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Eco-terrorists want the project halted to preserve vital archaeological sites -- areas containing the last remains of the long-dead Jax, an ancient wolf-like race whose remains are being buried beneath the big-business tourist attractions.

Sam falls in with the environmentalists, and finds her loyalties divided. Meanwhile, the Doctor's own investigations lead him to believe the Jax are not extinct after all.

Cut off from the TARDIS, separated from his companion and pursued for murder, the Doctor discovers Kursaal hides a terrible secret — and that Sam is being affected by events more than anyone would guess...

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

In Latin, "Alius" means "other".
The Doctor refers to Kursaal as a cross between Disneyland and Babylon 5.

The Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor mentions the Mars-Venus run.

The Doctor's items[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor has a box of everlasting matches.

Organisations[[edit] | [edit source]]

HALF stands for Helping All Life Forms.

Species[[edit] | [edit source]]

Geomyde are rat-headed humanoids with fluffy brown cheeks.
Caballans are long-faced and have horse-like nostrils.
Haxalians rotate their forehead antennae as a sign of agitation.
Fodorans have yellow hair and blue skin.
Brascan hermaphrodites look like orangutans in boiler suits.
Emorgans are humanoid.
Some other visitors to Kursaal are Alpha Centurians and Ogrons.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

In The Eight Doctors Sam's eyes are blue; in Alien Bodies they're green; and in this novel they're green when she's possessed and blue when she's not.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

A virus like werewolf appears in TV: Tooth and Claw.
Earth-based werewolves are featured in AUDIO: Loups-Garoux and PROSE: Wolfsbane.
The Doctor dislikes hospitals because of his "death" in one in TV: Doctor Who.
Sam thinks of the Tractite she killed in self defence. (PROSE: Genocide)

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

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-{{Infobox Story
+{{Infobox Story SMW
-|image=Kursaal.jpg
+|image = Kursaal.jpg
 |series=[[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]]
+|range= BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures
+|number in range = 7
 |number= 7
-|doctor=Eighth Doctor
+|doctor = Eighth Doctor
-|companions=[[Samantha Jones|Sam]]
+|companions=[[Sam Jones|Sam]]
 |enemy= [[Jax]]
 |setting= [[Kursaal]]
-|writer= [[Peter Anghelides]]
+|writer= Peter Anghelides
 |publisher= BBC Books
-|cover=[[Black Sheep]]
+|cover = [[Black Sheep]]
-|release date= [[8 January (releases)|8 January]] [[1998 (releases)|1998]]
+|release date= 8 January 1998
-|format= Paperback Book; 16 Chapters, 282 Pages
+|format= Paperback Book;<br/>16 Chapters, 282 Pages
 |isbn= ISBN  0-563-40578-3
 |prev= Alien Bodies (novel)
 |next= Option Lock (novel)
-}}{{you may|Kursaal|n1=the titular planet}}
+|featuring = [[Amy Saraband]], [[Bernard Cockaigne]], [[Paul Kadijk]]
-'''''Kursaal''''' was the seventh [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] featuring the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Samantha Jones]]. ''Kursaal'' was author [[Peter Anghelides]]' first full length contribution to ''Doctor Who''; his previous contribution was the short story ''[[Moving On (short story)|Moving On]]'' in 1996.
+}}{{prose stub}}
+{{you may|Kursaal|n1=the titular planet}}
+'''''Kursaal''''' was the seventh novel in the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Peter Anghelides]], released [[8 January (releases)|8 January]] [[1998 (releases)|1998]] and featured the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Sam Jones]].
+''Kursaal'' was author Anghelides' first full length contribution to ''Doctor Who''; his previous contribution was the short story ''[[Moving On (short story)|Moving On]]'' in 1996.
 == Publisher's summary ==
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 Eco-terrorists want the project halted to preserve vital [[archaeological]] sites -- areas containing the last remains of the long-dead [[Jax]], an ancient [[wolf]]-like race whose remains are being buried beneath the big-business tourist attractions.
-[[Samantha Jones|Sam]] falls in with the environmentalists, and finds her loyalties divided. Meanwhile, the [[Eighth Doctor]]'s own investigations lead him to believe the Jax are not extinct after all.
+[[Sam Jones|Sam]] falls in with the environmentalists, and finds her loyalties divided. Meanwhile, [[Eighth Doctor|the Doctor]]'s own investigations lead him to believe the Jax are not extinct after all.
 Cut off from [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]], separated from his companion and pursued for murder, the Doctor discovers Kursaal hides a terrible secret — and that Sam is being affected by events more than anyone would guess...
-== Chapter Titles ==
-# "There are no protected species on this planet"
-# "Kursaal security forces remain baffled"
-# "Sorry about the language"
-# "I'd value your opinion"
-# "Something here doesn't smell right"
-# "Bad intelligence"
-# "I thought I'd lost her"
-# "Manipulation skills are jolly useful"
-# "I thought you were the expert"
-# "No deals, Doctor"
-# "The commander will see you now"
-# "Show me where you are"
-# "Sometimes the obvious is staring right at you"
-# "Not the kind you want to consort with"
-# "She's already dead"
-# "Give me the moonlight"
 == Plot ==
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 == Characters ==
 * [[Eighth Doctor]]
-* [[Samantha Jones]]
+* [[Sam Jones]]
 * Security Chief [[Paul Kadijk]]
+* [[Paul Kadijk's ex-wife]]
 * Professor [[Amy Saraband]]
+* [[Amy Saraband's father]]
+* [[Amy Saraband's partner]]
 * [[Maximilian Gray]]
 * [[Bernard Cockaigne]]
 * [[Claire Johnson]]
+* [[Denis Lambton]]
+* [[Tarbogev]]
 * [[Porlock]]
 * [[Bandros]]
+* [[Bandros' mother]]
+* [[Carl Olivier]]
+* [[Osram]]
+* [[Leet (Kursaal)|Leet]]
+* [[Sharstone]]
+* [[Aykers]]
+* [[Zaterday]]
+* [[Jamila (Kursaal)|Jamila]]
+* [[Melissa Donoghue]]
+* [[Shobu]]
+* [[Bisham (Kursaal)|Bisham]]
+* [[James Watford]]
+* [[John Govan]]
+* [[Mo Clunes]]
+* [[Mikey Clunes]]
+* [[Martina Lennox]]
+* [[Garrick]]
+* [[Webber (Kursaal)|Webber]]
+* [[Bhairom]]
+* [[Mallaby]]
+* [[James Jensen]]
+* [[Norman (Kursaal)|Norman]]
+* [[Randy (Kursaal)|Randy]]
+* [[Huan Qua]]
+* [[Frajnar Kumbolo]]
+* [[Cleall]]
+* [[Harding (Kursaal)|Harding]]
+* [[Vereker]]
+* [[Dmowski]]
+* [[Malone (Kursaal)|Malone]]
+* [[Josef Brandt]]
+* [[Kepesk]]
+* [[Coppington]]
+* [[Mallard (Kursaal)|Mallard]]
+* [[Duchevsky]]
+* [[Roger (Kursaal)|Roger]]
+* [[Roger's mother (Kursaal)|Roger]]
+* [[DuPre]]
+* [[DuPre's husband]]
-== References ==
+== Worldbuilding ==
 * In [[Latin]], "[[Alius]]" means "other".
 * The Doctor refers to Kursaal as a cross between [[Disneyland]] and [[Babylon 5]].
-=== Biology ===
-* When Sam's mind is controlled, she desires the Doctor as her consort.
 === The Doctor ===
-* [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] isn't fond of [[hospital]]s because of his 'birth trauma'. (This probably refers to his [[regeneration]], which happened at [[Walker General Hospital]], rather than his literal birth.)
 * The Doctor mentions the [[Mars-Venus run]].
 === The Doctor's items ===
 * The Doctor has a box of [[Promethean Everlasting Matches|everlasting matches]].
-=== Individuals ===
-* [[Samantha Jones]] failed year 7 biology. She kills [[Paul Kadijk]] while controlled, though doesn't remember it. However, she still agonises over the [[Tractite]] she killed, which she does remember.
-* Professor [[Amy Saraband]] is the leader of the archaeological dig on Kursaal, hired by Maximilian Gray
-* [[Maximilian Gray]] is the owner of GrayCorp. He is attacked by the Jax and is infected whilst he was alive, resulting in him becoming the Jax leader.
 === Organisations ===
-* HALF are a protest group. (Their name stands for [[Helping All Life Forms]].)
+* HALF stands for [[Helping All Life Forms]].
-* [[Bernard Cockaigne]] is the leader of the protest movement, HALF.
 === Species ===
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 * [[Emorgan]]s are [[humanoid]].
 * Some other visitors to Kursaal are [[Alpha Centauran|Alpha Centurians]] and [[Ogron]]s.
-* When Sam is taken over by the [[Jax]], her eyes glow green rather than her natural blue.
-* [[Maximilian Gray]] is attacked by the Jax and is infected whilst he was alive, resulting in him becoming the Jax leader.
-* [[Claire Johnson]], a HALF activist, gets killed by the Jax and becomes a Jax Drone.
 == Notes ==
-* In ''[[The Eight Doctors]]'' Sam's eyes are blue, in ''[[Alien Bodies]]'' they're green, in this novel they're green when she's possessed and blue when she's not.
+* In ''[[The Eight Doctors (novel)|The Eight Doctors]]'' Sam's eyes are blue; in ''[[Alien Bodies (novel)|Alien Bodies]]'' they're green; and in this novel they're green when she's possessed and blue when she's not.
 == Continuity ==
 * A virus like werewolf appears in [[TV]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]''.
-* [[TV]]: ''[[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]]'' also features a werewolf affected by any moon (not necessarily Earth based).
+* Earth-based werewolves are featured in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Loups-Garoux (audio story)|Loups-Garoux]]'' and [[PROSE]]: ''[[Wolfsbane (novel)|Wolfsbane]]''.
-* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Loups-Garoux]]'' and [[PROSE]]: ''[[Wolfsbane (novel)|Wolfsbane]]'' both feature Earth based werewolves.
+* The Doctor dislikes hospitals because of his "death" in one in [[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]''.
-* The Doctor dislikes hospitals because of his 'death' in one in [[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (1996)|Doctor Who]]''.
 * Sam thinks of the [[Tractite]] she killed in self defence. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Genocide (novel)|Genocide]]'')
 == External links ==
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 * [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/kurs.htm The Cloister Library: '''Kursaal''']
+* [https://peteranghelides.wordpress.com/2009/04/18/writing-kursaal/ Writing Kursaal | The Red Lines Page - Peter Anghelides - WordPress.com]
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