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|name= The Crystal Bucephalus
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|enemy= [[Maximillian Arrestis]]  
|enemy           = [[Maximillian Arrestis]]
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|writer= [[Craig Hinton]]
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|publisher= [[Virgin Books]]
|writer         = Craig Hinton
|cover=[[Alister Pearson]]
|publisher       = Virgin Books
|release date= [[17 November (releases)|17 November]] [[1994 (releases)|1994]]
|cover           = [[Alister Pearson]]
|format= Paperback Book, 296 Pages  
|release date   = 17 November 1994
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20429-8
|format         = Paperback Book; 18 Chapters, 296 Pages
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'''''The Crystal Bucephalus''''' was the fourth novel in the [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Craig Hinton]]. It is the only Missing Adventure novel to feature the [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Tegan Jovanka]] and [[Vislor Turlough]] travelling together. It is one of only three novels that feature that line up. The others are [[PROSE]]: ''[[Deep Blue (novel)|Deep Blue]]'' and ''[[The King of Terror (novel)|The King of Terror]]''.
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'''''The Crystal Bucephalus''''' was the fourth novel in the ''[[Virgin Missing Adventures]]'' series. It was written by [[Craig Hinton]]. It was the only Missing Adventure novel to feature the [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Tegan Jovanka]] and [[Vislor Turlough]] travelling together. In addition, [[Kamelion]] made a rare appearance.
 
Also, it was one of only three novels published under [[Virgin Publishing]]'s control of the ''Doctor Who'' licence to feature the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]]. The others were ''[[Killing Ground (novel)|Killing Ground]]'' and ''[[Iceberg (novel)|Iceberg]]''.


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
:"I'm a [[Time Lord]], not a bank manager. When I invested in this place I had no idea that it would succeed. I mean — a time-travelling restaurant?"
:"I'm a [[Time Lord]], not a [[bank]] manager. When I invested in this place I had no idea that it would succeed. I mean — a [[time-travel]]ling [[restaurant]]?"


[[The Crystal Bucephalus]]: a restaurant patronised by the highest echelons of society in the [[101st century|10th millennium]]. The guests are projected back in time to sample the food and drink of a bygone age.
The [[Crystal Bucephalus]]: a restaurant patronised by the highest echelons of society in the [[101st century|10th millennium]]. The guests are projected back in time to sample the [[food]] and [[drink]] of a bygone age.


When the galaxy's [[Maximillian Arrestis|most notorious crime boss]] is murdered in the Bucephalus, the [[Fifth Doctor|The Doctor]], [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]] and [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]] are immediately arrested for the killing. To prove their innocence, they must track down the perpetrators of slaughter and sabotage, and uncover a conspiracy which has been 5,000 years in the making.
When the galaxy's [[Maximillian Arrestis|most notorious crime boss]] is [[murder]]ed in the Bucephalus, [[Fifth Doctor|The Doctor]], [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]] and [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]] are immediately arrested for the killing. To prove their [[innocence]], they must track down the perpetrators of slaughter and [[sabotage]], and uncover a [[conspiracy]] which has been 5,000 years in the making.


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
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== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* [[Fifth Doctor|The Doctor]]
* [[Fifth Doctor]]
* [[Tegan Jovanka]]
* [[Tegan Jovanka]]
* [[Vislor Turlough]]
* [[Vislor Turlough]]
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* [[Alexhendri Lassiter]]
* [[Alexhendri Lassiter]]
* [[Maximillian Arrestis]]
* [[Maximillian Arrestis]]
* [[Maitre d']]
* [[Sebastian Lassiter]]
* [[Sven Tornqvist]]
* [[Sven Tornqvist]]
* [[Ladygay Matisse]]
* [[Ladygay Matisse]]
* [[Garrett Byson]]
* [[Garrett Byson]]
* [[Hellenica Monroe]]
* [[Hellenica Monroe]]
* [[Hercule DeSalle]]
* [[Neil Corridge]]
* [[Neil Corridge]]
* [[Simon Clavis]]
* [[Logan (The Crystal Bucephalus)]]
* [[Issasis]] the [[Draconian]]
* [[Untaxyr]] the [[Martian]]
* [[Kruust]]


 
== Worldbuilding ==
== References ==
* [[Psychovator]]s are a [[psychic]] race.
 
* [[Benefactor's Cubiculo]]
* [[Carte de Locales]]
* [[The Grid]]
* [[The Exemplar]]
* [[Hexdane]]


=== The Doctor ===
=== The Doctor ===
* The [[Fifth Doctor]] can "swim" through the [[Time Vortex]].
* The [[Fifth Doctor]] can "swim" through the [[Time Vortex]].
* The Doctor again demonstrates his psychic prowess by seizing control of Kamelion from "[[Maximillian Arrestis|Lazarus]]" and speaking through Kamelion's mouth, saying coldly that his people have been around a lot longer than humans.
* The Doctor again demonstrates his [[psychic]] prowess by seizing control of [[Kamelion]] from "[[Maximillian Arrestis|Lazarus]]" and speaking through Kamelion's mouth.
* The Doctor spends an extended period trapped on the ice planet [[Pella Satyrnis]] and creates the [[Tempus Fugit]] while trapped there.
* The Doctor spends an extended period trapped on the [[ice planet]] [[Pella Satyrnis]] and creates the [[Tempus Fugit]] while trapped there.


=== Individuals ===
=== Individuals ===
* While stranded in [[1980s]] [[London]], Tegan meets a young waitress in a [[McDonald's]] restaurant who is implied to be [[Ace]].
* While stranded in [[1980s]] [[London]], Tegan meets a young waitress in a [[McDonald's]] [[restaurant]].
 
=== Organisations ===
* [[Cyberlord Hegemony]]
* [[The Elective]]
* [[The Union]]
* [[Wine Lord]]s
 
=== Planets ===
* [[New Alexandria]]
* [[Diadem]]
* [[Exo III]]
* [[Eye of Orion]]
* [[Pluvikerr]]
* [[Velopssi]]
 
=== Religion ===
* [[Claatris]]
* [[Lazarus Intent]]
* [[Lizard God]]
 
=== Restaurants ===
* [[Beswicks]]
* [[Cafe de Saint Joseph]]
* [[The Crystal Bucephalus]]
* [[McDonald's]]
* [[Tempus Fugit]]


=== Species ===
=== Species ===
* [[Alpha Centauran]]
* The [[Gubbage Cone]]s are mentioned.
* [[Chelonian]]
* [[Cyberlord]]
* [[Cyberman]]
* [[Draconian]]
* [[Silurian|Earth Reptile]]
* [[Excalbian]]
* [[Feathered people]]
* [[Gubbage Cone]]
* [[Legion]]
* [[Ice Warrior|Martian]]
* [[Ogron]]
* [[Ooolatrii]]
* [[Rutan]]
* [[Sontaran]]
* [[Terileptil]]
* [[Thal]]


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* [[Craig Hinton]] jokingly referred to this novel as "the Crystal Bucket." <ref>{{cite web|url=http://davidj.richardson.name/drwho/prose_interview_craggles.html|title=Interview: Craig Hinton|author=David J Richardson|date of source=January 1995|website name=David J Richardson|accessdate=11th April 2012}}</ref>
* [[Craig Hinton]] jokingly referred to this novel as "the Crystal Bucket".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://davidj.richardson.name/drwho/prose_interview_craggles.html|title=Interview: Craig Hinton|author=David J Richardson|date of source=January 1995|website name=David J Richardson|accessdate=11 April 2012}}</ref>
* The image of Kamelion on the cover is a photograph rather than an illustration.
* The image of [[Kamelion]] on the cover is a photograph rather than an illustration.
* At the climax of this story, the internal dimensions of the TARDIS are so massively damaged (while stopping a [[vortex rupture]]) that all that is left is the cloister room and a lot of empty white space. This leads the Doctor to comment that it is high time to redesign the console room. This leads directly into the television story ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'', where he is cleaning the reconfigured console.
* Kamelion admits to needing someone to command him. Free will is unsettling for him. The TARDIS also talks to him. This explains his whereabouts between the television stories ''[[The King's Demons (TV story)|The King's Demons]]'' and ''[[Planet of Fire (TV story)|Planet of Fire]]''.
* The Crystal Bucephalus resembles the [[Capitol]] on [[Gallifrey]]; Kamelion points out that "the co-ordinates for [[New Alexandria]] are the same as-" but is cut off by Turlough. The [[2018 (releases)|2018]] short story ''[[The Story So Far... (short story)|The Story So Far...]]'' later established that New Alexandria was one of the [[Nine Homeworlds]].
* There are a number of ''[[Star Trek (franchise)|Star Trek]]'' references in this novel:
** [[Latinum]] is mentioned.
** Turlough notes that the planet [[Qo'noS]] has suffered [[plasma]] damage on its biosphere. This is a reference to the [[Klingon]] homeworld and the destruction wrought by the explosion of its moon {{ma|Praxis}} in ''{{ma|Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country}}''.
** [[Risa]] is mentioned.
** A man says a Union disruptor looks like something from ''Star Trek''.
** The [[Vulcan Academia Scholastica]] is mentioned on three occasions.
* The novel was originally pitched as a [[Virgin New Adventures|New Adventure]] featuring the [[Seventh Doctor]];<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050407072744/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/news/drwho/2004/06/01/13206.shtml|title=Interview: The Crystal Bucephalus|date of source=1 June 2004|website name=BBC|accessdate=7 April 2005}}</ref> a chapter of this original submission was published in the [[1999 (releases)|1999]] charity anthology ''[[Perfect Timing 2]]''.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* At the climax of this story, the internal dimensions of the TARDIS are so massively damaged (while stopping a vortex rupture) that all that is left is the cloister room and a lot of empty white space. This leads the Doctor to comment it's high time to redesign the console room. This leads directly into [[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'', where he is cleaning the console.
* The Doctor claims that he has not smoked [[tobacco]] in four incarnations. ([[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'')
* The [[Lazarus Intent]] is a future iteration of [[Christianity]]. "Lazarus" says that he created it to cover his real actions (gun running, smuggling, and general illegal activities) based on ancient scriptures he found one day and his choices of name were either "[[Jesus Christ]]" or "Lazarus".
* The Doctor remembers [[Alexander the Great]] being "a dreadful bore". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Farewell, Great Macedon (audio story)|Farewell, Great Macedon]]'')
* Kamelion admits to needing someone to command him. Free will is unsettling for him. The TARDIS also talks to him. This explains his whereabouts between ''[[The King's Demons (TV story)|The King's Demons]]'' and ''[[Planet of Fire (TV story)|Planet of Fire]]''.
* Tegan refers to her encounters with the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]'') the [[Terileptil]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[The Visitation (TV story)|The Visitation]]'') and the [[Mara]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Kinda (TV story)|Kinda]]'', ''[[Snakedance (TV story)|Snakedance]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Cradle of the Snake (audio story)|The Cradle of the Snake]]'')
* The Doctor claims that he has not smoked [[tobacco]] in four incarnations, an apparent reference to the [[First Doctor]]'s [[smoking pipe|pipe smoking]] in  ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]''.
* The Doctor recalls his most recent encounter with the [[Time Lord]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]'') as well as his encounters with [[Ruath]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Goth Opera (novel)|Goth Opera]]'') and [[Omega]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Omega (audio story)|Omega]]'')
* The Doctor remembers [[Alexander the Great]] being "a dreadful bore". Retrospectively, it's easy to think of this as a reference to ''[[Farewell, Great Macedon (audio story)|Farewell, Great Macedon]]'', where the [[First Doctor]] meets Alexander the Great. However, the [[Farewell Great Macedon (script)|first version of ''Macedon'']] wasn't made available to the public until [[2009]], over a decade after ''Bucephalus'' was written.
* The Doctor once again refers to humanity as being "indomitable". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ark in Space (TV story)|The Ark in Space]]'', ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'')
* Tegan refers to her encounters with the [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]''), the [[Terileptil]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[The Visitation (TV story)|The Visitation]]'') and the [[Mara]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Kinda (TV story)|Kinda]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Snakedance (TV story)|Snakedance]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Cradle of the Snake (audio story)|The Cradle of the Snake]]'').
* The Doctor's jacket was given to him by [[George Litefoot|Professor George Litefoot]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'')
* It is strongly implied that the Crystal Bucephalus was built on the ruins of [[Gallifrey]].
* Tegan recalls that she was last in a medieval castle only a few days before. ([[TV]]: ''[[The King's Demons (TV story)|The King's Demons]]'')
* The Doctor laments the destruction of [[The Doctor's sonic screwdriver|his sonic screwdriver]] by the [[Terileptil]] leader in [[September]] [[1666]], and opines that he should have sued the Terileptils for criminal damage. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Visitation (TV story)|The Visitation]]'')
* A book by [[Findecker|Ernst Findecker]] is in the [[TARDIS library]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'')
* [[New Alexandria]] is one of the [[Nine Homeworlds]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Story So Far... (short story)|The Story So Far...]]'')
 
== Gallery ==
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Ma-4.jpg|Official cover
Crystal Bucephalus pulp cover.jpg|Pulp cover from ''[[Shelf Life]]''
</gallery>


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{dwrefguide|who_ma04.htm|The Crystal Bucephalus}}
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* {{whoniverse|MA04.php|The Crystal Bucephalus}}
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* [http://www.magnetopia.org/cloisterlibrary/crys.htm The Cloister Library: '''The Crystal Bucephalus''']
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/crys.htm The Cloister Library: '''The Crystal Bucephalus''']


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== Footnotes ==
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The Crystal Bucephalus was the fourth novel in the Virgin Missing Adventures series. It was written by Craig Hinton. It was the only Missing Adventure novel to feature the Fifth Doctor, Tegan Jovanka and Vislor Turlough travelling together. In addition, Kamelion made a rare appearance.

Also, it was one of only three novels published under Virgin Publishing's control of the Doctor Who licence to feature the Cybermen. The others were Killing Ground and Iceberg.

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

"I'm a Time Lord, not a bank manager. When I invested in this place I had no idea that it would succeed. I mean — a time-travelling restaurant?"

The Crystal Bucephalus: a restaurant patronised by the highest echelons of society in the 10th millennium. The guests are projected back in time to sample the food and drink of a bygone age.

When the galaxy's most notorious crime boss is murdered in the Bucephalus, The Doctor, Tegan and Turlough are immediately arrested for the killing. To prove their innocence, they must track down the perpetrators of slaughter and sabotage, and uncover a conspiracy which has been 5,000 years in the making.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]

Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

Species[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Craig Hinton jokingly referred to this novel as "the Crystal Bucket".[1]
  • The image of Kamelion on the cover is a photograph rather than an illustration.
  • At the climax of this story, the internal dimensions of the TARDIS are so massively damaged (while stopping a vortex rupture) that all that is left is the cloister room and a lot of empty white space. This leads the Doctor to comment that it is high time to redesign the console room. This leads directly into the television story The Five Doctors, where he is cleaning the reconfigured console.
  • Kamelion admits to needing someone to command him. Free will is unsettling for him. The TARDIS also talks to him. This explains his whereabouts between the television stories The King's Demons and Planet of Fire.
  • The Crystal Bucephalus resembles the Capitol on Gallifrey; Kamelion points out that "the co-ordinates for New Alexandria are the same as-" but is cut off by Turlough. The 2018 short story The Story So Far... later established that New Alexandria was one of the Nine Homeworlds.
  • There are a number of Star Trek references in this novel:
  • The novel was originally pitched as a New Adventure featuring the Seventh Doctor;[2] a chapter of this original submission was published in the 1999 charity anthology Perfect Timing 2.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

Gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ David J Richardson (January 1995). Interview: Craig Hinton. David J Richardson. Retrieved on 11 April 2012.
  2. ↑ Interview: The Crystal Bucephalus. BBC (1 June 2004). Retrieved on 7 April 2005.
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