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{{Infobox Novel|
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novel name= The Indestructible Man|
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image=[[Image:The Indestructible Man.jpg|250 px]]|
{{Infobox Story SMW
series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] |
|image = The Indestructible Man.jpg
number= 69 |
|series = [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]]
doctor=[[Second Doctor]] |
|number = 67
companions= [[Jamie McCrimmon]], <br>
|doctor = Second Doctor
[[Zoe Heriot]] |
|companions = [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]]
enemy= [[Myloki|The Myloki]]<br>[[Karl Taylor Duplicate]] |
|enemy = The [[Myloki]], [[Karl Taylor]] Duplicate
year=|
|setting = {{il|[[The Moon]], [[2068]]|[[London|West London]], [[2096]]}}
writer= [[Simon Messingham]] |
|writer = Simon Messingham
publisher= [[BBC Books]] |
|publisher = BBC Books
release date= [[November]] [[2004]] |
|cover = [[Black Sheep]]
format= Paperback Book, 256 Pages |
|release date = 1 November 2004
isbn= ISBN 0-563-48623-6|
|format = Paperback Book; 32 Chapters, 256 Pages
previous story=[[The Algebra of Ice]]|
|isbn = ISBN 0-563-48623-6
next story=[[Match of the Day]]}}
|prev = The Algebra of Ice (novel)
|next = Match of the Day (novel)
}}{{prose stub}}
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the sixty-seventh novel in the [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Simon Messingham]], released [[1 November (releases)|1 November]] [[2004 (releases)|2004]] and featured the [[Second Doctor]], [[Jamie McCrimmon]] and [[Zoe Heriot]].


==Publisher's Summary==
This was Messingham's third and final contribution to the Past Doctor Adventures range.
''The [[Myloki]]. Mysterious aliens from beyond Space and Time.''


''Their target: EARTH.''
== Publisher's summary ==
''The [[Myloki]]. Mysterious aliens from beyond [[Space]] and [[Time]].''
 
''Their target: [[Earth|EARTH]].''


The human defenders of [[PRISM]] are enmeshed in a doomed interstellar war against an unknowable invader armed with the power to possess, duplicate and destroy from within.
The human defenders of [[PRISM]] are enmeshed in a doomed interstellar war against an unknowable invader armed with the power to possess, duplicate and destroy from within.
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Only one man stands in their way. A man destiny has made indestructible.
Only one man stands in their way. A man destiny has made indestructible.


Against all the odds the legendary Indestructible Man saves the Earth but victory comes at the highest price. The world economy collapses, governments crumble and PRISM itself is torn apart by a best-selling exposé.
Against all the odds the legendary [[Grant Matthews|Indestructible Man]] saves the Earth but victory comes at the highest price. The world economy collapses, governments crumble and PRISM itself is torn apart by a best-selling exposé.


AD2096; PRISM has gone underground, becoming the clandestine [[SILOET]] headed by new commander [[Hal Bishop]].
AD [[2096]]: PRISM has gone underground, becoming the clandestine [[SILOET]] headed by new commander [[Hal Bishop]].


Bishop receives an urgent summons to his headquarters.
Bishop receives an urgent summons to his headquarters.
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The Myloki may just have returned. And who is left to stop them now?
The Myloki may just have returned. And who is left to stop them now?


==Characters==
== Plot ==
[[Second Doctor|The Doctor]]
''to be added''


[[Jamie McCrimmon]]
== Characters ==
* [[Second Doctor]]
* [[Jamie McCrimmon]]
* [[Zoe Heriot]]
* [[Stewart (The Indestructible Man)|Sergeant Stewart]]
* Captain [[Tom Adams]]
* Captain [[Hector (The Indestructible Man)|Hector]]
* Captain [[Karl Taylor]]
* Captain [[Grant Matthews]]
* Lieutenant [[Faulkner]]
* [[Neville Verdana]]
* Commander [[Hal Bishop]]
* Colonel [[LeBlanc]]
* Dr [[Koslovski]]
* Professor [[Dwight Graham|Dwight "Boffin" Graham]]
* Mr [[Graham Mackenzie]]
* [[Mark Khan]]
* [[John Sharon]]
* [[Alex Storm]]
* [[Buck Sharon]]
* [[Drake (The Indestructible Man)|Drake]]
* [[Gregor (The Indestructible Man)|Gregor]]
* Major [[Maxwell (The Indestructible Man)|Maxwell]]


[[Zoe Heriot]]
== Worldbuilding ==
=== Food and beverages ===
* The Doctor cheerfully consumes [[tea]], [[biscuit]]s, [[sandwich]]es and a full [[roast dinner]] while recovering. Whilst visiting Barbados, he discovers that he likes peppered [[Charcoal grill|grilled]] [[fish]] wrapped in [[banana]] [[Leaf|leaves]]. He eats a dish containing [[shrimp]] and fresh [[Vegetable|vegetables]] prepared by Matthews on [[Sharon Island]], followed by eight [[Banana fritter|banana fritters]] and [[ice cream]].
* Zoe drinks tea, but dislikes it and can't get used to it. [[Wine]] makes her giddy. She eats a spicy linguine in a restaurant with Mark. 


[[Adam Nelson|Captain Adam Nelson]], [[William Gray|Captain William Gray]], [[Grant Matthews Duplicate|Captain Grant Matthews Duplicate]], [[Hal Bishop|Commander Hal Bishop]], [[Alex Storm|Colonel Alex Storm]] (Alexei Stomorov), [[Bain|Security Chief Bain]], [[Billy Kato]], [[Neville Verdana|Lieutenant Neville Verdana]], [[Martin|Colonel Martin]], [[Victor Koslovski|Doctor Victor Koslovski]], [[Nurse]], [[Ventham|Doctor Ventham]], [[Karl Taylor|Captain Karl Taylor]], [[Dwight Graham|Professor Dwight Graham]], [[Council Lieutenant]], [[Graham Mackenzie|Chief Protector Graham Mackenzie]], [[Caffrey]], [[Gregor]], [[Toby]], [[Stewart|Sergeant Stewart]], [[Vintner]], [[Carl]], [[Mark Khan]], [[Tom Adams|Captain Tom Adams]], [[Drake|Captain / Commander Drake]], [[Chairman of the City of London]], [[Gabrielle|Lieutenant Gabrielle]], [[Anouska|Lieutenant Anouska]], [[Mrs Craig]], [[Doctor Piper]], [[Maxwell|Major Maxwell]], [[Cook|Sergeant Cook]], [[Hector|Captain Hector]], [[Faulkner|Lieutenant Faulkner]], [[Karl Taylor Duplicate|Captain Karl Taylor Duplicate]], [[BLOCKADE 1]], [[BLOCKADE 2]], [[Blockade 3]], [[John Sharon]], [[Abercrombie]], [[Methuselah]], [[Eva Bendix|CHERUB Leader Eva Bendix]], [[Operations Officer]]
=== Individuals ===
* Jamie believes the Doctor is actually a [[robot]] duplicate until Captain Black attacks the Doctor.
* Mrs Craig calls the Doctor "Doctor [[Rip Van Winkle]]".


==References==
=== Locations ===
[[God]], [[United Nations Intelligence Taskforce|UNIT]], [[Daleks]], [[Junkyard]], [[Cyberman]]
* Other parts of SILOET include [[Lunar Base]], [[SKYHOME]], [[OCEAN FLOOR]], [[KINGFISHER]] and [[SEWARD]].


===[[:Category:Individuals|Individuals]]===
=== Other ===
[[Grant Matthews|Captain Grant Matthews]], [[Helen Bishop|Helen]], [[Jesus Christ]], [[LeBlanc|Commander / Colonel LeBlanc]], [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]], [[Death]], [[Pietr Ostrovsky]], [[Alice]], [[Althea]], [[Ilsley|Doctor Ilsley]], [[Dante Alighieri|Dante]], [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]], [[Doc Holliday]], [[Victoria Waterfield|Victoria]], [[Jimmie Claverhouse|General Jimmie Claverhouse]], [[Colin McClaren]], [[Hercule Poirot]], [[Nelson|Captain Nelson]], [[Ben Jackson|Ben]], [[Polly]], [[Buck Sharon]], [[Scott Walker]], [[Skip Sharon]], [[Homer Sharon]], [[Alton Sharon]], [[Graham Sharon]], [[Howard Hughes]], [[Mr. Matthews|Dad]], [[Willliam Walker]]
* Alex Storm says proof of [[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|the 1986 Cyberman invasion]] was "there in black and white", an in-joke about the 60s episodes.


==Notes==
== Notes ==
''to be added''
[[File:DWM_350_The_Indestructible_Man.jpg|thumb|An illustrated preview of the comic printed in [[DWM 350]].]]
 
* The novel pays homage to the works of [[Century 21 Productions|Gerry & Sylvia Anderson]]. The primary basis is ''[[Captain Scarlet (TV series)|Captain Scarlet]] and the Mysterons'' and ''UFO'': [[PRISM]], the Myloki and the eponymous Indestructible Man are based on SPECTRUM, the Mysterons and Captain [[Scarlet (fictional character)|Scarlet]], while [[SILOET]] and its front as a TV and film company (specifically the [[BBC]] and [[Television Centre]]) is a homage to SHADO, the agency from ''UFO''. (Since the book was written, the BBC have moved out of Television Centre.) Both SPECTRUM and SHADO were global security agencies handling covert alien incidents, though they were unrelated unlike their homages.
==Continuity==
* PRISM is a successor to "several" anti-alien agencies, including [[UNIT]]. While PRISM formed some time before the Myloki contact, old paper documents were still being transferred from UNIT's files to PRISM during the war.
''to be added''
* Some UNIT paperwork was destroyed to save space - a reference to the destruction of Second Doctor tapes by the BBC.
* This would be the final novel to feature the Second Doctor, Jamie and Zoe until the novel ''[[The Wheel of Ice (novel)|The Wheel of Ice]]'' in [[August (releases)|August]] [[2012 (releases)|2012]].
* An illustrated preview of the comic was printed in [[DWM 350]].


==Timeline==
== Continuity ==
*The Indestructible Man occurs after: ''[[PDA]]:'' [[The Colony of Lies]]
* Alex Storm has read classified UNIT files from the [[20th century]] which contain numerous references to the Doctor, including accounts of the [[Mondas]] "asteroid" in [[December]] [[1986]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'') the rise and fall of [[International Electromatics]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'') the evacuation of [[London]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'') the incident with the [[Axos|Axons]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Claws of Axos (TV story)|The Claws of Axos]]'') and a report from [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] regarding a [[Third Doctor|man]] in a [[Ashbridge Cottage Hospital|hospital bed]] who had [[regeneration|changed his appearance]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'')
*The Indestructible Man occurs before: ''[[TN]]:'' [[Foreign Devils]]
* Zoe recalls life aboard [[Space Station W3]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|The Wheel in Space]]'')
* Storm refers to the failure of the global [[transmat]] system, which is presented as taking place before this story. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Seeds of Death (TV story)|The Seeds of Death]]'')
* The Doctor recalls meeting [[Doc Holliday]] in [[Tombstone, Arizona|Tombstone]], [[Arizona]] in [[October]] [[1881]] during his [[First Doctor|first incarnation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Gunfighters (TV story)|The Gunfighters]]'')


==External Links==
== External links ==
* [http://www.drwhoguide.com/whobbk69.htm The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of '''The Indestructible Man''']
{{dwrefguide|whobbk69.htm|The Indestructible Man}}
* [http://www.whoniverse.org/discontinuity/PD69.php Whoniverse Discontinuity Guide entry for '''The Indestructible Man''']
* {{whoniverse|pd68|The Indestructible Man}}
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/indestructible.htm The Cloister Library: '''The Indestructible Man''']


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The Indestructible Man was the sixty-seventh novel in the BBC Past Doctor Adventures series. It was written by Simon Messingham, released 1 November 2004 and featured the Second Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon and Zoe Heriot.

This was Messingham's third and final contribution to the Past Doctor Adventures range.

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

The Myloki. Mysterious aliens from beyond Space and Time.

Their target: EARTH.

The human defenders of PRISM are enmeshed in a doomed interstellar war against an unknowable invader armed with the power to possess, duplicate and destroy from within.

Only one man stands in their way. A man destiny has made indestructible.

Against all the odds the legendary Indestructible Man saves the Earth but victory comes at the highest price. The world economy collapses, governments crumble and PRISM itself is torn apart by a best-selling exposé.

AD 2096: PRISM has gone underground, becoming the clandestine SILOET headed by new commander Hal Bishop.

Bishop receives an urgent summons to his headquarters. An infiltrator has been unmasked and captured in the heart of SILOET itself. Fatally wounded, the infiltrator makes a miraculous recovery. It appears he is indestructible.

The implications are terrifying.

The Myloki may just have returned. And who is left to stop them now?

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Food and beverages[[edit] | [edit source]]

Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Jamie believes the Doctor is actually a robot duplicate until Captain Black attacks the Doctor.
  • Mrs Craig calls the Doctor "Doctor Rip Van Winkle".

Locations[[edit] | [edit source]]

Other[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

An illustrated preview of the comic printed in DWM 350.
  • The novel pays homage to the works of Gerry & Sylvia Anderson. The primary basis is Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons and UFO: PRISM, the Myloki and the eponymous Indestructible Man are based on SPECTRUM, the Mysterons and Captain Scarlet, while SILOET and its front as a TV and film company (specifically the BBC and Television Centre) is a homage to SHADO, the agency from UFO. (Since the book was written, the BBC have moved out of Television Centre.) Both SPECTRUM and SHADO were global security agencies handling covert alien incidents, though they were unrelated unlike their homages.
  • PRISM is a successor to "several" anti-alien agencies, including UNIT. While PRISM formed some time before the Myloki contact, old paper documents were still being transferred from UNIT's files to PRISM during the war.
  • Some UNIT paperwork was destroyed to save space - a reference to the destruction of Second Doctor tapes by the BBC.
  • This would be the final novel to feature the Second Doctor, Jamie and Zoe until the novel The Wheel of Ice in August 2012.
  • An illustrated preview of the comic was printed in DWM 350.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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Ian, Barbara, Vicki
Steven, Dodo
Ben, Polly
 
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Jamie, Victoria
Jamie, Zoe
Serena
 
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Liz, UNIT
Jo, UNIT
Jo, Liz
Jo
Sarah
 
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Leela
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Nyssa
 
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Frobisher
Mel
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