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|image= The Colony of Lies.jpg | |image= The Colony of Lies.jpg | ||
|series=[[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] | |series = [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] | ||
|number= | |number= 60 | ||
|doctor= Second Doctor | |doctor= Second Doctor | ||
|featuring= Seventh Doctor | |featuring= Seventh Doctor | ||
|featuring2= Ace | |featuring2= Ace | ||
|companions= [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]] | |companions= [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]] | ||
|enemy= [[Greene|Administrator Greene]], [[Tyrenian]]s | |enemy= [[Laken Greene|Administrator Greene]], [[Tyrenian]]s | ||
|setting= [[Axista Four]], [[2539]] | |setting= [[Axista Four]], [[2539]] | ||
|writer= | |writer= Colin Brake | ||
|publisher= BBC Books | |publisher= BBC Books | ||
|cover=[[Black Sheep]] | |cover = [[Black Sheep]] | ||
|release date= | |release date= 7 July 2003 | ||
|format= Paperback Book; 20 Chapters, 272 Pages | |format= Paperback Book; 20 Chapters, 272 Pages | ||
|isbn= ISBN 0-563-48606-6 | |isbn= ISBN 0-563-48606-6 | ||
|prev=Loving the Alien (novel) | |prev = Loving the Alien (novel) | ||
|next=Wolfsbane (novel) | |next=Wolfsbane (novel) | ||
}}{{prose stub}} | }}{{prose stub}} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the sixtieth novel in the [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Colin Brake]], released [[7 July (releases)|7 July]] [[2003 (releases)|2003]] and featured the [[Second Doctor]], [[Jamie McCrimmon]] and [[Zoe Heriot]] and the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]]. | ||
This was Brake's only contribution to the Past Doctor Adventures range. | This was Brake's only contribution to the Past Doctor Adventures range. | ||
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''According to popular legend, the great humanitarian [[Stewart Ransom]] founded the [[Independent Earth Colony]] on [[Axista Four]] in the year [[2439]], but the truth is not as neat and simple as the legend would suggest...'' | ''According to popular legend, the great humanitarian [[Stewart Ransom]] founded the [[Independent Earth Colony]] on [[Axista Four]] in the year [[2439]], but the truth is not as neat and simple as the legend would suggest...'' | ||
The year is [[2539]]. Arriving on Axista Four, the Doctor, Zoe and Jamie find the [[colony]] in a state of chaos. A breakaway group of colonists — the "[[Realist]]s" — has abandoned Ransom's Back to Basics ideals and is creating a new high-tech settlement. The "[[Loyalist]]s" who remain are dwindling in number and face total extinction. | The year is [[2539]]. Arriving on [[Axista Four]], [[Second Doctor|the Doctor]], [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]] and [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]] find the [[colony]] in a state of chaos. A breakaway group of colonists — the "[[Realist]]s" — has abandoned Ransom's Back to Basics ideals and is creating a new high-tech settlement. The "[[Loyalist]]s" who remain are dwindling in number and face total extinction. | ||
Meanwhile, a [[spaceship]] from [[Earth]] has arrived with news that 80,000 refugees are about to descend upon the planet; the Realists are staging raids on the wreck of the colony ship, and in a secret underground bunker mysterious aliens who claim to be the planet's first colonists are beginning to awake. | Meanwhile, a [[spaceship]] from [[Earth]] has arrived with news that 80,000 refugees are about to descend upon the planet; the Realists are staging raids on the wreck of the colony ship, and in a secret underground bunker mysterious aliens who claim to be the planet's first colonists are beginning to awake. | ||
Who are the [[dog]]-like aliens who call themselves [[Tyrenian]]s? What is the secret agenda of the sinister Federation Administrator [[Greene]]? And what really happened when the colony ship crash-landed on Axista Four 100 years ago? | Who are the [[dog]]-like aliens who call themselves [[Tyrenian]]s? What is the secret agenda of the sinister Federation Administrator [[Laken Greene|Greene]]? And what really happened when the colony ship crash-landed on Axista Four 100 years ago? | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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* [[Hali Devine]] | * [[Hali Devine]] | ||
* [[Max Forde]] | * [[Max Forde]] | ||
* Jed Freedom | |||
=== Tyrenians === | === Tyrenians === | ||
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* [[Laken Greene]] | * [[Laken Greene]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The Doctor claims to prefer ''[[Back to the Future|Back to the Future Part II]]'' to ''Back to the Future Part III''. | * The Doctor claims to prefer ''[[Back to the Future|Back to the Future Part II]]'' to ''Back to the Future Part III''. | ||
* In the [[far future]], Axista Four went nova, becoming a [[fire]]ball. | |||
== Locations == | === Locations === | ||
* The [[Seventh Doctor]] takes [[Ace]] to the [[Museum and Archive of the Tellurian Stain]], one of the Seven Hundred [[Wonders of the Universe]]. | * The [[Seventh Doctor]] takes [[Ace]] to the [[Museum and Archive of the Tellurian Stain]], one of the Seven Hundred [[Wonders of the Universe]]. | ||
=== Vessels === | |||
* ''[[The Big Bang (spacecraft)|The Big Bang]]'' crashed on [[Axista Four]] in [[2439]]. | |||
* The [[ECSV Hannibal|Earth Colony Support Vessel ''Hannibal'']] was sent to Axista Four to prepare it for refugees displaced by the [[Dalek]]s. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Zoe recalls the [[Cyberman | * Zoe recalls the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]]'s invasion of the Wheel, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|The Wheel in Space]]'') but doesn't think of their attack on [[20th century]] Earth. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'') | ||
* The Second Doctor compares the sealed panels on the colony ship to the tombs of [[Telos]]. ([[TV]]:'' [[The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'') | * The Second Doctor compares the sealed panels on the colony ship to the tombs of [[Telos]]. ([[TV]]:'' [[The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)|The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'') | ||
* The Second Doctor compares Plymouth Hope City to [[Tombstone, Arizona|Tombstone]], [[Arizona]], which he visited in [[October]] [[1881]] during his [[First Doctor|first incarnation]] in the company of [[Steven Taylor]] and [[Dodo Chaplet]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Gunfighters (TV story)|The Gunfighters]]'') | * The Second Doctor compares Plymouth Hope City to [[Tombstone, Arizona|Tombstone]], [[Arizona]], which he visited in [[October]] [[1881]] during his [[First Doctor|first incarnation]] in the company of [[Steven Taylor]] and [[Dodo Chaplet]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Gunfighters (TV story)|The Gunfighters]]'') | ||
* The Second Doctor refers to his fondness for [[train|steam trains]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Black Orchid (TV story)|Black Orchid]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Model Train Set (short story)|Model Train Set]]'') | * The Second Doctor refers to his fondness for [[train|steam trains]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Black Orchid (TV story)|Black Orchid]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Model Train Set (short story)|Model Train Set]]'') | ||
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* {{whoniverse|pd61|The Colony of Lies}} | * {{whoniverse|pd61|The Colony of Lies}} | ||
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/colony.htm The Cloister Library: '''The Colony of Lies'''] | * [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/colony.htm The Cloister Library: '''The Colony of Lies'''] | ||
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050406225514/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/news/drwho/2004/01/01/13689.shtml Interview: Colin Brake] | |||
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Latest revision as of 07:30, 22 April 2024
The Colony of Lies was the sixtieth novel in the BBC Past Doctor Adventures series. It was written by Colin Brake, released 7 July 2003 and featured the Second Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon and Zoe Heriot and the Seventh Doctor and Ace.
This was Brake's only contribution to the Past Doctor Adventures range.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
According to popular legend, the great humanitarian Stewart Ransom founded the Independent Earth Colony on Axista Four in the year 2439, but the truth is not as neat and simple as the legend would suggest...
The year is 2539. Arriving on Axista Four, the Doctor, Zoe and Jamie find the colony in a state of chaos. A breakaway group of colonists — the "Realists" — has abandoned Ransom's Back to Basics ideals and is creating a new high-tech settlement. The "Loyalists" who remain are dwindling in number and face total extinction.
Meanwhile, a spaceship from Earth has arrived with news that 80,000 refugees are about to descend upon the planet; the Realists are staging raids on the wreck of the colony ship, and in a secret underground bunker mysterious aliens who claim to be the planet's first colonists are beginning to awake.
Who are the dog-like aliens who call themselves Tyrenians? What is the secret agenda of the sinister Federation Administrator Greene? And what really happened when the colony ship crash-landed on Axista Four 100 years ago?
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
llustration preview by Mike Collins in DWM 332
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Axista Four colonists[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Kirann Ransom
- Billy Joe Kartryte
- Jason Kartryte
- Tam Kartryte
- Val Freedom
- Dee Willoughby
- Hali Devine
- Max Forde
- Jed Freedom
Tyrenians[[edit] | [edit source]]
Hannibal crew and passengers[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor claims to prefer Back to the Future Part II to Back to the Future Part III.
- In the far future, Axista Four went nova, becoming a fireball.
Locations[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Seventh Doctor takes Ace to the Museum and Archive of the Tellurian Stain, one of the Seven Hundred Wonders of the Universe.
Vessels[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Big Bang crashed on Axista Four in 2439.
- The Earth Colony Support Vessel Hannibal was sent to Axista Four to prepare it for refugees displaced by the Daleks.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Zoe recalls the Cybermen's invasion of the Wheel, (TV: The Wheel in Space) but doesn't think of their attack on 20th century Earth. (TV: The Invasion)
- The Second Doctor compares the sealed panels on the colony ship to the tombs of Telos. (TV: The Tomb of the Cybermen)
- The Second Doctor compares Plymouth Hope City to Tombstone, Arizona, which he visited in October 1881 during his first incarnation in the company of Steven Taylor and Dodo Chaplet. (TV: The Gunfighters)
- The Second Doctor refers to his fondness for steam trains. (TV: Black Orchid, PROSE: Model Train Set)
- One of the myths of the frontier concerns a hidden Dalek army. (TV: Planet of the Daleks)
- The Seventh Doctor tells Ace that he used to keep a diary. (TV: The Power of the Daleks, TV: The Tomb of the Cybermen)
- Ace mentions Gabriel Chase (TV: Ghost Light) and recalls that she was called "Dotty" at school. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Revelation)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Colony of Lies at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- The Discontinuity Guide to: The Colony of Lies at The Whoniverse
- The Cloister Library: The Colony of Lies
