [[Terma]]
* [[Tod]]
* [[Tod (Parallel 59)|Tod]]
* [[Yve]]
* [[Yve]]
* [[Ansu]]
* [[Feelix]]
* [[Havdar]]
* [[Slatin]]
* [[Rencer]]
* [[Ilsa (Parallel 59)|Ilsa]]
* [[Medik]]
* [[Tonfran]]
* [[Amman]]
* [[Kurd (Parallel 59)|Kurd]]


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
''to be added''
''to be added''


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* [[Mechta]]
 
=== Biology ===
* [[Respiratory bypass system]]
 
=== Individuals ===
=== Individuals ===
* Fitz has non-committal [[sex]] with Anya, then falls in love with Fillipa.
* Fitz has non-committal [[sex]] with Anya, then falls in love with Filippa.
* When captured by Parallel 59 personnel the Doctor and Compassion are stripped naked.
* The Doctor drinks [[beer]].
* Since being remembered by the [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]], Fitz has lost track of his age.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* Fitz recalls [[Chairman Mao]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Revolution Man]]'') and [[the Remote]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Interference]]'')
* Fitz recalls [[Mao Tse-Tung|Chairman Mao]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Revolution Man (novel)|Revolution Man]]'') and [[the Remote]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Interference - Book One (novel)|Interference - Book One]]'')
* Compassion is becoming more [[TARDIS]]-like, foreshadowing her transformation in ''[[The Shadows of Avalon]]''.
* Compassion is becoming more [[TARDIS]]-like, foreshadowing her transformation in ''[[The Shadows of Avalon (novel)|The Shadows of Avalon]]''.
* Fitz still has a tan from being on [[Drebnar]] and recalls [[Alura Trebul|Alura]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Frontier Worlds]]'')
* Fitz still has a tan from being on [[Drebnar]] and recalls [[Alura Trebul|Alura]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Frontier Worlds (novel)|Frontier Worlds]]'')
* The Doctor states that the last time his hearts stopped was in [[San Francisco]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'')
* The Doctor states that the last time his hearts stopped was in [[San Francisco]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'')
* Sam once told Fitz that the Doctor went halfway across the universe looking for her. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Longest Day (novel)|Longest Day]]'', ''[[Seeing I (novel)|Seeing I]]'')
* Sam once told Fitz that the Doctor went halfway across the universe looking for her. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Longest Day (novel)|Longest Day]]'', ''[[Seeing I (novel)|Seeing I]]'')
* Fitz briefly thinks of his Mum. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Taint]]'')
* Fitz briefly thinks of his Mum. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Taint (novel)|The Taint]]'')
* There's a reference to the Butterfly Room, which first appeared on [[PROSE]]: ''[[Vampire Science]]''. It's suggested that the Zero Room ([[TV]]: ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'') and the Butterfly Room are the same.
* The Butterfly Room is mentioned it first appeared on [[PROSE]]: ''[[Vampire Science (novel)|Vampire Science]]''.
 
== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{dwrefguide|whobbc30.htm|Parallel 59}}
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* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/para59.htm The Cloister Library: '''Parallel 59''']
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Latest revision as of 06:56, 15 February 2024

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You may be looking for the titular paramilitary.

Parallel 59 was the thirtieth novel in the BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures series. It was written by Natalie Dallaire and Stephen Cole, released 4 January 2000 and featured the Eighth Doctor, Fitz Kreiner and Compassion.

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

Fleeing a doomed space station in tiny life capsules, the Doctor and Compassion find themselves prisoners of Parallel 59, a militaristic power on the planet Skale. Meanwhile Fitz finds himself apparently safe in Mechta, a colony for convalescents.

A space race is in full swing on Skale, with each of the planet's many blocs desperate to be first to reach the stars. If the Doctor's knowledge helps Parallel 59 to succeed, the consequences for the rest of the world could be devastating.

But Fitz knows nothing of his friends' predicament. Enjoying his new life, he's not even sure he wants to be rescued — which is a good thing.

Because the Doctor has no intention of going to Mechta. He's decreed that Fitz's new-found utopia must be totally destroyed.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Fitz has non-committal sex with Anya, then falls in love with Filippa.
  • The Doctor drinks beer.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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