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|number in range = 35 | |||
|series = [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] | |series = [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] | ||
|number = 35 | |number = 35 | ||
|doctor = Eighth Doctor | |doctor = Eighth Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Fitz Kreiner|Fitz]], [[Compassion]] | |companions = [[Fitz Kreiner|Fitz]], [[Compassion]] | ||
|enemy = [[Catherine Harries]], [[Time Lord]]s | |enemy = [[Catherine Harries]] and [[Richard Harries]], [[Time Lord]]s | ||
|setting = {{il|[[England]], [[1798]]|[[Banquo Manor]], [[1898]] and [[1968]]|[[University of Oxford]], 1968|[[Three Sisters (England)|Three Sisters]], [[1968]]}} | |setting = {{il|[[England]], [[1798]]|[[Banquo Manor]], [[1898]] and [[1968]]|[[University of Oxford]], 1968|[[Three Sisters (England)|Three Sisters]], [[1968]]}} | ||
|writer = | |writer = Andy Lane, Justin Richards | ||
|publisher = BBC Books | |publisher = BBC Books | ||
|release date = | |release date = 5 June 2000 | ||
|format = Paperback Book; 52 Chapters, 276 Pages | |format = Paperback Book; 52 Chapters, 276 Pages | ||
|isbn = ISBN 0-563-53808-2 | |isbn = ISBN 0-563-53808-2 | ||
|prev = The Space Age (novel) | |prev = The Space Age (novel) | ||
|next = The Ancestor Cell (novel) | |next = The Ancestor Cell (novel) | ||
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'''''The Banquo Legacy''''' was the thirty-fifth novel in the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Andy Lane]] and [[Justin Richards]]. It concluded with a prelude to ''[[The Ancestor Cell]]'', continuing the lead-up of previous novels. ''Banquo'' put two new characters in the leading roles and had them tell the story through first-person accounts. [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] was sidelined for the vast majority of the book. | '''''The Banquo Legacy''''' was the thirty-fifth novel in the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Andy Lane]] and [[Justin Richards]], released [[5 June (releases)|5 June]] [[2000 (releases)|2000]] and featured the [[Eighth Doctor]], [[Fitz Kreiner]] and [[Compassion]]. | ||
It concluded with a prelude to ''[[The Ancestor Cell (novel)|The Ancestor Cell]]'', continuing the lead-up of previous novels. ''Banquo'' put two new characters in the leading roles and had them tell the story through first-person accounts. [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] was sidelined for the vast majority of the book. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
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Or can it? Even Hopkinson and Stratford don't know the truth about the mysterious Doctor Friedlander and his associate Herr Kreiner — noted forensic scientists from [[Germany]] who have come to witness the experiment. | Or can it? Even Hopkinson and Stratford don't know the truth about the mysterious Doctor Friedlander and his associate Herr Kreiner — noted forensic scientists from [[Germany]] who have come to witness the experiment. | ||
And for [[Eighth Doctor|the Doctor]], time is literally running out. He knows that [[Compassion]] is dying. He's aware that he has lost his own ability to [[regenerate]]. He's worried by [[Fitz Kreiner|Fitz]]'s fake German accent. And he's desperate to uncover the Time Lord agent who has him trapped. | And for [[Eighth Doctor|the Doctor]], time is literally running out. He knows that [[Compassion]] is dying. He's aware that he has lost his own ability to [[regenerate]]. He's worried by [[Fitz Kreiner|Fitz]]'s fake German accent. And he's desperate to uncover the [[Time Lord]] agent who has him trapped. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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* Chief Inspector [[Driscoll (The Banquo Legacy)|Driscoll]] | * Chief Inspector [[Driscoll (The Banquo Legacy)|Driscoll]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
=== The Doctor === | === The Doctor === | ||
* [[19th century]] [[England]] is the Doctor's favourite time and place. | * [[19th century]] [[England]] is the Doctor's favourite time and place. | ||
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=== Human organisations === | === Human organisations === | ||
* The Doctor poses as a member of the [[Society for the propagation of the forensic sciences]]. | * The Doctor poses as a member of the [[Society for the propagation of the forensic sciences]]. | ||
=== Foods and beverages from the real world === | === Foods and beverages from the real world === | ||
* John and Beryl drink [[whisky]]. | * John and Beryl drink [[whisky]]. | ||
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* [[Nikola Tesla]] allowed half a million volts to pass through his body and walked away unscathed. | * [[Nikola Tesla]] allowed half a million volts to pass through his body and walked away unscathed. | ||
* Among Harries' book collection is some poetry containing works by [[Samuel Taylor Coleridge]]. | * Among Harries' book collection is some poetry containing works by [[Samuel Taylor Coleridge]]. | ||
=== Books from the real world === | === Books from the real world === | ||
* Ian read ''[[Confessions of an English Opium-Eater]]'' by [[Thomas De Quincey]]. | * Ian read ''[[Confessions of an English Opium-Eater]]'' by [[Thomas De Quincey]]. | ||
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* The Banquo Legacy is composed of ''The Record of Inspector Ian Stratford'' and ''The Account of John Hopkinson'', the exceptions being the prologue and epilogue. | * The Banquo Legacy is composed of ''The Record of Inspector Ian Stratford'' and ''The Account of John Hopkinson'', the exceptions being the prologue and epilogue. | ||
* The prologue contains a section of the book only concluded in the epilogue, with the body of the book explaining it. | * The prologue contains a section of the book only concluded in the epilogue, with the body of the book explaining it. | ||
* A novel written by former Virgin Books editor Rebecca Levene called ''[[Freaks]]'' was originally set to be published in June 2000. However, Levene was unable to commit to the development of the full novel, and The Banquo Legacy was written in its stead. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Simpson is able to gain the "seed code" of Compassion's randomiser from [[Susan Seymour]], leading straight into ''[[The Ancestor Cell]]''. | * Simpson is able to gain the "seed code" of Compassion's randomiser from [[Susan Seymour]], leading straight into ''[[The Ancestor Cell (novel)|The Ancestor Cell]]''. | ||
* The Doctor mentions [[Leela|a friend]] nearly being killed by a [[giant rat]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'') | * The Doctor mentions [[Leela|a friend]] nearly being killed by a [[giant rat]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'') | ||
* The Doctor comments that he "once did something similar with a charge of distronic radiation on a Zygon ship in Scotland" when explaining Nikola Tesla's allowing half a million volts to pass through him. ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Zygons]]'') | * The Doctor comments that he "once did something similar with a charge of distronic radiation on a Zygon ship in Scotland" when explaining Nikola Tesla's allowing half a million volts to pass through him. ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Zygons (TV story)|Terror of the Zygons]]'') | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/banq.htm The Cloister Library: '''The Banquo Legacy'''] | * [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/banq.htm The Cloister Library: '''The Banquo Legacy'''] | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:09, 13 March 2024
The Banquo Legacy was the thirty-fifth novel in the BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures series. It was written by Andy Lane and Justin Richards, released 5 June 2000 and featured the Eighth Doctor, Fitz Kreiner and Compassion.
It concluded with a prelude to The Ancestor Cell, continuing the lead-up of previous novels. Banquo put two new characters in the leading roles and had them tell the story through first-person accounts. The Doctor was sidelined for the vast majority of the book.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Banquo Manor — scene of a gruesome murder a hundred years ago. Now history is about to repeat itself.
1898 — the age of advancement, of electricity, of technology. Scientist Richard Harries is preparing to push the boundaries of science still further, into a new area: the science of the mind.
Pieced together at last from the accounts of solicitor John Hopkinson and Inspector Ian Stratford of Scotland Yard, the full story of Banquo Manor can now be told.
Or can it? Even Hopkinson and Stratford don't know the truth about the mysterious Doctor Friedlander and his associate Herr Kreiner — noted forensic scientists from Germany who have come to witness the experiment.
And for the Doctor, time is literally running out. He knows that Compassion is dying. He's aware that he has lost his own ability to regenerate. He's worried by Fitz's fake German accent. And he's desperate to uncover the Time Lord agent who has him trapped.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Eighth Doctor
- Fitz Kreiner
- Compassion
- Thomas Jeffries
- John Hopkinson
- Sowerden
- Gordon Seavers
- Susan Seymour
- Pamela
- Catherine Harries
Residents and staff of Banquo Manor[[edit] | [edit source]]
Police[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Inspector Ian Stratford
- Sergeant Baker
- Inspector Hetton
- Chief Inspector Driscoll
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]
- 19th century England is the Doctor's favourite time and place.
- He refers to Irving Braxiatel as "a colleague and occasional collaborator in adventures of the mind, the body and the soul".
Physics[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Artron energy is present in humans at a low level.
- According to the Doctor, the Artron inhibitor "inhibits the block-transfer equations that make reconstitution and regeneration of the outer plasmic shell possible".
Books[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Necronomicon is among Harries' book collection.
Plays from the real world[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Ian considers whether the situation is akin to that The Magistrate or The Second Mrs Tanqueray.
Earth locations[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Gordon Seavers went to University of Oxford.
- Three Sisters is the nearest town to Banquo Manor.
- Ian Stratford took a taxi from Great Scotland Yard to Notting Hill.
Human organisations[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor poses as a member of the Society for the propagation of the forensic sciences.
Foods and beverages from the real world[[edit] | [edit source]]
- John and Beryl drink whisky.
Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor states that Irving Braxiatel would have a field day in Harries' book collection.
People from the real world[[edit] | [edit source]]
- John feels like he's trapped in an Arthur Pinero play.
- The Doctor states that the age of the gentleman scientist is over. "No more Galileos, Newtons or Faradays".
- Nikola Tesla allowed half a million volts to pass through his body and walked away unscathed.
- Among Harries' book collection is some poetry containing works by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
Books from the real world[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Ian read Confessions of an English Opium-Eater by Thomas De Quincey.
- The Doctor states that he provided Franz Hartmann with notes on premature burial for his book.
- Susan states that her climb down the chimney resembles The Water Babies.
- Coleridge's poem, Time, Real and Imaginary, is among Harries' book collection.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Banquo Legacy is composed of The Record of Inspector Ian Stratford and The Account of John Hopkinson, the exceptions being the prologue and epilogue.
- The prologue contains a section of the book only concluded in the epilogue, with the body of the book explaining it.
- A novel written by former Virgin Books editor Rebecca Levene called Freaks was originally set to be published in June 2000. However, Levene was unable to commit to the development of the full novel, and The Banquo Legacy was written in its stead.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Simpson is able to gain the "seed code" of Compassion's randomiser from Susan Seymour, leading straight into The Ancestor Cell.
- The Doctor mentions a friend nearly being killed by a giant rat. (TV: The Talons of Weng-Chiang)
- The Doctor comments that he "once did something similar with a charge of distronic radiation on a Zygon ship in Scotland" when explaining Nikola Tesla's allowing half a million volts to pass through him. (TV: Terror of the Zygons)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Banquo Legacy at the Faction Paradox wiki
- The Banquo Legacy at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- The Discontinuity Guide to: The Banquo Legacy at The Whoniverse
- The Cloister Library: The Banquo Legacy
