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novel name= GodEngine|
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image= [[Image:NA51_godengine.jpg|250px]] |
{{Infobox Story SMW
series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[List of Virgin New Adventures Stories | Virgin New Adventures]] |
|image= NA51 godengine.jpg
number= 51 |
|series = [[Virgin New Adventures]]
doctor=[[Seventh Doctor]] |
|range = Virgin New Adventures
companions= [[Roz Forrester | Roz]], [[Chris Cwej | Chris]] |
|number in range = 51
enemy= [[Daleks]], [[Falaxyr]] |
|number= 51
year= [[Mars]], May, 7th, [[2157]] |
|doctor = Seventh Doctor
writer= [[Craig Hinton]] |
|companions= [[Roz Forrester|Roz]], [[Chris Cwej|Chris]]
publisher= [[Virgin Books]] |
|enemy= [[Dalek]]s, [[Falaxyr]]
release date= June [[1996 (Real World)|1996]] |
|setting= [[Mars]], [[7 May]] [[2157]]
format= Paperback Book, ? Pages |
|writer= Craig Hinton
isbn= 0426204735 |
|cover= [[Peter Elson]]
previous story= [[Happy Endings]] |
|publisher= Virgin Books
next story= [[Christmas on a Rational Planet]] }}
|release date= 20 June 1996
|format= Paperback Book; 15 Chapters, 243 Pages
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20473-5
|prev= Happy Endings (novel)
|next= Christmas on a Rational Planet (novel)
}}{{prose stub}}
'''''GodEngine''''' is the fifty-first [[Virgin New Adventures]] novel. It features the [[Seventh Doctor]] travelling for the first time with [[Chris Cwej]] and [[Roz Forrester]], but without [[Bernice Summerfield]]. Set on [[Mars]] before the [[2150s Dalek invasion of Earth]], it sees a reappearance of the [[Ice Warrior]]s. It explores their culture in detail and how it was influenced by the [[Osirian]]s.


==Publisher's Summary==
== Publisher's summary ==
'''‘We’re on [[Mars]], we’re surrounded by [[Ice Warrior|Ice Warriors]], and the [[TARDIS]] has been destroyed. Business as usual, I suppose.’'''
"We're on [[Mars]], we're surrounded by [[Ice Warrior]]s, and [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] has been destroyed. Business as usual, I suppose."


Stranded on Mars, [[the Doctor]] and [[Roz Forrester | Roz]] team up with a group of colonists on a journey to find much-needed supplies at the [[Martian North Pole|North Pole]]. But when their expedition is joined by a party of Ice Warrior pilgrims, tensions are stretched to breaking point. Meanwhile, [[Chris Cwej | Chris]] finds himself on [[Pluto]]’s moon, trapped with a group of desperate scientists in a deadly race against time.  
Stranded on Mars, [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Roz Forrester|Roz]] team up with a group of colonists on a journey to find much-needed supplies at the [[Martian North Pole|North Pole]]. But when their expedition is joined by a party of Ice Warrior pilgrims, tensions are stretched to breaking point. Meanwhile, [[Chris Cwej|Chris]] finds himself on [[Pluto]]'s moon, trapped with a group of desperate [[scientist]]s in a deadly race against time.


The year is [[2157]]: the [[Earth]] has been invaded, and forces are at work on Mars to ensure that the mysterious invaders are successful. Unless the Doctor can solve the riddle of the GodEngine, the entire course of human history will be changed.
The year is [[2157]]: the [[Earth]] has been invaded, and forces are at work on Mars to ensure that the mysterious invaders are successful. Unless the Doctor can solve the riddle of the [[GodEngine]], the entire course of human history will be changed.


==Characters==
== Plot ==
[[Seventh Doctor | The Doctor]]
''to be added''
* The Doctor (still) doesn't trust Martians ([[Ice Warriors]]).
* He has an old yellowing map of Martian cities which he uses throughout this novel.


[[Chris Cwej]]
== Characters ==
Chris learnt Martian songs at [[Happy Endings |Benny's wedding]], and here puts it to use distracting the Martians.
* [[Seventh Doctor]]
* [[Chris Cwej]]
* [[Roz Forrester]]
* Ice Lord [[Falaxyr]]
* [[Aklaar]] (formerly known as Abrasaar)
* [[Cleece]]
* [[Draan]]
* [[Sstaal|Sstaal G'Hur-Tiis]]
* [[Esstar|Taal-Iis Esstar]]
* [[Yeess]]
* [[Antony McGuire]]
* [[Carmen Santacosta]]
* [[Christina Madrigal]]
* [[Felice Delacroix]]
* [[Piotr Kolchak]]
* [[Rachel Anders]]
* [[Vince Esteban]]


[[Roz Forrester]]
== Worldbuilding ==
* Roz still carries her Adjudicator ID.
=== Biology ===
* The [[Great Death]] has affected Mars.
* The [[sleeping fever]] is a deadly disease that affects the Ice Warrior civilisation.


==References==  
=== Individuals ===
[[Sword of Tuburr]], [[Osiran]],
* Ice Lord Falaxyr is one of the surviving members of the [[Eight-Point Table]]. He was working with the [[Dalek]]s.
* Erica Dortmun is the daughter of [[Dortmun]].
* [[Michael Anders]], Rachel's brother, was a hero to the Ice Warriors, having died defending a Martian nest against an [[Arcturan]] attack force.


* [[Daleks | The Daleks]] are the ally of the Ice Warriors, they are also the enemy attacking the solar system.
=== Locations ===
* There is a crater called Sutekh's Cauldron, named after the [[Osirian]] [[Sutekh|god]].
* [[Liis-arrat-Ixx]] is a military nest used by the [[Ice Warrior]]s.
* [[T'Ran-ikk-Liis]] is an Ice Warrior settlement.


* [[Bernice Summerfield]] is an expert in Martian archeaology, Roz and Chris wish she was there to help.  
=== Species ===
* Samples of an [[Osirian star-sapphire]] are found of [[Mars]].
* The [[Dalek]]s are the allies of the Ice Warriors. They are also the [[Black Fleet|enemy]] attacking the solar system.
* The [[Riis-utt-Ssethiss]] are an elite Martian assassination sect.


=== Technology ===
* The Doctor gives Roz a [[Nimon]] gravity device.
* The Doctor gives Roz a [[Nimon]] gravity device.
* An [[Osirian WarScarab]] was an object of Osirian construction.


==Notes==
== Notes ==
''to be added''
''to be added''


==Continuity==
== Continuity ==
* GodEngine explains why the Daleks in [[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]] were removing the magnetic core.
* GodEngine explains why the Daleks in [[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'' were removing the magnetic core.
* In [[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'' there is an alternate suggestion of these actions.
* Draan is the son of the [[Ice Lord]] known as [[Slaar]], who was defeated by the Doctor in his [[Second Doctor|second incarnation]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Seeds of Death (TV story)|The Seeds of Death]]''.


==External Links==
== Gallery ==
* [http://drwhoguide.com/who_na51.htm The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of '''GodEngine''']
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NA51 godengine.jpg|Official cover
GodEngine pulp cover.jpg|Pulp cover from ''[[Shelf Life]]''
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{{Virgin New Adventure Series Box | before = [[Happy Endings]] | after = [[Christmas on a Rational Planet]]}}
== External links ==
{{dwrefguide|who_na51.htm|GodEngine}}
* {{whoniverse|na51|GodEngine}}
* [http://home.earthlink.net/~qstnmark/godengin/godengin.htm Detailed sypnosis on an Ice Warriors fan page]
* [http://www.sorddin.com/broadsword-old/nap/nap51.html Prelude to '''GodEngine''' by Craig Hinton]
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/gode.htm The Cloister Library: '''GodEngine''']
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050407071717/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/news/drwho/2004/06/01/13203.shtml Interview: GodEngine]
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GodEngine is the fifty-first Virgin New Adventures novel. It features the Seventh Doctor travelling for the first time with Chris Cwej and Roz Forrester, but without Bernice Summerfield. Set on Mars before the 2150s Dalek invasion of Earth, it sees a reappearance of the Ice Warriors. It explores their culture in detail and how it was influenced by the Osirians.

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

"We're on Mars, we're surrounded by Ice Warriors, and the TARDIS has been destroyed. Business as usual, I suppose."

Stranded on Mars, the Doctor and Roz team up with a group of colonists on a journey to find much-needed supplies at the North Pole. But when their expedition is joined by a party of Ice Warrior pilgrims, tensions are stretched to breaking point. Meanwhile, Chris finds himself on Pluto's moon, trapped with a group of desperate scientists in a deadly race against time.

The year is 2157: the Earth has been invaded, and forces are at work on Mars to ensure that the mysterious invaders are successful. Unless the Doctor can solve the riddle of the GodEngine, the entire course of human history will be changed.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Biology[[edit] | [edit source]]

Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Ice Lord Falaxyr is one of the surviving members of the Eight-Point Table. He was working with the Daleks.
  • Erica Dortmun is the daughter of Dortmun.
  • Michael Anders, Rachel's brother, was a hero to the Ice Warriors, having died defending a Martian nest against an Arcturan attack force.

Locations[[edit] | [edit source]]

Species[[edit] | [edit source]]

Technology[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

Gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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