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|name= Option Lock
|series=[[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]]
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|range= BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures
|series=[[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]]  
|number in range = 8
|number= 8  
|number= 8  
|doctor=Eighth Doctor  
|doctor = Eighth Doctor
|companions=[[Samantha Jones|Sam]]
|companions=[[Sam Jones|Sam]]
|enemy= [[Khameirian]]  
|enemy= [[Khameirian]]
|setting= [[London]], [[1998]]  
|setting= [[London]], [[1998]]
|writer= [[Justin Richards]]
|writer= Justin Richards
|publisher= BBC Books  
|publisher= BBC Books
|cover=[[Black Sheep]]
|cover = [[Black Sheep]]
|release date= [[2 February (releases)|2 February]] [[1998 (releases)|1998]]
|release date= 2 February 1998
|format= Paperback Book; 16 Chapters, 281 Pages  
|format= Paperback Book;<br/>16 Chapters, 281 Pages
|isbn= ISBN 0-563-40583-X
|isbn= ISBN 0-563-40583-X
|prev= Kursaal (novel)
|prev= Kursaal (novel)
|next= Longest Day (novel)
|next= Longest Day (novel)
}}
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'''Option Lock''' was the eighth novel in the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] series featuring the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Samantha Jones]]. It was written by [[Justin Richards]].
'''''Option Lock''''' was the eighth novel in the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Justin Richards]], released [[2 February]] [[1998 (releases)|1998]] and featured the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Sam Jones]].


== Publisher’s Summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
Landing in [[20th century|present-day]] [[England]], all appears serene as the [[Eighth Doctor|Doctor]] and [[Samantha Jones|Sam]] emerge from the [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] into the idyllic grounds of the Silver family’s ancestral home. Only when they enter the house do they suspect things are not what they seem.
Landing in [[20th century|present-day]] [[England]], all appears serene as [[Eighth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Sam Jones|Sam]] emerge from [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] into the idyllic grounds of the Silver family's ancestral home. Only when they enter the house do they suspect things are not what they seem.


How far-reaching is the strange power of a secret society almost 700 years old, and how is it linked to the mysterious [[Station Nine]]? And what is the significance of a series of paintings that drove a man to suicide?
How far-reaching is the strange power of a secret society almost 700 years old, and how is it linked to the mysterious [[Station Nine]]? And what is the significance of a series of paintings that drove a man to suicide?


From [[13th century|thirteenth-century]] England to the former [[Soviet Union]], from the [[United States]] to the cold wastes of [[Outer space|space]], the various strands of a complex plan come together and threaten to engulf the world in a nightmare of nuclear destruction...
From [[13th century|thirteenth-century]] England to the former [[Soviet Union]], from the [[United States]] to the cold wastes of [[Outer space|space]], the various strands of a complex plan come together and threaten to engulf the world in a nightmare of nuclear destruction...
== Chapter Titles ==
* Dark Ripples
# Towards Oblivion
# Melodrama in the Night
# Sudden Darkness
# Quiet Whispers
# Approaching Darkness
# Right to the Edge
# The End of the World
# Blazing Fire
# Planetfall
# Information Received
# Back to Work
# Not with a Bang
# Releasing the Codes
# Becoming
* Dark Waters


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
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== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* [[Eighth Doctor]]
* [[Eighth Doctor]]
* [[Samantha Jones]]
* [[Sam Jones]]
* [[William Pickering|Captain William Pickering]]
* Captain [[William Pickering]]
* [[Norton Silver]]
* [[Norton Silver]]
* [[Penelope Silver]]
* [[Penelope Silver]]
* [[Matthew Siolfor]]
* [[Norton Silver's father]]
* [[Tom Dering]]
* President [[Tom Dering]]
* [[Jack Michaels]]
* Vice-President [[Jack Michaels]]
* [[Pete Kellerman]]
* [[Pete Kellerman]]
* [[Tanner (Option Lock)|Tanner]] and [[Allworthy]]
* [[Henry Tanner]]
* [[Henry Tanner's father]]
* Miss [[Allworthy]]
* Mrs [[Thompson (Option Lock)|Thompson]]
* General [[Howard Kane]]
* [[Barbara Kane]]
* Colonel [[Anatoli Roskov]]
* Colonel [[Anatoli Roskov]]
* [[Gregor (Option Lock)|Gregor]]
* [[Anatoli Roskov's mother]]
* [[Howard Kane]]
* Sergeant [[Gregor Roskov]]
* [[Ivan (Option Lock)|Ivan]]
* Private [[Ivan Roskov]]
* [[Ivigan]]
* Lieutenant [[Ivigan]]
* [[Jean-Pierre Tannerie]]
* Colonel [[Jean-Pierre Tannerie]]
* [[Sargent]]
* [[Jean-Pierre Tannerie's father]]
* [[Jean-Pierre Tannerie's mother]]
* [[Paul Sargent]]
* [[Alan Ferrer]]
* [[Alan Ferrer's wife]]
* [[Alan Ferrer's daughters]]
* [[Matthew Siolfor]]
* [[Thomas Kilner]]
* [[St John Ross]]
* [[Henry Tannian]]
* [[William Wyrpe]]
* [[Tobias Pryce]]
* [[Don Hallett]]
* [[Neil Ansty]]
* [[Reese (Option Lock)|Reese]]
* [[Andrew Price]]
* [[Raymond Coulter]]
* Weapons Officer [[Nikita Veyevski]]
* Sergeant [[Kosimov]]
* General [[Orominsk]]
* [[Jimmy Reading]]
* [[Nancy (Option Lock)|Nancy]]
* [[Harry Pringle]]
* [[Ben (Option Lock)|Ben]]
* [[Harold Horner]]
* [[Andy Summers]]
* [[Bag Man]]
* Colonel [[Atkins (Option Lock)|Atkins]]
* Captain [[Sanders (Option Lock)|Sanders]]
* Major [[Susan Rogers]]
* Secretary of State [[Marion Hewitt]]
* Major [[Hayward (Option Lock)|Hayward]]
* [[Steve Fisher]]
* [[Angela Palmer]]
* [[Zina Chreschky]]
* [[Pierre Latour]]
* [[Geoff Harrison]]
* [[Janet Timms]]
* [[Manuel Estavez]]
* [[Helene Buchier]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
=== Individuals ===
=== Individuals ===
* [[Samantha Jones]] still bites her fingernails. She gets [[hypnotised]] and memories hidden. She tries growing her hair longer than its usual short cropped cut, but regrets the decision when she is pulled by it toward a [[Khameirian]].
* Sam gets [[hypnotised]] and memories hidden.
* [[Norton Silver]] is a freelance [[hypnotist]] for the [[Ministry of Defence]].
* Norton Silver is a freelance [[hypnotist]] for the [[Ministry of Defence]].
* [[Pete Kellerman]] is the replacement of America's previous national security advisor who was [[assassin]]ated. He is also a member of the [[alchemist]]s and also a descendant of the original alchemists.
* Pete Kellerman is the replacement of America's previous national security advisor who was [[assassin]]ated. He is also a member of the [[alchemist]]s and also a descendant of the original alchemists.
* [[Tanner (Option Lock)|Tanner]] and [[Allworthy]] are Silver's servants and are also descendants of the original alchemists and members of their society.
* Colonel Anatoli Roskov is the commander of the [[Nevchenka]] nuclear base in [[Krejikistan]].
* Colonel [[Anatoli Roskov]] is the commander of the [[Nevchenka]] nuclear base in [[Krejikstan]]. He is a member of the Alchemist society.


=== Politicians ===
=== Politicians ===
* [[Tom Dering]] is the current [[President of the United States]], [[Jack Michaels]] is Vice-President.
* Tom Dering is the current [[President of the United States]].


=== Species ===
=== Species ===
* [[Khameirian]]s look like gargoyles. They have a remarkable will to survive. They see their bodies as just vessels for their consciousness.
* Khameirians see their bodies as just vessels for their [[consciousness]].
* The Khameirians were at war with the [[Yogloth]].
* The Khameirians were at war with the [[Yogloth]].


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=== Weapons ===
=== Weapons ===
* [[Station Nine]] is a military missile platform.
* [[Station Nine]] is a military missile platform.
== Notes ==
* The title of each chapter is taken from the final paragraphs of the preceding one.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* Sam sees a full [[the Moon|moon]] and shudders, remembering the recent events in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Kursaal (novel)|Kursaal]]''.
* Sam sees a full [[the Moon|moon]] and shudders, remembering the recent events in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Kursaal (novel)|Kursaal]]''.
* The epilogue features an older Sam Jones who does not travel with the Doctor; this must take place after [[PROSE]]: ''[[Interference - Book Two]]''.
* The epilogue features an older Sam Jones who does not travel with the Doctor; this must take place after [[PROSE]]: ''[[Interference - Book Two (novel)|Interference - Book Two]]''.
 
== Notes ==
*The title of each chapter is taken from the final paragraphs of the preceding one.


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{dwrefguide|whobbc08.htm|Option Lock}}
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* {{whoniverse|ED08.php|Option Lock}}
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* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/opti.htm The Cloister Library: '''Option Lock''']
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Option Lock was the eighth novel in the BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures series. It was written by Justin Richards, released 2 February 1998 and featured the Eighth Doctor and Sam Jones.

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

Landing in present-day England, all appears serene as the Doctor and Sam emerge from the TARDIS into the idyllic grounds of the Silver family's ancestral home. Only when they enter the house do they suspect things are not what they seem.

How far-reaching is the strange power of a secret society almost 700 years old, and how is it linked to the mysterious Station Nine? And what is the significance of a series of paintings that drove a man to suicide?

From thirteenth-century England to the former Soviet Union, from the United States to the cold wastes of space, the various strands of a complex plan come together and threaten to engulf the world in a nightmare of nuclear destruction...

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

Politicians[[edit] | [edit source]]

Species[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Khameirians see their bodies as just vessels for their consciousness.
  • The Khameirians were at war with the Yogloth.

TARDIS[[edit] | [edit source]]

Weapons[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The title of each chapter is taken from the final paragraphs of the preceding one.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Sam sees a full moon and shudders, remembering the recent events in PROSE: Kursaal.
  • The epilogue features an older Sam Jones who does not travel with the Doctor; this must take place after PROSE: Interference - Book Two.

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

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