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|series = [[BBC New Series Adventures#Tenth Doctor|BBC New Series Adventures]]
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|doctor = Tenth Doctor
|number       = 29
|companions = [[Donna Noble]], [[Wilfred Mott]], [[Sylvia Noble]]
|doctor       = Tenth Doctor
|enemy = [[Mandragora Helix]], [[Dara Morgan]], [[Delphi (Beautiful Chaos)|Delphi]]
|companions   = [[Donna Noble|Donna]]
|setting = [[England]] and [[New York City|New York]], [[2009]]
|featuring    = Wilfred Mott|Wilf
|writer = [[Gary Russell]]
|featuring2  = Sylvia Noble
|publisher = [[BBC Books]]
|enemy       = [[Mandragora Helix]], [[Dara Morgan]]
|release date = [[26 December (releases)|26 December]] [[2008]] (Hardcover)
|setting     = [[London]] and [[Essex]], [[Friday]] [[15 May]] [[2009]]
[[7 March (releases)|7 March]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]] (Paperback 50th Anniversary Edition)
|writer       = Gary Russell
|format = Hardcover, 236 pages
|read by      = [[Bernard Cribbins]]
Paperback, 256 pages
|cover        = [[Lee Binding]]
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84607-563-6
|publisher    = BBC Books
|prev = The Story of Martha (novel)
|release date = 26 December 2008 (hardcover)|7 March 2013 (paperback 50th Anniversary Edition)
|next = The Eyeless (novel)
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'''''Beautiful Chaos''''' was the twenty-third [[BBC New Series Adventures|Tenth Doctor novel]] released. It was the last to feature [[Donna Noble]].
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'''''Beautiful Chaos''''' was the twenty-ninth novel in the [[BBC New Series Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Gary Russell]] and featured the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Donna Noble]].


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
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=== 2013 BBC Books edition ===
=== 2013 BBC Books edition ===
[[Wilfred Mott]] is very happy: his granddaughter, [[Donna Noble|Donna]], is back home, catching up with family and gossiping about her journeys, and he has just discovered a new [[star]] and had it named after him. He takes the [[Tenth Doctor]] with him to the naming ceremony. But the Doctor soon discovers something else new, and worryingly bright, in the heavens – something that is heading for [[Earth]]. It’s an ancient force from the [[Dark Times]]. And it is very, very angry...  
[[Wilfred Mott]] is very happy: his granddaughter, [[Donna Noble|Donna]], is back home, catching up with family and gossiping about her journeys, and he has just discovered a new [[star]] and had it named after him. He takes the [[Tenth Doctor]] with him to the naming ceremony. But the Doctor soon discovers something else new, and worryingly bright, in the heavens – something that is heading for [[Earth]]. It's an ancient force from the [[Dark Times]]. And it is very, very angry...
 
== Plot ==
''to be added''


== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* The [[Tenth Doctor]]
* [[Mrs Baldrey]]
* [[Johnnie Bates]]
* [[Ben (Beautiful Chaos)|Ben]]
* [[Keith Brownlow]]
* [[Caitlin (Beautiful Chaos)|Caitlin]]
* [[Joe Carnes]]
* [[Lukas Samuel Carnes]]
* [[Melissa Carson]]
* [[Cedric Crossland]]
* [[Donnie DiCotta]]
* [[Portia DiCotta]]
* [[Tenth Doctor]]
* [[Steve Douglas]]
* [[Gianni]]
* [[Henrietta Goodheart|Henrietta "Netty" Goodheart]]
* [[Jayne Greene]]
* [[Ariadne Holt]]
* [[Minnie Hooper]]
* [[Terry Lockworth]]
* [[Lyttle]]
* [[Mandragora Helix]] (as Madam Delphi)
* [[Brian Melville|Brian "Ahab" Melville]]
* [[Dara Morgan]]
* [[Wilfred Mott]]
* [[Murakami]]
* [[Donna Noble]]
* [[Donna Noble]]
* [[Wilfred Mott]]
* [[Sylvia Noble]]
* [[Sylvia Noble]]
* [[Henrietta Goodheart|Henrietta "Netty" Goodheart]]
* [[Miss Oladini]]
* [[Mandragora Helix]]
* [[Alison Pearce]]
* [[Dara Morgan]]
* [[Terry Lockworth]]
* [[John Bates]]
* [[Caitlin]]
* [[Lukas Samuel Carnes]]
* [[Joe Carnes]]
* [[Professor Rossi]]
* [[Professor Rossi]]
* [[Sean (Beautiful Chaos)|Sean]]
* [[Sean (Beautiful Chaos)|Sean]]
* [[Ben (Beautiful Chaos)|Ben]]
* [[Shakiri]]
* [[Jayne]]
* [[Spencer (Beautiful Chaos)|Spencer]]
* [[Delphi (Beautiful Chaos)|Delphi]]
* [[Katarina Spiros]]
* [[Babis Takis]]
* [[Nikos Takis]]
* [[Tonio]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==


== References ==
=== Individuals ===
* [[Geoff Noble]], [[Martha Jones]] and [[UNIT]] are mentioned.
* [[Geoff Noble]], [[Martha Jones]] and [[UNIT]] are mentioned.
* The Doctor says that [[Aubrey Fairchild (Beautiful Chaos)|Aubrey Fairchild]] "clearly makes no impression on history".
* The Doctor mentions having once been invited to the [[Royal Planetary Society]] by "[[Bernard Quatermass|Bernard]] and [[Paula (Beautiful Chaos)|Paula]]".
=== Locations ===
* Lukas Samuel Carnes goes to [[Park Vale Comprehensive School]], the same school as [[Luke Smith]] and his friends do.
* Lukas Samuel Carnes goes to [[Park Vale Comprehensive School]], the same school as [[Luke Smith]] and his friends do.
* The late wife of Wilf and mother of Sylvia was named Eileen.
* Places mentioned include: [[Tilbury]], [[Brentwood]], [[South Woodham Ferrers]], [[Bounds Green]], [[Earl's Court]], [[Ruislip Woods]], and [[RAF Hillingdon]].
* The Doctor mentions that he hates bow ties. The [[Eleventh Doctor]] would later often express his fondness of them.
* Roads mentioned include: [[Chiswick High Road]], [[M4]], [[A13]], [[A127]], [[M25]], [[Meadow Lane]], [[Gorsten Road]], [[Tributary Road]], [[B8932]], and [[Allcombe Lane]].
* The Doctor says that [[Aubrey Fairchild (Beautiful Chaos)|Aubrey Fairchild]] "clearly makes no impression on history".
 
=== Clothing ===
* The Doctor mentions that he hates [[bow tie]]s.
 
=== Film and television ===
* The Doctor used to like ''[[Countdown]]''.
* ''[[Children of the Damned]]'' is mentioned.
 
=== Food and beverages ===
* Wilf used to put a nip of [[Jack Daniel's]] in his flask until Sylvia found out.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
[[File:Doctor_Who_Beautiful_Chaos_50th.jpg|thumb|The cover of the [[2013]] edition.]]
* This is the last novel to feature [[Donna Noble]]. Indeed, the preface and epilogue are set post-''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'', suggesting a "goodbye" to Donna.
* This is the last novel to feature [[Donna Noble]].
* Discounting the special case of the anthology ''[[The Story of Martha (anthology)|The Story of Martha]]'', this was the last announced Tenth Doctor Adventures release to feature the Doctor with a regular companion. All novel releases for 2009 featured the Tenth Doctor travelling alone.
** Indeed, the preface and epilogue are set post-''[[Journey's End]]'', suggesting a "goodbye" to Donna.
* Discounting the special case of the multi-authored [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Story of Martha]]'', this was the last announced Tenth Doctor Adventures release to feature the Doctor with a regular companion. All novel releases for 2009 featured the Tenth Doctor travelling alone.  
* This story was also released as an ebook available from the Amazon Kindle store.
* This story was also released as an ebook available from the Amazon Kindle store.
* The novel was reprinted with a new cover in [[2013]] to celebrate the 50th anniversary of ''[[Doctor Who]]''.
* The novel was reprinted with a new cover in 2013 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', as well as a new introduction by Gary Russell.
[[File:Bbcnewaudio26.jpg|thumb|right|The Audiobook cover.]]
* The introduction notes that [[Russell T Davies]] enjoyed the novel and included a mention to Netty in ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'' as a nod to it. When reading the audio version, Bernard Cribbins also apparently thought the story was written by Davies using his first name as a pseudonym.
* This story is a sequel to the [[Fourth Doctor]] story [[TV]]: ''[[The Masque of Mandragora (TV story)|The Masque of Mandragora]]''.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* The Tycho satellite from [[TV]]: ''[[The Last Sontaran]]'' is referred to.
* The [[Tycho Project|Tycho]] satellite from [[TV]]: ''[[The Last Sontaran (TV story)|The Last Sontaran]]'' is mentioned.
* The [[Prime Minister]] is called Aubrey Fairchild. This is also the name of the deceased reverend in [[TV]]: ''[[The Next Doctor]]''. This is most likely because an early draft of [[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth]]'' included a Prime Minister of the same name before his scenes were removed.
* The [[Prime Minister]] is called Aubrey Fairchild. This is also the name of [[Aubrey Fairchild (The Next Doctor)|the deceased reverend]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Next Doctor (TV story)|The Next Doctor]]''. This is most likely because an early draft of [[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'' included a Prime Minister of the same name before his scenes were removed.
* This story is a sequel to the [[Fourth Doctor]] story [[TV]]: ''[[The Masque of Mandragora]]''.
* There are also references to splinters at the Sacred Mountain of Xi'an and the Mandrake [[nightclub]], referring to the [[First Doctor]] novel [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eleventh Tiger (novel)|The Eleventh Tiger]]'' and the [[Seventh Doctor]] comic strip [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Mark of Mandragora (comic story)|The Mark of Mandragora]]''.
* There is a reference to a splinter of the Mandragora Helix being involved with the white and the crimson. This harks back to Sarah Jane Smith's encounters in the Big Finish Sarah Jane CDs.
* Netty is referenced in [[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'' as a part of the [[Silver Cloak]].
* Netty is referenced in [[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'' as a part of the [[Silver Cloak]].
* While pondering about Sylvia not liking him, the Doctor remembers [[Jackie Tyler]] and [[Francine Jones]] - particularly the occasions when they slapped him. ([[TV]]: ''[[Aliens of London (TV story)|Aliens of London]]'', ''[[The Lazarus Experiment (TV story)|The Lazarus Experiment]]'')
* The Doctor, trying to explain why London is deserted, suggests that it's Sunday. The [[Third Doctor]] had once remarked that London seemed to close on Sunday. ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'') The Tenth Doctor and [[Eleventh Doctor|his immediate successor]] had both stated that they did not like Sundays, finding them boring. ([[TV]]: ''[[Silence in the Library (TV story)|Silence in the Library]]'', ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]'')
* Donna mentions that the Doctor has faced [[Pyrovile]]s, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)|The Fires of Pompeii]]'') [[Sontaran]]s, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]'') and the [[Fishman|Fishmen of Kandalinga]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Fishmen of Kandalinga (short story)|The Fishmen of Kandalinga]]'')
* Donna mentions that she recently visited the [[Garazone Bazaar]] with the Doctor. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Sword of Orion (audio story)|Sword of Orion]]'')


* The preface and epilogue occur after [[TV]]: ''[[Journey's End]]''
== Additional cover images ==
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
Doctor_Who_Beautiful_Chaos_50th.jpg|2013 edition. Cover by [[Two Associates]].
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== Audio release ==
== Editions published outside Britain ==
* The story was released as an audiobook on 2x CD read by [[Bernard Cribbins]].
* Published in Germany by Cross Cult in [[2013 (releases)|2013]] as a paperback edition.
* The audiobook is also available as a download from the [[AudioGo]] website.
* Published in China by New Star Press in [[2018 (releases)|2018]] as a hardback edition.
 
<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" >
GermanBeautifulChaos.jpg|German edition
Chaos-chinese.jpg|Chinese edition
</gallery>
 
== Audiobook ==
* This novel was released as an audiobook on [[9 April (releases)|9 April]] [[2009 (releases)|2009]] by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Bernard Cribbins]].
 
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
Bbcnewaudio26.jpg|Audiobook cover
</gallery>


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{dwrefguide|whobb929.htm|Beautiful Chaos}}
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* [http://www.magnetopia.org/cloisterlibrary/beautifulchaos.htm The Cloister Library: '''Beautiful Chaos''']
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* {{whoniverse|ns29|Beautiful Chaos}}
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/beautifulchaos.htm The Cloister Library: '''Beautiful Chaos''']
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Beautiful Chaos was the twenty-ninth novel in the BBC New Series Adventures series. It was written by Gary Russell and featured the Tenth Doctor and Donna Noble.

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

2008 BBC Books edition[[edit] | [edit source]]

Donna Noble is back home in London, catching up with her family and generally giving them all the gossip about her journeys. Her grandfather is especially overjoyed — he's discovered a new star and had it named after him. He takes the Tenth Doctor, as his special guest, to the naming ceremony.

But the Doctor is suspicious about some of the other changes he can see in Earth's heavens. Particularly that bright star, right there. No, not that one, that one, there, on the left...

The world's population is slowly being converted to a new path, a new way of thinking. Something is coming to Earth, an ancient force from the Dark Times. Something powerful, angry, and all-consuming...

2013 BBC Books edition[[edit] | [edit source]]

Wilfred Mott is very happy: his granddaughter, Donna, is back home, catching up with family and gossiping about her journeys, and he has just discovered a new star and had it named after him. He takes the Tenth Doctor with him to the naming ceremony. But the Doctor soon discovers something else new, and worryingly bright, in the heavens – something that is heading for Earth. It's an ancient force from the Dark Times. And it is very, very angry...

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

Locations[[edit] | [edit source]]

Clothing[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Doctor mentions that he hates bow ties.

Film and television[[edit] | [edit source]]

Food and beverages[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Wilf used to put a nip of Jack Daniel's in his flask until Sylvia found out.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • This is the last novel to feature Donna Noble. Indeed, the preface and epilogue are set post-Journey's End, suggesting a "goodbye" to Donna.
  • Discounting the special case of the anthology The Story of Martha, this was the last announced Tenth Doctor Adventures release to feature the Doctor with a regular companion. All novel releases for 2009 featured the Tenth Doctor travelling alone.
  • This story was also released as an ebook available from the Amazon Kindle store.
  • The novel was reprinted with a new cover in 2013 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who, as well as a new introduction by Gary Russell.
  • The introduction notes that Russell T Davies enjoyed the novel and included a mention to Netty in The End of Time as a nod to it. When reading the audio version, Bernard Cribbins also apparently thought the story was written by Davies using his first name as a pseudonym.
  • This story is a sequel to the Fourth Doctor story TV: The Masque of Mandragora.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

Additional cover images[[edit] | [edit source]]

Editions published outside Britain[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Published in Germany by Cross Cult in 2013 as a paperback edition.
  • Published in China by New Star Press in 2018 as a hardback edition.
  • German edition

    German edition

  • Chinese edition

    Chinese edition

Audiobook[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Audiobook cover

    Audiobook cover

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

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