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novel name= Camera Obscura |
{{Infobox Story SMW
image=[[Image:Camera_Obscura.jpg|250px]]|
|image = Camera Obscura.jpg
series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] |
|range = BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures
number= 59 |
|number in range = 59
doctor=[[Eighth Doctor]] |
|series = [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]]
companions= [[Fitz Kreiner]], [[Anji Kapoor]] |
|number = 59
enemy= [[Sabbath]], The Octaves, Angel-Maker |
|doctor = Eighth Doctor
year= [[Earth]] <br> [[Wales]], [[Dartmoor]] and [[Capel Gorast]], late July and early August, [[1893]] |
|companions= [[Fitz Kreiner|Fitz]], [[Anji Kapoor|Anji]]
writer= [[Lloyd Rose]] |
|enemy= [[Sabbath]], [[Octave (Camera Obscura)|Octaves]], [[Elizabeth Kelly|Angel-Maker]]
publisher= [[BBC Books]] |
|setting = [[Wales]], [[Dartmoor]] and [[Capel Gorast]], [[1893]]
release date= July, 2002 |
|writer = Lloyd Rose
format= Paperback Book, --- Pages |
|publisher = BBC Books
isbn= ISBN 0-563-53857-0|
|release date= 5 August 2002
previous story= [[History 101]]|
|format = Paperback Book; 27 Chapters, 280 Pages
next story= [[Time Zero]]}}
|isbn = ISBN 0-563-53857-0
|prev = History 101 (novel)
|next = Time Zero (novel)
}}{{prose stub}}
'''''Camera Obscura''''' was the fifty-ninth novel in the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Lloyd Rose]], released [[5 August (releases)|5 August]] [[2002 (releases)|2002]] and featured the [[Eighth Doctor]], [[Fitz Kreiner]] and [[Anji Kapoor]].


==Publisher’s Summary==
== Publisher's summary ==
''The Doctor sat alone and listened to the beat of his remaining heart. He had never got used to it. He never would. The single sound where a double should be. What was this new code hammering through his body? What did it mean? Mortal. No, he’d always known he could die. Not mortal. Damaged. Crippled. Through his shirt, his fingers sought the thick ridge of his scar. Human...''
''[[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] sat alone and listened to the beat of his remaining [[heart]]. He had never got used to it. He never would. The single sound where a double should be. What was this new code hammering through his body? What did it mean? Mortal. No, he'd always known he could die. Not mortal. Damaged. Crippled. Through his shirt, his fingers sought the thick ridge of his scar. Human...''


The Doctor’s second heart was taken from his body -- for his own good, he was told. Removed by his sometime ally, sometime rival, the mysterious time-traveller Sabbath. Now, as a new danger menaces reality, the Doctor finds himself working with Sabbath again. From a seance in Victorian London to a wild pursuit on Dartmoor, the Doctor and his companions work frantically to unravel the mystery of this latest threat to Time... Before Time itself unravels.
The Doctor's second heart was taken from his [[body]] — for his own good, he was told. Removed by his sometime ally, sometime rival, the mysterious [[time-travel]]ler [[Sabbath]]. Now, as a new danger menaces reality, the Doctor finds himself working with Sabbath again. From a seance in [[Victorian]] [[London]] to a wild pursuit on [[Dartmoor]], the Doctor and his companions work frantically to unravel the mystery of this latest threat to Time... Before Time itself unravels.


==Characters==
== Plot ==
*[[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]]
''to be added''
**Nearly dies when a sandbag is dropped (from great height) onto his chest, crushing his remaining heart and smashing his ribs so hard they poke out his back onto the floor.
**The Doctor tricks the Angel-Maker into stabbing him through the heart (in order to venture into Death’s realm).
*[[Fitz Kreiner]]
*[[Anji Kapoor]]
*[[Sabbath]] (alias Mr G.K. Thursday)
*[[Angel-Maker]] (aka Elizabeth Kelly)
**She’s a [[time sensitive]].
*[[Death]]
*[[Nathaniel Chilteren]]
*[[Constance Jane]]
*[[George Williamson]]
*[[Hugo Little]]
*[[Micah Scale]]
*[[Nathaniel Chiltern]]
*[[Nora]]
*[[Octave]]
*[[O'Keagh]]
*[[Sebastian Chiltern]]


==References==
== Characters ==
* [[The Jonah]], Sabbath’s time vessel is mentioned.
* [[Eighth Doctor]]
* The Doctor travels down into the realms of [[Death]].
* [[Fitz Kreiner]]
* Chilitern’s time machine works along principles of [[Temporal Interferometry]].
* [[Anji Kapoor]]
* Trapped in Chilitern's time machine, the Doctor sees his previous incarnations in agony.
* [[Sabbath]] (alias Mr G.K. Thursday)
* Angel-Maker (aka [[Elizabeth Kelly]])
* [[Death (mythology)|Death]]
* [[Sebastian Chiltern]]
* [[Nathaniel Chiltern]]
* [[Constance Jane]]
* [[Micah Scale]]
* [[Octave (Camera Obscura)|Octave]]
* [[O'Keagh]]
* [[Hugo Little]]
* [[Vera (Camera Obscura)|Vera]]
* [[Henrietta the Narrow-Minded]]
* [[Reginald the Colossus]]
* [[Rudy the Dynamic Diminutive]]
* [[Wobry the Human Serpent]]
* [[William (Camera Obscura)|William]]
* [[Hemming (Camera Obscura)|Mrs Hemming]]
* [[George Williamson]]


==Notes==
== Worldbuilding ==
* At the conclusion of Camera Obscura with the removal of the Doctor’s old blackened heart from Sabbath’s chest, the Doctor is able to ‘grow’ a new one.
* ''[[The Jonah]]'', Sabbath's time vessel, is mentioned.
* The Doctor travels down into the realms of [[Death (mythology)|Death]].
* Chiltern's [[time machine]] works along principles of [[temporal interferometry]].
* The Doctor quotes ''[[The Hound of the Baskervilles]]''.
* Elizabeth Kelly is a [[Time sensitivity|time sensitive]].
* Dr Chiltern mentions the [[Blair Witch]] hoax in [[America]].


==Continuity==
== Notes ==
* The Doctor speaks of Sabbath’s previous ploys including[[ Station One]] ([[Anachrophobia|''Anachrophobia'']]) and [[Barcelona]] [[History 101|(''History 101'']]).
* There is a brief appearance by "[[William (Camera Obscura)|William the Bloody Awful Poet]]", a nick-name given to regular ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (franchise)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' character, {{iw|buffy|Spike}} (played by [[James Marsters]], who later played Captain [[John Hart]] in ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]''). Although there are several other references to ''Buffy'' as a fictional series throughout the DWU, this is the only one to imply any form of crossover between the two. The ''Buffy'' franchise later returned the favour by having lookalikes of the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Rose Tyler]] appear in a continuation comic.
* ''Camera Obscura'' won Best Book in the 2002 Jade Pagoda mailing list awards.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.bondegezou.co.uk/jp/jpawards.htm
|title=Jade Pagoda awards
|year of source=2008
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080922194131/http://www.bondegezou.co.uk/jp/jpawards.htm
|archivedate=22 September 2008
}}</ref>


* When the Doctor is crushed by the sandbags it is his connection to Sabbath, through his second heart that was removed in [[The Adventuress of Henrietta Street|''The Adventuress of Henrietta Street'']] that Sabbath implanted in his own body that keeps him from dying.
== Continuity ==
* The Doctor speaks of Sabbath's previous ploys including [[Station One]] and [[Barcelona]] in the earlier [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] novels {{cs|Anachrophobia (novel)}} and {{cs|History 101 (novel)}}
* When the Doctor is crushed by the sandbags, it is his connection to Sabbath through his second heart, which was removed in the earlier novel {{cs|The Adventuress of Henrietta Street (novel)}} and that Sabbath implanted in his own body, that keeps him from dying.
* Fitz goes to a history lecture on Siberia and meets explorer [[George Williamson]]. The expedition appears in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Time Zero (novel)|Time Zero]]''.
* Fitz recalls his visit with the Doctor to [[San Francisco]] and shares his limited knowledge of [[biodata]], a reference to earlier novel of the same range, {{cs|Unnatural History (novel)}}
* Sabbath says that [[Scarlette]] was the only woman the Doctor ever got close to. The Doctor married her in an earlier novel of the same range, {{cs|The Adventuress of Henrietta Street (novel)}}
* When the Doctor and Sabbath agree to work together, the Doctor has a memory of being in league with a moral monster and falling, which is most likely a reference to the [[Fourth Doctor]]'s alliance with {{Ainley}} and subsequent regeneration in the television story {{cs|Logopolis (TV story)}}
* While the Doctor is in a coma after his chest is crushed, he experiences a dream where he feels like his body is just a coat he's taken off and he'll find another one around a corner, hinting at some buried memories of [[regeneration]]. During his dream, he studies his shadow and feels as though it should remind him of something, possibly its loss and replacement with a Faction-influenced shadow. This is a reference to the arc begging with {{cs|[[Unnatural History (novel)]]}}, and ending with {{cs|[[The Ancestor Cell (novel)]]}}


* Fitz goes to a history lecture on Siberia and meets explorer [[George Williamson]], the expedition appears in [[Time Zero|''Time Zero'']].
== External links ==
{{dwrefguide|whobbc59.htm|Camera Obscura}}
* {{whoniverse|ed59|Camera Obscura}}
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/camera.htm The Cloister Library: '''Camera Obscura''']


==[[Eighth Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]]==
== Footnotes ==
*This story takes place after [[EDA]]: ''[[History 101]]''
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*This story takes place before [[ST]]: ''[[Notre Dame du Temps]]''
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==External links==
[[Category:EDA novels]]
*[http://www.drwhoguide.com/whobbc59.htm Doctor Who Reference Guide - Detailed Synopsis: '''Camera Obscura''']
* [http://www.whoniverse.org/discontinuity/ED59.php Whoniverse Discontinuity Guide entry for '''Camera Obscura''']
 
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Camera Obscura was the fifty-ninth novel in the BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures series. It was written by Lloyd Rose, released 5 August 2002 and featured the Eighth Doctor, Fitz Kreiner and Anji Kapoor.

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

The Doctor sat alone and listened to the beat of his remaining heart. He had never got used to it. He never would. The single sound where a double should be. What was this new code hammering through his body? What did it mean? Mortal. No, he'd always known he could die. Not mortal. Damaged. Crippled. Through his shirt, his fingers sought the thick ridge of his scar. Human...

The Doctor's second heart was taken from his body — for his own good, he was told. Removed by his sometime ally, sometime rival, the mysterious time-traveller Sabbath. Now, as a new danger menaces reality, the Doctor finds himself working with Sabbath again. From a seance in Victorian London to a wild pursuit on Dartmoor, the Doctor and his companions work frantically to unravel the mystery of this latest threat to Time... Before Time itself unravels.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • There is a brief appearance by "William the Bloody Awful Poet", a nick-name given to regular Buffy the Vampire Slayer character, Spike (played by James Marsters, who later played Captain John Hart in Torchwood). Although there are several other references to Buffy as a fictional series throughout the DWU, this is the only one to imply any form of crossover between the two. The Buffy franchise later returned the favour by having lookalikes of the Tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler appear in a continuation comic.
  • Camera Obscura won Best Book in the 2002 Jade Pagoda mailing list awards.[1]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Doctor speaks of Sabbath's previous ploys including Station One and Barcelona in the earlier BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures novels Anachrophobia [+]Loading...["Anachrophobia (novel)"] and History 101 [+]Loading...["History 101 (novel)"]
  • When the Doctor is crushed by the sandbags, it is his connection to Sabbath through his second heart, which was removed in the earlier novel The Adventuress of Henrietta Street [+]Loading...["The Adventuress of Henrietta Street (novel)"] and that Sabbath implanted in his own body, that keeps him from dying.
  • Fitz goes to a history lecture on Siberia and meets explorer George Williamson. The expedition appears in PROSE: Time Zero.
  • Fitz recalls his visit with the Doctor to San Francisco and shares his limited knowledge of biodata, a reference to earlier novel of the same range, Unnatural History [+]Loading...["Unnatural History (novel)"]
  • Sabbath says that Scarlette was the only woman the Doctor ever got close to. The Doctor married her in an earlier novel of the same range, The Adventuress of Henrietta Street [+]Loading...["The Adventuress of Henrietta Street (novel)"]
  • When the Doctor and Sabbath agree to work together, the Doctor has a memory of being in league with a moral monster and falling, which is most likely a reference to the Fourth Doctor's alliance with the Tremas Master and subsequent regeneration in the television story Logopolis [+]Loading...["Logopolis (TV story)"]
  • While the Doctor is in a coma after his chest is crushed, he experiences a dream where he feels like his body is just a coat he's taken off and he'll find another one around a corner, hinting at some buried memories of regeneration. During his dream, he studies his shadow and feels as though it should remind him of something, possibly its loss and replacement with a Faction-influenced shadow. This is a reference to the arc begging with Unnatural History [+]Loading...["[[Unnatural History (novel)]]"], and ending with The Ancestor Cell [+]Loading...["[[The Ancestor Cell (novel)]]"]

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

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ Jade Pagoda awards (2008). Archived from the original on 22 September 2008.
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