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|image = The King of Terror.jpg | |image = The King of Terror.jpg | ||
|series = [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] | |series = [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] | ||
|number = | |number = 36 | ||
|doctor = Fifth Doctor | |doctor = Fifth Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]], [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]] | |companions = [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]], [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]] | ||
|featuring = [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier]] | |||
|enemy =[[Jex]], [[Canavitchi]] | |enemy =[[Jex]], [[Canavitchi]] | ||
|setting =[[Los Angeles]], [[1999]] | |setting =[[Los Angeles]], [[1999]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Keith Topping | ||
|publisher = BBC Books | |publisher = BBC Books | ||
|release date = | |release date = 6 November 2000 | ||
|format = Paperback Book | |format = Paperback Book<br/>30 Chapters, 288 Pages | ||
|isbn = ISBN 0-563-53802-3 | |isbn = ISBN 0-563-53802-3 | ||
|prev = Independence Day (novel) | |prev = Independence Day (novel) | ||
|next = The Quantum Archangel (novel) | |next = The Quantum Archangel (novel) | ||
}} | }}{{prose stub}} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the thirty- | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the thirty-sixth novel in the [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Keith Topping]], released [[6 November]] [[2000 (releases)|2000]] and featured the [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Tegan Jovanka]], [[Vislor Turlough]] and [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]]. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
''All this useless beauty. All these great leaps forward. And for what? So that the first alien with an advanced degree in interplanetary warfare can take it all from you?'' | ''All this useless beauty. All these great leaps forward. And for what? So that the first alien with an advanced degree in interplanetary warfare can take it all from you?'' | ||
As the millennium draws to a close, the future of | As the [[20th century|millennium]] draws to a close, the future of [[human]]kind hinges on the activities of one multimedia company, [[InterCom]]. Suspecting that old mistakes are being repeated, [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]] asks [[Fifth Doctor|the Doctor]] and his companions to investigate the company's [[Los Angeles]] headquarters. But their infiltration is disrupted by the murderous games of terrorists seeking the fulfilment of age-old prophecies. | ||
While the Doctor and [[UNIT]] encounter aliens in the boardroom, [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]] meets a pop star, [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]] finds himself a victim of his own desires and Los Angeles becomes a war zone in which humanity is merely a helpless bystander. | |||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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* [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] | * [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] | ||
* [[Johnny Chess]] | * [[Johnny Chess]] | ||
* [[Bob Franklin]] | |||
* [[Julia Franklin]] | |||
* [[Dave Milligan]] | * [[Dave Milligan]] | ||
* [[Dwayne Landmott]] | * [[Dwayne Landmott]] | ||
* [[Eva | * [[Eva Oblon]] | ||
* [[Geoff Paynter]] | * [[Geoff Paynter]] | ||
* [[Jon Newton]] | * [[Jon Newton]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Kyla O'Shaugnessy]] | ||
* [[Burdon]] | |||
* [[Mark Barrington]] | * [[Mark Barrington]] | ||
* [[Paolo Sanger]] | * [[Paolo Sanger]] | ||
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* [[Stephen Joyce]] | * [[Stephen Joyce]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
=== The Doctor === | === The Doctor === | ||
* The Doctor mentions that he witnessed the [[Charge of the Light Brigade]] in [[October]] [[1854]]. | * The Doctor mentions that he witnessed the [[Charge of the Light Brigade]] in [[October]] [[1854]]. | ||
=== Individuals === | === Individuals === | ||
* | * Tegan grew up in [[Caloundra]], seventy miles from [[Brisbane]]. | ||
* By [[1999]] Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart has met | * By [[1999]], Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart has met nine Doctors. | ||
*Lethbridge-Stewart confronts "[[Control (The Devil Goblins from Neptune)|Control]]" (his American opposite number) and considers him disreputable. | * Lethbridge-Stewart confronts "[[Control (The Devil Goblins from Neptune)|Control]]" (his American opposite number) and considers him disreputable. | ||
* Lethbridge-Stewart trusts the Doctor implicitly but still ignores his prohibitions about [[firearm|guns]]. | * Lethbridge-Stewart trusts the Doctor implicitly but still ignores his prohibitions about [[firearm|guns]]. | ||
* | * Johnny Chess is the son of [[Ian Chesterton]] and [[Barbara Wright]]. | ||
* Geoff smokes [[Silk Cut]] [[cigarette]]s. | * Geoff smokes [[Silk Cut]] [[cigarette]]s. | ||
* [[Denzel Washington]] is mentioned. | |||
* There are statues of great astronomers [[Nicholas Copernicus|Copernicus]], [[Galileo Galilei|Galileo]], [[Johannes Kepler|Kepler]] and [[William Herschel|Herschel]]. | |||
=== Locations === | === Locations === | ||
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=== Technology === | === Technology === | ||
* The Brigadier still has the [[space-time telegraph]]. | * The Brigadier still has the [[space-time telegraph]]. | ||
* The Brigadier's email is [[[email protected]]]. | |||
=== Food and drinks === | === Food and drinks === | ||
* Tegan drinks [[vodka]] and [[orange juice]]. | * Tegan drinks [[vodka]] and [[orange juice]]. | ||
* Turlough drinks eight [[beer]]s in a bar in Los Angeles. | |||
* When UNIT was based in its second or third London HQ in Marble Arch, the Brigadier used to buy a [[bacon]] and [[cheese]] [[roll]] with a cup of [[tea]] for ninety-nine pence from Signor Graziani's [[coffee]] shop. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This book is also available as an ebook from the Amazon Kindle store. | * This book is also available as an ebook from the Amazon Kindle store. | ||
* During a conversation, UNIT soldiers make reference to a crisis known as "the Death of Yesterday", where a captain with a notable lisp gave the order to "Westwain the [[Raston Warrior Robot|Waston Wawwiow Wobot]]!" | |||
* This story is set between ''[[The Awakening (TV story)|The Awakening]]'' and ''[[Frontios (TV story)|Frontios]]''. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* There are references to the [[Cyberman | * There are references to the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] invasion, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'') the [[Auton]]s, ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'') the [[George Carrington|General Carrington]] affair, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ambassadors of Death (TV story)|The Ambassadors of Death]]'') the [[Stahlman's gas]] project, ([[TV]]: ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'') the [[Waro]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Devil Goblins from Neptune (novel)|The Devil Goblins from Neptune]]'') [[Terminus]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Terminus (TV story)|Terminus]]'') and the [[Malus]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Awakening (TV story)|The Awakening]]'') | ||
* In the declassified [[ | * In the declassified [[UNIT]] files which were released in [[2050]], the Doctor is referred to as "[[Aliases of the Doctor#John Smith|Dr Smith]]." There is some speculation that "the Doctor" is a code name used by a number of agents who worked for UNIT. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy (novel)|Who Killed Kennedy]]'') | ||
*The Doctor says he was present at the [[Battle of Waterloo]] on [[18 June]] [[1815]] during his [[Second Doctor|second incarnation]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[World Game (novel)|World Game]]'') Later in his personal timeline, the [[Sixth Doctor]] would also be present at the Battle of Waterloo. On that occasion, he encountered [[Davros]] and the [[Dalek]]s. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Curse of Davros (audio story)|The Curse of Davros]]'') | * The Doctor says he was present at the [[Battle of Waterloo]] on [[18 June]] [[1815]] during his [[Second Doctor|second incarnation]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[World Game (novel)|World Game]]'') Later in his personal timeline, the [[Sixth Doctor]] would also be present at the Battle of Waterloo. On that occasion, he encountered [[Davros]] and the [[Dalek]]s. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Curse of Davros (audio story)|The Curse of Davros]]'') | ||
* In the attempt to return [[Will Chandler]] to [[1643]], the TARDIS materialised on a planet of extremely intelligent, war-like walking reptilians, whose king wanted to execute the Doctor. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Awakening (TV story)|The Awakening]]'') | * In the attempt to return [[Will Chandler]] to [[1643]], the TARDIS materialised on a planet of extremely intelligent, war-like walking reptilians, whose king wanted to execute the Doctor. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Awakening (TV story)|The Awakening]]'') | ||
* The Doctor claims to have been present at [[El Alamein]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]'') | |||
* The Brigadier claims to have met nine Doctors prior to 1999. He has been shown meeting the first nine incarnations of the Doctor, not counting the [[War Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead From Space]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Mawdryn Undead (TV story)|Mawdryn Undead]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Business Unusual (novel)|Business Unusual]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dying Days (novel)|The Dying Days]]'', [[COMIC]]: ''[[Official Secrets (comic story)|Official Secrets]]'') | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* {{dwrefguide|whobbk37.htm|The King of Terror}} | * {{Penguin|1073574/doctor-who---king-of-terror/}} | ||
{{dwrefguide|whobbk37.htm|The King of Terror}} | |||
* {{whoniverse|pd37|The King of Terror}} | * {{whoniverse|pd37|The King of Terror}} | ||
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/kingt.htm The Cloister Library: '''The King of Terror'''] | * [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/kingt.htm The Cloister Library: '''The King of Terror'''] | ||
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20060324070904/http://www.gallifreyone.com/interview.php?id=topping Outpost Gallifrey - Interview: '''Keith Topping''' (archived)] | |||
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Latest revision as of 20:25, 6 April 2024
The King of Terror was the thirty-sixth novel in the BBC Past Doctor Adventures series. It was written by Keith Topping, released 6 November 2000 and featured the Fifth Doctor, Tegan Jovanka, Vislor Turlough and Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
All this useless beauty. All these great leaps forward. And for what? So that the first alien with an advanced degree in interplanetary warfare can take it all from you?
As the millennium draws to a close, the future of humankind hinges on the activities of one multimedia company, InterCom. Suspecting that old mistakes are being repeated, the Brigadier asks the Doctor and his companions to investigate the company's Los Angeles headquarters. But their infiltration is disrupted by the murderous games of terrorists seeking the fulfilment of age-old prophecies.
While the Doctor and UNIT encounter aliens in the boardroom, Tegan meets a pop star, Turlough finds himself a victim of his own desires and Los Angeles becomes a war zone in which humanity is merely a helpless bystander.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Fifth Doctor
- Tegan Jovanka
- Vislor Turlough
- Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
- Johnny Chess
- Bob Franklin
- Julia Franklin
- Dave Milligan
- Dwayne Landmott
- Eva Oblon
- Geoff Paynter
- Jon Newton
- Kyla O'Shaugnessy
- Burdon
- Mark Barrington
- Paolo Sanger
- Richard Lewis
- Serji Bulyjin
- Shaun Ryman
- Stephen Joyce
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor mentions that he witnessed the Charge of the Light Brigade in October 1854.
Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Tegan grew up in Caloundra, seventy miles from Brisbane.
- By 1999, Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart has met nine Doctors.
- Lethbridge-Stewart confronts "Control" (his American opposite number) and considers him disreputable.
- Lethbridge-Stewart trusts the Doctor implicitly but still ignores his prohibitions about guns.
- Johnny Chess is the son of Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright.
- Geoff smokes Silk Cut cigarettes.
- Denzel Washington is mentioned.
- There are statues of great astronomers Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler and Herschel.
Locations[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Griffith Park is the highest point in Los Angeles.
Technology[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Brigadier still has the space-time telegraph.
- The Brigadier's email is [email protected].
Food and drinks[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Tegan drinks vodka and orange juice.
- Turlough drinks eight beers in a bar in Los Angeles.
- When UNIT was based in its second or third London HQ in Marble Arch, the Brigadier used to buy a bacon and cheese roll with a cup of tea for ninety-nine pence from Signor Graziani's coffee shop.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This book is also available as an ebook from the Amazon Kindle store.
- During a conversation, UNIT soldiers make reference to a crisis known as "the Death of Yesterday", where a captain with a notable lisp gave the order to "Westwain the Waston Wawwiow Wobot!"
- This story is set between The Awakening and Frontios.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- There are references to the Cybermen invasion, (TV: The Invasion) the Autons, (TV: Spearhead from Space, TV: Terror of the Autons) the General Carrington affair, (TV: The Ambassadors of Death) the Stahlman's gas project, (TV: Inferno) the Waro, (PROSE: The Devil Goblins from Neptune) Terminus (TV: Terminus) and the Malus. (TV: The Awakening)
- In the declassified UNIT files which were released in 2050, the Doctor is referred to as "Dr Smith." There is some speculation that "the Doctor" is a code name used by a number of agents who worked for UNIT. (PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy)
- The Doctor says he was present at the Battle of Waterloo on 18 June 1815 during his second incarnation. (PROSE: World Game) Later in his personal timeline, the Sixth Doctor would also be present at the Battle of Waterloo. On that occasion, he encountered Davros and the Daleks. (AUDIO: The Curse of Davros)
- In the attempt to return Will Chandler to 1643, the TARDIS materialised on a planet of extremely intelligent, war-like walking reptilians, whose king wanted to execute the Doctor. (TV: The Awakening)
- The Doctor claims to have been present at El Alamein. (TV: The Sea Devils)
- The Brigadier claims to have met nine Doctors prior to 1999. He has been shown meeting the first nine incarnations of the Doctor, not counting the War Doctor. (TV: The Three Doctors, TV: The Web of Fear, TV: Spearhead From Space, TV: Robot, TV: Mawdryn Undead, PROSE: Business Unusual, TV: Battlefield, PROSE: The Dying Days, COMIC: Official Secrets)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official The King of Terror page at Penguin Books
- The King of Terror at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- The Discontinuity Guide to: The King of Terror at The Whoniverse
- The Cloister Library: The King of Terror
- Outpost Gallifrey - Interview: Keith Topping (archived)
