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|image = Ma-16.jpg | |image = Ma-16.jpg | ||
| | |range = Virgin Missing Adventures | ||
|number in range = 16 | |||
|number = 16 | |number = 16 | ||
|doctor = First Doctor | |doctor = First Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Vicki Pallister|Vicki]], [[Steven Taylor|Steven]] | |companions = [[Vicki Pallister|Vicki]], [[Steven Taylor|Steven]] | ||
| | |featuring = [[Irving Braxiatel|Braxiatel]], [[Galileo Galilei|Galileo]], [[Christopher Marlowe|Marlowe]], [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]], [[Richard Burbage|Burbage]] | ||
|enemy = [[Albrellian]], [[Jamarian]]s | |||
|writer = [[ | |setting = {{il|[[Venice]], [[Laputa]] and [[Hampton Court Palace]], [[1609]]}} | ||
|writer = Andy Lane | |||
|cover = [[Paul Campbell]] | |||
|illustrator = [[Mike Nicholson]] | |illustrator = [[Mike Nicholson]] | ||
|publisher = Virgin Books | |publisher = Virgin Books | ||
|release date = | |release date = 16 November 1995 | ||
|format = Paperback Book; 19 Chapters, 259 Pages | |format = Paperback Book; 19 Chapters, 259 Pages | ||
|isbn = ISBN 0-426-20457-3 | |isbn = ISBN 0-426-20457-3 | ||
|series = [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] | |||
|prev = Millennial Rites (novel) | |prev = Millennial Rites (novel) | ||
|next = Lords of the Storm (novel) | |next = Lords of the Storm (novel) | ||
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:"There is a old [[Venice|Venetian]] saying," [[First Doctor|the Doctor]] murmured. "The council of ten send you to the torture chamber; the council of three send you to the grave." | :"There is a old [[Venice|Venetian]] saying," [[First Doctor|the Doctor]] murmured. "The council of ten send you to the torture chamber; the council of three send you to the grave." | ||
A strange invitation brings the Doctor, [[Steven Taylor|Steven]] and [[Vicki Pallister|Vicki]] to Venice in the year of our Lord [[1609]]: a place of [[ | A strange invitation brings the Doctor, [[Steven Taylor|Steven]] and [[Vicki Pallister|Vicki]] to Venice in the year of our Lord [[1609]]: a place of [[politics]] and [[poison]], [[science]] and [[superstition]], [[telescope]]s and terror. [[Galileo Galilei]] is there demonstrating his new invention to the Doge, and [[William Shakespeare]] is working as a [[spy]] for King [[James I]]. And there are other visitors too: inhuman ones that lurk in the shadows, watching — and killing. | ||
Vicki is abducted to a flying island. Steven is accused of [[murder]] and challenged to a [[duel]]. The Doctor, meanwhile, finds himself at the centre of what looks like an attempted invasion. But who are the invaders? And why can't they proceed without his help? | Vicki is abducted to a flying island. Steven is accused of [[murder]] and challenged to a [[duel]]. The Doctor, meanwhile, finds himself at the centre of what looks like an attempted invasion. But who are the invaders? And why can't they proceed without his help? | ||
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* [[William Shakespeare]] | * [[William Shakespeare]] | ||
* [[Christopher Marlowe]] | * [[Christopher Marlowe]] | ||
* | * [[Robert Bellarmine|Cardinal Robert Bellarmine]] | ||
* [[Albrellian]] | * [[Albrellian]] | ||
* [[Szaratak]] | * [[Szaratak]] | ||
* [[Tzorogol]] | * [[Tzorogol]] | ||
* [[Carlo Zeno]] | * [[Carlo Zeno]] | ||
* [[Doge | * [[Leonardo Donà|Doge Leonardo Donà]] | ||
* [[Thomas Walsingham]] | * [[Thomas Walsingham]] | ||
* [[Tomasso Nicolotti]] | * [[Tomasso Nicolotti]] | ||
* [[Baldassare Nicolotti]] | * [[Baldassare Nicolotti]] | ||
* [[Antonio Nicolotti]] | * [[Antonio Nicolotti]] | ||
* [[Cremonini]] | |||
* [[Ssarl]] | |||
* [[Tayre]] | |||
* [[James I|King James I]] | |||
* [[Anne of Denmark|Queen Anne]] | |||
* [[John Dee]] | |||
* [[Richard Burbage]] | |||
* [[Richard Cowley]] | |||
* [[John Heminge]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
=== Drugs and medicines === | === Drugs and medicines === | ||
* Braxiatel gives a drug to [[Shakespeare]] that removes his memory of the last twenty-four hours. | * Braxiatel gives a drug to [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]] that removes his memory of the last twenty-four hours. | ||
=== Foods and beverages === | === Foods and beverages === | ||
* Steven gets [[ | * The Doctor drinks [[wine]]. | ||
* Steven gets [[drunk]] with [[Galileo Galilei]]. | |||
* [[Rakeshla]] is a Sontaran drink used for celebrating the return of victorious warriors. | * [[Rakeshla]] is a Sontaran drink used for celebrating the return of victorious warriors. | ||
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=== Species === | === Species === | ||
* | * Species represented at the [[Armageddon Convention]] include the [[Sontaran]]s, [[Rutan]], [[Greld]], [[Devgherrian]]s, [[Chelonian]]s, [[Ice Warrior]]s, [[Krarg]]s, [[Vilp]], [[Ontraag]]s, [[Jullatii]], [[Dentraal]]s, [[Oolian]]s, [[Ellillian]]s. The Daleks and [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] did not even respond to the invitation. | ||
* Further unnamed species (which perhaps correspond to some of the above) are described from Cardinal Bellarmine's perspective. He describes them as: | |||
** "Taller than [himself], heavily muscled, and had the face of a [[lion]]". | |||
** One "walked on all fours, with a heavy, anvil-like face that bore two short horns". | |||
** One had "a face like a man, but was taller and thinner than any man had ever been that walked the Earth". | |||
** The fourth was "feathered and winged like an [[eagle]]". (probably an Oolian) | |||
* The [[Krayt]] shot Steven down over [[Mechanus]]. | * The [[Krayt]] shot Steven down over [[Mechanus]]. | ||
* Braxiatel buys his defence satellites off the [[Aaev]]. | * Braxiatel buys his defence satellites off the [[Aaev]]. | ||
=== TARDIS === | === TARDIS === | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This adventure takes place between ''[[The Time Meddler]]'' and ''[[Galaxy 4 (TV story)|Galaxy 4]]'', and, for the Doctor, after the events of ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]''. | * This adventure takes place between ''[[The Time Meddler (TV story)|The Time Meddler]]'' and ''[[Galaxy 4 (TV story)|Galaxy 4]]'', and, for the Doctor, directly after the events of ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]''. | ||
* | * The novel features original illustrations by [[Mike Nicholson]], making it one few releases in the [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] line to do so. | ||
* The Armageddon Convention was first mentioned in the television story ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'', while the refusal of the Daleks and Cybermen to attend was mentioned in [[Doctor Who and the Revenge of the Cybermen (novelisation)|the novelisation]]. Braxiatel, or rather his [[Braxiatel Collection|Collection]], was first mentioned by [[Romana II|Romana]] in the television story ''[[City of Death (TV story)|City of Death]]''. | |||
* The Armageddon Convention was first mentioned in the television story ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'', while the refusal of the Daleks and Cybermen to attend was mentioned in [[ | * It is confirmed that the Doctor and Irving Braxiatel are related in the novel ''[[Tears of the Oracle (novel)|Tears of the Oracle]]''. | ||
* It is confirmed that the Doctor and Irving Braxiatel are related in the novel ''[[Tears of the Oracle]]''. | |||
* In the acknowledgements, Lane notes that this was his own version of {{w|Tim Powers}}' {{wi|The Stress of Her Regard}}. | * In the acknowledgements, Lane notes that this was his own version of {{w|Tim Powers}}' {{wi|The Stress of Her Regard}}. | ||
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* The Doctor tells Steven that [[Marco Polo]] described Venice as being an oppressive state. ([[TV]]: ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'') | * The Doctor tells Steven that [[Marco Polo]] described Venice as being an oppressive state. ([[TV]]: ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'') | ||
* The Doctor, Steven and Vicki recently visited [[Spain]] in the late [[15th century]] where they met [[Torquemada|Tomás de Torquemada]]. During this incident, Steven was captured and tortured by the [[Spanish Inquisition]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Managra (novel)|Managra]]'') | * The Doctor, Steven and Vicki recently visited [[Spain]] in the late [[15th century]] where they met [[Torquemada|Tomás de Torquemada]]. During this incident, Steven was captured and tortured by the [[Spanish Inquisition]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Managra (novel)|Managra]]'') | ||
* Vicki recalls that her pet [[Sandy]] the [[Sand Beast]] was killed by [[Barbara Wright]] on [[Dido | * Vicki recalls that her pet [[Sandy]] the [[Sand Beast]] was killed by [[Barbara Wright]] on [[Dido]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Rescue (TV story)|The Rescue]]'') | ||
* Vicki tells Braxiatel that she met [[the Monk]] in [[Northumbria]] in [[1066]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Meddler (TV story)|The Time Meddler]]'') | * Vicki tells Braxiatel that she met [[the Monk]] in [[Northumbria]] in [[1066]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Meddler (TV story)|The Time Meddler]]'') | ||
* Braxiatel refers to the [[Omega]] crisis. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'') | * Braxiatel refers to the [[Omega]] crisis. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'') | ||
* Although they have never met before in his personal timeline, the Doctor recognises Shakespeare on sight, given that he previously saw him on the [[Time-Space Visualiser]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'') | * Although they have never met before in his personal timeline, the Doctor recognises Shakespeare on sight, given that he previously saw him on the [[Time-Space Visualiser]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'') According to another account, they had met in [[1601]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Hollow Crown (audio story)|The Hollow Crown]]'') | ||
* Braxiatel organises the Armageddon Convention. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'') which the Daleks and Cybermen refused to attend. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[ | * Braxiatel organises the Armageddon Convention. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'') which the Daleks and Cybermen refused to attend. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Revenge of the Cybermen (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Revenge of the Cybermen]]'') | ||
* Shakespeare mentions the [[Fourth Doctor]]'s assistance with finishing ''[[Hamlet]]''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Stranger, The Writer, His Wife and the Mixed Metaphor (short story)|The Stranger, The Writer, His Wife and the Mixed Metaphor]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[City of Death (TV story)|City of Death]]'') | * Shakespeare mentions the [[Fourth Doctor]]'s assistance with finishing ''[[Hamlet]]''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Stranger, The Writer, His Wife and the Mixed Metaphor (short story)|The Stranger, The Writer, His Wife and the Mixed Metaphor]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[City of Death (TV story)|City of Death]]'') | ||
* As a young boy, Shakespeare met the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Charlotte | * As a young boy, Shakespeare met the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Charlotte Pollard]] in the [[2050s]] and briefly travelled in the TARDIS, an incident which will not happen for many years in the Doctor's personal timeline. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Time of the Daleks (audio story)|The Time of the Daleks]]'') Later in his personal timeline, Shakespeare would travel in the TARDIS once again in the company of the [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Peri Brown]], [[Erimem]] and [[Richard III of England|King Richard III]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Kingmaker (audio story)|The Kingmaker]]'') Furthermore, the Doctor would encounter Shakespeare again in [[1597]] during his fifth incarnation ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Kingmaker (audio story)|The Kingmaker]]'') and in [[1599]] during his [[Tenth Doctor|tenth incarnation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]'') | ||
* The hologuise generators used by the [[Jamarian]]s to disguise themselves as humans are very similar to the [[perception filter]]s used by the [[Saturnyn]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Vampires of Venice (TV story)|The Vampire of Venice]]'') | * The hologuise generators used by the [[Jamarian]]s to disguise themselves as humans are very similar to the [[perception filter]]s used by the [[Saturnyn]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Vampires of Venice (TV story)|The Vampire of Venice]]'') | ||
* Vicki does not seem to recognise King [[James I]], despite having previously met him in [[November]] [[1605]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Plotters (novel)|The Plotters]]'') | * Vicki does not seem to recognise King [[James I]], despite having previously met him in [[November]] [[1605]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Plotters (novel)|The Plotters]]'') | ||
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* The Doctor states he knows how to deal with [[Venusian (Venusian Lullaby)|Venusians]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Venusian Lullaby (novel)|Venusian Lullaby]]'') | * The Doctor states he knows how to deal with [[Venusian (Venusian Lullaby)|Venusians]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Venusian Lullaby (novel)|Venusian Lullaby]]'') | ||
* The dying [[Christopher Marlowe]] requests a kiss from Steven, and it is implied (though not shown) that Steven responds in kind. Steven would later tell [[Oliver Harper]] that same-sex relationships were accepted and common by his time period. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Cold Equations (audio story)|The Cold Equations]]'') | * The dying [[Christopher Marlowe]] requests a kiss from Steven, and it is implied (though not shown) that Steven responds in kind. Steven would later tell [[Oliver Harper]] that same-sex relationships were accepted and common by his time period. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Cold Equations (audio story)|The Cold Equations]]'') | ||
* The Doctor told [[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]] about how he met William Shakespeare in [[TV]]: ''[[Planet of Evil (TV story)|Planet of Evil]]''. | |||
== Illustrations == | |||
* Includes two illustrations in the print edition as well as a new cover and nine additional illustrations in the e-book by [[Mike Nicholson]], originally published on the BBC's website. | |||
<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true"> | |||
File:Dr Who and the Empire of Glass.jpg|The Empire of Glass cover (ebook) | |||
File:The frontispiece to the original edition.jpg|The frontispiece to the original edition | |||
File:The Doctor and Vicki gaze at Venice.jpg|The Doctor and Vicki gaze at Venice | |||
File:Braxiatel and his alien visitor.jpg|Braxiatel and his alien visitor | |||
File:Galileo points to the stars.jpg|Galileo points to the stars | |||
File:Stephen is pulled along the canal.jpg|Stephen is pulled along the canal | |||
File:Braxiatel and some conference delegates.jpg|Braxiatel and some conference delegates | |||
File:William Shakespeare, the Bard of Avon.jpg|William Shakespeare, the Bard of Avon | |||
File:Stephen holds the mortally wounded Marlowe.jpg|Stephen holds the mortally wounded Marlowe | |||
File:Human bomb and Jamarians.jpg|Human bomb and Jamarians | |||
File:Shakespeare forgets it all.jpg|Shakespeare forgets it all | |||
File:The endpiece to the original edition.jpg|The endpiece to the original edition | |||
</gallery> | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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[[Category:Irving Braxiatel novels]] | [[Category:Irving Braxiatel novels]] | ||
[[Category:Chelonian novels]] | [[Category:Chelonian novels]] | ||
[[Category:Sontaran novels]] | |||
[[Category:Ice Warrior novels]] | |||
[[Category:Rutan Host novels]] | |||
Latest revision as of 22:02, 9 January 2024
The Empire of Glass was the sixteenth novel in the Virgin Missing Adventures series. It was written by Andy Lane and featured the First Doctor, Vicki Pallister and Steven Taylor. It also featured Irving Braxiatel, during one of his earliest incarnations.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
- "There is a old Venetian saying," the Doctor murmured. "The council of ten send you to the torture chamber; the council of three send you to the grave."
A strange invitation brings the Doctor, Steven and Vicki to Venice in the year of our Lord 1609: a place of politics and poison, science and superstition, telescopes and terror. Galileo Galilei is there demonstrating his new invention to the Doge, and William Shakespeare is working as a spy for King James I. And there are other visitors too: inhuman ones that lurk in the shadows, watching — and killing.
Vicki is abducted to a flying island. Steven is accused of murder and challenged to a duel. The Doctor, meanwhile, finds himself at the centre of what looks like an attempted invasion. But who are the invaders? And why can't they proceed without his help?
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- First Doctor
- Vicki Pallister
- Steven Taylor
- Galileo Galilei
- Irving Braxiatel
- William Shakespeare
- Christopher Marlowe
- Cardinal Robert Bellarmine
- Albrellian
- Szaratak
- Tzorogol
- Carlo Zeno
- Doge Leonardo Donà
- Thomas Walsingham
- Tomasso Nicolotti
- Baldassare Nicolotti
- Antonio Nicolotti
- Cremonini
- Ssarl
- Tayre
- King James I
- Queen Anne
- John Dee
- Richard Burbage
- Richard Cowley
- John Heminge
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
Drugs and medicines[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Braxiatel gives a drug to Shakespeare that removes his memory of the last twenty-four hours.
Foods and beverages[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor drinks wine.
- Steven gets drunk with Galileo Galilei.
- Rakeshla is a Sontaran drink used for celebrating the return of victorious warriors.
Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Shakespeare claims that another man who called himself "the Doctor" helped him to finish writing Hamlet. He asks the Doctor if he has a younger brother who is "tall, with curled brown hair."
- Tayre is the Colonel in Chief of the Strategic Arm of the Ninth Sontaran Army.
Law and order[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The role of the Doctor in banning the use of miniscopes is known throughout nine galaxies.
- Irving Braxiatel has set up a conference to create the Armageddon Convention.
Libraries and archives[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Braxiatel establishes the Library of St John the Beheaded.
- Braxiatel obtains the "lost" plays of Shakespeare: Love's Labour's Won, The Birth of Merlin, and Sir John Oldcastle.
Species[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Species represented at the Armageddon Convention include the Sontarans, Rutan, Greld, Devgherrians, Chelonians, Ice Warriors, Krargs, Vilp, Ontraags, Jullatii, Dentraals, Oolians, Ellillians. The Daleks and Cybermen did not even respond to the invitation.
- Further unnamed species (which perhaps correspond to some of the above) are described from Cardinal Bellarmine's perspective. He describes them as:
- "Taller than [himself], heavily muscled, and had the face of a lion".
- One "walked on all fours, with a heavy, anvil-like face that bore two short horns".
- One had "a face like a man, but was taller and thinner than any man had ever been that walked the Earth".
- The fourth was "feathered and winged like an eagle". (probably an Oolian)
- The Krayt shot Steven down over Mechanus.
- Braxiatel buys his defence satellites off the Aaev.
TARDIS[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The TARDIS has ultrasonic showers.
Earth locations[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor notes that Venice sank beneath the surface of the ocean centuries before either Vicki or Steven were born.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This adventure takes place between The Time Meddler and Galaxy 4, and, for the Doctor, directly after the events of The Three Doctors.
- The novel features original illustrations by Mike Nicholson, making it one few releases in the Virgin Missing Adventures line to do so.
- The Armageddon Convention was first mentioned in the television story Revenge of the Cybermen, while the refusal of the Daleks and Cybermen to attend was mentioned in the novelisation. Braxiatel, or rather his Collection, was first mentioned by Romana in the television story City of Death.
- It is confirmed that the Doctor and Irving Braxiatel are related in the novel Tears of the Oracle.
- In the acknowledgements, Lane notes that this was his own version of Tim Powers' The Stress of Her Regard.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- When he is returned to the TARDIS several hours after vanishing in front of Steven and Vicki, the Doctor has only vague memories of his experiences in the interim, which involved "a dandy and a clown." (TV: The Three Doctors)
- Steven refers to the three years which he spent imprisoned by the Mechanoids on their home planet Mechanus prior to meeting the Doctor. (TV: The Chase)
- The Doctor tells Steven that Marco Polo described Venice as being an oppressive state. (TV: Marco Polo)
- The Doctor, Steven and Vicki recently visited Spain in the late 15th century where they met Tomás de Torquemada. During this incident, Steven was captured and tortured by the Spanish Inquisition. (PROSE: Managra)
- Vicki recalls that her pet Sandy the Sand Beast was killed by Barbara Wright on Dido. (TV: The Rescue)
- Vicki tells Braxiatel that she met the Monk in Northumbria in 1066. (TV: The Time Meddler)
- Braxiatel refers to the Omega crisis. (TV: The Three Doctors)
- Although they have never met before in his personal timeline, the Doctor recognises Shakespeare on sight, given that he previously saw him on the Time-Space Visualiser. (TV: The Chase) According to another account, they had met in 1601. (AUDIO: The Hollow Crown)
- Braxiatel organises the Armageddon Convention. (TV: Revenge of the Cybermen) which the Daleks and Cybermen refused to attend. (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Revenge of the Cybermen)
- Shakespeare mentions the Fourth Doctor's assistance with finishing Hamlet. (PROSE: The Stranger, The Writer, His Wife and the Mixed Metaphor, TV: City of Death)
- As a young boy, Shakespeare met the Eighth Doctor and Charlotte Pollard in the 2050s and briefly travelled in the TARDIS, an incident which will not happen for many years in the Doctor's personal timeline. (AUDIO: The Time of the Daleks) Later in his personal timeline, Shakespeare would travel in the TARDIS once again in the company of the Fifth Doctor, Peri Brown, Erimem and King Richard III. (AUDIO: The Kingmaker) Furthermore, the Doctor would encounter Shakespeare again in 1597 during his fifth incarnation (AUDIO: The Kingmaker) and in 1599 during his tenth incarnation. (TV: The Shakespeare Code)
- The hologuise generators used by the Jamarians to disguise themselves as humans are very similar to the perception filters used by the Saturnyns. (TV: The Vampire of Venice)
- Vicki does not seem to recognise King James I, despite having previously met him in November 1605. (PROSE: The Plotters)
- During his sixth incarnation, the Doctor would later meet Marlowe again in 1590 in the company of Peri Brown. This encounter took place nineteen years earlier in Marlowe's personal timeline. (AUDIO: Points of Entry)
- The Eighth Doctor and Charley Pollard would later visit Venice in the 23rd century (AUDIO: The Stones of Venice) as would the Eleventh Doctor, Amy Pond and Rory Williams in 1580. (TV: The Vampire of Venice)
- The Doctor states he knows how to deal with Venusians. (PROSE: Venusian Lullaby)
- The dying Christopher Marlowe requests a kiss from Steven, and it is implied (though not shown) that Steven responds in kind. Steven would later tell Oliver Harper that same-sex relationships were accepted and common by his time period. (AUDIO: The Cold Equations)
- The Doctor told Sarah about how he met William Shakespeare in TV: Planet of Evil.
Illustrations[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Includes two illustrations in the print edition as well as a new cover and nine additional illustrations in the e-book by Mike Nicholson, originally published on the BBC's website.
The Empire of Glass cover (ebook)
The frontispiece to the original edition
The Doctor and Vicki gaze at Venice
Braxiatel and his alien visitor
Galileo points to the stars
Stephen is pulled along the canal
Braxiatel and some conference delegates
William Shakespeare, the Bard of Avon
Stephen holds the mortally wounded Marlowe
Human bomb and Jamarians
Shakespeare forgets it all
The endpiece to the original edition
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Empire of Glass at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- The Discontinuity Guide to: The Empire of Glass at The Whoniverse
- The Cloister Library: The Empire of Glass
