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{{Infobox Novel|
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novel name= Tomb of Valdemar |
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series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] |
|image= Tomb of Valdemar.jpg  
number= 29 |
|series = [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]]  
doctor=[[Fourth Doctor]] |
|number= 28
companions= [[Romana]]|
|doctor = Fourth Doctor  
enemy= Paul Neville |
|companions= [[Romana I]]
year= |
|enemy= [[Paul Neville]]
writer= [[Simon Messingham]] |
|setting=
publisher= [[BBC Books]] |
|writer = Simon Messingham
release date= February [[2000]] |
|publisher= BBC Books  
format= Paperback Book, ? Pages |
|release date= 7 February 2000
isbn= ISBN 0-563-55591-2 |
|format= Paperback Book; 16 Chapters, 278 Pages  
previous story=[[Last of the Gaderene]]|
|isbn= ISBN 0-563-55591-2  
next story=[[Verdigris]]}}
|prev = Last of the Gaderene (novel)
|next=Verdigris (novel)
}}{{prose stub}}
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the twenty-eighth novel in the [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Simon Messingham]], released [[7 February (releases)|7 February]] [[2000 (releases)|2000]] and featured the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Romana I]].


==Publisher's summary==
This is the second full-length novel to feature the Fourth Doctor and Romana I, the first being [[1996 (releases)|1996]]'s ''[[The Shadow of Weng-Chiang]]''.
''Millennia ago, the great god Valdemar held sway over the universe. Somehow the Old Ones defeated this dark presence and entombed him beneath the acid skies of Ashkellia, before disappearing themselves for ever.''


Over the centuries, the myths of Valdemar grow, crossing solar systems and races. A novelist, [[Miranda Pelham]], pieces together the Dark God's story. Unfortunately for her, revolution and the rise of a New Protectorate force her to strike an agreement with the decadent necromancer [[Paul Neville]] to find the lost [[Ashkellia]].
== Publisher's summary ==
''Millennia ago, the great god [[Valdemar]] held sway over the [[universe]]. Somehow the [[Old One (Valdemar)|Old Ones]] defeated this dark presence and entombed him beneath the [[acid]] skies of [[Ashkellia]], before disappearing themselves forever.''


The Doctor and Romana, despite their best efforts, become embroiled in the complex conspiracies and attempts to re-discover Valdemar. High in the boiling sulphuric acid clouds, in the Palace of the Old Ones, a place where reality and dreams collide, the way is being prepared for the resurrection of the Dark One.
Over the centuries, the myths of Valdemar grow, crossing solar systems and races. A novelist, [[Miranda Pelham]], pieces together the Dark God's story. Unfortunately for her, revolution and the rise of a [[New Protectorate]] force her to strike an agreement with the decadent [[necromancer]] [[Paul Neville]] to find the lost Ashkellia.


The Doctor faces an agonising choice: should he continue with his quest to gather the segments of the Key to Time, or prevent the rebirth of a being so powerful that its release will alter the entire fabric of the universe?
[[Fourth Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Romana I|Romana]], despite their best efforts, become embroiled in the complex conspiracies and attempts to re-discover Valdemar. High in the boiling [[sulphuric acid]] clouds, in the [[Palace of the Old Ones]], a place where reality and dreams collide, the way is being prepared for the resurrection of the Dark One.


==Characters==
The Doctor faces an agonising choice: should he continue with his quest to gather the segments of the [[Key to Time]], or prevent the rebirth of a being so powerful that its release will alter the entire fabric of the universe?
*[[Fourth Doctor|The Doctor]]
*[[Romana I]]
*[[Miranda Pelham]]
*[[Paul Neville]]


==References==
== Plot ==
*Whilst at the Academy, the Doctor and the Master travelled back in time into Gallifreyan history, in search of Valdemar.
''to be added''
 
== Characters ==
* [[Fourth Doctor]]
* [[Romana I]]
* [[K9 Mark II]]
* [[Miranda Pelham]]
* [[Paul Neville]]
* [[Erik Hass]]
* [[Kampp]]
* [[Robert Hopkins]]
* [[Huvan]]
* [[Niles Redfearn]]
* [[Huvan|Ponch]]
* [[Prahna]]
* [[Tenniel Stanislaus]]
* [[Romana III (The Shadows of Avalon)|Romana III]]
* [[Romana IV]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
* The Doctor mentions [[Eru]].
=== Gallifreyan history ===
* Whilst at the Academy, the Doctor and the Master travelled into the Matrix to access the secret records of early [[Gallifreyan history]], where they discovered information about Valdemar.


==Notes==
=== Gallifreyan organisations ===
''to be added''
* The [[Dimensional Ethics Committee]] forbids research into the [[higher dimensions]].
 
=== Gallifreyan technology ===
* When Romana visits Ponch, she has her own [[TARDIS]]. It is disguised as the [[inn]] [[Janua Foris]].
 
=== Individuals ===
* [[The Brigadier]] is mentioned.
* The Doctor tries not to think of [[Sutekh]] whilst trying to persuade [[Huvan]] to give up his powers.
 
=== Locations ===
* The Doctor compares the [[Palace of the Old Ones]] on [[Ashkellia]] to the [[Great City of the Exxilons|City of the Exxilons]].
 
=== Songs ===
* The [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Romana I|Romana]] argue over the song "[[Ppiffer's Second Ode to the Cepholan Whale]]".
 
== Notes ==
* In July 2013, BBC Books reprinted the novel for inclusion in ''The Fourth Doctor Time Capsule'', a box set of various items relating to the [[Tom Baker]] era. The box set (and the novel reprint) was a UK-exclusive release, limited to 5,000 copies.<ref>[https://www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-features/are-you-ready-for-thefourth Are you ready for #thefourth?]</ref>
 
== Continuity ==
* The Doctor mentions the [[creation of the Daleks]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'') and his trips to [[Peladon]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Peladon (TV story)|The Curse of Peladon]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Prisoner of Peladon (audio story)|The Prisoner of Peladon]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Monster of Peladon (TV story)|The Monster of Peladon]]'')
* [[Romana I]] remembers the [[Sontaran invasion of Gallifrey]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'')
* Romana recalls the Doctor's involvement in the return of [[Omega]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'')
* At the start of the novel K9 is affected by the higher dimensions and is left in the TARDIS. ([[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'')
* Huvan writes an eighty-page love poem that begins with the line, "Long ago when love was real..." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Love and War (novel)|Love and War]]'')
 
== Additional cover images ==
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
Tomb of Valdemar (The Fourth Doctor Time Capsule).jpg|2013 [[The Fourth Doctor Time Capsule (DVD box set)|The Fourth Doctor Time Capsule]] cover
</gallery>
 
== External links ==
{{dwrefguide|whobbk29.htm|Tomb of Valdemar}}https://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/vald.htm|The Cloister Library: Tomb of Valdemar
* {{whoniverse|pd29|Tomb of Valdemar}}


==Continuity==
* [https://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/vald.htm The Cloister Library: '''Tomb of Valdemar''']
''to be added''


==[[Fourth Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]]==
== Footnotes ==
*Tomb of Valdemar occurs after: [[DWM]]: ''[[The Seventh Segment]]''
{{reflist}}
*Tomb of Valdemar occurs before: [[DW]]: ''[[The Pirate Planet]]''


==External links==
{{PDA}}
* [http://www.drwhoguide.com/whobbk29.htm The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of '''Tomb of Valdemar''']
{{TitleSort}}
* [http://www.whoniverse.org/discontinuity/PD29.php Whoniverse Discontinuity Guide entry for '''Tomb of Valdemar''']


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Tomb of Valdemar was the twenty-eighth novel in the BBC Past Doctor Adventures series. It was written by Simon Messingham, released 7 February 2000 and featured the Fourth Doctor and Romana I.

This is the second full-length novel to feature the Fourth Doctor and Romana I, the first being 1996's The Shadow of Weng-Chiang.

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

Millennia ago, the great god Valdemar held sway over the universe. Somehow the Old Ones defeated this dark presence and entombed him beneath the acid skies of Ashkellia, before disappearing themselves forever.

Over the centuries, the myths of Valdemar grow, crossing solar systems and races. A novelist, Miranda Pelham, pieces together the Dark God's story. Unfortunately for her, revolution and the rise of a New Protectorate force her to strike an agreement with the decadent necromancer Paul Neville to find the lost Ashkellia.

The Doctor and Romana, despite their best efforts, become embroiled in the complex conspiracies and attempts to re-discover Valdemar. High in the boiling sulphuric acid clouds, in the Palace of the Old Ones, a place where reality and dreams collide, the way is being prepared for the resurrection of the Dark One.

The Doctor faces an agonising choice: should he continue with his quest to gather the segments of the Key to Time, or prevent the rebirth of a being so powerful that its release will alter the entire fabric of the universe?

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Doctor mentions Eru.

Gallifreyan history[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Whilst at the Academy, the Doctor and the Master travelled into the Matrix to access the secret records of early Gallifreyan history, where they discovered information about Valdemar.

Gallifreyan organisations[[edit] | [edit source]]

Gallifreyan technology[[edit] | [edit source]]

Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Brigadier is mentioned.
  • The Doctor tries not to think of Sutekh whilst trying to persuade Huvan to give up his powers.

Locations[[edit] | [edit source]]

Songs[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • In July 2013, BBC Books reprinted the novel for inclusion in The Fourth Doctor Time Capsule, a box set of various items relating to the Tom Baker era. The box set (and the novel reprint) was a UK-exclusive release, limited to 5,000 copies.[1]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

Additional cover images[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ Are you ready for #thefourth?
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