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|series | |image = glamour chase.jpeg | ||
|number | |series = [[BBC New Series Adventures]] | ||
|doctor | |number = 42 | ||
|companions | |doctor = Eleventh Doctor | ||
|enemy | |companions = [[Amy Pond|Amy]], [[Rory Williams|Rory]] | ||
| | |enemy = [[Tahnn|The Tahnn]], [[Tactical Officer 25463]] | ||
|writer | |setting = [[Shalford Heights]], [[1936]] | ||
|publisher | |writer = Gary Russell | ||
|release date | |read by = [[Arthur Darvill]] | ||
|format | |publisher = BBC Books | ||
| | |release date = 8 July 2010 | ||
| | |format = Hardcover, 243 Pages | ||
| | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-84607-988-7 | ||
}} | |prev = The King's Dragon (novel) | ||
|next = The Coming of the Terraphiles (novel) | |||
|cover = [[Lee Binding]] | |||
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'''''The Glamour Chase''''' was the forty-second novel in the [[BBC New Series Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Gary Russell]] and featured the [[Eleventh Doctor]], [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]]. | |||
It saw the second appearance of the [[Glamour]] after ''[[Ghosts of India (novel)|Ghosts of India]]''. | |||
== | == Publisher's summary == | ||
"Why are you here? I mean – who are you, exactly?" | |||
An archaeological dig in 1936 unearths relics of another time... And — as the Doctor, Amy and Rory realise — another place. Another planet. But if Enola Porter, noted adventuress, has really found evidence of an alien civilisation, how come she isn't famous? Why has Rory never heard of her? Added to that, since Amy's been travelling with him for a while now, why does she now think the Doctor is from Mars? | |||
As the ancient spaceship reactivates, the Doctor discovers that nothing and no one can be trusted. The things that seem most real could actually be literal fabrications — and very deadly indeed. Who can the Doctor believe when no one is what they seem? And how can he defeat an enemy who can bend matter itself to their will? For the Doctor, Amy and Rory — and all of humanity — the buried secrets of the past are very much a threat to the present... | |||
== | == Plot == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added '' | ||
== | == Characters == | ||
* [[Eleventh Doctor]] | |||
* [[Amy Pond]] | |||
* [[Rory Williams]] | |||
* [[Enola Porter]] | |||
* [[Nathaniel Porter]] | |||
* [[Oliver Marks]] | |||
* [[Daisy Conlan]] | |||
* [[Owain (The Glamour Chase)|Owain]] | |||
* [[Nancy Thirman]] | |||
* [[Commander 128]] | |||
* [[Executive Officer 3]] | |||
* [[Tactical Officer 25463]] | |||
* [[Counsellor 6011]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The Doctor describes a "[[manse]]". | |||
=== Archaeologists === | |||
* When listing the greatest archaeologists, the Doctor mentions [[Howard Carter]], [[Indiana Jones]], [[Marcus Scarman]], [[Bernice Summerfield]] and [[Enola Porter]]. | |||
{{ | === Species === | ||
[[Category: | * The Doctor once saved the [[Weave]]. | ||
[[Category:2010 novels ]] | * The [[Shadow Proclamation]], [[Shadow Architect]] and [[Dalek]]s are referred to. | ||
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=== Games from the real world === | |||
* Rory and Oliver Marks play [[chess]] in [[the Manse]] garden. | |||
=== Foods and Beverages === | |||
* Amy dislikes dried [[date]]s. When she was thirteen years old, Darren Cotham told her that Pernod was all aniseed and no [[alcohol]]. | |||
== Notes == | |||
* The original title was ''Adorable Illusion'', but the previews in the books ''[[Apollo 23 (novel)|Apollo 23]]'', ''[[Night of the Humans (novel)|Night of the Humans]]'' and ''[[The Forgotten Army (novel)|The Forgotten Army]] ''confirmed that the title was changed to ''The Glamour Chase''. Gary Russell later reused the former title for his [[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]] [[Adorable Illusion (novel)|novel]]. | |||
* This story was also released as an ebook available from the Amazon Kindle store. | |||
== Continuity == | |||
* The Doctor, Amy and Rory are still trying to get to [[Rio de Janeiro]] as they were in [[TV]]: ''[[The Hungry Earth (TV story)|The Hungry Earth]]''. So far while trying to get there they have visited [[Tibet]] and the world of [[Dragon]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The King's Dragon (novel)|The King's Dragon]]'') | |||
* [[Glamour]]s previously appeared in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Ghosts of India (novel)|Ghosts of India]]''. | |||
* Amy refers to "[[Prisoner Zero|universal criminals]]", ([[TV]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]'') "[[Saturnynian|alien vampires]]" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Vampires of Venice (TV story)|The Vampires of Venice]]'') and "[[Dream Lord|strange nightmares]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[Amy's Choice (TV story)|Amy's Choice]]'') | |||
== Editions published outside Britain == | |||
* Published in France by Milady in 2012 as a paperback edition. | |||
* Published in Italy by Asengard Edizioni in 2015 as a paperback edition. | |||
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The Glamour Chase French.jpg|French edition | |||
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== Audiobook == | |||
* This novel was released as an audiobook in [[July (releases)|July]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]] complete and unabridged by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Arthur Darvill]]. | |||
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The Glamour Chase Audiobook.jpg|Audiobook cover | |||
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== External links == | |||
{{dwrefguide|whobb942.htm|The Glamour Chase}} | |||
* {{whoniverse|ns42|The Glamour Chase}} | |||
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/glamourchase.htm The Cloister Library: '''The Glamour Chase'''] | |||
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Latest revision as of 19:19, 5 March 2024
The Glamour Chase was the forty-second novel in the BBC New Series Adventures series. It was written by Gary Russell and featured the Eleventh Doctor, Amy Pond and Rory Williams.
It saw the second appearance of the Glamour after Ghosts of India.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
"Why are you here? I mean – who are you, exactly?"
An archaeological dig in 1936 unearths relics of another time... And — as the Doctor, Amy and Rory realise — another place. Another planet. But if Enola Porter, noted adventuress, has really found evidence of an alien civilisation, how come she isn't famous? Why has Rory never heard of her? Added to that, since Amy's been travelling with him for a while now, why does she now think the Doctor is from Mars?
As the ancient spaceship reactivates, the Doctor discovers that nothing and no one can be trusted. The things that seem most real could actually be literal fabrications — and very deadly indeed. Who can the Doctor believe when no one is what they seem? And how can he defeat an enemy who can bend matter itself to their will? For the Doctor, Amy and Rory — and all of humanity — the buried secrets of the past are very much a threat to the present...
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Eleventh Doctor
- Amy Pond
- Rory Williams
- Enola Porter
- Nathaniel Porter
- Oliver Marks
- Daisy Conlan
- Owain
- Nancy Thirman
- Commander 128
- Executive Officer 3
- Tactical Officer 25463
- Counsellor 6011
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor describes a "manse".
Archaeologists[[edit] | [edit source]]
- When listing the greatest archaeologists, the Doctor mentions Howard Carter, Indiana Jones, Marcus Scarman, Bernice Summerfield and Enola Porter.
Species[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor once saved the Weave.
- The Shadow Proclamation, Shadow Architect and Daleks are referred to.
Games from the real world[[edit] | [edit source]]
Foods and Beverages[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Amy dislikes dried dates. When she was thirteen years old, Darren Cotham told her that Pernod was all aniseed and no alcohol.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The original title was Adorable Illusion, but the previews in the books Apollo 23, Night of the Humans and The Forgotten Army confirmed that the title was changed to The Glamour Chase. Gary Russell later reused the former title for his Bernice Summerfield novel.
- This story was also released as an ebook available from the Amazon Kindle store.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor, Amy and Rory are still trying to get to Rio de Janeiro as they were in TV: The Hungry Earth. So far while trying to get there they have visited Tibet and the world of Dragons. (PROSE: The King's Dragon)
- Glamours previously appeared in PROSE: Ghosts of India.
- Amy refers to "universal criminals", (TV: The Eleventh Hour) "alien vampires" (TV: The Vampires of Venice) and "strange nightmares". (TV: Amy's Choice)
Editions published outside Britain[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Published in France by Milady in 2012 as a paperback edition.
- Published in Italy by Asengard Edizioni in 2015 as a paperback edition.
French edition
Audiobook[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This novel was released as an audiobook in July 2011 complete and unabridged by BBC Audio and read by Arthur Darvill.
Audiobook cover
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Glamour Chase at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- The Discontinuity Guide to: The Glamour Chase at The Whoniverse
- The Cloister Library: The Glamour Chase
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