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|image = Ma-6.jpg | |||
|adapted into = The Romance of Crime (audio story) | |||
|series = [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] | |||
|range = Virgin Missing Adventures | |||
|number in range = 6 | |||
|number = 6 | |||
|doctor = Fourth Doctor | |||
|companions = [[K9 Mark II]], [[Romana II]] | |||
|enemy = [[Xais]], [[Pyerpoint]], [[Charlie Nisbett]], [[Eddie Nisbett]] | |||
|setting = [[Rock of Judgement]], [[Planet Eleven]] | |||
|writer = Gareth Roberts | |||
|cover = [[Alister Pearson]] | |||
|publisher = Virgin Books | |||
|release date = 19 January 1995 | |||
|format = Paperback Book;<br/>15 Chapters, 246 Pages | |||
|isbn = ISBN 0-426-20435-2 | |||
|prev = State of Change (novel) | |||
|next = The Ghosts of N-Space (novelisation) | |||
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'''''The Romance of Crime''''' was the sixth novel in the ''[[Virgin Missing Adventures]]'' series. It was written by [[Gareth Roberts]] and featured the [[Fourth Doctor]], [[Romana II]] and [[K9 Mark II]]. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | |||
:"How do you kill someone?" asked the Doctor. "Eviscerate them, crush them, reverse their particles. But do the dead always stay dead?" | |||
[[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] brings [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]], [[Romana II|Romana]] and [[K9 Mark II|K9]] to the [[Rock of Judgement]]: a [[court]], [[prison]] and place of [[execution]] built into a rocket-powered [[asteroid]]. There they become embroiled in an investigation by the system's finest lawman. | |||
[[ | What connects the macabre gallery of artist [[Menlove Stokes]] with the slaughter of a survey team on a distant [[planet]]? Why is [[Margo]], chief of security, behaving so strangely? And which [[Ogron|old enemies]] of the Doctor are aboard the unmarked spaceship making its way towards the Rock? | ||
== Plot == | |||
''to be added'' | |||
==Characters== | == Characters == | ||
*[[Fourth | * [[Fourth Doctor]] | ||
*[[Romana II | * [[Romana II]] | ||
*[[ | * [[K9 Mark II]] | ||
*[[Xais]] | * [[Xais]] | ||
*Frank Spiggot | * [[Frank Spiggot]] | ||
*Pyerpoint | * [[Pyerpoint]] | ||
*Margo | * [[Margo]] | ||
*Menlove Stokes | * [[Shom]] | ||
*Zy | * [[Menlove Stokes]] | ||
* | * [[Zy]] | ||
*Nisbett | * [[Charlie Nisbett]] | ||
* | * [[Eddie Nisbett]] | ||
* | * [[Pyerpoint|Sentinel]] | ||
* | * [[Gjork]] | ||
* | * [[Flarkk]] | ||
* | * [[Bnorg]] | ||
* [[Jarrigan Voltt]] | |||
* [[Naomi Blakemore]] | |||
* [[Hogan (The Romance of Crime)|Hogan]] | |||
* [[Davis (The Romance of Crime)|Davis]] | |||
* [[Wilkin (The Romance of Crime)|Wilkin]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
' | === Games === | ||
* The Doctor, [[Romana II|Romana]] and [[K9 Mark II|K9]] play [[Monopoly (game)|Monopoly]]. | |||
=== The Doctor === | |||
* The [[Fourth Doctor]] is six foot four inches tall. | |||
* [[The Doctor's scarf]] is twenty-six feet long. | |||
== | === Foods and beverages === | ||
* Ogrons drink Rigellian [[Ale]]. | |||
== | == Notes == | ||
'' | * This story is set between ''[[The Creature from the Pit (TV story)|The Creature from the Pit]]'' and ''[[Nightmare of Eden (TV story)|Nightmare of Eden]]''. | ||
== | == Continuity == | ||
*The | * The Doctor refers to activating [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]' [[randomiser]] in order to evade the [[Black Guardian]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Armageddon Factor (TV story)|The Armageddon Factor]]'') | ||
==External links== | == External links == | ||
{{dwrefguide|who_ma06.htm|The Romance of Crime}} | |||
*{{whoniverse| | * {{whoniverse|ma06|The Romance of Crime}} | ||
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/romance.htm The Cloister Library: '''The Romance of Crime'''] | |||
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Latest revision as of 20:52, 9 January 2024
The Romance of Crime was the sixth novel in the Virgin Missing Adventures series. It was written by Gareth Roberts and featured the Fourth Doctor, Romana II and K9 Mark II.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
- "How do you kill someone?" asked the Doctor. "Eviscerate them, crush them, reverse their particles. But do the dead always stay dead?"
The TARDIS brings the Doctor, Romana and K9 to the Rock of Judgement: a court, prison and place of execution built into a rocket-powered asteroid. There they become embroiled in an investigation by the system's finest lawman.
What connects the macabre gallery of artist Menlove Stokes with the slaughter of a survey team on a distant planet? Why is Margo, chief of security, behaving so strangely? And which old enemies of the Doctor are aboard the unmarked spaceship making its way towards the Rock?
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Fourth Doctor
- Romana II
- K9 Mark II
- Xais
- Frank Spiggot
- Pyerpoint
- Margo
- Shom
- Menlove Stokes
- Zy
- Charlie Nisbett
- Eddie Nisbett
- Sentinel
- Gjork
- Flarkk
- Bnorg
- Jarrigan Voltt
- Naomi Blakemore
- Hogan
- Davis
- Wilkin
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
Games[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Fourth Doctor is six foot four inches tall.
- The Doctor's scarf is twenty-six feet long.
Foods and beverages[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Ogrons drink Rigellian Ale.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story is set between The Creature from the Pit and Nightmare of Eden.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor refers to activating the TARDIS' randomiser in order to evade the Black Guardian. (TV: The Armageddon Factor)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Romance of Crime at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- The Discontinuity Guide to: The Romance of Crime at The Whoniverse
- The Cloister Library: The Romance of Crime
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