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novel name= The Devil Goblins from Neptune |
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series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] |
|image= The Devil Goblins from Neptune.jpg  
number= 1 |
|series = [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]]
doctor=[[Third Doctor]] |
|number= 1
companions= [[Liz Shaw]]|
|doctor = Third Doctor
enemy= [[Control (CIA)|Control]] <br> [[Central Intelligence Agency|The CIA]] <br> [[Waro|The Waro]] |
|companions = [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier]], [[Liz Shaw|Liz]], [[John Benton|Benton]], [[Mike Yates|Yates]]
year= [[1970s]] |
|featuring = Carol Bell{{!}}Bell
writer= [[Martin Day]] and [[Keith Topping]] |
|featuring2 = James Munro{{!}}Munro
publisher= [[BBC Books]] |
|enemy= [[Central Intelligence Agency|The CIA]], [[Waro|The Waro]]
release date= June [[1997]] |
|setting= {{il|[[Gorkiy]], [[Soviet Union]], [[Nevada]] and [[Manhattan]], [[1970]]}}
format= Paperback Book, ? Pages |
|writer= Martin Day, Keith Topping
isbn= ISBN 0-563-40564-3 |
|publisher= BBC Books
previous story= |
|release date= 2 June 1997
next story= [[The Murder Game]]}}
|format= Paperback Book; 30 Chapters, 288 Pages
|isbn= ISBN 0-563-40564-3
|next= The Murder Game (novel)
}}{{prose stub}}
'''''The Devil Goblins from Neptune''''' was the first novel in the [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Keith Topping]] and [[Martin Day]], released [[2 June (releases)|2 June]] [[1997 (releases)|1997]] and featured the [[Third Doctor]] and [[Liz Shaw]].


==Publisher's summary==
== Publisher's summary ==
''From the outer reaches of the Solar System, alien eyes are surveying the Earth. Eyes as cold and cruel as the methane ice that shrouds their distant world...''
''From the outer reaches of the [[Solar System]], alien eyes are surveying the [[Earth]]. Eyes as cold and cruel as the methane ice that shrouds their distant world...''


The Doctor is perturbed when a spate of deaths follows the break-up of an alien mass in the atmosphere. But this is merely the latest incident in a sinister conspiracy that threatens the entire planet, and the Doctor himself is embroiled in the plans of all the players.
[[Third Doctor|The Doctor]] is perturbed when a spate of deaths follows the break-up of an alien mass in the atmosphere. But this is merely the latest incident in a sinister conspiracy that threatens the entire planet, and the Doctor himself is embroiled in the plans of all the players.


The Brigadier's concern is heightened by the possibility of traitors at the very heart of UNIT. Leaving for Geneva to discover the truth, he little realises the deadly motives of an enemy agent on his own doorstep. The Doctor and Liz, meanwhile, discover that London doesn't have a monopoly on alien invasions.
[[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier's]] concern is heightened by the possibility of traitors at the very heart of [[UNIT]]. Leaving for [[Geneva]] to discover the truth, he little realises the deadly motives of an enemy agent on his own doorstep. The Doctor and [[Liz Shaw|Liz]], meanwhile, discover that [[London]] doesn't have a monopoly on alien invasions.


What are the gargoyle-like creatures that kill without mercy? What do they want from our planet - and how do they figure in top-secret governmental plans?
What are the gargoyle-like creatures that kill without mercy? What do they want from our planet — and how do they figure in top-secret governmental plans?


As the lines between allies and enemies begin to blur, the Doctor finds himself fighting to save Earth once again. But who will he be saving it for?
As the lines between allies and enemies begin to blur, the Doctor finds himself fighting to save Earth once again. But who will he be saving it for?


==Characters==
== Plot ==
*[[Third Doctor|The Doctor]]
''to be added''
**Can perform a Time Lord rite called [[Soul Catching]] but is not very good at it.
*[[Liz Shaw]]
*[[Mike Yates]]
:*His full name is Michael Alexander Raymond Yates.


*[[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]]
== Characters ==
**Can speak French.
* [[Third Doctor]]
*[[John Benton]]
* [[Liz Shaw]]
*[[Bernard Trainors]]
* [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]]
*[[Bruce Davis]]
* [[John Benton|Sergeant Benton]]
*[[Valentine Shuskin]]
* [[Mike Yates|Captain Mike Yates]]
*[[Viscount Rose]]
* [[Carol Bell|Corporal Bell]]
*[[Haynes]]
* [[James Munro|Captain Munroe]]
*[[Houghton]]
* [[Control (The Devil Goblins from Neptune)|Control]]
*[[Tom Bruce]]
* [[Viscount]] [[Rose (The Devil Goblins from Neptune)|Rose]]
**Infiltrates UNIT HQ claiming to be an American UNIT soldier under the name Bruce Davis.
* [[Bob Franklin]]
* [[Julia Franklin]]
* [[Augustus Hayes|Major-General Hayes]]
* [[Thomas Bruce (The Devil Goblins from Neptune)|Thomas Bruce]]
* [[Arlo]]
* [[Mick Houghton]]
* [[Valentina Shuskin]]
* [[Brendan Trainor]]
* [[Sam (The Devil Goblins from Neptune)|Sam]]
* [[Zak Wigmore]]
* [[Mac (The Devil Goblins from Neptune)|Mac]]
* Private [[Harrison (The Devil Goblins from Neptune)|Harrison]]
* [[Bertram (The Devil Goblins from Neptune)|Bertram]]
* [[Boggs]]
* [[Gavin Hyde]]
* [[Fay Hardy]]
* [[John Gallagher]]
* [[Chris Hughes (The Devil Goblins from Neptune)|Chris Hughes]]
* Dr [[French (The Devil Goblins from Neptune)|French]]
* [[Billy Donald]]
* [[Jill (The Devil Goblins from Neptune)|Jill]]
* Lieutenant [[David Carson (The Devil Goblins from Neptune)|David Carson]]
* [[Claire (The Devil Goblins from Neptune)|Claire]]
* [[Scouse (The Devil Goblins from Neptune)|Scouse]]
* [[Saddest Moon]]
* [[Starchild]]
* [[Miller (The Devil Goblins from Neptune)|Miller]]


==References==
== Worldbuilding ==
*[[UNIT]] has branches in [[Russia]] and [[America]]
* Yates and Benton visit a pub called the [[Rat and Parrot]].
*UNIT US discovered a second [[Silurian]] base in Oregon.
*While talking with Bernard Trainor at the party, the Doctor talks about the Cyberman invasion ([[The Invasion|DW: The Invasion]]), the Nestene attack ([[Spearhead from Space|DW: Spearhead from Space]]), the Silurian crisis ([[Doctor Who and the Silurians|DW: Doctor Who and the Silurians]]), and the aborted Inferno project ([[Inferno|DW: Inferno]]).
*Trainor comments that he's met the Doctor's old friend [[Ian Chesterton]], who told Trainor to ask the Doctor about [[Vortis]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Web Planet]]'')


==Notes==
=== The Doctor ===
*This novel was originally conceived as a [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] novel. <ref>[http://www.sorddin.com/broadsword-old/issue11/interview11c.html Interview conducted with Martin Day on the 12 December 1996, which appeared in ''Broadsword'' issue 11]</ref>
* The Doctor says he was a prisoner of the [[French]] at [[Salamanca (city)|Salamanca]] in [[1812]]. He also claims to have met [[Puccini]] at [[Milan]].
* The Doctor drinks [[champagne]] at the [[Progressive Club]].
* The Doctor can speak [[Russian language|Russian]]. He also says he met [[Vladimir Lenin|Lenin]] in [[Petrograd]].
* The Doctor can perform a Time Lord rite called [[Soul Catching]]; however, he is not very good at it.
* The Doctor mentions [[Saturnian kung-fu]].
* The Doctor notes that the Time Lords have erased at least some of his knowledge of Earth's future history, as well as his knowledge of how to repair the TARDIS.
=== Individuals ===
* [[Thomas Bruce (The Devil Goblins from Neptune)|Thomas Bruce]] infiltrates UNIT HQ, claiming to be an American UNIT soldier named Bruce Davis.
* The Brigadier can speak [[French language|French]].
* [[Bernard Trainor]] is acquainted with [[Rachel Jensen]] and [[Ian Chesterton]].
* [[Gavin Hyde]] is Mark Wilson's housemate.


==Continuity==
=== Television ===
*The Doctor has to briefly remind himself that prolonged exposure to radiation is best avoided even by someone with his metabolism, which is rather ironic given that it's radiation that kills off this incarnation in [[Planet of the Spiders|DW: Planet of the Spiders. ]]
* Julia Franklin mentions ''[[Thirty Minute Theatre]]''.
* French references ''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]''.
* While in [[hospital]], Benton remembers a scene from ''[[Steptoe and Son]]''.


==Timeline==
=== United Nations Intelligence Taskforce ===
*This story occurs after [[MA]]: ''[[The Scales of Injustice]]''
* [[UNIT]] has branches in [[Russia]] and the [[United States of America]]
*This story occurs before [[DWM]]: ''[[Country of the Blind]]''
* UNIT US discovered a second [[Silurian]] base in [[Oregon]].


==External links==
== Notes ==
* [http://www.drwhoguide.com/whobbk01.htm The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of '''The Devil Goblins from Neptune''']
* This novel was originally conceived as a [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] novel.<ref>[http://www.sorddin.com/broadsword-old/issue11/interview11c.html Interview conducted with Martin Day on the 12 December 1996, which appeared in ''Broadsword'' issue 11]</ref>
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* [[David Arthurs]] and [[Bob Decker]] talk about who will win the [[Republican Party|Republican]] primaries. Decker considered [[Richard Nixon|Nixon]] to be dead in the water, had a "funny feeling" about [[Nelson Rockefeller|Rockefeller]], and thought [[Ronald Reagan|"Mad Ronnie" Reagan]] would do well with Californian geeks but an actor will never be elected. They both agree None of them will be able to beat [[Robert Kennedy|Kennedy]].
** While the date is not specified, these individuals all ran in the real world 1968 primaries; Robert Kennedy was assassinated in June of that year. Despite this, Arthurs is reading a report about the Cyber invasion of London in spring 1969. See [[UNIT dating controversy]].
* Despite the novel's title, the [[Waro]] are not from [[Neptune (planet)|Neptune]] — they're from [[Triton]], one of Neptune's [[moon]]s.


==Footnotes==
== Continuity ==
* The Doctor tells Benton that he has met the [[Arthur Wellesley|Duke of Wellington]] and [[Napoléon Bonaparte]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[World Game (novel)|World Game]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Mother Russia (audio story)|Mother Russia]]'')
* The Doctor refers to [[Quinnis]] in the [[fourth universe]], where he trained as a [[ninja]]. Quinnis was the final planet visited by the [[First Doctor]] and his granddaughter [[Susan Foreman]] before [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] [[Dematerialisation circuit|materialised]] in [[London]] in [[1963]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Edge of Destruction (TV story)|The Edge of Destruction]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Quinnis (audio story)|Quinnis]]'')
* The Doctor, the Brigadier and Control all refer to [[International Electromatics]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'')
* Brendan Trainor mentions [[Rachel Jensen]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') The Doctor talks to Trainor at a party about the Cyber invasion, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'') the [[Eocene]] crisis ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)|Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'') and the aborted [[Inferno Project]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'') [[Ian Chesterton]] tells Trainor to ask the Doctor about [[Vortis]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web Planet (TV story)|The Web Planet]]'')
* The Doctor mentions seeing [[Ian Chesterton]] at the Wedding of [[Petra Williams]] and [[Greg Sutton]], but not having the chance to talk to him. He also asks Brendan Trainor about Ian's son, [[Johnny Chess]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)|Timewyrm: Revelation]]'')
* Control mentions Sir [[Reginald Styles]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'') and Senator [[Alcott]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil (TV story)|The Mind of Evil]]'')
* The Brigadier mentions [[Jimmy Turner|Major Jimmy Turner]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'') and [[Alex Cosworth|Major Cosworth]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil (TV story)|The Mind of Evil]]'')
* The Doctor refers to his disagreement, that what Russia did with the Romanovs "struck as a frightfully bad show". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Last of the Romanovs (audio story)|Last of the Romanovs]]'')
 
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* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/devil.htm The Cloister Library: '''The Devil Goblins from Neptune''']
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050406224906/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/news/drwho/2004/09/23/14437.shtml Interview: Devil Goblins from Neptune]
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The Devil Goblins from Neptune was the first novel in the BBC Past Doctor Adventures series. It was written by Keith Topping and Martin Day, released 2 June 1997 and featured the Third Doctor and Liz Shaw.

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

From the outer reaches of the Solar System, alien eyes are surveying the Earth. Eyes as cold and cruel as the methane ice that shrouds their distant world...

The Doctor is perturbed when a spate of deaths follows the break-up of an alien mass in the atmosphere. But this is merely the latest incident in a sinister conspiracy that threatens the entire planet, and the Doctor himself is embroiled in the plans of all the players.

The Brigadier's concern is heightened by the possibility of traitors at the very heart of UNIT. Leaving for Geneva to discover the truth, he little realises the deadly motives of an enemy agent on his own doorstep. The Doctor and Liz, meanwhile, discover that London doesn't have a monopoly on alien invasions.

What are the gargoyle-like creatures that kill without mercy? What do they want from our planet — and how do they figure in top-secret governmental plans?

As the lines between allies and enemies begin to blur, the Doctor finds himself fighting to save Earth once again. But who will he be saving it for?

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Doctor says he was a prisoner of the French at Salamanca in 1812. He also claims to have met Puccini at Milan.
  • The Doctor drinks champagne at the Progressive Club.
  • The Doctor can speak Russian. He also says he met Lenin in Petrograd.
  • The Doctor can perform a Time Lord rite called Soul Catching; however, he is not very good at it.
  • The Doctor mentions Saturnian kung-fu.
  • The Doctor notes that the Time Lords have erased at least some of his knowledge of Earth's future history, as well as his knowledge of how to repair the TARDIS.

Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

Television[[edit] | [edit source]]

United Nations Intelligence Taskforce[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • This novel was originally conceived as a Virgin Missing Adventures novel.[1]
  • David Arthurs and Bob Decker talk about who will win the Republican primaries. Decker considered Nixon to be dead in the water, had a "funny feeling" about Rockefeller, and thought "Mad Ronnie" Reagan would do well with Californian geeks but an actor will never be elected. They both agree None of them will be able to beat Kennedy.
    • While the date is not specified, these individuals all ran in the real world 1968 primaries; Robert Kennedy was assassinated in June of that year. Despite this, Arthurs is reading a report about the Cyber invasion of London in spring 1969. See UNIT dating controversy.
  • Despite the novel's title, the Waro are not from Neptune — they're from Triton, one of Neptune's moons.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ Interview conducted with Martin Day on the 12 December 1996, which appeared in Broadsword issue 11

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

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