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novel name= Bullet Time |
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{{Infobox Story SMW
series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] |
|image = Bullet Time.jpg  
number= 45 |
|series = [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]]  
doctor=[[Seventh Doctor]]|
|number = 44
companions= [[Sarah Jane Smith]] |
|doctor = Seventh Doctor
enemy= The Cortez Project|
|companions =
year= [[1997]] |
|featuring=[[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]]
writer= [[David A. McIntee]] |
|enemy = The [[Cortez Project]]
publisher= [[BBC Books]] |
|setting = [[Bangkok]], [[March]] [[1997]]; [[Singapore]], [[Moscow]], [[Persian Gulf]], [[April]] [[1997]]
release date= August [[2001]] |
|writer = David A. McIntee
format= Paperback Book, ? Pages |
|publisher = BBC Books
isbn= ISBN 0-563-53834-1 |
|cover = [[Black Sheep]]
previous story=[[Byzantium!]]|
|release date= 6 August 2001
next story=[[Psi-ence Fiction]]}}
|format = Paperback Book; 26 Chapters, 256 Pages  
|isbn = ISBN 0-563-53834-1  
|prev = Byzantium! (novel)
|next = Psi-ence Fiction (novel)
}}{{prose stub}}
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the forty-fourth novel in the [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] series. It was written by [[David A. McIntee]], released [[6 August]] [[2001 (releases)|2001]] and featured the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Sarah Jane Smith]].


==Publisher's Summary==
Sarah was not travelling with the Doctor; rather the Doctor's actions drifted into Sarah's contemporary life.
'You're not the Doctor I knew.'


'Perhaps you never knew the Doctor.'
== Publisher's summary ==
"You're not the Doctor I knew."


Hong Kong 1997: the handover to Chinese rule is imminent, and investigative journalist Sarah Jane Smith is on the trail of corruption in the Far East.
"Perhaps you never knew the Doctor."


Street gangsters lurk round every corner. And when one decides to confide in Sarah, she is thrown headlong into danger. What are UNIT doing in Hong Kong, and why are they following missing backpackers? What is causing a spate of strange and unnatural deaths? And how is Sarah’s old and trusted friend the Doctor involved? More importantly, whose side is he on?
[[Hong Kong]] [[1997]]: the handover to [[China|Chinese]] rule is imminent, and investigative journalist [[Sarah Jane Smith]] is on the trail of corruption in the Far East.


The truth can now be told, and the outcome of Sarah’s investigations revealed. But will her world ever be the same again?
Street gangsters lurk round every corner. And when one decides to confide in Sarah, she is thrown headlong into danger. What are [[UNIT]] doing in Hong Kong, and why are they following missing backpackers? What is causing a spate of strange and unnatural deaths? And how is Sarah's old and trusted friend [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]] involved? More importantly, whose side is he on?


==Characters==
The truth can now be told, and the outcome of Sarah's investigations revealed. But will her world ever be the same again?
*[[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]]
**Has been drug dealing with aliens.
**Is just below the head of the Chinese mafia.
*[[Sarah Jane Smith]]
**It is implied that she ''may'' have died at the end of this novel.


==References==
== Plot ==
''to be added''
''to be added''


==Notes==
== Characters ==
''to be added''
* [[Seventh Doctor]]
* [[Sarah Jane Smith]]
* [[Ah Fei]]
* [[Ah Wing]]
* [[Bonnie Ling]]
* [[Borisovich]]
* [[Chiu]]
* [[Danny Taylor]]
* [[Davis (Bullet Time)|Davis]]
* [[Emily Ko]]
* [[Fiona Clark]]
* [[Gennady Morozich]]
* [[Gibson (Bullet Time)|Gibson]]
* [[Harris (Bullet Time)|Harris]]
* [[Hong Yi Chung]]
* [[Julie Palmer]]
* [[Eddie Siao]]
* [[Katie Siao]]
* [[Kurt Williams]]
* [[Kutzov]]
* [[Kyle (Bullet Time)|Kyle]]
* [[Seventh Doctor|Lung Tau]]
* [[Mark Sing]]
* [[Nomura]]
* [[Russell Barry]]
* [[Tom Ryder]]
* [[Tranh]]
* [[Tsang]]
* [[Tse Hung]]
* [[Yue Hwa]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
* The Seventh Doctor has been drug dealing with aliens. He is just below the head of the [[Chinese]] mafia.


==Continuity==
=== Vehicles ===
''to be added''
* The ''[[Qe'shaal]]'' was shot down by the [[USS Westmoreland|USS ''Westmoreland'']].


==Timeline==
== Notes ==
===For the Seventh Doctor===
* Although they are never mentioned by name, the aliens that appear on this novel are (or are similar to) the [[Tzun]]. The Tzun was introduced in First Frontier which was also written by David McIntee.
*Bullet Time occurs after: [[NA]]: ''[[The Room With No Doors]]''
* It is implied that Sarah Jane Smith ''may'' have died at the end of this novel. It was eventually revealed that she did, in fact, die. Her death, along with other former companions of the Doctor, had been engineered by the [[Council of Eight]]. Fortunately, the [[Eighth Doctor]] defeated the Council, averting the alterations that the Council had made to the timeline, and undoing the deaths of all the companions they had killed, including Sarah. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Sometime Never... (novel)|Sometime Never...]]'') Later appearances by her confirmed her survival. ([[TV]]: ''[[School Reunion (TV story)|School Reunion]]'')
*Bullet Time occurs before: [[NA]]: ''[[Lungbarrow]]''
* This is the only [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] novel to feature the [[Seventh Doctor]] but not [[Ace]].
* David McIntee came up with Tom Ryder's name from having the same initials with Star Trek: Voyager actor Tim Russ.


===For Sarah Jane Smith===
== Continuity ==
*Bullet Time occurs after:  [[EDA]]: ''[[Interference - Book Two]]''
* {{Fonda|c }} is mentioned as one of [[UNIT]]'s scientific advisers, although she is currently on vacation. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Interference - Book Two (novel)|Interference - Book Two]]'')
*Bullet Time occurs before: [[DW]]: ''[[School Reunion]]'' and [[BFA]]: ''[[Sarah Jane Smith (audio series)]]''
* The Doctor speaks about [[Al Capone]] as an old friend. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Blood Harvest (novel)|Blood Harvest]]'')
* General Kyle is possibly Commander [[Marianne Kyle]] from ''[[The Face of the Enemy (novel)|The Face of the Enemy]]'' and ''[[The Schizoid Earth (novel)|The Schizoid Earth]]'' both of which were also written by David McIntee.


==External Links==
== External links ==
* [http://www.drwhoguide.com/whobbk45.htm The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of '''Bullet Time''']
{{dwrefguide|whobbk45.htm|Bullet Time}}
* [http://www.whoniverse.org/discontinuity/PD45.php Whoniverse Discontinuity Guide entry for '''Bullet Time''']
* {{whoniverse|pd45|Bullet Time}}
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/bullet.htm The Cloister Library: '''Bullet Time''']


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Latest revision as of 23:40, 25 April 2024

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Bullet Time was the forty-fourth novel in the BBC Past Doctor Adventures series. It was written by David A. McIntee, released 6 August 2001 and featured the Seventh Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith.

Sarah was not travelling with the Doctor; rather the Doctor's actions drifted into Sarah's contemporary life.

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

"You're not the Doctor I knew."

"Perhaps you never knew the Doctor."

Hong Kong 1997: the handover to Chinese rule is imminent, and investigative journalist Sarah Jane Smith is on the trail of corruption in the Far East.

Street gangsters lurk round every corner. And when one decides to confide in Sarah, she is thrown headlong into danger. What are UNIT doing in Hong Kong, and why are they following missing backpackers? What is causing a spate of strange and unnatural deaths? And how is Sarah's old and trusted friend the Doctor involved? More importantly, whose side is he on?

The truth can now be told, and the outcome of Sarah's investigations revealed. But will her world ever be the same again?

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Seventh Doctor has been drug dealing with aliens. He is just below the head of the Chinese mafia.

Vehicles[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Although they are never mentioned by name, the aliens that appear on this novel are (or are similar to) the Tzun. The Tzun was introduced in First Frontier which was also written by David McIntee.
  • It is implied that Sarah Jane Smith may have died at the end of this novel. It was eventually revealed that she did, in fact, die. Her death, along with other former companions of the Doctor, had been engineered by the Council of Eight. Fortunately, the Eighth Doctor defeated the Council, averting the alterations that the Council had made to the timeline, and undoing the deaths of all the companions they had killed, including Sarah. (PROSE: Sometime Never...) Later appearances by her confirmed her survival. (TV: School Reunion)
  • This is the only BBC Past Doctor Adventures novel to feature the Seventh Doctor but not Ace.
  • David McIntee came up with Tom Ryder's name from having the same initials with Star Trek: Voyager actor Tim Russ.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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BBC Past Doctor Adventures
 
First Doctor
Susan, Ian, Barbara
Ian, Barbara, Vicki
Steven, Dodo
Ben, Polly
 
Second Doctor
Ben, Polly
Ben, Polly, Jamie
Jamie, Victoria
Jamie, Zoe
Serena
 
Third Doctor
Liz, UNIT
Jo, UNIT
Jo, Liz
Jo
Sarah
 
Fourth Doctor
Sarah, Harry
Harry
Leela
Romana I
Romana II, K9
Nyssa
 
Fifth Doctor
Adric, Nyssa, Tegan
Nyssa
Nyssa, Tegan
Tegan, Turlough
Turlough, Kamelion
Peri
 
Sixth Doctor
Peri
Frobisher
Mel
Mel, Evelyn
The Brigadier
 
Seventh Doctor
Ace
Solo travels
 
Eighth Doctor
Solo travels
Fitz, Anji
 
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The Master, Ian, Barbara
"Infinity Doctor"
Shalka Doctor, Shalka Master, Alison
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