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series=[[Doctor Who | |illustrator = [[Martin McKenna]] | ||
number= | | |image=Nightdreamers cover.jpg | ||
doctor= | |series=[[Telos Doctor Who novella|Telos ''Doctor Who'' novellas]] | ||
companions= [[Jo Grant]] | | |number= 3 | ||
enemy= | |doctor = Third Doctor | ||
|companions= [[Jo Grant|Jo]] | |||
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publisher= | |setting= [[Verd]], the moon of [[Galaxis Bright]] | ||
release date= | |writer= Tom Arden | ||
format= Hardback Book, | |publisher= Telos Publishing | ||
isbn= | | |release date= 15 May 2002 | ||
|format= Hardback Book, 107 Pages | |||
next | |isbn= ISBN 1-903889-06-5 (Standard), ISBN 1-903889-07-3 (Deluxe) | ||
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|next= Ghost Ship (novel) | |||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the third [[Telos Doctor Who novella|Telos ''Doctor Who'' novella]]. It featured the [[Third Doctor]] and [[Jo Grant]]. This was author [[Tom Arden]]'s only contribution to ''[[Doctor Who]]''. This novella featured an introduction by [[Katy Manning]] who had played Jo onscreen. | |||
==Publisher's | == Publisher's summary == | ||
Perihelion Night on the wooded moon Verd. A time of strange sightings, ghosts, and celebration before the morn, when Lord Esnic marries the beautiful Lady Ria. However, Ria has other ideas, and flees through the gravity wells which dot the moon to meet with her true love, Tonio. When the Doctor and Jo arrive on Verd, drawn down by the fluctuating gravity, they find themselves involved in the unpredictable events of Perihelion. | Perihelion Night on the wooded moon Verd. A time of strange sightings, ghosts, and celebration before the morn, when Lord Esnic marries the beautiful Lady Ria. However, Ria has other ideas, and flees through the gravity wells which dot the moon to meet with her true love, Tonio. When the Doctor and Jo arrive on Verd, drawn down by the fluctuating gravity, they find themselves involved in the unpredictable events of Perihelion. | ||
But what of the mysterious and terrifying Nightdreamers? | But what of the mysterious and terrifying Nightdreamers? | ||
And of the Nightdreamer King? | And of the Nightdreamer King? | ||
== | == Plot == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
== | == Characters == | ||
'' | * [[Third Doctor]] | ||
* [[Jo Grant]] | |||
* [[Ria|Lady Ria]] | |||
* [[Esnic]] | |||
* [[Tonio]] | |||
* [[Altero|Duke Altero]] | |||
* [[Exis Umane|Emperor Exis Umane]] | |||
* [[Sly]] | |||
* [[Nightdreamer King]] | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
=== The Doctor === | |||
* Memories torn from the Doctor by the [[Norebo Worm]] (which Jo recognises) include [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]], [[Mike Yates]], [[John Benton|Sgt. Benton]], the Doctor's [[First Doctor|first]] and [[Second Doctor|second incarnations]], the [[Dalek]]s, the [[Sea Devil]]s and the [[Ice Warrior]]s. | |||
* Tonio finds the Second Doctor's [[The Doctor's recorder|recorder]] in the TARDIS. | |||
== Notes == | |||
[[File:Nightdreamers illustration.jpg|thumb|Front piece illustration by [[Martin McKenna]].]] | |||
* Includes a foreword by [[Katy Manning]]. | |||
* Also released in a limited deluxe edition autographed by [[Tom Arden]], [[Katy Manning]] and [[Martin McKenna]]. | |||
* Front piece illustration by [[Martin McKenna]]. | |||
== | == Continuity == | ||
* | * The Doctor and Jo have only recently left [[Spiridon]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]'') | ||
*Jo | * Jo reminisces about her short-lived relationship with [[Latep]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]''; [[PROSE]]: ''[[Catastrophea (novel)|Catastrophea]]'') | ||
==External | == External links == | ||
{{dwrefguide|telos03.htm|Nightdreamers}} | |||
* [http:// | * {{whoniverse|TE03.php|Nightdreamers}} | ||
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/nightdreamers.htm The Cloister Library: '''Nightdreamers'''] | |||
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Latest revision as of 21:15, 10 January 2024
Nightdreamers was the third Telos Doctor Who novella. It featured the Third Doctor and Jo Grant. This was author Tom Arden's only contribution to Doctor Who. This novella featured an introduction by Katy Manning who had played Jo onscreen.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Perihelion Night on the wooded moon Verd. A time of strange sightings, ghosts, and celebration before the morn, when Lord Esnic marries the beautiful Lady Ria. However, Ria has other ideas, and flees through the gravity wells which dot the moon to meet with her true love, Tonio. When the Doctor and Jo arrive on Verd, drawn down by the fluctuating gravity, they find themselves involved in the unpredictable events of Perihelion.
But what of the mysterious and terrifying Nightdreamers?
And of the Nightdreamer King?
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Memories torn from the Doctor by the Norebo Worm (which Jo recognises) include Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, Mike Yates, Sgt. Benton, the Doctor's first and second incarnations, the Daleks, the Sea Devils and the Ice Warriors.
- Tonio finds the Second Doctor's recorder in the TARDIS.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
Front piece illustration by Martin McKenna.
- Includes a foreword by Katy Manning.
- Also released in a limited deluxe edition autographed by Tom Arden, Katy Manning and Martin McKenna.
- Front piece illustration by Martin McKenna.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor and Jo have only recently left Spiridon. (TV: Planet of the Daleks)
- Jo reminisces about her short-lived relationship with Latep. (TV: Planet of the Daleks; PROSE: Catastrophea)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Nightdreamers at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- The Discontinuity Guide to: Nightdreamers at The Whoniverse
- The Cloister Library: Nightdreamers
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