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novel name= The Dimension Riders|
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{{Infobox Story SMW
series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[Virgin New Adventures]] |
|image= NA020 dimensionriders.jpg
number= 20 |
|series = Virgin New Adventures
doctor=[[Seventh Doctor]] |
|range = Virgin New Adventures
companions= [[Ace]], [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] |
|number in range = 20
enemy= [[Garvond|The Garvond]] |
|number= 20
year= [[Earth]], [[England]], [[Oxford]], November 18, [[1993]] <br> Deep Space, late 24th century |
|doctor = Seventh Doctor
writer= [[Daniel Blythe]] |
|companions= [[Ace]], [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]]
publisher= [[Virgin Books]] |
|enemy= The [[Garvond]]
release date= [[November]] [[1993]] |
|setting= {{il|[[Oxford]], [[1993]]|[[Space Station Q4]], [[2381]]}}
format= Paperback Book, 341 Pages |
|writer= Daniel Blythe
isbn= ISBN 0426203976 |
|cover= [[Jeff Cummins]]
previous story= [[Blood Heat]] |
|publisher= Virgin Books
next story= [[The Left-Handed Hummingbird]]}}
|release date= 18 November 1993
|format= Paperback Book; 27 Chapters, 247 Pages
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20397-6
|prev= Blood Heat (novel)
|next= The Left-Handed Hummingbird (novel)
|series2= [[Interweaving with the New Adventures|''DWM'' "New Adventures order"]]
|prev2= Blood Heat (novel)
|next2= The Left-Handed Hummingbird (novel)
}}{{prose stub}}
'''''The Dimension Riders''''' is the twentieth novel in the [[Virgin New Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Daniel Blythe]] and featured the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Ace]] and [[Bernice Summerfield|Bernice]].


==Publisher's Summary==
== Publisher's summary ==
''''Someone here has been playing with time, [[Ace]]. Like playing with fire, only worse - you get burnt before you’ve lit the match.''''
''"Someone here has been playing with time, [[Ace]]. Like playing with fire, only worse - you get burnt before you've lit the match."''


Abandoning a holiday in [[Oxford]], [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]] travels to [[Space Station Q4]], where something is seriously wrong. Ghostly soldiers from the future watch from the shadows among the dead. Soon, the Doctor is trapped in the past, Ace is fighting for her life, and [[Bernice Summerfield|Bernice]] is uncovering deceit among the college cloisters.  
Abandoning a holiday in [[Oxford]], [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]] travels to [[Space Station Q4]], where something is seriously wrong. Ghostly soldiers from the future watch from the shadows among the dead. Soon, the Doctor is trapped in the past, Ace is fighting for her life, and [[Bernice Summerfield|Bernice]] is uncovering deceit among the college cloisters.


What is the connection with a beautiful assassin in a black sports car? How can the Doctor’s time machine be in Oxford when it is on board the space station? And what secrets are held by the [[TARDIS library|library]] of the invaded [[TARDIS]]?  
What is the connection with a beautiful [[assassin]] in a black sports car? How can the Doctor's time machine be in Oxford when it is on board the space station? And what secrets are held by the [[TARDIS library|library]] of the invaded [[TARDIS]]?


The Doctor quickly discovers he is facing another time-shattering enigma: a creature which he thought he had destroyed, and which it seems he is powerless to stop.  
The Doctor quickly discovers he is facing another time-shattering enigma: a creature which he thought he had destroyed, and which it seems he is powerless to stop.


==Characters==
== Chapter titles ==
*[[Seventh Doctor | The Doctor]]
Prologue - Input
**His current body is aging rapidly.
# Time Ghosts
**Likes almond slices.
# Perception and Inception
*[[Ace]]
# Atmosphere Normal
**Still doesn't trust the Doctor.
# Vertices and Vortices
*[[Bernice Summerfield]]
# Temporal Distraction
**Lost her load of archaeological finds in the Doctor's original TARDIS.
# Communication Breakdown
*[[James Rafferty | Professor James Rafferty]]
# On the Bridge
**Is Professor of Extra-Terrestial Studies at Oxford.
# Conversations with the Dead
*[[Garvond]]
# Far Out and Gone
*"The President" (aka [[Epislon Delta]], [[The President of St. Matthew's College]])
# Force Majeure
**A Time Lord from the Ancient Time.
# The Riders
**He left Gallifrey inspired by stories of [[The Master]], [[The Rani]] and especially [[The Doctor]].
# Information Technology
*Captain [[Romulus Terrin]]
# Incubus
*[[Darius Cheynor]]
# Cracks
**Second in command to Romulus Terrin.
# Echoes
*Lt. [[Albion Strakk]]
# Into the Vortex
**Gets hit with a time beam giving him 10 years to live.
# Come as You Are
*[[Amanda]]
# Focus
**Cybernetic android built by the President.
# The Link
# Locations and Dislocation
# Control
# Ship of Time
# Architecture and Mortality
# Undiscovered Country
# Reflections
Epilogue - Output


==References==
== Plot ==
* The Doctor first read about the Garvond in [[The Worshipful and Ancient Law of Gallifrey]].
''to be added''


* The Doctor once thought about retiring to [[Florana]].
== Characters ==
* [[Seventh Doctor]]
* [[Ace]]
* [[Bernice Summerfield]]
* [[Garvond]]
 
=== Terran Survey Corp ===
* [[Romulus Terrin]]
* [[Listrelle Quallem]]
* [[Darius Cheynor]]
* [[Ferris Mostrell]]
* [[Albion Strakk]]
* [[Rosabeth McCarran]]
* [[Matthias Henson]]
* [[Tanja Rubcjek]]
* [[Tristan Cobain]]
* [[Katja Brintz]]
* [[Brad Gillespie]]
* [[Drew McCarran]]
* [[Jed Symdon]]
* [[Carden]]
* [[Larsen (The Dimension Riders)|Larsen]]
* [[Gessner]]
* [[Rost (The Dimension Riders)|Rost]]
 
=== Space Station Q4 ===
* [[Septimus Ballantyne]]
* [[Helina Vaiq]]
* [[Cal Pagett]]
* [[Emmi Dasselle]]
 
=== Oxford ===
* [[James Rafferty|Professor James Rafferty]]
* [[Epsilon Delta]] aka Dr Styles and "The President"
* [[Amanda (The Dimension Riders)|Amanda]]
* [[Tom Cheynor]]
* [[Harry (The Dimension Riders)|Harry]]
* [[Ellen Rocher]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
=== Androids ===
* Amanda is a cybernetic [[android]] built by the President.
 
=== Books ===
* The Doctor first read about the Garvond in ''[[The Worshipful and Ancient Law of Gallifrey]]''.


* The [[TARDIS]] (from the alternate world) doesn't entirely trust the Doctor.
=== The Doctor ===
* The Doctor uses his [[Prydonian Chapter Debating Forum]] and [[Oxford Union Society]] membership cards as identification.


* Professor Rafferty knows the [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]], [[Ian Chesterton]] and [[Edward Travers|Professor Travers]], and is also an old friend of the Doctor's.
=== Events ===
* Amanda mentions the [[Zygon]] [[Terror of the Zygons (TV story)|Gambit]], the [[Shoreditch Incident]] and the events of [[Auderly House]].


* Amanda mentions; the [[Zygon Gambit]], the [[Shoreditch Incident]], and the events of [[Auderly House]].
=== Foods and beverages ===
* The Doctor likes [[almond slice]]s.


=== Individuals ===
* Professor James Rafferty is Professor of [[Alien|Extra-Terrestial Studies]] at the [[University of Oxford]].
* Professor Rafferty knows [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]], [[Ian Chesterton]], and [[Edward Travers|Professor Travers]].
* The Doctor mentions [[Skagra]].
* The Doctor mentions [[Skagra]].


==Notes==
=== Planets ===
* This is the second novel in the Meddling Monk Arc.
* The Doctor once thought about retiring to [[Florana]].
*A prelude to this novel was published in [[DWM Issue 206]].
 
=== Time Lords ===
* [[Epsilon Delta]], the President of St. Matthew's College, left Gallifrey, inspired by stories of [[the Master]], [[the Rani]] and especially [[the Doctor]]. He is a [[Time Lord]] from the Ancient Time.
* Before he left [[Gallifrey]], Epsilon Delta was an attendant to the [[Gold Usher]] and left feeling angry and hateful towards his people for overlooking him.
* Epsilon Delta scored a double-beta in [[cybernetics]].
* Epsilon Delta is in his second incarnation; he [[Regeneration|regenerated]] after encountering some [[Sontaran]]s.
 
=== Time travel ===
* Lt. [[Albion Strakk]] gets hit with a [[time beam]] giving him 10 years to live.


==Continuity==
=== TARDIS ===
* The events mentioned by Amanda correspond to: [[DW]]: ''[[Terror of the Zygons]]'' (The Zygon Gambit), ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'' (The Shoreditch Incident) and ''[[Day of the Daleks]]'' (Auderly House).
* The [[The Doctor's TARDIS (Silurian Earth)|TARDIS]] (from the alternate world) does not entirely trust the Doctor.
* The Doctor's TARDIS can project itself a millisecond into the future through the [[Defence Indefinite Timeloop Option]].
* The President's TARDIS is a [[Type 102]]. It has a voice-operated lock and a reliable [[chameleon circuit]].


* There are a few references to [[DW]]/[[WC]]/[[BFA]]: ''[[Shada]]''.
== Notes ==
* This is the second novel in the Alternate Universe arc.
* A [[Prelude The Dimension Riders (short story)|prelude]] to this novel was published in [[DWM 206]].
* {{Champion}} and [[Artemis (No Future)|Artemis]] make an appearance (behind the scenes) in the prologue and the epilogue.
* Despite being released in the month of ''Doctor Who''<nowiki/>'s 30th anniversary, nothing in the book commemorates the event.


* Darius Cheynor reappears in [[NA]]: ''[[Infinite Requiem]]''.
== Continuity ==
* The events mentioned by Amanda correspond to [[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Zygons (TV story)|Terror of the Zygons]]'' (the Zygon Gambit), ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'' (the Shoreditch Incident) and ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'' (Auderly House).
* There are a few references to [[TV]]: ''[[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]''.
* Darius Cheynor reappears in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Infinite Requiem (novel)|Infinite Requiem]]''.
== Cover gallery ==
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==External Links==
== External links ==
* [http://www.drwhoguide.com/whona20p.htm Prelude to '''The Dimension Riders''' as published in DWM #206]
* [https://doctorwho.guide/whona20p.htm Prelude to '''The Dimension Riders''' as published in DWM #206]
* [http://www.drwhoguide.com/who_na20.htm The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of '''The Dimension Riders''']
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* {{whoniverse|na20|The Dimension Riders}}
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/dimer.htm The Cloister Library: '''The Dimension Riders''']
* [http://doctorwho.org.nz/archive/tsv37/beyondthebook.html#dimensionriders Beyond the Book: The Dimension Riders by Paul Scoones (Article) - TSV 37]
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The Dimension Riders is the twentieth novel in the Virgin New Adventures series. It was written by Daniel Blythe and featured the Seventh Doctor, Ace and Bernice.

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

"Someone here has been playing with time, Ace. Like playing with fire, only worse - you get burnt before you've lit the match."

Abandoning a holiday in Oxford, the Doctor travels to Space Station Q4, where something is seriously wrong. Ghostly soldiers from the future watch from the shadows among the dead. Soon, the Doctor is trapped in the past, Ace is fighting for her life, and Bernice is uncovering deceit among the college cloisters.

What is the connection with a beautiful assassin in a black sports car? How can the Doctor's time machine be in Oxford when it is on board the space station? And what secrets are held by the library of the invaded TARDIS?

The Doctor quickly discovers he is facing another time-shattering enigma: a creature which he thought he had destroyed, and which it seems he is powerless to stop.

Chapter titles[[edit] | [edit source]]

Prologue - Input

  1. Time Ghosts
  2. Perception and Inception
  3. Atmosphere Normal
  4. Vertices and Vortices
  5. Temporal Distraction
  6. Communication Breakdown
  7. On the Bridge
  8. Conversations with the Dead
  9. Far Out and Gone
  10. Force Majeure
  11. The Riders
  12. Information Technology
  13. Incubus
  14. Cracks
  15. Echoes
  16. Into the Vortex
  17. Come as You Are
  18. Focus
  19. The Link
  20. Locations and Dislocation
  21. Control
  22. Ship of Time
  23. Architecture and Mortality
  24. Undiscovered Country
  25. Reflections

Epilogue - Output

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Terran Survey Corp[[edit] | [edit source]]

Space Station Q4[[edit] | [edit source]]

Oxford[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Androids[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Amanda is a cybernetic android built by the President.

Books[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

Events[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

Planets[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Doctor once thought about retiring to Florana.

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

Time travel[[edit] | [edit source]]

TARDIS[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • This is the second novel in the Alternate Universe arc.
  • A prelude to this novel was published in DWM 206.
  • Mortimus and Artemis make an appearance (behind the scenes) in the prologue and the epilogue.
  • Despite being released in the month of Doctor Who's 30th anniversary, nothing in the book commemorates the event.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

  • Original cover

    Original cover

  • Textless cover

    Textless cover

  • Sketch cover

    Sketch cover

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

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