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novel name= Martha in the Mirror|
{{Infobox Story SMW
series= [[BBC Tenth Doctor Adventures]]|
|image = Martha in the Mirror.jpg
number= 16 |
|series = [[BBC New Series Adventures]]
doctor= [[Tenth Doctor]]|
|number = 22
companions= [[Martha Jones]]|
|doctor = Tenth Doctor
enemy= |[[General Orlo]]
|companions = [[Martha Jones|Martha]]
setting = |
|enemy = [[Orlo (Martha in the Mirror)|General Orlo]],<br />[[Zerugian]]s
year=  [[Castle Extremis]]|
|setting = [[Castle Extremis]]
writer= [[Justin Richards]]|
|writer = Justin Richards
publisher= [[BBC Books]]|
|publisher = BBC Books
release date= [[10th April]] [[2008]]|  
|read by = [[Freema Agyeman]]
format= Hardcover book, 245 pages |
|release date = 10 April 2008
isbn= ISBN 1-846-07420-7|
|format = Hardcover and paperback, 245 pages
previous story= [[Peacemaker]]|
|isbn = ISBN 1-84607-420-7
next story= [[Snowglobe 7 (novel)|Snowglobe 7]]
|prev = Peacemaker (novel)
|}}
|next = Snowglobe 7 (novel)
|cover = [[Lee Binding]]
}}{{prose stub}}
'''''Martha in the Mirror''''' was the twenty-second novel in the [[BBC New Series Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Justin Richards]] and featured the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Martha Jones]].


==Publisher's Summary==
== Publisher's summary ==
Castle Extremis - whoever holds it can control the provinces either side that have been at war for centuries. Now the castle is about to play host to the signing of a peace treaty. But as the Doctor and Martha find out, not everyone wants the war to end.  
[[Castle Extremis]] - whoever holds it can control the provinces either side that have been at war for centuries. Now the castle is about to play host to the signing of a peace treaty. But as [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Martha Jones|Martha]] find out, not everyone wants the war to end.


Who is the strange little girl who haunts the castle? What is the secret of the book the Doctor finds, its pages made from thin, brittle glass? Who is the hooded figure that watches from the shadows? And what is the secret of the legendary Mortal Mirror?
Who is the strange little girl who haunts the castle? What is the secret of the book the Doctor finds, its pages made from thin, brittle glass? Who is the hooded figure that watches from the shadows? And what is the secret of the legendary [[The Mortal Mirror|Mortal Mirror]]?


The Doctor and Martha don't have long to find the answers - an army is on the march, and the castle will soon be under siege once more.  
The Doctor and Martha don't have long to find the answers - an army is on the march, and the castle will soon be under siege once more.


== Plot ==
''to be added''
== Characters ==
* [[Tenth Doctor]]
* [[Martha Jones]]
* High Minister [[Defron]]
* [[Manfred Grieg]]
* Lady [[Casaubon]]
* [[Secretary Chekz]]
* [[Stellman]]
* [[Janna]]
* [[Gonfer]]
* [[Bill and Bott|Bill]]
* [[Bill and Bott|Bott]]
* General [[Orlo (Martha in the Mirror)|Orlo]]
* Colonel [[Blench]]
* [[Tylda]]
* Professor [[Thorodin]]
== Worldbuilding ==
* Defron quotes [[Tony Blair]].
* [[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] mentions "[[light wave sickness]]".
* [[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] uses an [[Promethean Everlasting Matches|Everlasting Match]].
* The Doctor mentions a [[Dimensional Osmosis Damper]].
=== Food and Beverages ===
* The Doctor eats Zerugian [[water]] [[truffle]]s to impress General Orlo. He dislikes [[spinach]]. He likes [[banana]]s.


==Characters==
=== Technology ===
*[[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]]
*[[Martha Jones]]
*High Minister [[Defron]]
*[[Manford Grieg]]
*Lady [[Casaubon]]
*[[Stellman]]
*[[Janna]]
*[[Gonfer]]
*[[Bill (Martha in the Mirror)|Bill]]
*[[Bott]]
*General [[Orlo]]
*Colonel [[Blench]]


==References==
* The Mortal Mirror rewrites the DNA of anyone seen inside it from outside as a translucent matrix based on the silicon that runs the computer chips that operates it.
*Page 21: [[Defron]] quotes [[Tony Blair]].
*Page 23: [[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] mentions "Light Wave Sickness", (a reference to [[DW]]: ''[[Planet of the Daleks]]'')
*Page 135: [[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] uses an [[Promethean Everlasting Matches|Everlasting Match]].
*Page 140: (Dimensional) Osmosis Damper. (See [[DW]]: ''[[Nightmare of Eden]]''.)
*Page 163: Subtle reference to [[DW]]: ''[[The Horns of Nimon]]''.
*Page 231: The Doctor mentions "...a girl with a red balloon," setting this story after [[DW]]: ''[[The Family of Blood]]''.


==Story Notes==
== Notes ==
''to be added''
* This story was also released as an ebook available from the Amazon Kindle store.
* This story was released in paperback format in 2014, six years after the original hardback.
* The third edition of ''[[AHistory]]'' dates the story to [[2112]], as the Mortal Mirror was built one hundred years earlier by the Darksmiths, who were killed in 2012, making it the latest the story could occur.
 
== Continuity ==
* The Doctor has previously seen mirrors that can act like portals to another dimension. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Mirror Image (comic story)|Mirror Image]]'')
* The [[Mortal Mirror]] was created by the [[Darksmith Collective]], which makes an appearance in [[The Darksmith Legacy]] series of books.
* The Doctor says that the Mortal Mirror can't be a real [[mirror]], or it would have "[[Daughter of Mine|a girl with a red balloon]]" inside it. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Family of Blood (TV story)|The Family of Blood]]'')
* The Doctor uses the [[The Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]] to detect landmines, something he previously did in [[TV]]: ''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]''.
* When contemplating a maze with moving walls, the Doctor starts to mention a maze he was in once. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Horns of Nimon (TV story)|The Horns of Nimon]]'')


== Audio Release ==
== Editions published outside Britain ==
Released on a two disc CD as part of a 'New Adventures' Boxset read by Freema Agyeman and was shortened to fit across the discs. It was also released as a digital download from Audible.com and eMusic.com.
* Published in China by New Star Press in August 2021 as a paperback edition.


==Continuity==
== Audiobook ==
''to be added'
* This novel was released as an audiobook as part of the ''New Adventures'' box set along with ''[[Snowglobe 7 (novel)|Snowglobe 7]]'' and ''[[The Many Hands (novel)|The Many Hands]]'' on [[9 October (releases)|9 October]] [[2008 (releases)|2008]] by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Freema Agyeman]].


==Timeline==
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*Martha in the Mirror occurs during [[Series 3 (Doctor Who)|Series 3]] after [[DW]]:''[[The Family of Blood]]''
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*Martha in the Mirror occurs after: [[Revenge of the Judoon]]
</gallery>
*Martha in the Mirror occurs before: [[Snowglobe 7 (novel)|Snowglobe 7]]


==External links==
== External links ==
{{dwrefguide|whobb922.htm|Martha in the Mirror}}
{{dwrefguide|whobb922.htm|Martha in the Mirror}}
* {{whoniverse|ns22|Martha in the Mirror}}
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/marthamirror.htm The Cloister Library: '''Martha in the Mirror''']
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Martha in the Mirror was the twenty-second novel in the BBC New Series Adventures series. It was written by Justin Richards and featured the Tenth Doctor and Martha Jones.

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

Castle Extremis - whoever holds it can control the provinces either side that have been at war for centuries. Now the castle is about to play host to the signing of a peace treaty. But as the Doctor and Martha find out, not everyone wants the war to end.

Who is the strange little girl who haunts the castle? What is the secret of the book the Doctor finds, its pages made from thin, brittle glass? Who is the hooded figure that watches from the shadows? And what is the secret of the legendary Mortal Mirror?

The Doctor and Martha don't have long to find the answers - an army is on the march, and the castle will soon be under siege once more.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Food and Beverages[[edit] | [edit source]]

Technology[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Mortal Mirror rewrites the DNA of anyone seen inside it from outside as a translucent matrix based on the silicon that runs the computer chips that operates it.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • This story was also released as an ebook available from the Amazon Kindle store.
  • This story was released in paperback format in 2014, six years after the original hardback.
  • The third edition of AHistory dates the story to 2112, as the Mortal Mirror was built one hundred years earlier by the Darksmiths, who were killed in 2012, making it the latest the story could occur.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

  • Published in China by New Star Press in August 2021 as a paperback edition.

Audiobook[[edit] | [edit source]]

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