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novel name= The Last Resort |
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{{Infobox Story SMW
series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] |
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number= 64 |
|range= BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures
doctor=[[Eighth Doctor]] |
|number in range = 64
companions= [[Fitz Kreiner]], [[Anji Kapoor]] |
|series = [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]]  
enemy= -- |
|number= 64  
year= Alternate-[[Earth]] |
|doctor = Eighth Doctor  
writer= [[Paul Leonard]] |
|companions= [[Fitz Kreiner|Fitz]], [[Anji Kapoor|Anji]]
publisher= [[BBC Books]] |
|featuring = [[Trix MacMillan]]
release date= June, 2003 |
|enemy = [[Sabbath]] 
format= Paperback Book, --- Pages |
|setting= Alternate [[Earth]]  
isbn= ISBN 0-563-48605-8|
|writer= Paul Leonard
previous story= [[Reckless Engineering]]|
|publisher= BBC Books  
next story= [[Timeless]]}}
|release date= 2 June 2003
|format= Paperback Book; 28 Chapters, 288 Pages  
|isbn= ISBN 0-563-48605-8
|prev= Reckless Engineering (novel)
|next= Timeless (novel)
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'''''The Last Resort''''' was the sixty-fourth novel in the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Paul Leonard]], released [[3 June (releases)|3 June]] [[2003 (releases)|2003]] and featured the [[Eighth Doctor]], [[Fitz Kreiner]], [[Anji Kapoor]] and [[Trix MacMillan]].


==Publisher’s Summary==
== Publisher's summary ==
''‘I think time and space just fell apart.’''
''"I think [[time]] and [[space]] just fell apart."''


Anji isn’t sure, but then it’s hard to be sure of anything now. Good Times Inc. promised a new tourist experience, with hotels in every major period of human history -- but that kind of arrogance comes with a price, and it’s a price the Doctor doesn’t want to pay.
[[Anji Kapoor|Anji]] isn't sure, but then it's hard to be sure of anything now. [[Good Times Inc]]. promised a new tourist experience, with [[hotel]]s in every major period of [[human]] history — but that kind of arrogance comes with a price, and it's a price [[Eighth Doctor|the Doctor]] doesn't want to pay.


As aliens conquer an alternative Earth, Anji and Fitz race to find out how to stop Good Times without stopping time itself. But they find that events are out of control -- they can’t even save each other. And when the Doctor tries to help, it gets far worse. At the Last Resort, only Sabbath can save the day. And then the price gets even higher...  
As aliens conquer an alternative [[Earth]], Anji and [[Fitz Kreiner|Fitz]] race to find out how to stop Good Times without stopping time itself. But they find that events are out of control — they can't even save each other. And when the Doctor tries to help, it gets far worse. At the Last Resort, only [[Sabbath]] can save the day. And then the price gets even higher...


==Characters==
== Plot ==
*[[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]]
''to be added''
*[[Fitz Kreiner]]
*[[Anji Kapoor]]
*[[Trix]]
*[[Sabbath]]
*[[Jack Kowaczski]]
**Jack builds a time machine (using some valves amongst other things) and travels back in time…many versions of himself ''also'' travel back in time.


==References==
== Characters ==
* Anji sees a [[Dalek]] in one of the alternate / temporal realities (not that she recognises it as such).
* [[Eighth Doctor]]
* The [[Time Police]] follow up and stop errant time travellers.
* [[Fitz Kreiner]]
* [[Anji Kapoor]]
* [[Trix]]
* [[Sabbath]]
* [[Jack Kowaczski]]
* [[Aaron Kowaczski]]
* [[Jack Kowaczski|Ak]]
* [[Jack Kowaczski|Akhenaton]]
* [[Cheops (The Last Resort)|Cheops]]
* [[Iyeeye]]
* [[Grania Flynn]]
* [[Jim Lamarra]]
* [[Mran'ofet]]
* [[Sio'phut]]
* [[Chee (The Last Resort)|Chee]]


==Notes==
== Worldbuilding ==
* Much of this novel’s story structure shares similarities with 'Groundhog Day'.
* Anji sees a [[Dalek]] in the [[time vortex]]. It is escaping one of the realities. She doesn't recognise it as a Dalek.
* The [[Time Police]] follow and stop errant time travellers.
* [[Fitz Kreiner|Fitz]] saw all nine ''[[Star Wars]]'' films at a cinema in the [[2040s]].
* Jack creates a new [[Martian (The Last Resort)|species]] who become the dominant race of [[Mars]].


* All the main characters / their alternate counterparts (The Doctor, Fitz, Anji and Sabbath) all die several times in alternative time lines.
== Notes ==
* Much of this novel's story structure shares similarities with the movie ''[[Groundhog Day]]''.
* Unusually, the Doctor does not appear until Page 152, almost halfway through.
* The novel correctly predicted that there would eventually be nine ''Star Wars'' films. It was written well before plans for the sequel trilogy were announced.


==Continuity==
== Continuity ==
* Trix first appeared in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Time Zero (novel)|Time Zero]]'' and stowed away on the TARDIS, but only revealed this to Iyeeye.
* Fitz compares the result of [[Good Times Incorporated]]'s tourism with what he saw on [[EarthWorld]], which appeared in [[PROSE]]: ''[[EarthWorld (novel)|EarthWorld]]'')
* As a result of Good Times' damage to history, [[mammoth]]s are present in [[Tsar]]ist [[Russia]]. Mammoths are also shown to exist in the post-War version of modern day, albeit not necessarily due to malevolent intervention, in the earlier [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] novel {{cs|The Adventuress of Henrietta Street (novel)}}, the [[Faction Paradox (series)|Faction Paradox]] short story {{cs|Grass (short story)}}, and a [[Faction Paradox (2003)|Faction Paradox comic]] called {{cs|Political Animals (comic story)}}
* Fitz has seen all nine ''Star Wars'' films. The [[Tenth Doctor]] also indicated to [[Martha Jones]] that he had watched up to [[Episode 9]] in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Forever Autumn (novel)|Forever Autumn]]'')


== External links ==
{{dwrefguide|whobbc64.htm|The Last Resort}}
* {{whoniverse|ed64|The Last Resort}}
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/resort.htm The Cloister Library: '''The Last Resort''']
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*First appearance of Trix since [[Time Zero]]. We learn that she stowed away on the TARDIS but only revealed this to Iyeeye.
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[http://www.drwhoguide.com/whobbc64.htm Doctor Who Reference Guide - Detailed Synopsis: The Last Resort]
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[http://www.whoniverse.org/discontinuity/ED64.php Whoniverse Discontinuity Guide entry for The Last Resort]
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{{BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures Series Box | before = [[Reckless Engineering]] | after = [[Timeless]]}}
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Latest revision as of 03:10, 13 March 2024

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The Last Resort was the sixty-fourth novel in the BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures series. It was written by Paul Leonard, released 3 June 2003 and featured the Eighth Doctor, Fitz Kreiner, Anji Kapoor and Trix MacMillan.

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

"I think time and space just fell apart."

Anji isn't sure, but then it's hard to be sure of anything now. Good Times Inc. promised a new tourist experience, with hotels in every major period of human history — but that kind of arrogance comes with a price, and it's a price the Doctor doesn't want to pay.

As aliens conquer an alternative Earth, Anji and Fitz race to find out how to stop Good Times without stopping time itself. But they find that events are out of control — they can't even save each other. And when the Doctor tries to help, it gets far worse. At the Last Resort, only Sabbath can save the day. And then the price gets even higher...

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Anji sees a Dalek in the time vortex. It is escaping one of the realities. She doesn't recognise it as a Dalek.
  • The Time Police follow and stop errant time travellers.
  • Fitz saw all nine Star Wars films at a cinema in the 2040s.
  • Jack creates a new species who become the dominant race of Mars.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Much of this novel's story structure shares similarities with the movie Groundhog Day.
  • Unusually, the Doctor does not appear until Page 152, almost halfway through.
  • The novel correctly predicted that there would eventually be nine Star Wars films. It was written well before plans for the sequel trilogy were announced.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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