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novel name= The Ultimate Treasure|
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series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] |
|image= The Ultimate Treasure.jpg
number= 3 |
|series = [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]]
doctor=[[Fifth Doctor]] |
|number= 3
companions= [[Peri]]|
|doctor = Fifth Doctor
enemy= |
|companions= [[Peri Brown|Peri]]
year= |
|enemy=
writer= [[Christopher Bulis]] |
|setting= {{il|[[Astroville Seven]]|[[Gelsandor]], [[3054]]}}
publisher= [[BBC Books]] |
|writer= Christopher Bulis
release date= August [[1997]] |
|publisher= BBC Books
format= Paperback Book, 281 Pages |
|release date= 18 August 1997
isbn= ISBN 0563405716 |
|format= Paperback Book; 24 Chapters, 281 Pages
previous story= [[The Murder Game]]|
|isbn= ISBN 0-563-40571-6
next story= [[Business Unusual]]}}
|prev= The Murder Game (novel)
|next= Business Unusual (novel)
}}{{prose stub}}
'''''The Ultimate Treasure''''' was the third novel in the [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Christopher Bulis]], released [[18 August]] [[1997 (releases)|1997]] and featured the [[Fifth Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown]].


==Publisher's Summary==
== Publisher's summary ==
''The seers of [[Gelsandor]] foretell the coming of many visitors to their planet, all in search of the lost treasure of the fabulously wealthy Rovan Cartovall, who vanished 5000 years ago...''
''The seers of [[Gelsandor]] foretell the coming of many visitors to their planet, all in search of the lost treasure of the fabulously wealthy [[Rovan Cartovall]], who vanished 5000 years ago...''


An innocent shopping jaunt for [[Fifth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown|Peri]] ends in violence and incarceration as they become caught up in a mysterious transaction involving the sale of co-ordinates leading to Rovan's hoard - the ultimate treasure.
An innocent shopping jaunt for the [[Fifth Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown|Peri]] ends in violence and incarceration as they become caught up in a mysterious transaction involving the sale of co-ordinates leading to Rovan's hoard — the ultimate treasure.


The Doctor and Peri join the quest, but the Time Lord remains sceptical. What will they find - and why has it remained undiscovered for so long?
The Doctor and Peri join the quest, but the Time Lord remains sceptical. What will they find — and why has it remained undiscovered for so long?


The resourcefulness of the travellers is tested to the limits as they each race to be the first to the treasure. And among a seemingly endless array of tricks, tests and traps lurk some deadly surprises.
The resourcefulness of the travellers is tested to the limits as they each race to be the first to the treasure. And among a seemingly endless array of tricks, tests and traps lurk some deadly surprises.


==Characters==
== Plot ==
*[[Fifth Doctor|The Doctor]]
''to be added''
*[[Peri Brown]]
 
*[[Dexel Dynes]]
== Characters ==
* [[Fifth Doctor]]
* [[Peri Brown]]
* [[Dexel Dynes]]
* [[Kamelion|Red the Biomechanical Unicorn]]
* [[Alpha (The Ultimate Treasure)|Alpha]]
* [[Drorgon Ves]]
* [[George Gribbs]]
* [[Hok]]
* [[Preston Loxley III|John Falstaff]]
* [[Marquis te Rosscarrino]]
* [[Arnella te Rosscarrino]]
* [[Myra Jaharnus]]
* [[Crelly Qwaid]]
* [[Shalvis]]
* [[Alex Thorrin]]
* [[Willis Brockwell]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
=== Foods and beverages ===
* Peri has a [[coffee]] and [[sandwich]] from the TARDIS [[food machine]].


==References==
=== Species ===
*Peri has a [[coffee]] and sandwich from the [[TARDIS food synthesizer]].
* The [[Ymerl]] are a race of methane-breathers that live at super-cold temperatures and usually have little contact with the rest of the galactic community.


==Notes==
== Notes ==
''to be added''
''to be added''


==Continuity==
== Continuity ==
*Dexel Dynes returns in [[PDA]]: ''[[Palace of the Red Sun]]''
* The [[Sixth Doctor]] encounters Dexel Dynes. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Palace of the Red Sun]]'')
 
==Timeline==
*The Ultimate Treasure occurs after: [[DW]]: ''[[Planet of Fire]]''
:Peri states she has only heard the noise of the TARDIS dematerialisation once before, placing this story immediately after ''Planet of the Fire''.


*The Ultimate Treasure occurs before: [[BFA]]: ''[[Red Dawn]]''
== External links ==
:Given Peri's comments in ''Red Dawn'' and her outfit on the cover of ''Red Dawn'' this is a logical next story.
{{dwrefguide|whobbk03.htm|The Ultimate Treasure}}
* {{whoniverse|pd03|The Ultimate Treasure}}
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/ultit.htm The Cloister Library: '''The Ultimate Treasure''']


==External Links==
{{PDA}}
* [http://www.drwhoguide.com/whobbk03.htm The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of '''The Ultimate Treasure''']
{{TitleSort}}
*{{whoniverse|PD03.php|The Ultimate Treasure}}


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Latest revision as of 22:31, 10 January 2024

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The Ultimate Treasure was the third novel in the BBC Past Doctor Adventures series. It was written by Christopher Bulis, released 18 August 1997 and featured the Fifth Doctor and Peri Brown.

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

The seers of Gelsandor foretell the coming of many visitors to their planet, all in search of the lost treasure of the fabulously wealthy Rovan Cartovall, who vanished 5000 years ago...

An innocent shopping jaunt for the Fifth Doctor and Peri ends in violence and incarceration as they become caught up in a mysterious transaction involving the sale of co-ordinates leading to Rovan's hoard — the ultimate treasure.

The Doctor and Peri join the quest, but the Time Lord remains sceptical. What will they find — and why has it remained undiscovered for so long?

The resourcefulness of the travellers is tested to the limits as they each race to be the first to the treasure. And among a seemingly endless array of tricks, tests and traps lurk some deadly surprises.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Foods and beverages[[edit] | [edit source]]

Species[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Ymerl are a race of methane-breathers that live at super-cold temperatures and usually have little contact with the rest of the galactic community.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

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
 
Other novels
The Master, Ian, Barbara
"Infinity Doctor"
Shalka Doctor, Shalka Master, Alison
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