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novel name= Blue Box |
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|image = Blue Box.jpg
series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] |
|series = [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]]
number= 59 |
|number = 58
doctor= [[Sixth Doctor]] |
|doctor = Sixth Doctor
companions= [[Peri]] |
|companions= [[Peri Brown|Peri]]
enemy= Sarah Swann |
|enemy = [[Sarah Swan]], [[Savant (Blue Box)|Savant]]
year= |
|setting = [[Washington DC]], [[1981]] and [[1982]]
writer= [[Kate Orman]] |
|writer = Kate Orman
publisher= [[BBC Books]] |
|publisher = BBC Books
release date= March [[2003]] |
|cover = [[Black Sheep]]
format= Paperback Book, ? Pages |
|release date= 3 March 2003
isbn= ISBN 0-563-53859-7 |
|format = Paperback Book; 27 Chapters, 288 Pages
previous story=[[Fear of the Dark]]|
|isbn = ISBN 0-563-53859-7
next story=[[Loving the Alien]]}}
|prev = Fear of the Dark (novel)
|next = Loving the Alien (novel)
}}{{prose stub}}
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the fifty-eighth novel in the [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Kate Orman]], released [[3 March (releases)|3 March]] [[2003 (releases)|2003]] and featured the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown]].


==Publisher's summary==
This is Orman's only contribution to the PDA range.
'''WHAT LURKS IN THE ELECTRONIC LABYRINTH?'''


'A timely look at a vital issue of today... you will never look at a computer the same way.' — Phreakphest
== Publisher's summary ==
''What lurks in the electronic labyrinth?''


'''A DRAMATIC TRUE STORY OF HI-TECH CRIME'''
''"A timely look at a vital issue of today... you will never look at a computer the same way." — [[Phreakphest]]''


The Nineteen-Eighties; as we enter the Age of the Personal Computer, the newborn 'Internet' spreads across America, and the computer invasion enters our homes. Across the technological frontier, an incredible war begins between the criminals and their savvy opponents.
''A dramatic true story of hi-tech crime''


A brilliant young programmer, a beautiful college student, and a mysterious hacker known only as 'The Doctor' join forces to combat an electronic threat fallen into the hands of a notorious computer outlaw.
The [[1980s|nineteen-eighties]]; as we enter the Age of the Personal Computer, the newborn "[[Internet]]" spreads across [[United States of America|America]], and the computer invasion enters our homes. Across the technological frontier, an incredible war begins between the criminals and their savvy opponents.


Respected computer journalist [[Charles Peters|Charles 'Chick' Peters]] was an eyewitness as these unlikely heroes fought their hi-tech skirmishes across the nation's vunerable capital — and inside the world of the computer. Blue Box is the compelling true story of a secret computer project that could literally change the way you think.
A brilliant young [[programmer]], a [[Peri Brown|beautiful college student]], and a mysterious hacker known only as "[[Sixth Doctor|the Doctor]]" join forces to combat an electronic threat fallen into the hands of a notorious computer outlaw.


==Characters==
Respected computer journalist [[Charles Peters|Charles "Chick" Peters]] was an eyewitness as these unlikely heroes fought their hi-tech skirmishes across the nation's vulnerable capital — and inside the world of the computer. ''Blue Box'' is the compelling true story of a secret computer project that could literally change the way you think.
*[[Sixth Doctor|The Doctor]]
*[[Peri Brown]]


==References==
== Plot ==
''to be added''
''to be added''


==Notes==
== Characters ==
* [[Sixth Doctor]]
* [[Peri Brown]]
* [[Charles Peters]]
* [[Bob Salmon]]
* [[Charles Cobb]]
* [[Ghislain]]
* [[Ian Mond]]
* [[Luis Perez]]
* [[Sarah Swan]]
* [[Trina (Blue Box)|Trina]]
 
== Locations ==
* The people of [[Epsilon Eridani]] had a fledgling [[colony]] in the late [[20th century]] circling [[Van Maanen's Star]].
 
== Worldbuilding ==
''to be added''
''to be added''


==Continuity==
=== Foods and beverages ===
* Peri drinks ''Fosters'' [[Beer|lager]] and loves [[grape]] soda.
 
== Notes ==
* This book is also available as an ebook and from the Amazon Kindle store.
* [[BBC Books]] announced that a "print on demand" reprint edition of this novel would be made available as of 30 September 2011 as the imprint revisits adventures featuring the first eight Doctors.
[[File:DWM330_BLUEBOX.jpg|thumb|Preview illustration by [[Roger Langridge]] featured in DWM 330]]
 
== Continuity ==
''to be added''
''to be added''


==[[Sixth Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]]==
== External links ==
*Blue Box occurs after [[ST]]: ''[[Old Boys]]'' (Sixth Doctor & Peri)
* {{Penguin|1073623/doctor-who--blue-box/}}
*Blue Box occurs before [[ST]]: ''[[Teach Yourself Ballroom Dancing]]'' [Part I]
{{dwrefguide|whobbk59.htm|Blue Box}}
 
* {{whoniverse|pd59|Blue Box}}
==External links==
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/blueb.htm The Cloister Library: '''Blue Box''']
* [http://www.drwhoguide.com/whobbk59.htm The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of '''Blue Box''']
* [http://www.whoniverse.org/discontinuity/PD59.php Whoniverse Discontinuity Guide entry for '''Blue Box''']


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Latest revision as of 22:03, 14 January 2024

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prose stub

Blue Box was the fifty-eighth novel in the BBC Past Doctor Adventures series. It was written by Kate Orman, released 3 March 2003 and featured the Sixth Doctor and Peri Brown.

This is Orman's only contribution to the PDA range.

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

What lurks in the electronic labyrinth?

"A timely look at a vital issue of today... you will never look at a computer the same way." — Phreakphest

A dramatic true story of hi-tech crime

The nineteen-eighties; as we enter the Age of the Personal Computer, the newborn "Internet" spreads across America, and the computer invasion enters our homes. Across the technological frontier, an incredible war begins between the criminals and their savvy opponents.

A brilliant young programmer, a beautiful college student, and a mysterious hacker known only as "the Doctor" join forces to combat an electronic threat fallen into the hands of a notorious computer outlaw.

Respected computer journalist Charles "Chick" Peters was an eyewitness as these unlikely heroes fought their hi-tech skirmishes across the nation's vulnerable capital — and inside the world of the computer. Blue Box is the compelling true story of a secret computer project that could literally change the way you think.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Locations[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Foods and beverages[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • This book is also available as an ebook and from the Amazon Kindle store.
  • BBC Books announced that a "print on demand" reprint edition of this novel would be made available as of 30 September 2011 as the imprint revisits adventures featuring the first eight Doctors.
Preview illustration by Roger Langridge featured in DWM 330

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

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

v • e
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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