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|image = | |image = TheBogWarrior.jpg | ||
|image2 = The Bog Warrior (short story).jpg | |||
|series = ''[[Time Trips]]'' | |series = ''[[Time Trips]]'' | ||
|number = 6 | |number = 6 | ||
|doctor = Tenth Doctor | |doctor = Tenth Doctor | ||
|enemy = [[Xenotime (The Bog Warrior)|Queen Xenotime]] | |enemy = [[Xenotime (The Bog Warrior)|Queen Xenotime]] | ||
|setting = [[Cashel]] | |setting = [[Cashel]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Cecelia Ahern | ||
|publisher = BBC Digital | |publisher = BBC Digital | ||
|release date = | |release date = 8 May 2014 | ||
|cover = | |cover = | ||
|format = E-book | |format = E-book | ||
|isbn = | |isbn = | ||
|prev = A Handful of Stardust (short story) | |prev = A Handful of Stardust (short story) | ||
|next = | |next = The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Time Traveller (short story) | ||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the sixth short story in the ''[[Time Trips]]'' series of e-books. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the sixth short story in the ''[[Time Trips]]'' series of e-books. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
Arriving on the planet [[Cashel]], the [[Tenth Doctor]] witnesses a strange masked ball. To guarantee peace, [[Prince Zircon]] has to choose a bride from [[the Bog People]] - dead men and women who have been resurrected as slaves. Or as warriors. But Zircon is in love with the enslaved [[Princess Ash]], whose parents were deposed and executed by the current Queen. As usual, the Doctor has walked right into trouble, and it's up to him to sort it out. | Arriving on the planet [[Cashel]], the [[Tenth Doctor]] witnesses a strange masked ball. To guarantee peace, [[Zircon (The Bog Warrior)|Prince Zircon]] has to choose a bride from [[the Bog People]] - dead men and women who have been resurrected as slaves. Or as warriors. But Zircon is in love with the enslaved [[Ash (The Bog Warrior)|Princess Ash]], whose parents were deposed and executed by the current Queen. As usual, the Doctor has walked right into trouble, and it's up to him to sort it out. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Tenth Doctor]] | * [[Tenth Doctor]] | ||
* [[Root]] | * [[Root (The Bog Warrior)|Root]] | ||
* [[Ash (The Bog Warrior)|Princess Ash]] | * [[Ash (The Bog Warrior)|Princess Ash]] | ||
* [[Allanite|King Allanite]] | |||
* [[Amethyst|Queen Amethyst]] | |||
* [[Mossy]] | * [[Mossy]] | ||
* [[Lanthanum (The Bog Warrior)|Professor Lanthanum]] | |||
* [[Xenotime (The Bog Warrior)|Queen Xenotime]] | * [[Xenotime (The Bog Warrior)|Queen Xenotime]] | ||
* [[Zircon (The Bog Warrior)|Prince Zircon]] | * [[Zircon (The Bog Warrior)|Prince Zircon]] | ||
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* [[Sphagnum]] | * [[Sphagnum]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
' | * The Doctor mentions [[lanthanum]], [[terbium]], [[erbium]] and [[xenotime]]. | ||
* [[Oakly]] is Princess Ash's lady-in-waiting. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This was the first ''Time Trips'' story to repeat a Doctor. The Tenth Doctor previously appeared in the third ''Time Trips'' story, ''[[Keeping up with the Joneses (short story)|Keeping up with the Joneses]]''. In both stories the Tenth Doctor was | * This was the first ''Time Trips'' story to repeat a Doctor. The Tenth Doctor previously appeared in the third ''Time Trips'' story, ''[[Keeping up with the Joneses (short story)|Keeping up with the Joneses]]''. In both stories, the Tenth Doctor was travelling alone. | ||
* This was | * This was the first ''Time Trips'' story not to feature a companion, one-off or regular. However, Princess Ash could be considered the story's one-time assistant. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
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[[Category:2014 short stories]] | [[Category:2014 short stories]] | ||
[[Category:Tenth Doctor short stories]] | [[Category:Tenth Doctor short stories]] | ||
[[Category:Time Trips]] | [[Category:Time Trips]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:17, 31 October 2024
The Bog Warrior was the sixth short story in the Time Trips series of e-books.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Arriving on the planet Cashel, the Tenth Doctor witnesses a strange masked ball. To guarantee peace, Prince Zircon has to choose a bride from the Bog People - dead men and women who have been resurrected as slaves. Or as warriors. But Zircon is in love with the enslaved Princess Ash, whose parents were deposed and executed by the current Queen. As usual, the Doctor has walked right into trouble, and it's up to him to sort it out.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Tenth Doctor
- Root
- Princess Ash
- King Allanite
- Queen Amethyst
- Mossy
- Professor Lanthanum
- Queen Xenotime
- Prince Zircon
- Queen Mica
- King Quartz
- Erbium
- Terbium
- Professor Lanthanum
- Sphagnum
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor mentions lanthanum, terbium, erbium and xenotime.
- Oakly is Princess Ash's lady-in-waiting.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This was the first Time Trips story to repeat a Doctor. The Tenth Doctor previously appeared in the third Time Trips story, Keeping up with the Joneses. In both stories, the Tenth Doctor was travelling alone.
- This was the first Time Trips story not to feature a companion, one-off or regular. However, Princess Ash could be considered the story's one-time assistant.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
