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|series=[[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]]  
|range= BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures
|number in range = 55
|series = [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]]  
|number= 55
|number= 55
|doctor=Eighth Doctor  
|doctor = Eighth Doctor  
|companions= [[Fitz Kreiner|Fitz]], [[Anji Kapoor|Anji]]  
|companions= [[Fitz Kreiner|Fitz]], [[Anji Kapoor|Anji]]  
|enemy= [[Baskerville]], [[Jonah Cosgrove]], [[Onihr]]  
|enemy= [[Baskerville]], [[Jonah Cosgrove]], [[Onihr]]  
|setting= [[Earth]], [[21st century]]; [[The Moon]]
|setting= [[Earth]], [[21st century]]; [[The Moon]]
|writer= [[Lance Parkin]]
|writer= Lance Parkin
|publisher= BBC Books  
|publisher= BBC Books  
|release date= [[8 April (releases)|8 April]] [[2002 (releases)|2002]]
|release date= 8 April 2002
|format= Paperback Book; 22 Chapters, 249 Pages  
|format= Paperback Book; 22 Chapters, 249 Pages  
|isbn= ISBN 0-563-53848-1
|isbn= ISBN 0-563-53848-1
|prev= Anachrophobia (novel)
|prev= Anachrophobia (novel)
|next= The Book of the Still (novel)}}
|next= The Book of the Still (novel)
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'''''Trading Futures''''' was the fifty-fifth novel in the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Lance Parkin]], released [[8 April (releases)|8 April]] [[2002 (releases)|2002]] and featured the [[Eighth Doctor]], [[Fitz Kreiner]] and [[Anji Kapoor]].
'''''Trading Futures''''' was the fifty-fifth novel in the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Lance Parkin]], released [[8 April (releases)|8 April]] [[2002 (releases)|2002]] and featured the [[Eighth Doctor]], [[Fitz Kreiner]] and [[Anji Kapoor]].


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''"Welcome to the future."''
''"Welcome to the future."''


The early decades of the twenty-first century. All the wars have been won. There are no rogue states. The secret services of the world keep the planet electronically monitored, safe from all threat. There is no one left for the [[United States of America|United States]] and the [[Eurozone]] to fight. Except each other.
The early decades of the [[21st century|twenty-first century]]. All the wars have been won. There are no rogue states. The secret services of the world keep the planet electronically monitored, safe from all threat. There is no one left for the [[United States of America|United States]] and the [[Eurozone]] to fight. Except each other.


A mysterious time traveller offers a better future — he has a time machine, and with it, humanity could reach the next stage of evolution, they could share its secrets and become the new Lords of Time...
A mysterious [[Eighth Doctor|time traveller]] offers a better future — he has a [[The Doctor's TARDIS|time machine]], and with it, [[human]]ity could reach the next stage of [[evolution]], they could share its secrets and become the new Lords of Time...


...either that, or someone could keep the technology for themselves, and use it to fight the ultimate war.
...either that, or someone could keep the technology for themselves, and use it to fight the ultimate war.
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* [[Control (The Devil Goblins from Neptune)|Control]]
* [[Control (The Devil Goblins from Neptune)|Control]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
=== The Doctor ===
=== The Doctor ===
* The Doctor uses the [[Bocca Scale]] to measure time disturbances.
* The Doctor uses the [[Bocca Scale]] to measure time disturbances.
* The Doctor possesses sharp enough reflexes to shoot bullets out of the air.


=== Fitz Kreiner ===
=== Fitz Kreiner ===
* Fitz uses a [[RealWar]] robot in what he thinks is an arcade game.  
* Fitz uses a [[RealWar]] robot in what he thinks is an arcade game.
* Fitz is able to pose as the Doctor when he is abducted by the [[Onihr]] (Who mistake him for the Doctor as he has one heart and has travelled through time)
 
=== Anji Kapoor ===
=== Anji Kapoor ===
* Anji finds it easier to deal with travels to distant futures than to her own near future, which leaves her confused about how to feel.
* Anji thinks about "current" technology in relation to [[Hitchemus]]'s.
* Anji thinks about "current" technology in relation to [[Hitchemus]]'s.
* Anji once flew on a Concorde when she was on a business trip and her flight was upgraded after a delay.


=== Politics ===
=== Politics ===
* The [[Eurozone]], or EZ, is one of the larger superpowers in the "near future". Britain is part of the EZ.
* The [[Eurozone]], or EZ, is one of the larger superpowers in the "near future". Britain is part of the EZ.
* [[Ukraine]], [[Russia]], [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]], [[Eastern Turkey]], and [[Kurdistan]] are countries. Three of them are in [[civil war]]s.
* Felix Mather is [[President of the United States]] and the only politician trusted by [[Jonah Cosgrove]].
* Felix Mather is [[President of the United States]] and the only politician trusted by [[Jonah Cosgrove]].
* Malady Chang is a [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] agent, working for [[Control (The Devil Goblins from Neptune)|Control]].
* Malady Chang is a [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] agent, working for [[Control (The Devil Goblins from Neptune)|Control]].
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== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* Stylistically (right down to the cover), ''Trading Futures'' is a little bit like a [[James Bond]] movie, with the Doctor blowing up spy boats, car chases and international travel, bombs in interesting places... plus some genuine (non-coffee machine) time travel (and space alien rhinos).
* Stylistically (right down to the cover), ''Trading Futures'' is a little bit like a [[James Bond]] movie, with the Doctor blowing up spy boats, car chases and international travel, bombs in interesting places... plus some genuine (non-coffee machine) time travel (and space alien rhinos).
* The date isn't given but Anji Kapoor, born in 1973 and taken from 2001, thinks that the pensioners she meets could have gone to school with her, and that a young actress in her twenties would have been in nappies when Anji left her time. This would roughly be around the [[2030s]].  
* The date isn't given but Anji Kapoor, born in 1973 and taken from 2001, thinks that the pensioners she meets could have gone to school with her, and that a young actress in her twenties would have been in nappies when Anji left her time. This would roughly be around the [[2030s]].
* The "dancing flame women" on the cover is a reuse of the fire image from the novel ''[[The Adventuress of Henrietta Street]]''; the silhouette of the Doctor can be seen in one of the women.
** This is further supported when Malady learns that the Doctor stole Felix Mather's space shuttle in 1989 ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Father Time (novel)|Father Time]]''); she had previously assumed that the Doctor was in his early forties and therefore believes that he couldn't have been more than ten in 1989.
* [[BBC Books]] has announced that a "print on demand" reprint edition of this novel will be made available as of 31st August 2011 as the imprint revisits adventures featuring the first eight Doctors. This book is also available as an ebook from the Amazon Kindle store.{{source}}
* The "dancing flame women" on the cover is a reuse of the fire image from the novel ''[[The Adventuress of Henrietta Street (novel)|The Adventuress of Henrietta Street]]''; the silhouette of the Doctor can be seen in one of the women.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
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* Fitz tells the Onihr about meeting [[Kala (Eater of Wasps)|Kala]] in the [[1930s]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Eater of Wasps (novel)|Eater of Wasps]]'') [[Blithe Pinking Shears|Noel Coward's shears]] which cut through the [[Very Fabric of Time and Space]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mad Dogs and Englishmen (novel)|Mad Dogs and Englishmen]]'') the experiment at [[Station 40 (Anachrophobia)|Station 40]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Anachrophobia (novel)|Anachrophobia]]'') and [[Sabbath Dei|Sabbath]] in the [[18th century]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Adventuress of Henrietta Street (novel)|The Adventuress of Henrietta Street]]'')
* Fitz tells the Onihr about meeting [[Kala (Eater of Wasps)|Kala]] in the [[1930s]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Eater of Wasps (novel)|Eater of Wasps]]'') [[Blithe Pinking Shears|Noel Coward's shears]] which cut through the [[Very Fabric of Time and Space]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mad Dogs and Englishmen (novel)|Mad Dogs and Englishmen]]'') the experiment at [[Station 40 (Anachrophobia)|Station 40]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Anachrophobia (novel)|Anachrophobia]]'') and [[Sabbath Dei|Sabbath]] in the [[18th century]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Adventuress of Henrietta Street (novel)|The Adventuress of Henrietta Street]]'')
* The Doctor first met Felix Mather while hijacking the ''Atlantis'' space shuttle. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Father Time (novel)|Father Time]]'')
* The Doctor first met Felix Mather while hijacking the ''Atlantis'' space shuttle. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Father Time (novel)|Father Time]]'')
* Cosgrove has survived the [[Martian]] invasion, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dying Days]]'') and the Fall of [[Mariah Learman|Learman]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Time of the Daleks]]'')
* Cosgrove has survived the [[Martian]] invasion, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dying Days (novel)|The Dying Days]]'') and the Fall of [[Mariah Learman|Learman]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Time of the Daleks (audio story)|The Time of the Daleks]]'')
* The Doctor remembers meeting [[Time Agent]]s in [[1933]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Eater of Wasps]]'')
* The Doctor remembers meeting [[Time Agent]]s in [[1933]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Eater of Wasps (novel)|Eater of Wasps]]'')
* Europe and the United States are [[World Zone Authority|Zones]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Enemy of the World (TV story)|The Enemy of the World]]'')


== External links ==
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Trading Futures was the fifty-fifth novel in the BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures series. It was written by Lance Parkin, released 8 April 2002 and featured the Eighth Doctor, Fitz Kreiner and Anji Kapoor.

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

"Welcome to the future."

The early decades of the twenty-first century. All the wars have been won. There are no rogue states. The secret services of the world keep the planet electronically monitored, safe from all threat. There is no one left for the United States and the Eurozone to fight. Except each other.

A mysterious time traveller offers a better future — he has a time machine, and with it, humanity could reach the next stage of evolution, they could share its secrets and become the new Lords of Time...

...either that, or someone could keep the technology for themselves, and use it to fight the ultimate war.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

  • The Doctor uses the Bocca Scale to measure time disturbances.

Fitz Kreiner[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Fitz uses a RealWar robot in what he thinks is an arcade game.

Anji Kapoor[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Anji thinks about "current" technology in relation to Hitchemus's.

Politics[[edit] | [edit source]]

Time Lords[[edit] | [edit source]]

Other species[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Onihr are among many alien races seeking time travel in the post-Gallifrey universe, and have discovered some Time Lord relics (including the high-collared robes) in their quest.

Baskerville[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Baskerville is the richest man in the world. He possesses his own personal stealth Concorde.

Sabbath[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Stylistically (right down to the cover), Trading Futures is a little bit like a James Bond movie, with the Doctor blowing up spy boats, car chases and international travel, bombs in interesting places... plus some genuine (non-coffee machine) time travel (and space alien rhinos).
  • The date isn't given but Anji Kapoor, born in 1973 and taken from 2001, thinks that the pensioners she meets could have gone to school with her, and that a young actress in her twenties would have been in nappies when Anji left her time. This would roughly be around the 2030s.
    • This is further supported when Malady learns that the Doctor stole Felix Mather's space shuttle in 1989 (PROSE: Father Time); she had previously assumed that the Doctor was in his early forties and therefore believes that he couldn't have been more than ten in 1989.
  • The "dancing flame women" on the cover is a reuse of the fire image from the novel The Adventuress of Henrietta Street; the silhouette of the Doctor can be seen in one of the women.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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