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|image =
|image       = glamour chase.jpeg
|series = [[BBC New Series Adventures]]
|series       = [[BBC New Series Adventures]]
|number = 42
|number       = 42
|doctor = Eleventh Doctor
|doctor       = Eleventh Doctor
|companions = [[Amy Pond|Amy]], [[Rory Williams|Rory]]
|companions   = [[Amy Pond|Amy]], [[Rory Williams|Rory]]
|enemy = [[Tahnn]] [[Tactical Officer 25463]]
|enemy       = [[Tahnn|The Tahnn]], [[Tactical Officer 25463]]
|setting = [[Shalford Heights]], [[1936]]
|setting     = [[Shalford Heights]], [[1936]]
|writer = [[Gary Russell]]
|writer       = Gary Russell
|read by=[[Arthur Darvill]]
|read by     = [[Arthur Darvill]]
|publisher = BBC Books
|publisher   = BBC Books
|release date = [[8 July (releases)|8 July]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]]
|release date = 8 July 2010
|format = Hardcover, 243 Pages
|format       = Hardcover, 243 Pages
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84607-988-7
|isbn         = ISBN 978-1-84607-988-7
|prev = The King's Dragon (novel)
|prev         = The King's Dragon (novel)
|next = Dead of Winter (novel)
|next         = The Coming of the Terraphiles (novel)
|cover = [[Lee Binding]]
}}{{prose stub}}
}}{{prose stub}}
'''''The Glamour Chase''''' was the sixth [[BBC New Series Adventures|Eleventh Doctor novel]] released. It saw the second appearance of the [[Glamour]] after
'''''The Glamour Chase''''' was the forty-second novel in the [[BBC New Series Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Gary Russell]] and featured the [[Eleventh Doctor]], [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]].
''[[Ghosts of India (novel)|Ghosts of India]]''.
 
It saw the second appearance of the [[Glamour]] after ''[[Ghosts of India (novel)|Ghosts of India]]''.


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
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== Plot ==
== Plot ==
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== Characters ==
== Characters ==
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* [[Counsellor 6011]]
* [[Counsellor 6011]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* The Doctor describes a "[[manse]]".  
* The Doctor describes a "[[manse]]".
=== Archaeologists ===
=== Archaeologists ===
* When listing the greatest archaeologists, the Doctor mentions [[Howard Carter]], [[Indiana Jones]], [[Marcus Scarman]], [[Bernice Summerfield]] and [[Enola Porter]].
* When listing the greatest archaeologists, the Doctor mentions [[Howard Carter]], [[Indiana Jones]], [[Marcus Scarman]], [[Bernice Summerfield]] and [[Enola Porter]].
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=== Games from the real world ===
=== Games from the real world ===
* Rory and Oliver Marks play [[chess]] in [[the Manse]] garden.
* Rory and Oliver Marks play [[chess]] in [[the Manse]] garden.
=== Foods and Beverages ===
* Amy dislikes dried [[date]]s. When she was thirteen years old, Darren Cotham told her that Pernod was all aniseed and no [[alcohol]].


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* The original title was ''Adorable Illusion'', but the previews in the books ''[[Apollo 23]]'', ''[[Night of the Humans]]'' and ''[[The Forgotten Army]] ''confirmed that the title was changed to ''The Glamour Chase''. Gary Russell later used the title for his [[Bernice Summerfield]] [[Adorable Illusion (novel)|novel of the same name]].
* The original title was ''Adorable Illusion'', but the previews in the books ''[[Apollo 23 (novel)|Apollo 23]]'', ''[[Night of the Humans (novel)|Night of the Humans]]'' and ''[[The Forgotten Army (novel)|The Forgotten Army]] ''confirmed that the title was changed to ''The Glamour Chase''. Gary Russell later reused the former title for his [[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]] [[Adorable Illusion (novel)|novel]].
* This story was also released as an ebook available from the Amazon Kindle store.
* This story was also released as an ebook available from the Amazon Kindle store.


=== Audio release ===
== Continuity ==
* The story was released as an audiobook on 5x CD read by [[Arthur Darvill]].
* The Doctor, Amy and Rory are still trying to get to [[Rio de Janeiro]] as they were in [[TV]]: ''[[The Hungry Earth (TV story)|The Hungry Earth]]''. So far while trying to get there they have visited [[Tibet]] and the world of [[Dragon]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The King's Dragon (novel)|The King's Dragon]]'')
* [[Glamour]]s previously appeared in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Ghosts of India (novel)|Ghosts of India]]''.
* Amy refers to "[[Prisoner Zero|universal criminals]]", ([[TV]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]'') "[[Saturnynian|alien vampires]]" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Vampires of Venice (TV story)|The Vampires of Venice]]'') and "[[Dream Lord|strange nightmares]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[Amy's Choice (TV story)|Amy's Choice]]'')
 
== Editions published outside Britain ==
* Published in France by Milady in 2012 as a paperback edition.
* Published in Italy by Asengard Edizioni in 2015 as a paperback edition.


== Continuity ==
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* The Doctor, Amy and Rory are still trying to get to [[Rio de Janeiro]] as they were in [[TV]]: ''[[The Hungry Earth]]''. So far while trying to get there they have visited [[Tibet]] and the world of [[Dragon]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The King's Dragon]]'')
The Glamour Chase French.jpg|French edition
* [[Glamour]]s previously appeared in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Ghosts of India]]''.
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* Amy refers to "[[Prisoner Zero|universal criminals]]", ([[TV]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour]]'') "[[Saturnynian|alien vampires]]" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Vampires of Venice]]'') and "[[Dream Lord|strange nightmares]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[Amy's Choice]]'')
 
== Audiobook ==
* This novel was released as an audiobook in [[July (releases)|July]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]] complete and unabridged by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Arthur Darvill]].


== Gallery ==
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The Glamour Chase Audiobook.jpg|Audiobook cover
The_Glamour_Chase_French.jpg|French edition
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The Glamour Chase Audiobook.jpg|The Audiobook cover
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== External links ==
== External links ==
{{dwrefguide|whobb942.htm|The Glamour Chase}}
{{dwrefguide|whobb942.htm|The Glamour Chase}}
*{{whoniverse|ns42|The Glamour Chase}}
* {{whoniverse|ns42|The Glamour Chase}}
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/glamourchase.htm The Cloister Library: '''The Glamour Chase''']
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/glamourchase.htm The Cloister Library: '''The Glamour Chase''']
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The Glamour Chase was the forty-second novel in the BBC New Series Adventures series. It was written by Gary Russell and featured the Eleventh Doctor, Amy Pond and Rory Williams.

It saw the second appearance of the Glamour after Ghosts of India.

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

"Why are you here? I mean – who are you, exactly?"

An archaeological dig in 1936 unearths relics of another time... And — as the Doctor, Amy and Rory realise — another place. Another planet. But if Enola Porter, noted adventuress, has really found evidence of an alien civilisation, how come she isn't famous? Why has Rory never heard of her? Added to that, since Amy's been travelling with him for a while now, why does she now think the Doctor is from Mars?

As the ancient spaceship reactivates, the Doctor discovers that nothing and no one can be trusted. The things that seem most real could actually be literal fabrications — and very deadly indeed. Who can the Doctor believe when no one is what they seem? And how can he defeat an enemy who can bend matter itself to their will? For the Doctor, Amy and Rory — and all of humanity — the buried secrets of the past are very much a threat to the present...

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Doctor describes a "manse".

Archaeologists[[edit] | [edit source]]

Species[[edit] | [edit source]]

Games from the real world[[edit] | [edit source]]

Foods and Beverages[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Amy dislikes dried dates. When she was thirteen years old, Darren Cotham told her that Pernod was all aniseed and no alcohol.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

Editions published outside Britain[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Published in France by Milady in 2012 as a paperback edition.
  • Published in Italy by Asengard Edizioni in 2015 as a paperback edition.

Audiobook[[edit] | [edit source]]

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