Harvest of Time (novel): Difference between revisions

From Tardis Wiki, the free Doctor Who reference
m (Fixed typo)
No edit summary
Tag: 2017 source edit
 
(40 intermediate revisions by 13 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{title dab away}}
{{title dab away}}
{{real world}}
{{real world}}
{{Infobox Story
{{Infobox Story SMW
|image          = Harvest of Time.jpg
|image          = Harvest of Time.jpg
|series        = (informally) BBC Books past Doctor novels
|series        = (informally) BBC Books past Doctor novels
|number        =  
|number        =  
|doctor        = Third Doctor
|doctor        = Third Doctor
|companions = [[The Brigadier]], [[John Benton|Benton]], [[Mike Yates|Yates]], [[Jo Grant|Jo]]
|companions     = [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier]], [[John Benton|Benton]], [[Mike Yates|Yates]], [[Jo Grant|Jo]]
|featuring     = {{Delgado|c}}
|featuring     = [[The Master (Terror of the Autons)|The Master]]
|enemy          = [[Sild]]
|enemy          = [[Sild]]
|setting        =  
|setting        = {{il|[[England]], the [[1970s]]|[[Praxilion (planet)|Praxilion]], the [[far future]]}}
|writer        = [[Alastair Reynolds]]
|writer        = Alastair Reynolds
|read by        = [[Geoffrey Beevers]]
|read by        = [[Geoffrey Beevers]]
|publisher      = BBC Books
|publisher      = BBC Books
|release date  = [[4 June (releases)|4 June]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]]
|release date  = 4 June 2013
|cover          =  
|cover          = Two Associates
|format        = Hardback, 368 pages
|format        = Hardback, 368 pages
|isbn          = ISBN 978-0-385-34680-1
|isbn          = ISBN 978-0-385-34680-1
Line 25: Line 25:
After billions of years of imprisonment, the vicious [[Sild]] have broken out of confinement. From a ruined world at the end of time, they make preparations to conquer the past, with the ultimate goal of rewriting history. But to achieve their aims they will need to enslave an intellect greater than their own...
After billions of years of imprisonment, the vicious [[Sild]] have broken out of confinement. From a ruined world at the end of time, they make preparations to conquer the past, with the ultimate goal of rewriting history. But to achieve their aims they will need to enslave an intellect greater than their own...


On [[Earth]], [[Unified Intelligence Taskforce|UNIT]] is called in to investigate a mysterious incident on a [[North Sea]] drilling platform. [[Third Doctor|The Doctor]] believes something is afoot, and no sooner has the investigation begun when something even stranger takes hold: [[The Brigadier]] is starting to [[Time-fade|forget]] about UNIT's highest-profile prisoner. And he is not alone in his [[amnesia]].
On [[Earth]], [[UNIT]] is called in to investigate a mysterious incident on a [[North Sea]] drilling platform. [[Third Doctor|The Doctor]] believes something is afoot, and no sooner has the investigation begun when something even stranger takes hold: [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier]] is starting to [[Time-fade|forget]] about UNIT's highest-profile prisoner. And he is not alone in his [[amnesia]].


As the Sild invasion begins, the Doctor faces a terrible dilemma. To save the universe, he must save his arch-nemesis... {{delgado|c}}.
As the Sild invasion begins, the Doctor faces a terrible dilemma. To save the universe, he must save his arch-nemesis... [[The Master (Terror of the Autons)|The Master]].


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
Line 40: Line 40:
* {{delgado|c}}
* {{delgado|c}}
* [[Edwina McCrimmon|Eddie McCrimmon]]
* [[Edwina McCrimmon|Eddie McCrimmon]]
* [[Tom Irwin]]
* [[Pete Lomax]]
* [[Callum McCrimmon]]
* [[Morag (Harvest of Time)|Morag]]
* [[Callow]]
* [[Lovelace]]
* [[Pat McGinty]]
* Inspector [[Archie Hawes]]
* DI [[Ian Staple]]
* WPC [[Susan Cooper]]
* PC [[Nick Wean]]
* Director [[Childers (Harvest of Time)|Childers]]
* [[Atkins (Harvest of Time)|Atkins]]
* [[Inar Sigurdsson]]
* [[Dave Giles]]
* [[Gambrel (Harvest of Time)|Mrs Gambrel]]
* [[Lorry driver (Harvest of Time)|Lorry driver]]
* [[Soldier (Harvest of Time)|Soldier]]
* [[Bill (Harvest of Time)|Bill]]
* [[Jerry Evans]]
* [[Helicopter Pilot]]
* [[Helicopter Co-Pilot]]
* [[Ver]]
* [[Ver]]
* [[Hox]]
* [[Hox (Harvest of Time)|Hox]]
* [[Loi]]
* [[Loi]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* Including other [[time stream]]s, [[the Master]] has about 470 [[incarnation]]s in total.
* Including other [[time stream]]s, [[the Master]] has about 470 [[incarnation]]s in total.
* [[The Master]]'s personality has always been influenced by [[the Assemblage]], an organic computer made by the combination of all his selves.
* [[The Master]]'s personality has always been influenced by [[the Assemblage]], an organic computer made by the combination of all his selves.
* The Doctor mentions [[Type 44]] [[TARDIS]]es.
* The Doctor mentions [[Type 44]] [[TARDIS]]es.
* [[Ice Warrior]]s and [[Judoon]] are mentioned.
* [[Ice Warrior]]s and [[Judoon]] are mentioned.
* The Master discovered an old [[TARDIS (Harvest of Time)|TARDIS]] near the end of the universe. LIke [[the Doctor's TARDIS]], it's an old [[Type 40]] with a malfunctioning [[chameleon circuit]] which the Master easily repaired.
* The Master discovered an old [[TARDIS (Harvest of Time)|TARDIS]] near the end of the universe. Like [[the Doctor's TARDIS]], it's an old [[Type 40]] with a malfunctioning [[chameleon circuit]] which the Master easily repaired.


== Notes ==
=== Foods and beverages ===
=== Audio release ===
* Jo eats [[toast]].
* The story was released as an audiobook read by [[Geoffrey Beevers]], with a total play time of 11h, 47min.
* The Doctor eats a [[biscuit]] dunked in [[tea]].
* The audiobook was available as a download from the [[AudioGo]] website, and is now available from [[Audible]].


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
Line 61: Line 82:
* The Doctor notices various disfigured versions of the Master, reflecting the condition he was depicted in during [[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'' and ''[[The Keeper of Traken (TV story)|The Keeper of Traken]]''.
* The Doctor notices various disfigured versions of the Master, reflecting the condition he was depicted in during [[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'' and ''[[The Keeper of Traken (TV story)|The Keeper of Traken]]''.
* The Doctor recalls seeing the Earth destroyed millions of years in the [[far future]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ark (TV story)|The Ark]]'')
* The Doctor recalls seeing the Earth destroyed millions of years in the [[far future]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ark (TV story)|The Ark]]'')
* This was the first appearance of a female incarnation of the Master. A female incarnation using the diminutive "Missy", short for ''the Mistress'', would later reveal herself to the [[Twelfth Doctor]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Dark Water (TV story)|Dark Water]]''.
* This was the first appearance of a female incarnation of the Master. A female incarnation using the diminutive "[[Missy]]", short for ''the Mistress'', would later reveal herself to the [[Twelfth Doctor]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Dark Water (TV story)|Dark Water]]''.


== Gallery ==
== Additional cover images ==
''<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" >
Harvest of Time.jpg|Original cover
Harvest of Time Paperback.jpg|2014 BBC Books paperback edition
</gallery>
 
== Editions published outside Britain ==
* Published in the USA by Broadway Books in 2013 as a paperback edition, it was one of three books published by them in the 2010's. It used the same cover as the UK hardback.
* Published in France by Milady in 2014 as a hardback edition, it was one of three books published in the 2010's.
 
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
FrenchHarvestOfTime.jpg|French edition
</gallery>
 
== Audiobook ==
* This novel was released as an audiobook on [[6 June (releases)|6 June]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]] complete and unabridged by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Geoffrey Beevers]].
* Produced by [[David Darlington]] with sound design by [[Simon Hunt]].
* The audiobook was also available as a download from the [[AudioGo]] website, and is now available from [[Audible]].
 
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
Harvest of Time Audio.jpg|Audiobook cover
Harvest of Time Audio.jpg|Audiobook cover
</gallery>''
</gallery>
 


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{whoniverse|pd77|Harvest of Time}}
* {{whoniverse|pd77|Harvest of Time}}
{{The Master (TotA) stories}}
{{Master stories}}
{{Master stories}}
{{TitleSort}}
{{TitleSort}}


Line 77: Line 118:
[[Category:Third Doctor novels]]
[[Category:Third Doctor novels]]
[[Category:UNIT novels]]
[[Category:UNIT novels]]
[[Category:The Master novels]]
[[Category:The Master (Terror of the Autons) novels]]
[[Category:Decayed Master novels]]
[[Category:Saxon Master stories]]
[[Category:Stories set in the 20th century]]
[[Category:Stories set in the 20th century]]
[[Category:Stories set in the far future]]
[[Category:Stories set in the far future]]

Latest revision as of 22:25, 4 January 2024

RealWorld.png

prose stub

Harvest of Time was a 2013 Doctor Who novel, unusual for being a new Third Doctor novel published while the BBC Wales television series featured another incumbent Doctor. Poll results published in issue 479 of Doctor Who Magazine showed that readers had selected it as the best fiction book of that year.

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

After billions of years of imprisonment, the vicious Sild have broken out of confinement. From a ruined world at the end of time, they make preparations to conquer the past, with the ultimate goal of rewriting history. But to achieve their aims they will need to enslave an intellect greater than their own...

On Earth, UNIT is called in to investigate a mysterious incident on a North Sea drilling platform. The Doctor believes something is afoot, and no sooner has the investigation begun when something even stranger takes hold: The Brigadier is starting to forget about UNIT's highest-profile prisoner. And he is not alone in his amnesia.

As the Sild invasion begins, the Doctor faces a terrible dilemma. To save the universe, he must save his arch-nemesis... The Master.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

Additional cover images[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • 2014 BBC Books paperback edition

    2014 BBC Books paperback edition

Editions published outside Britain[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Published in the USA by Broadway Books in 2013 as a paperback edition, it was one of three books published by them in the 2010's. It used the same cover as the UK hardback.
  • Published in France by Milady in 2014 as a hardback edition, it was one of three books published in the 2010's.
  • French edition

    French edition

Audiobook[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Audiobook cover

    Audiobook cover


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

v • e
"UNIT era" Master stories
Television
Audio
Prose
Comics
Video games
Considered
not part
of the DWU
* Substantial appearances only; see a full list of appearances here
v • e
The Master stories
Early life
Television
Prose
Comic
Audio
Webcast
"Inventor"
Audio
War Chief
Television
Prose
UNIT era
The cycle
ending
Decayed
Master
Tremas
Master
Old
Master
Television
Prose
Bruce
Master
Android/
Echo
Webcast
Prose
"Preacher"
Comics
Reborn
Master
"Merlin"
Prose
Pryce
Television
Child
Master
Comics
War Master
Saxon Master
Missy
The Lumiat
Audio
Spy Master
Unclear
incarnation

Prose
.
Other
realities
Barusa's universe
Prose
Unbound Master
Inferno Earth
Prose
The Warrior's universe
Audio
From stories
considered
not part
of the DWU
by this Wiki
"DWM"
Prose
"Battle"
Games
"Exclusive!"
Prose
"DWMS"
Comics
According to one account, the Master had the appearance of Roger Delgado while on Gallifrey. According to another, he had Anthony Ainley's likeness. According to another one, the one with James Dreyfus's appearance was the incarnation who ran away from Gallifrey.

Divided Loyalties, A Brief History of Time Lords and The Legions of Death feature, or otherwise acknowledge, the War Chief, but in the process contradicted the notion put forward by other stories that he was an incarnation of the Master.

One account suggests that the incarnation portrayed by Roger Delgado may be the same as the one portrayed by Peter Pratt while some others distinguish them.

According to one account, the incarnation portrayed by Gordon Tipple is the one portrayed by Anthony Ainley, while some others state that the Ainley one was already lost by then.

While fighting to extend his life at the end of his regeneration cycle, many bodies were possessed by the Beevers incarnation, but all kept somehow reverting to his real being until he finally regenerated into the MacQueen one. Hence, these sections cannot be strictly chronological
Retrieved from "https://tardis.wiki/w/index.php?title=Harvest_of_Time_(novel)&oldid=3686555"