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novel name= Option Lock|
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series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] |
{{Infobox Story SMW
number= 8 |
|image = Option Lock.jpg
doctor=[[Eighth Doctor]] |
|series=[[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]]
companions= [[Samantha Jones | Sam Jones]]|
|range= BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures
enemy= [[Khameirian]] |
|number in range = 8
year= [[Earth]], London, 1998 |
|number= 8  
writer= [[Justin Richards]] |
|doctor = Eighth Doctor
publisher= [[BBC Books]] |
|companions=[[Sam Jones|Sam]]
release date= February, 1998 |
|enemy= [[Khameirian]]
format= Paperback Book, --- Pages |
|setting= [[London]], [[1998]]
isbn= ISBN 0 563 40583 X|
|writer= Justin Richards
previous story= [[Kursaal]]|
|publisher= BBC Books
next story= [[Longest Day]]}}
|cover = [[Black Sheep]]
|release date= 2 February 1998
|format= Paperback Book;<br/>16 Chapters, 281 Pages
|isbn= ISBN 0-563-40583-X
|prev= Kursaal (novel)
|next= Longest Day (novel)
}}{{prose stub}}
'''''Option Lock''''' was the eighth novel in the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Justin Richards]], released [[2 February]] [[1998 (releases)|1998]] and featured the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Sam Jones]].


== Publisher's summary ==
Landing in [[20th century|present-day]] [[England]], all appears serene as [[Eighth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Sam Jones|Sam]] emerge from [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] into the idyllic grounds of the Silver family's ancestral home. Only when they enter the house do they suspect things are not what they seem.


==Publisher’s Summary==
How far-reaching is the strange power of a secret society almost 700 years old, and how is it linked to the mysterious [[Station Nine]]? And what is the significance of a series of paintings that drove a man to suicide?
Landing in present-day England, all appears serene as the Doctor and Sam emerge from the TARDIS into the idyllic grounds of the Silver family’s ancestral home. Only when they enter the house do they suspect things are not what they seem.


How far-reaching is the strange power of a secret society almost 700 years old, and how is it linked to the mysterious Station Nine? And what is the significance of a series of paintings that drove a man to suicide?
From [[13th century|thirteenth-century]] England to the former [[Soviet Union]], from the [[United States]] to the cold wastes of [[Outer space|space]], the various strands of a complex plan come together and threaten to engulf the world in a nightmare of nuclear destruction...


From thirteenth-century England to the former Soviet Union, from the United Stated to the cold wastes of space, the various strands of a complex plan come together and threaten to engulf the world in a nightmare of nuclear destruction...
== Plot ==
''to be added''


==Characters==
== Characters ==
* [[Eighth Doctor]]
* [[Sam Jones]]
* Captain [[William Pickering]]
* [[Norton Silver]]
* [[Penelope Silver]]
* [[Norton Silver's father]]
* President [[Tom Dering]]
* Vice-President [[Jack Michaels]]
* [[Pete Kellerman]]
* [[Henry Tanner]]
* [[Henry Tanner's father]]
* Miss [[Allworthy]]
* Mrs [[Thompson (Option Lock)|Thompson]]
* General [[Howard Kane]]
* [[Barbara Kane]]
* Colonel [[Anatoli Roskov]]
* [[Anatoli Roskov's mother]]
* Sergeant [[Gregor Roskov]]
* Private [[Ivan Roskov]]
* Lieutenant [[Ivigan]]
* Colonel [[Jean-Pierre Tannerie]]
* [[Jean-Pierre Tannerie's father]]
* [[Jean-Pierre Tannerie's mother]]
* [[Paul Sargent]]
* [[Alan Ferrer]]
* [[Alan Ferrer's wife]]
* [[Alan Ferrer's daughters]]
* [[Matthew Siolfor]]
* [[Thomas Kilner]]
* [[St John Ross]]
* [[Henry Tannian]]
* [[William Wyrpe]]
* [[Tobias Pryce]]
* [[Don Hallett]]
* [[Neil Ansty]]
* [[Reese (Option Lock)|Reese]]
* [[Andrew Price]]
* [[Raymond Coulter]]
* Weapons Officer [[Nikita Veyevski]]
* Sergeant [[Kosimov]]
* General [[Orominsk]]
* [[Jimmy Reading]]
* [[Nancy (Option Lock)|Nancy]]
* [[Harry Pringle]]
* [[Ben (Option Lock)|Ben]]
* [[Harold Horner]]
* [[Andy Summers]]
* [[Bag Man]]
* Colonel [[Atkins (Option Lock)|Atkins]]
* Captain [[Sanders (Option Lock)|Sanders]]
* Major [[Susan Rogers]]
* Secretary of State [[Marion Hewitt]]
* Major [[Hayward (Option Lock)|Hayward]]
* [[Steve Fisher]]
* [[Angela Palmer]]
* [[Zina Chreschky]]
* [[Pierre Latour]]
* [[Geoff Harrison]]
* [[Janet Timms]]
* [[Manuel Estavez]]
* [[Helene Buchier]]


[[Eighth Doctor | The Doctor]]
== Worldbuilding ==
=== Individuals ===
* Sam gets [[hypnotised]] and memories hidden.
* Norton Silver is a freelance [[hypnotist]] for the [[Ministry of Defence]].
* Pete Kellerman is the replacement of America's previous national security advisor who was [[assassin]]ated. He is also a member of the [[alchemist]]s and also a descendant of the original alchemists.
* Colonel Anatoli Roskov is the commander of the [[Nevchenka]] nuclear base in [[Krejikistan]].


[[Samantha Jones | Sam Jones]]
=== Politicians ===
* Sam bites her fingernails
* Tom Dering is the current [[President of the United States]].


Captain William Pickering
=== Species ===
* Khameirians see their bodies as just vessels for their [[consciousness]].
* The Khameirians were at war with the [[Yogloth]].


Norton Silver
=== TARDIS ===
* [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] suffers a "critical [[artron energy]] drain".


==References==
=== Weapons ===
[[Station Nine]], [[Philosopher’s Stone | The Philosopher’s Stone]], [[Yogloths]], [[United Nations]], 
* [[Station Nine]] is a military missile platform.
 
==Notes==
''to be added''


==Continuity==
== Notes ==
[[Kursaal]],
* The title of each chapter is taken from the final paragraphs of the preceding one.


==External Links==
== Continuity ==
[http://www.drwhoguide.com/whobbc08.htm Doctor Who Reference Guide - Detailed Synopsis: Option Lock]
* Sam sees a full [[the Moon|moon]] and shudders, remembering the recent events in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Kursaal (novel)|Kursaal]]''.
* The epilogue features an older Sam Jones who does not travel with the Doctor; this must take place after [[PROSE]]: ''[[Interference - Book Two (novel)|Interference - Book Two]]''.


{{BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures Series Box | before = [[Kursaal]] | after = [[Longest Day]]}}
== External links ==
{{dwrefguide|whobbc08.htm|Option Lock}}
* {{whoniverse|ed08|Option Lock}}
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/opti.htm The Cloister Library: '''Option Lock''']
{{EDA}}
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Option Lock was the eighth novel in the BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures series. It was written by Justin Richards, released 2 February 1998 and featured the Eighth Doctor and Sam Jones.

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

Landing in present-day England, all appears serene as the Doctor and Sam emerge from the TARDIS into the idyllic grounds of the Silver family's ancestral home. Only when they enter the house do they suspect things are not what they seem.

How far-reaching is the strange power of a secret society almost 700 years old, and how is it linked to the mysterious Station Nine? And what is the significance of a series of paintings that drove a man to suicide?

From thirteenth-century England to the former Soviet Union, from the United States to the cold wastes of space, the various strands of a complex plan come together and threaten to engulf the world in a nightmare of nuclear destruction...

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

Politicians[[edit] | [edit source]]

Species[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Khameirians see their bodies as just vessels for their consciousness.
  • The Khameirians were at war with the Yogloth.

TARDIS[[edit] | [edit source]]

Weapons[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The title of each chapter is taken from the final paragraphs of the preceding one.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Sam sees a full moon and shudders, remembering the recent events in PROSE: Kursaal.
  • The epilogue features an older Sam Jones who does not travel with the Doctor; this must take place after PROSE: Interference - Book Two.

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

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