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|image= NA37 sanctuary.jpg
|image= NA37 sanctuary.jpg
|series=[[Virgin New Adventures]]
|series = [[Virgin New Adventures]]
|range = Virgin New Adventures
|number in range = 37
|number= 37
|number= 37
|doctor=Seventh Doctor
|doctor = Seventh Doctor
|companions= [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]]
|companions= [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]]
|enemy=  
|enemy = [[Francisco Guzman]]
|setting= The Eastern [[Pyrenees]], [[France]], [[1242]]
|setting= The Eastern [[Pyrenees]], [[France]], [[1242]]
|writer= [[David A. McIntee]]
|writer= David A. McIntee
|cover= [[Peter Elson]]
|publisher= Virgin Books
|publisher= Virgin Books
|release date= [[20 April (releases)|20 April]] [[1995 (releases)|1995]]
|release date= 20 April 1995
|format= Paperback Book; 25 Chapters, 272 Pages  
|format= Paperback Book; 25 Chapters, 272 Pages  
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20439-5
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20439-5
|prev= Infinite Requiem (novel)
|prev= Infinite Requiem (novel)
|next= Human Nature (novel)}}{{Prose stub}}
|next= Human Nature (novel)
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the thirty-seventh [[Virgin New Adventures|New Adventures]] novel. It featured the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Bernice Summerfield]]. It was the first purely historical novel in the New Adventures range, with no aliens or alien elements outside the Doctor, Bernice and the [[Jade Pagoda]] (and what they bring or make during the novel).
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the thirty-seventh [[Virgin New Adventures|New Adventures]] novel. It featured the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Bernice Summerfield]].
 
It was the first purely historical novel in the New Adventures range, with no aliens or alien elements outside the Doctor, Bernice, the [[Jade Pagoda]], and what they bring or make during the novel.


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
''[[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] pointed at [[Bernice Summerfield|Bernice]]. "The wench's mind is addled", he said. "Arrest her before she spreads her ungodly heresy."''
''[[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] pointed at [[Bernice Summerfield|Bernice]]. "The wench's mind is addled", he said. "Arrest her before she spreads her ungodly heresy."''


[[The Doctor's TARDIS (Blood Heat)|The TARDIS]] is caught in the gravitational field of a [[Black star|dark star]]. The Doctor and Bernice are forced to evacuate, and find themselves stranded in medieval [[France]] — a brutal time of crusades and wars of succession.
[[The Doctor's TARDIS (Silurian Earth)|The TARDIS]] is caught in the gravitational field of a [[Black star|dark star]]. The Doctor and Bernice are forced to evacuate, and find themselves stranded in medieval [[France]] — a brutal time of crusades and wars of succession.


As the [[Albigensian]] crusade draws to its bloody conclusion, men inflict savage brutalities on each other in the name of [[religion]]. And the TARDIS crew find their lives intertwined with warring [[Knights Templar|Templars]], crusaders and heretics. While the Doctor begins a murder investigation in a besieged fortress, Bernice finds herself drawn to an embittered mercenary who has made the heretics' fight his own. And they both realise that to leave history unchanged they may have to sacrifice far more than their lives.
As the [[Albigensian]] crusade draws to its bloody conclusion, men inflict savage brutalities on each other in the name of [[religion]]. And the TARDIS crew find their lives intertwined with warring [[Knights Templar|Templars]], crusaders and heretics. While the Doctor begins a [[murder]] investigation in a besieged fortress, Bernice finds herself drawn to an embittered [[mercenary]] who has made the heretics' fight his own. And they both realise that to leave history unchanged they may have to sacrifice far more than their lives.


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
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* [[Jeanne (Sanctuary)|Jeanne]]
* [[Jeanne (Sanctuary)|Jeanne]]
* [[Robert (Sanctuary)|Robert]]
* [[Robert (Sanctuary)|Robert]]
* [[Fulk]]
* [[Bishop of Citeaux]]
* [[Aumury de Montfort]]
* [[Simon de Montfort]]
* [[Rosinante]]
* [[Edouard (Sanctuary)|Edouard]]
* [[Conan (Sanctuary)|Conan]]
* [[Thibaud (Sanctuary)|Thibaud]]
* [[Wayland]]
* [[Joseph (Sanctuary)|Joseph]]
* [[Saint-Clair]]
* [[Hubert (Sanctuary)|Hubert]]
* [[Ibrahim (Sanctuary)|Ibrahim]]
* [[Antoine (Sanctuary)|Antoine]]
* [[Godfroi]]
* [[Iolande]]
== Worldbuilding ==
=== Individuals ===
* [[Francisco Guzman]]'s [[uncle]] is [[Dominic de Guzman]].
* [[Tomas de Torquemada]] would participate in the [[Spanish Inquisition]] a [[century]] or so later.
* [[Louis IX]] is the [[King of France]].
* The Doctor claims to be "Jean Forgeron de Gallifrey", from the court of [[Alexander II of Scotland]] and presents a writ of safe convoy from him and [[John Baliol]].
* Alexander II [[Death|died]] five or six [[year]]s before and was succeeded by [[Alexander II of Scotland's son|his son]].
* The [[Castellan (Sanctuary)|Castellan]] participated in the [[Crusades]] with [[Frederick II (Holy Roman Emperor)|Frederick II]].


== References ==
=== Astronomical objects ===
=== Astronomical objects ===
* [[Black star]]s are stars made of quasi-[[baryon]]ic [[dark matter]].
* [[Black star]]s are stars made of quasi-[[baryon]]ic [[dark matter]].
 
* The Doctor says there are [[650000000 (number)|650,000,000]] G-type stars in the galaxy.
=== Foods and beverages ===
=== Foods and beverages ===
* Benny builds a still to make (medicinal) [[alcohol]].
* Benny builds a still to make medicinal [[alcohol]].


=== Languages ===
=== Languages ===
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=== TARDIS ===
=== TARDIS ===
* The Doctor and Benny use the [[Jade Pagoda]] to escape the TARDIS. As it goes through the [[black star]], the Doctor specifies it to home in on a [[Class M]] ([[Earth]]-like) planet orbiting a main sequence [[Class G]] ([[Sol]]-like) star.
* The TARDIS console is likened to a gothic altar out of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.
* The Doctor and Benny use the [[Jade Pagoda]] to escape the TARDIS. As it goes through the [[black star]], the Doctor specifies it to home in on a [[Class M]] ([[Earth]]-like) planet orbiting a main sequence [[Class G]] ([[Sol]]-like) star.
* The outside world can be reached through any of the three [[console room]]s.
* The outside world can be reached through any of the three [[console room]]s.
* The [[The Doctor's TARDIS (Blood Heat)|TARDIS]] interior has [[wood]] panelled corridors, a [[1930s]] style cage lift, an [[arboretum]], a [[hospital]] ward, a [[tennis]] court, a [[car]] garage, a [[water]] purification plant, a quarantine bay, a "Wanted" poster of [[Doc Holliday]], a [[Veltrochni]] tree sculpture and a [[Greek]] statuette.
* The [[The Doctor's TARDIS (Silurian Earth)|TARDIS]] interior has [[wood]] panelled corridors, a [[1930s]] style cage lift, an [[arboretum]], a [[hospital]] ward, a [[tennis]] court, a [[car]] garage, a [[water]] purification plant, a quarantine bay, a "Wanted" poster of [[Doc Holliday]], a [[Veltrochni]] tree sculpture and a [[Greek]] statuette.
 
=== Cultural ===
* Benny calls [[Edouard (Sanctuary)|Edouard]] "[[Aragorn]] son of [[Arathorn]]" and compares the Castellan to [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]].


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* A [[Prelude Sanctuary (short story)|prelude]] to this novel was published in [[DWM 225]].
* A [[Prelude Sanctuary (short story)|prelude]] to this novel was published in [[DWM 225]].
* Bernice says that she spent some of her early life on [[Vandor Prime]] in the [[Gamma Delphinus IV system]]. These statements seem to contradict earlier statements by her about her homeworld, but can be reconciled with Benny's other statements about her homeworld if "Vandor Prime" is the name of a settlement and "Gamma Delphinus IV" is another name for [[Beta Caprisis]], much as "Sol III" is another name for [[Earth]]. Likewise, Necros is misspelt as "Nekros".
* It is misstated that Benny is from the [[25th century]], 1200 years in the future.
* Bernice says that she spent some of her early life on [[Vandor Prime]] in the [[Gamma Delphinus IV system]]. These statements seem to contradict earlier statements by her about her homeworld, but can be reconciled with Benny's other statements about her homeworld if "Vandor Prime" is the name of a settlement and "Gamma Delphinus IV" is another name for [[Beta Caprisis]], much as "Sol III" is another name for [[Earth]].
* Likewise, Necros is misspelt as "Nekros".


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* The Jade Pagoda was last seen in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Iceberg (novel)|Iceberg]]''.
* The Doctor and Benny use the Jade Pagoda ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Iceberg (novel)|Iceberg]]'') to escape from a [[black star]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'')
* Sir {{Ainley|n=Giles Estram}} was [[the Master]]'s pseudonym during the events of [[TV]]:''[[The King's Demons]]''.
* The Doctor reminds Benny that [[The Doctor's TARDIS (Silurian Earth)|they are not in his original TARDIS]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Blood Heat (novel)|Blood Heat]]'')
* Guy de Carnac is seen again in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Quality of Mercy (audio story)|The Quality of Mercy]]''.
* As part of his cover, the Doctor explains that he knew [[Richard the Lionheart|King Richard]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Crusade (TV story)|The Crusade]]'') and what happened to Sir [[Gilles Estram]]. ([[TV]]:''[[The King's Demons]]'')
* Guy de Carnac was a Knight Templar. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Quality of Mercy (audio story)|The Quality of Mercy]]'')
* Benny initially believes she's on [[Necros]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]'')
* She can speak [[Tzun]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[First Frontier (novel)|First Frontier]]'')
* The Doctor recalls [[Ry'leh]], and Benny thinks of [[Sherlock Holmes]] shooting up [[morphine]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[All-Consuming Fire (novel)|All-Consuming Fire]]'')
* Benny recalls the Doctor [[Doc's Place|owning a speakeasy]], and resents being called "Lady Bernice" because last time she was called that, she was being chased by [[vampire]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Blood Harvest (novel)|Blood Harvest]]'')
* Among the Doctor's items is a "Wanted" poster of [[Doc Holliday]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Gunfighters (TV story)|The Gunfighters]]'') an [[Agatha Christie]] novel with the last page ripped out, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)|The Angels Take Manhattan]]'') and a [[Cameca's brooch|jade brooch]] that he wears. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Aztecs (TV story)|The Aztecs]]'')
* Bernice jokes that the Doctor playing the spoons is against the [[Armageddon Convention]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'', ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'')
* Benny laments that she doesn't have a [[Veltrochni]] [[holosuit]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dark Path (novel)|The Dark Path]]'')
* As part of a distraction, the Doctor shouts that he is the great wizard [[Quiquaequod]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]'')
 
== Cover gallery ==
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NA37 sanctuary textless cover.jpg|Textless cover
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== External links ==
== External links ==
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* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/sanc.htm The Cloister Library: '''Sanctuary''']
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/sanc.htm The Cloister Library: '''Sanctuary''']
* [http://www.drwhoguide.com/whona37p.htm Prelude to '''Sanctuary''' as published in DWM#225]
* [https://doctorwho.guide/whona37p.htm Prelude to '''Sanctuary''' as published in DWM#225]


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Sanctuary was the thirty-seventh New Adventures novel. It featured the Seventh Doctor and Bernice Summerfield.

It was the first purely historical novel in the New Adventures range, with no aliens or alien elements outside the Doctor, Bernice, the Jade Pagoda, and what they bring or make during the novel.

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

The Doctor pointed at Bernice. "The wench's mind is addled", he said. "Arrest her before she spreads her ungodly heresy."

The TARDIS is caught in the gravitational field of a dark star. The Doctor and Bernice are forced to evacuate, and find themselves stranded in medieval France — a brutal time of crusades and wars of succession.

As the Albigensian crusade draws to its bloody conclusion, men inflict savage brutalities on each other in the name of religion. And the TARDIS crew find their lives intertwined with warring Templars, crusaders and heretics. While the Doctor begins a murder investigation in a besieged fortress, Bernice finds herself drawn to an embittered mercenary who has made the heretics' fight his own. And they both realise that to leave history unchanged they may have to sacrifice far more than their lives.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

Astronomical objects[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

  • Benny builds a still to make medicinal alcohol.

Languages[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Benny can speak ancient Tzun.

Planets[[edit] | [edit source]]

TARDIS[[edit] | [edit source]]

Cultural[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • A prelude to this novel was published in DWM 225.
  • It is misstated that Benny is from the 25th century, 1200 years in the future.
  • Bernice says that she spent some of her early life on Vandor Prime in the Gamma Delphinus IV system. These statements seem to contradict earlier statements by her about her homeworld, but can be reconciled with Benny's other statements about her homeworld if "Vandor Prime" is the name of a settlement and "Gamma Delphinus IV" is another name for Beta Caprisis, much as "Sol III" is another name for Earth.
  • Likewise, Necros is misspelt as "Nekros".

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

Cover gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Original cover

    Original cover

  • Textless cover

    Textless cover

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

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