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{{Infobox Novel|
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novel name= The Last Dodo |
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series= [[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[BBC Tenth Doctor Adventures]] |
{{Infobox Story SMW
number= 9|
|image        = The Last Dodo.jpg
doctor= [[Tenth Doctor]] |
|series       = [[BBC New Series Adventures]]
companions= [[Martha Jones]] |
|number       = 14
enemy= [[Eve]] |
|doctor       = Tenth Doctor
year= [[2062]] |
|companions   = [[Martha Jones|Martha]]
writer= [[Jacqueline Rayner]] |
|enemy       = [[Eve (The Last Dodo)|Eve]], [[Frank (The Last Dodo)|Frank]]
publisher= [[BBC Books]] |
|setting      = [[Museum of the Last Ones]], [[2062]]
release date= [[April]] [[2007]]|
|read by      = [[Freema Agyeman]]
format= Paperback Book, --- Pages |
|writer      = Jacqueline Rayner
isbn= ISBN 1-84607-224-3|
|publisher   = BBC Books
previous story= [[Wooden Heart]]|
|release date = 19 April 2007
next story= [[Wetworld]]}}
|format       = Hardcover Book, 248 Pages
|isbn         = ISBN 1-84607-224-3
|prev        = Sting of the Zygons (novel)
|next        = Wooden Heart (novel)
|clip        =
|cover        = [[Henry Steadman]]
}}{{prose stub}}
'''''The Last Dodo''''' was the fourteenth novel in the [[BBC New Series Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Jacqueline Rayner]] and featured the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Martha Jones]].


==Publisher's Summary==
== Publisher's summary ==
After a trip to the zoo, the Doctor and Martha go in search of a real live dodo, and are transported by the TARDIS to the mysterious [[Museum of the Last Ones]]. There, in the Earth section, they discover every extinct creature up to the present day — billions of them, from the tiniest insect to the biggest dinosaur, all still alive and in suspended animation. Preservation is the Museum's only job — collecting the last of every endangered species from all over the universe. And for millennia the Museum has been trying to trace one elusive specimen: the last of the [[Time Lord]]s...
[[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Martha Jones|Martha]] go in search of a real live [[dodo]], and are transported by [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] to the mysterious [[Museum of the Last Ones]]. There in the [[Earth]] section, they discover every extinct creature up to the present day, all still alive and in [[Suspended animation]].


==Characters==
Preservation is the museum's only job - collecting the last of every endangered species from all over the universe. But exhibits are going missing...
[[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]]


[[Martha Jones]]
Can the Doctor solve the mystery before the museum's curator adds the last of the [[Time Lord]]s to her collection?


[[Eve]]
== Plot ==
==References==
''to be added''
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==Notes==
== Characters ==
''to be added''
* [[Dorothea (The Last Dodo)|Dorothea]]
* [[Tenth Doctor]]
* [[Martha Jones]]
* [[Eve (The Last Dodo)|Eve]]
* [[Tommy (The Last Dodo)|Tommy]]
* [[Rix]]
* [[Vanni]]
* [[Nadya]]
* [[Frank (The Last Dodo)|Frank]]
* [[Celia (The Last Dodo)|Celia]]
* [[Unique Lady]]
* [[Dougal Dunnock]]
* [[Mervin the Missing Link]]
* [[Agnes (The Last Dodo)|Agnes]]
* [[Millicent (The Last Dodo)|Millicent]]
* [[Albert (The Last Dodo)|Albert]]
* [[Hr'oln]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
* Museum staff use [[MOTLO pendant]]s as teleportation devices.
* Frank wears an [[iguanodon]] mask.
 
=== Planets ===
* [[Belepheron]] is mentioned.
* [[Kinjana]] was the planet on which Frank was born.
 
=== Species ===
* The [[Elipig]], the [[Fruzin]], the [[Fuffox]], the [[Kivurd]], the [[Vish]], and the [[Dodo]] are all extinct species.
 
=== Galaxies ===
* The [[Kinrexian]], [[M82]], [[M83]], [[M84]] galaxies are all mentioned by the Doctor as galaxies Eve would have to wipe out before she would be close to destroying all life in the [[universe]].
 
=== Food and Beverages ===
* Martha likes [[apple]]s. She drinks [[tea]] and eats a [[raspberry]] [[Donut|doughnut]] in the MOTLO cafeteria. She eats a packet of [[sausage]] and [[marshmallow]]-flavour [[crisp]]s in the cafeteria later.
* [[Kronkburger]]s are available on Reblais Beta.
 
== Notes ==
* Martha Jones Blog Sunday, July 01, 2007 mentions these Dodos as "giant mental birds".
* The Doctor names the Dodo 'Dorothea'- a nod to his former companion [[Dodo Chaplet]].
* This story was also released as an ebook available from the Amazon Kindle store.
* Martha says that she found medical dramas hilarious after she started work at the hospital. [[Freema Agyeman]], who read the abridged audiobook which did not include this line, would later star in medical drama ''New Amsterdam''.
 
== Continuity ==
* In both this story and [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Doctor Trap (novel)|The Doctor Trap]]'' a being is trying to capture the Doctor for his status as the last member of his species.
* When Eve claims the museum to be a conservation project, the Doctor compares it to a gooseberry conserve conserving gooseberries. He had a similar attitude towards Tryst's [[Continuous Event Transmuter|CET]] machine in [[TV]]: ''[[Nightmare of Eden (TV story)|Nightmare of Eden]]''.
 
== Audiobook ==
* This novel was released as an audiobook on [[2 July (releases)|2 July]] [[2007 (releases)|2007]] by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Freema Agyeman]].
* This novel was released again as an audiobook by the RNIB and read by [[Tim Bruce]], [[Peter Brooke]] and [[Charlie Norfolk]]. It was only available for the registered blind.
 
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==Continuity==
== External links ==
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* {{penguin|1074381/doctor-who--the-last-dodo/}}
{{dwrefguide|whobb914.htm|The Last Dodo}}
* {{whoniverse|ns14|The Last Dodo}}
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/lastdodo.htm The Cloister Library: '''The Last Dodo''']
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==External Links==
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Latest revision as of 22:18, 13 June 2024

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prose stub

The Last Dodo was the fourteenth novel in the BBC New Series Adventures series. It was written by Jacqueline Rayner and featured the Tenth Doctor and Martha Jones.

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

The Doctor and Martha go in search of a real live dodo, and are transported by the TARDIS to the mysterious Museum of the Last Ones. There in the Earth section, they discover every extinct creature up to the present day, all still alive and in Suspended animation.

Preservation is the museum's only job - collecting the last of every endangered species from all over the universe. But exhibits are going missing...

Can the Doctor solve the mystery before the museum's curator adds the last of the Time Lords to her collection?

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Planets[[edit] | [edit source]]

Species[[edit] | [edit source]]

Galaxies[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Kinrexian, M82, M83, M84 galaxies are all mentioned by the Doctor as galaxies Eve would have to wipe out before she would be close to destroying all life in the universe.

Food and Beverages[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Martha Jones Blog Sunday, July 01, 2007 mentions these Dodos as "giant mental birds".
  • The Doctor names the Dodo 'Dorothea'- a nod to his former companion Dodo Chaplet.
  • This story was also released as an ebook available from the Amazon Kindle store.
  • Martha says that she found medical dramas hilarious after she started work at the hospital. Freema Agyeman, who read the abridged audiobook which did not include this line, would later star in medical drama New Amsterdam.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • In both this story and PROSE: The Doctor Trap a being is trying to capture the Doctor for his status as the last member of his species.
  • When Eve claims the museum to be a conservation project, the Doctor compares it to a gooseberry conserve conserving gooseberries. He had a similar attitude towards Tryst's CET machine in TV: Nightmare of Eden.

Audiobook[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Audiobook cover

    Audiobook cover

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

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