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novel name= Warlock|
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series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[List of Virgin New Adventures Stories | Virgin New Adventures]] |
|image=  NA034 warlock.jpg
number= 34 |
|series = [[Virgin New Adventures]]
doctor=[[Seventh Doctor]] |
|range = Virgin New Adventures
companions= [[Ace]], [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] |
|number in range = 34
enemy= Warlock, IDEA |
|number= 34
year= [[Earth]], [[England]], [[London]] & [[Canterbury]] & [[Kent]], circa [[2014]] <br> [[Earth]], [[USA]], [[New York]], circa [[2014]] |
|doctor = Seventh Doctor
writer= [[Andrew Cartmel]] |
|companions= [[Ace]], [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]]
publisher= [[Virgin Books]] |
|enemy= {{il|[[Warlock (drug)|Warlock]]|[[International Drug Enforcement Agency|IDEA]]}}
release date= January, 1995 |
|setting= [[London]], [[Canterbury]], [[Kent]] and [[New York City]], [[2014]]
format= Paperback Book, 359 Pages |
|writer= Andrew Cartmel
isbn= ISBN 0426204336 |
|cover= [[Tony Masero]]
previous story= [[Parasite]] |
|publisher= Virgin Books
next story= [[Set Piece]] |}}
|release date= 19 January 1995
|format= Paperback Book;<br/>35 Chapters, 359 Pages
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20433-6
|prev= Parasite (novel)
|next= Set Piece (novel)
|series2 = War trilogy
|prev2=Cat's Cradle: Warhead (novel)
|next2 = Warchild (novel)
}}{{prose stub}}
{{dab page|Warlock (disambiguation)}}
'''''Warlock''''' was the thirty-fourth [[Virgin New Adventures|New Adventures]] novel. It featured the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Ace]] and [[Bernice Summerfield]]. It was the second in a trilogy of linked novels; ''[[Cat's Cradle: Warhead]]'' was the first (published in 1992) and the third novel was ''[[Warchild]]'' (published in 1996).


==Publisher's Summary==
== Publisher's summary ==
'''It was the ruthless pack instinct of the primeval forest. But warlock magnified it a thousand times and made it lethal.
''It was the ruthless pack instinct of the primeval forest. But warlock magnified it a thousand times and made it lethal.''


There’s a strange new drug on the street. It’s called warlock and some people say it’s the creation of the devil. Others see it as the gateway to enlightenment.  
There's a strange new drug on the street. It's called [[warlock (drug)|warlock]] and some people say it's the creation of the [[Devil]]. Others see it as the gateway to enlightenment.


[[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] is working with an undercover cop, trying to track down its source. [[Ace]] is trapped in a horrific animal experimentation laboratory. But only [[the Doctor]] has begun to guess the terrible truth about warlock.  
[[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] is working with an [[Creed McIlveen|undercover cop]], trying to track down its source. [[Ace]] is trapped in a horrific animal experimentation laboratory. But only [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]] has begun to guess the terrible truth about warlock.


This disturbing sequel to [[Cat's Cradle: Warhead|Warhead]] moves beyond cyberpunk into a realm where reality is a question of brain chemistry and heaven or hell comes in the shape of a pill.  
This disturbing sequel to ''[[Cat's Cradle: Warhead|Warhead]]'' moves beyond cyberpunk into a realm where reality is a question of brain chemistry and heaven or hell comes in the shape of a pill.


==Characters==
== Plot ==
[[Seventh Doctor | The Doctor]]
''to be added''
* Buys a copy of ''[[Serial Killers Weekly]]''.
* Finds New York exhausting.


[[Ace]]
== Characters ==
* Gets given a strong dose of Warlock, which transfers her mind into a black cat's.
* [[Seventh Doctor]]
* [[Ace]]
* [[Bernice Summerfield]]
* [[Creed McIlveen]]
* [[Justine Wheaton]]
* [[Paulie Keaton]]
* [[Vincent Wheaton]]
* [[Woodcott|Mrs Woodcott]]
* [[Jack (Warlock)|Jack]]
* [[Shell (Warlock)|Shell]]
* [[Hank Harrigan]]
* [[Ludmilla Serebrennikov]]
* [[Christine Bowman]]
* [[Raymond Bowman]]
* [[Eddie Chavez]]
* [[Artie (Warlock)|Artie]]
* [[Webster (Warlock)|Webster]]
* [[Russell (Warlock)|Russell]]
* [[Larner]]
* [[Chick]]
* [[Dieter (Warlock)|Dieter]]
* [[Tommy Hunnicutt]]
* [[Pamela Hunnicutt]]
* [[Sean (Warlock)|Sean]]
* [[Sheba]]


[[Bernice Summerfield]]
== Worldbuilding ==
* Is under the alias of Miss Winterhill for much of this novel.
=== Drugs and medicines ===
* [[Warlock (drug)|Warlock]] smells like [[liquorice]].


[[Creed McIlveen]]
=== Earth locations ===
* An IDEA agent.
* The Doctor finds [[New York City]] exhausting.
* [[The Doctor's house]] has a [[computer]] with a voice interface that can sound like [[Cary Grant]]. The front gate says, "Beware of the [[God]]". It also houses several cars, including a Mazda and a [[Mercedes]].
* [[Canterbury Cathedral]] is accidentally destroyed by Vincent.


[[Justine Wheaton]]
=== Organisations ===
* Gets captured in a forced prostitution house ''"Kill her baby. Then put her to work in the heavy S&M section."''.
* [[IDEA]] is the [[International Drug Enforcement Agency]].
* Creed and Mrs Woodcott save her and her baby.
* Justine runs off with Creed (leaving husband Vincent).
 
[[Paulie Keaton]]
* Owner of aforementioned prostitution house.
 
[[Vincent Wheaton]]


[[Mrs Woodcott]]
=== Periodicals ===
* The Doctor buys a copy of ''[[Serial Killers Weekly]]''.


Jack
=== Food and beverages ===
* Gets trapped in the body of a dog.
* Ace drinks a [[gin and tonic]] with Jack. She later takes a [[coffee]] with [[milk]] and two [[sugar]]s. She has eaten [[veal]] on numerous occasions.
* Bernice drinks cava spiked with Warlock.


Shell
== Notes ==
* Goes through the same procedure as Ace and also ends up with her mind in a cat.
* This is the second novel in [[Andrew Cartmel]]'s War Trilogy of ''[[Cat's Cradle: Warhead]]'', ''Warlock'', and ''[[Warchild]]''.
* Dies.
* A [[Prelude Warlock (short story)|prelude]] to this novel was published in [[DWM 221]].
* At 359 pages, this is the longest of the New Adventures.


==References==
== Continuity ==
* [[Warlock (drug)]] smells like liquorice, it magnifies emotions and makes them into reality. However Warlock is actually an alien intelligence.
* The Doctor and Ace previously met Vincent, Justine, Mrs Woodcott and Creed's brother [[James McIlveen]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Warhead (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Warhead]]'')
* [[IDEA]] is the [[International Drug Enforcement Agency]].
* IDEA utilise the [[King Building]], previously used by the [[Butler Institute]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Warhead (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Warhead]]'', ''[[Deceit (novel)|Deceit]]'')
* [[The Doctor's House]] has a computer with a voice interface that can sound like [[Cary Grant]]. The front gate says ''Beware of the God''.
* The [[Eighth Doctor]] will later encounter another alien drug-like substance. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Revolution Man (novel)|Revolution Man]]'')
* [[Canterbury Cathedral]] is destroyed accidentally by Vincent.
* The trees around [[the Doctor's house]] still have scorch marks from when a car blew up a few years earlier. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Fellow Travellers (comic story)|Fellow Travellers]]'')


==Notes==
== External links ==
* This is the second novel in [[Andrew Cartmel]]'s '''War Trilogy''' of; [[Cat's Cradle: Warhead]], '''Warlock''', [[Warchild]].
* [https://doctorwho.guide/whona34p.htm Prelude to '''Warlock''' as published in DWM#221]
==Continuity==
{{dwrefguide|who_na34.htm|Warlock}}
* Vincent, Justine, Mrs Woodcott and James McIlveen first appeared in [[Cat's Cradle: Warhead]].
* {{whoniverse|na34|Warlock}}
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/warl.htm The Cloister Library: '''Warlock''']
* [http://doctorwho.org.nz/archive/tsv46/andrewcartmel.html Cartmel Speaks by David Bishop, Felicity Scoones (Interview) - TSV 46]
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==External Links==
[[Category:Bernice Summerfield sources]]
* [http://www.drwhoguide.com/who_na34.htm The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of ''Warlock''']
[[Category:NA novels]]
* [http://www.whoniverse.org/discontinuity/NA34.php The Whoniverse Discontinuity Guide - Warlock]
* [http://drwhoguide.com/whona34p.htm Prelude to ''Warlock'' as published in DWM#221]
 
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Warlock was the thirty-fourth New Adventures novel. It featured the Seventh Doctor, Ace and Bernice Summerfield. It was the second in a trilogy of linked novels; Cat's Cradle: Warhead was the first (published in 1992) and the third novel was Warchild (published in 1996).

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

It was the ruthless pack instinct of the primeval forest. But warlock magnified it a thousand times and made it lethal.

There's a strange new drug on the street. It's called warlock and some people say it's the creation of the Devil. Others see it as the gateway to enlightenment.

Benny is working with an undercover cop, trying to track down its source. Ace is trapped in a horrific animal experimentation laboratory. But only the Doctor has begun to guess the terrible truth about warlock.

This disturbing sequel to Warhead moves beyond cyberpunk into a realm where reality is a question of brain chemistry and heaven or hell comes in the shape of a pill.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Drugs and medicines[[edit] | [edit source]]

Earth locations[[edit] | [edit source]]

Organisations[[edit] | [edit source]]

Periodicals[[edit] | [edit source]]

Food and beverages[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Ace drinks a gin and tonic with Jack. She later takes a coffee with milk and two sugars. She has eaten veal on numerous occasions.
  • Bernice drinks cava spiked with Warlock.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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