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|setting = [[Soarpath Junction]] and nearby space, the [[26th century]]
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|writer= Dan Abnett
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|illustrator = Lee Sullivan
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== Summary ==
== Summary ==
In the [[26th century]], the three crew members of the space yacht [[Heliotrope Bouquet II]] depart [[Soarpath Junction]], only to become caught in the middle of a space battle between [[Dalek]]s and [[Cyberman|Cybermen]]. They escape, but the ship is badly damaged. While making their way to a safe harbour, [[Klayt|a Cyber-Leader]] forces them to return to the battle so he can destroy the Dalek ship. They succeed in tricking the Cyberman, destroy him, and resume course away from the battle.
In the [[26th century]], the three crew members of the space yacht [[Heliotrope Bouquet II|''Heliotrope Bouquet II'']] depart [[Soarpath Junction]], only to become caught in the middle of a space battle between [[Dalek]]s and [[Cyberman|Cybermen]]. They escape, but the ship is badly damaged. While making their way to a safe harbour, [[Klayt|a Cyber-Leader]] forces them to return to the battle so he can destroy the Dalek ship. They succeed in tricking the Cyberman, destroy him, and resume course away from the battle.


== Characters ==
== Characters ==
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[[File:DWM 182 Daleks Cybermen Lee.jpg|thumb|[[Dalek — Cyber War (illustration)|Dalek — Cyber War]] poster included with the story.]]
[[File:DWM 182 Daleks Cybermen Lee.jpg|thumb|[[Dalek — Cyber War (illustration)|Dalek — Cyber War]] poster included with the story.]]
* Planets, colonies and other astronomical locations mentioned include [[Looking-glass]], [[Soarpath Junction]], the [[Partition Sector]], [[Nyvann]], the [[Davian Systems]], the [[Pleiades|Plaides]], [[Sark (planet)|Sark]] and [[Sadizar]].
* Planets, colonies and other astronomical locations mentioned include [[Looking-glass]], [[Soarpath Junction]], the [[Partition Sector]], [[Nyvann]], the [[Davian Systems]], the [[Pleiades|Plaides]], [[Sark (planet)|Sark]] and [[Sadizar]].
* Spacecraft mentioned include the [[Downline Express]], the [[Heliotrope Bouquet II]], the Cybership [[K'voon]] and the Dalek flagship [[Urun-hutsaiki Rak]].
* Spacecraft mentioned include the [[Downline Express]], the [[Heliotrope Bouquet II]], the [[Cyber-ship|Cybership]] [[K'voon]] and the [[Dalek Flagship|Dalek flagship]] [[Urun-hutsaiki Rak]].
* The Daleks pilot what appear to be [[hoverbout]]s in the poster, but they are called "space maneouvre cradles" in the text.
* The Daleks pilot what appear to be [[hoverbout]]s in the poster, but they are called "space maneouvre cradles" in the text.
* Goff had served with [[Space Tactical]] and [[Central Intelligence]].
* Goff had served with [[Space Tactical]] and [[Central Intelligence]].

Latest revision as of 22:24, 16 January 2024

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Heliotrope Bouquet was a short story published in DWM 181 and 182. It did not feature the Doctor at all.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

In the 26th century, the three crew members of the space yacht Heliotrope Bouquet II depart Soarpath Junction, only to become caught in the middle of a space battle between Daleks and Cybermen. They escape, but the ship is badly damaged. While making their way to a safe harbour, a Cyber-Leader forces them to return to the battle so he can destroy the Dalek ship. They succeed in tricking the Cyberman, destroy him, and resume course away from the battle.

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Dalek — Cyber War poster included with the story.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • A poster depicting the Dalek — Cyber War was included with the story.
  • "Plaides" is presumably a misspelling of "Pleiades".

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • At this point in time, the last contact with the Daleks and Cybermen was so long ago that some people no longer believe in them. In TV: The Space Museum, Vicki (who is from 2493) didn't know what a Dalek looked like until she saw one, and in TV: The Tomb of the Cybermen (set in the previous century) the Cybermen are believed to have died out centuries ago.
  • Misha had worked three years as an interpreter in the Draconian Disputes. (TV: Frontier in Space)