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|image = The Algebra of Ice.jpg | |image = The Algebra of Ice.jpg | ||
|series = [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] | |||
|series = [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] | |number = 66 | ||
|number = | |doctor = Seventh Doctor | ||
|doctor = Seventh Doctor | |companions = [[Ace]] | ||
|companions = [[Ace]] | |featuring = [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier]] | ||
|enemy = The [[Ice Equation]] | |enemy = The [[Ice Equation]] | ||
|setting= | |setting = | ||
|writer = | |writer = Lloyd Rose | ||
|publisher = BBC Books | |publisher = BBC Books | ||
|cover=[[Black Sheep]] | |cover = [[Black Sheep]] | ||
|release date = | |release date = 6 September 2004 | ||
|format = Paperback Book; 28 Chapters, 279 Pages | |format = Paperback Book; 28 Chapters, 279 Pages | ||
|isbn = ISBN 0-563-48621-X | |isbn = ISBN 0-563-48621-X | ||
|prev = Synthespians™ (novel) | |prev = Synthespians™ (novel) | ||
|next = The Indestructible Man (novel) | |next = The Indestructible Man (novel) | ||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the sixty- | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the sixty-sixth novel in the [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Lloyd Rose]], released [[6 November (releases)|6 November]] [[2004 (releases)|2004]] and featured the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Ace]] and [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]]. | ||
This is the first Past Doctor Adventures novel to feature this line up of Doctor, companion and Lethbridge-Stewart. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
A genius maths nerd, a weird webzine publisher, and the Doctor's old ally, the Brigadier, find themselves helping the Doctor and Ace solve what should be a simple puzzle: the appearance of a crop circle in the | A genius maths nerd, a weird webzine publisher, and [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor's]] old ally, [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]], find themselves helping the Doctor and [[Ace]] solve what should be a simple puzzle: the appearance of a [[crop circle]] in the [[Kent]]ish countryside. | ||
Hardly uncommon. But there are some peculiar features. It's not a circle but a series of square-sided shapes. It's filled with ice. And it draws the Doctor and Ace into a confrontation with a reality right next to zero. | Hardly uncommon. But there are some peculiar features. It's not a circle but a series of square-sided shapes. It's filled with [[ice]]. And it draws the Doctor and Ace into a confrontation with a reality right next to zero. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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* [[Patrick Unwin]] | * [[Patrick Unwin]] | ||
* [[Sheridan Brett]] | * [[Sheridan Brett]] | ||
* [[Ramsey (The Algebra of Ice)|Ramsey]] | * Sergeant [[Ramsey (The Algebra of Ice)|Ramsey]] | ||
* [[Jessica Tilbrook]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* [[Paul Erdős]] is considered to be "the last of the great abstract thinkers". | |||
=== Foods and beverages === | |||
* The Doctor drinks [[orange juice]] and serves [[butter]]ed [[toast]] and [[honey]] to Ace and Ethan for [[breakfast]]. | |||
* Ace drinks hot [[chocolate]]. She also likes [[beer]] and gets drunk here. | |||
* The Brigadier starts the day with [[coffee]]. | |||
* The food machine makes Bourneville Fruit and Nut bars on demand. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This novel had an illustrated preview in | * This novel had an illustrated preview in [[DWM 347]]. It was illustrated by [[Daryl Joyce]]. | ||
[[File:The Algebra of Ice preview comic.jpg|thumb|Illustrated preview ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 347|issue 347]].]] | [[File:The Algebra of Ice preview comic.jpg|thumb|Illustrated preview ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 347|issue 347]].]] | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Doctor recalls destroying [[Skaro]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') but also mentions he hasn't destroyed [[Gallifrey|his own homeworld]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ancestor Cell]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') | * The Doctor recalls destroying [[Skaro]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') but also mentions he hasn't destroyed [[Gallifrey|his own homeworld]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ancestor Cell (novel)|The Ancestor Cell]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') | ||
* Visiting [[Ethan Amberglass]] whilst in [[hospital]], the Doctor mentions that he has just visited both his own mind and [[the Moon]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation]]'') | * The Brigadier is familiar with Seventh Doctor and Ace is familiar with the Brigadier. Ace refers to [[UNIT]] taking unnamed individuals to a secret prison and she presumes they are still there, a likely reference to [[Morgaine]] and [[Mordred]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'') Ace also mentions [[Fenric]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]'') | ||
* Earlier in his personal timeline, the [[Seventh Doctor]] visited [[Pompeii]] on [[23 August]] [[79]] [[AD]] in the company of [[Melanie Bush]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Fires of Vulcan]]'') and would later do so again in his [[Tenth Doctor|tenth incarnation]] in the company of [[Donna Noble]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii]]'') | ** These details place this novel during or after [[1997]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dying Days (novel)|The Dying Days]]'') | ||
* Visiting [[Ethan Amberglass]] whilst in [[hospital]], the Doctor mentions that he has just visited both his own mind and [[the Moon]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)|Timewyrm: Revelation]]'') | |||
* Earlier in his personal timeline, the [[Seventh Doctor]] visited [[Pompeii]] on [[23 August]] [[79]] [[AD]] in the company of [[Melanie Bush]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Fires of Vulcan (audio story)|The Fires of Vulcan]]'') and would later do so again in his [[Tenth Doctor|tenth incarnation]] in the company of [[Donna Noble]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)|The Fires of Pompeii]]'') | |||
* The Doctor mentions the destruction of [[Inferno Earth|the Earth in an alternative universe]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'') | * The Doctor mentions the destruction of [[Inferno Earth|the Earth in an alternative universe]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'') | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:10, 13 March 2024
The Algebra of Ice was the sixty-sixth novel in the BBC Past Doctor Adventures series. It was written by Lloyd Rose, released 6 November 2004 and featured the Seventh Doctor, Ace and Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart.
This is the first Past Doctor Adventures novel to feature this line up of Doctor, companion and Lethbridge-Stewart.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
A genius maths nerd, a weird webzine publisher, and the Doctor's old ally, the Brigadier, find themselves helping the Doctor and Ace solve what should be a simple puzzle: the appearance of a crop circle in the Kentish countryside.
Hardly uncommon. But there are some peculiar features. It's not a circle but a series of square-sided shapes. It's filled with ice. And it draws the Doctor and Ace into a confrontation with a reality right next to zero.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Seventh Doctor
- Ace
- Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
- Ethan Amberglass
- Adrian Molecross
- Clisby
- Patrick Unwin
- Sheridan Brett
- Sergeant Ramsey
- Jessica Tilbrook
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Paul Erdős is considered to be "the last of the great abstract thinkers".
Foods and beverages[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor drinks orange juice and serves buttered toast and honey to Ace and Ethan for breakfast.
- Ace drinks hot chocolate. She also likes beer and gets drunk here.
- The Brigadier starts the day with coffee.
- The food machine makes Bourneville Fruit and Nut bars on demand.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This novel had an illustrated preview in DWM 347. It was illustrated by Daryl Joyce.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor recalls destroying Skaro, (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks) but also mentions he hasn't destroyed his own homeworld. (PROSE: The Ancestor Cell, TV: The End of Time)
- The Brigadier is familiar with Seventh Doctor and Ace is familiar with the Brigadier. Ace refers to UNIT taking unnamed individuals to a secret prison and she presumes they are still there, a likely reference to Morgaine and Mordred. (TV: Battlefield) Ace also mentions Fenric. (TV: The Curse of Fenric)
- These details place this novel during or after 1997. (PROSE: The Dying Days)
- Visiting Ethan Amberglass whilst in hospital, the Doctor mentions that he has just visited both his own mind and the Moon. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Revelation)
- Earlier in his personal timeline, the Seventh Doctor visited Pompeii on 23 August 79 AD in the company of Melanie Bush (AUDIO: The Fires of Vulcan) and would later do so again in his tenth incarnation in the company of Donna Noble. (TV: The Fires of Pompeii)
- The Doctor mentions the destruction of the Earth in an alternative universe. (TV: Inferno)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Algebra of Ice at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- The Discontinuity Guide to: The Algebra of Ice at The Whoniverse
- The Cloister Library: The Algebra of Ice
