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novel name= Imperial Moon |
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image= [[Image:Imperial_Moon.jpg|250px]] |
|image= Imperial Moon.jpg
series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] |
|series = [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]]
number= 34 |
|number= 33
doctor=[[Fifth Doctor]]|
|doctor = Fifth Doctor
companions=[[Turlough]]|
|companions=[[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]], [[Kamelion]]
enemy= The [[Vrall]]|
|featuring=[[Victoria|Queen Victoria]]
year=|
|enemy= The [[Vrall]]
writer= [[Christopher Bulis]] |
|setting = [[Scotland]], [[September]] [[1878]]; [[The Moon]], [[September]] [[1878]]
publisher= [[BBC Books]] |
|writer= Christopher Bulis
release date= August [[2000]] |
|publisher= BBC Books
format= Paperback Book, ? Pages |
|cover = [[Black Sheep]]
isbn= ISBN 0-563-53801-5 |
|release date= 7 August 2000
previous story=[[Prime Time]]|
|format= Paperback Book; 39 Chapters, 283 Pages
next story=[[Festival of Death]]}}
|isbn= ISBN 0-563-53801-5
|prev = Prime Time (novel)
|next=Festival of Death (novel)
}}{{prose stub}}
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the thirty-third novel in the [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Christopher Bulis]], released [[7 August (releases)|7 August]] [[2000 (releases)|2000]] and featured the [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Vislor Turlough]] and [[Kamelion]].


==Publisher's summary==
This was the only novel to feature this line up of Doctor and companions. This novel was one of three novels in which Kamelion has appeared.
The year is [[1878]]. Three ships of the [[Great Britain|British]] Imperial Spacefleet have just set course for [[the Moon|the moon]].


The discovery of a mysterious diary, recalling a seemingly impossible journey, takes [[Fifth Doctor|the Doctor]] and his companions back to a crucial moment in history -- and into certain danger. For the moon of 1878 is far from deserted.
== Publisher's summary ==
The year is [[1878]]. Three ships of the [[Great Britain|British]] Imperial Spacefleet have just set course for [[the Moon]].


Trapped in a crater teeming with hostile animal and plant life, the Doctor and [[Turlough]] must join the British explorers on a hazardous journey to battle for their freedom before the long lunar night descends. For, lurking in the shadows, are the [[Vrall]] -- cunning and utterly ruthless killers.
The discovery of a mysterious diary, recalling a seemingly impossible journey, takes [[Fifth Doctor|the Doctor]] and his companions back to a crucial moment in history — and into certain danger. For the moon of 1878 is far from deserted.


With the loss of one of their ships -- and their captain -- the British team become embroiled in a struggle to survive that tests duty and honour to their limits. Meanwhile, Turlough finds himself with Time in his hands and the Doctor must make a choice that will determine the future of an Empire -- and [[Earth]] itself.
Trapped in a crater teeming with hostile animal and plant life, the Doctor and [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]] must join the British explorers on a hazardous journey to battle for their freedom before the long lunar night descends. For, lurking in the shadows, are the [[Vrall]] — cunning and utterly ruthless killers.


==Characters==
With the loss of one of their ships — and their captain — the British team become embroiled in a struggle to survive that tests duty and honour to their limits. Meanwhile, Turlough finds himself with time in his hands and the Doctor must make a choice that will determine the future of an empire — and [[Earth]] itself.
*[[Fifth Doctor|The Doctor]]
*[[Turlough]]
*[[Kamelion]]
**Is overwhelmed by the psychic feedback from all the wildlife on the Moon.  
**Can sense the Doctor's thoughts because of the complexity of them.
**Impersonates Prince Philip, and tells Queen Victoria to end the British Space Program and to look to domestic concerns.


==References==
== Plot ==
''to be added''
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==Notes==
== Characters ==
''to be added''
* [[Fifth Doctor]]
* [[Vislor Turlough]]
* [[Kamelion]]
* Captain [[Richard Haliwell]]
* Professor [[Boyes-Dennison]]
* [[Emily Boyes-Dennison]]
* Captain [[Sinclair (Imperial Moon)|Sinclair]]
* [[Henry Stanton]]
* Captain [[Green (Imperial Moon)|Green]]
* [[Lytalia]]
* [[Nareena]]
* [[The Warden]]
* Lieutenant [[Forrester (Imperial Moon)|Forrester]]
* [[Granby]]
* [[Tom Broady]]
* [[Bosun (Imperial Moon)|The Bosun]]
* [[Maitland (Imperial Moon)|Maitland]]
* The [[Vrall]]
* [[Pat (Imperial Moon)|Pat]]
* [[Sumpter]]
* [[Draycott]]
* [[Davis (Imperial Moon)|Davis]]
* [[John Brown]]
* [[Queen]] [[Victoria]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
* ''[[Lunik 3]]'' took the first pictures of the far side of [[the Moon]].
 
=== Time ===
* The Doctor uses a [[time safe]] to send his earlier self Haliwell's diary. He considers it an acceptable [[temporal paradox]] if used sparingly.
* [[Parallel universe]]s exist separated by a millisecond of [[time]] and a nanometre of [[space]]. If they don't diverge cleanly, it becomes an [[alternate timeline]] that destroys the original.
 
=== Time Lords ===
* [[Time Lord]]s have the responsibility to choose "the fate of untold millions yet unborn" when faced with a point where history might diverge if events aren't stopped or become public knowledge.
* The Doctor notes that [[regeneration]] on the surface of the Moon in a vacuum "would not be an option"; this idea was also acknowledged in ''[[The Taking of Planet 5 (novel)|The Taking of Planet 5]]'', where the [[Eighth Doctor]] recalls stories of Time Lords regenerating in oxygenless environments and becoming increasingly twisted as they exhaust their lives trying to become something that can survive in space.
 
=== Technology ===
* Reading about the impeller engine in Haliwell's diary, the Doctor compares it to a form of reactionless drive, which he states humanity will develop for real two centuries after the events described here.
* Turlough argues that human technology was not advanced enough in the Victorian era to develop spaceships, but the Doctor responds by observing that Victorian engineering in 1878 had reached the level to build a sound, airtight hull, and the diary makes note of chemical processes being used to purify the air, even if he agrees that the impeller engine is an example of anomalous technology.


==Continuity==
=== Individuals ===
''to be added''
* Kamelion impersonates [[Albert|Prince Albert]] and tells Queen Victoria to end the British Space Programme and to look to domestic concerns.
* Captain Richard Haliwell is captain of the ship ''[[Cygnus]]'', Captain Sinclair is captain of the ship '' [[Lynx (spaceship)|Lynx]]'' and Captain Green is captain of the ship ''[[Draco]]''.


==[[Fifth Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]]==
== Notes ==
*Imperial Moon occurs after: [[BFA]]: ''[[Singularity (audio story)|Singularity]]''
* This story is set between ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'' and ''[[Planet of Fire (TV story)|Planet of Fire]]''.
*Imperial Moon occurs before: [[ST]]: ''[[White Man's Burden]]''


==External links==
== Continuity ==
*{{dwrefguide|whobbk34.htm|Imperial Moon}}
* The Doctor refers to his granddaughter [[Susan Foreman]] ([[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'') and his former companion [[Leela]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Face of Evil (TV story)|The Face of Evil]]'')
*{{whoniverse|PD34.php|Imperial Moon}}


{{BBC Past Doctor Adventures Series Box | before = [[Prime Time]] | after = [[Festival of Death]]}}
== External links ==
{{dwrefguide|whobbk34.htm|Imperial Moon}}
* {{whoniverse|pd34|Imperial Moon}}
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/imprmoon.htm The Cloister Library: '''Imperial Moon''']
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Imperial Moon was the thirty-third novel in the BBC Past Doctor Adventures series. It was written by Christopher Bulis, released 7 August 2000 and featured the Fifth Doctor, Vislor Turlough and Kamelion.

This was the only novel to feature this line up of Doctor and companions. This novel was one of three novels in which Kamelion has appeared.

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

The year is 1878. Three ships of the British Imperial Spacefleet have just set course for the Moon.

The discovery of a mysterious diary, recalling a seemingly impossible journey, takes the Doctor and his companions back to a crucial moment in history — and into certain danger. For the moon of 1878 is far from deserted.

Trapped in a crater teeming with hostile animal and plant life, the Doctor and Turlough must join the British explorers on a hazardous journey to battle for their freedom before the long lunar night descends. For, lurking in the shadows, are the Vrall — cunning and utterly ruthless killers.

With the loss of one of their ships — and their captain — the British team become embroiled in a struggle to survive that tests duty and honour to their limits. Meanwhile, Turlough finds himself with time in his hands and the Doctor must make a choice that will determine the future of an empire — and Earth itself.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Time[[edit] | [edit source]]

Time Lords[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Time Lords have the responsibility to choose "the fate of untold millions yet unborn" when faced with a point where history might diverge if events aren't stopped or become public knowledge.
  • The Doctor notes that regeneration on the surface of the Moon in a vacuum "would not be an option"; this idea was also acknowledged in The Taking of Planet 5, where the Eighth Doctor recalls stories of Time Lords regenerating in oxygenless environments and becoming increasingly twisted as they exhaust their lives trying to become something that can survive in space.

Technology[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Reading about the impeller engine in Haliwell's diary, the Doctor compares it to a form of reactionless drive, which he states humanity will develop for real two centuries after the events described here.
  • Turlough argues that human technology was not advanced enough in the Victorian era to develop spaceships, but the Doctor responds by observing that Victorian engineering in 1878 had reached the level to build a sound, airtight hull, and the diary makes note of chemical processes being used to purify the air, even if he agrees that the impeller engine is an example of anomalous technology.

Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Kamelion impersonates Prince Albert and tells Queen Victoria to end the British Space Programme and to look to domestic concerns.
  • Captain Richard Haliwell is captain of the ship Cygnus, Captain Sinclair is captain of the ship Lynx and Captain Green is captain of the ship Draco.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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BBC Past Doctor Adventures
 
First Doctor
Susan, Ian, Barbara
Ian, Barbara, Vicki
Steven, Dodo
Ben, Polly
 
Second Doctor
Ben, Polly
Ben, Polly, Jamie
Jamie, Victoria
Jamie, Zoe
Serena
 
Third Doctor
Liz, UNIT
Jo, UNIT
Jo, Liz
Jo
Sarah
 
Fourth Doctor
Sarah, Harry
Harry
Leela
Romana I
Romana II, K9
Nyssa
 
Fifth Doctor
Adric, Nyssa, Tegan
Nyssa
Nyssa, Tegan
Tegan, Turlough
Turlough, Kamelion
Peri
 
Sixth Doctor
Peri
Frobisher
Mel
Mel, Evelyn
The Brigadier
 
Seventh Doctor
Ace
Solo travels
 
Eighth Doctor
Solo travels
Fitz, Anji
 
Other novels
The Master, Ian, Barbara
"Infinity Doctor"
Shalka Doctor, Shalka Master, Alison
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