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|series = [[BBC New Series Adventures]] | |image = Paradox Lost.jpg | ||
|number = | |series = [[BBC New Series Adventures]] | ||
|doctor = | |number = 48 | ||
|companions = [[Amy Pond]] | |doctor = Eleventh Doctor | ||
| | |companions = [[Amy Pond|Amy]], [[Rory Williams|Rory]] | ||
| | |featuring = [[Archibald Angelchrist]] | ||
| | |enemy = [[The Squall]] | ||
|format = Hardcover | |setting = [[London]], [[1910]] and [[2789]] | ||
| | |writer = George Mann | ||
|next | |read by = [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
}} | |publisher = BBC Books | ||
''''' | |release date = 23 June 2011 | ||
|format = Hardcover, 238 pages | |||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84990-235-9 | |||
|prev = Touched by an Angel (novel) | |||
|next = Borrowed Time (novel) | |||
|cover = [[Lee Binding]] | |||
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'''''Paradox Lost''''' was the forty-eighth novel in the [[BBC New Series Adventures]] series. It was written by [[George Mann]] and featured the [[Eleventh Doctor]], [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]]. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | |||
"[[The Squall]] feed on [[psychic energy]]. They spread like a [[plague]] and if they are not stopped they will strip the [[Earth]] clean..." | |||
[[London]] [[1910]]: an [[Edgar Miller|unsuspecting thief]] finds himself confronted by grey-skinned creatures that are waiting to devour his mind. London [[2789]]: the remains of an [[RNV-73|ancient android]] are dredged from [[River Thames|the Thames]]. When reactivated it has a warning that can only be delivered to a man named "the Doctor". | |||
== | [[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]] and his friends must solve a mystery that has spanned over a thousand years. If they fail, the deadly alien Squall will devour the world. | ||
== Plot == | |||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
==Notes== | == Characters == | ||
''to | * [[Edgar Miller]] | ||
* [[The Squall]] | |||
* [[Eleventh Doctor]] | |||
* [[Rory Williams]] | |||
* [[Amy Pond]] | |||
* [[Patricia Young]] | |||
* [[RNV-73|Arven]] | |||
* Professor [[Archibald Angelchrist]] | |||
* Professor [[Celestine Gradius]] | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
* While fleeing the Squall in a car, the Doctor says that he "hasn't had this much fun since [[Bessie]]." | |||
* Professor Angelchrist reads records of previous incarnations of the Doctor, describing a [[Eighth Doctor|"tall, thin man with long hair and a frock coat"]], [[Fourth Doctor|a man with"teeth and curls" and "a long woollen scarf"]], [[Ninth Doctor|a man who wore a "leather jacket" and "spoke with a Northern accent"]], and [[Sixth Doctor|a man clad in a "pantomime coat of many colours"]]. | |||
=== Foods and Beverages === | |||
* The Doctor drinks [[tea]] with Archangel. | |||
== Notes == | |||
* This story was also released as an ebook available from the Amazon Kindle store. | |||
== Continuity == | |||
* [[Amy Pond|Amy]] recalls the oxygen factory at the heart of the [[Byzantium (spacecraft)|Byzantium]] after discovering that [[28th century]] [[London]] had one. ([[TV]]: ''[[Flesh and Stone (TV story)|Flesh and Stone]]'') | |||
* The Doctor says "top hats are cool", a variation of his catchphrase "bow ties are cool". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]'', ''et al'') | |||
* The Doctor shouts "Geronimo!", another of his catchphrases. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'', ''et al'') | |||
* Rory recalls [[Weave|aliens made of wool]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Glamour Chase (novel)|The Glamour Chase]]'') [[Saturnyn|vampire creatures]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Vampires of Venice (TV story)|The Vampires of Venice]]'') and nuclear bombs. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Nuclear Time (novel)|Nuclear Time]]'') | |||
* The Doctor tells Professor Angelchrist "I'm the one the monsters are scared of." He made similar declarations in [[TV]]: ''[[The Girl in the Fireplace (TV story)|The Girl in the Fireplace]]'' and ''[[The Hungry Earth (TV story)|The Hungry Earth]]''. | |||
* Rory mentions that both he and Amy have experience with "waiting". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]'', ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]'') | |||
* The Doctor mentions that the rift caused by the Squall is large enough to drive a double decker bus through, then mentions that he has done something similar. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'') | |||
* The Doctor brings up the TARDIS exploding. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]'') | |||
* Angelchrist serves the Doctor from a [[The Maharajah's Star|teapot etched with a five-pointed star]], one of his greatest treasures that he had obtained a decade prior. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Maharajah's Star (short story)|The Maharajah's Star]]'') | |||
== Editions published outside Britain == | |||
* Published in China by New Star Press in October 2020 as a paperback edition. | |||
== | == Audiobook == | ||
* This novel was released as an audiobook in [[March (releases)|March]] [[2012 (releases)|2012]] complete and unabridged by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Nicholas Briggs]]. | |||
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Paradox_Lost_Audiobook.jpg|Audiobook cover | |||
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==External links== | == External links == | ||
'' | {{dwrefguide|whobb949.htm|Paradox Lost}} | ||
{{ | * {{whoniverse|ns48|Paradox Lost}} | ||
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/paradoxlost.htm The Cloister Library: '''Paradox Lost'''] | |||
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Latest revision as of 09:01, 13 June 2024
Paradox Lost was the forty-eighth novel in the BBC New Series Adventures series. It was written by George Mann and featured the Eleventh Doctor, Amy Pond and Rory Williams.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
"The Squall feed on psychic energy. They spread like a plague and if they are not stopped they will strip the Earth clean..."
London 1910: an unsuspecting thief finds himself confronted by grey-skinned creatures that are waiting to devour his mind. London 2789: the remains of an ancient android are dredged from the Thames. When reactivated it has a warning that can only be delivered to a man named "the Doctor".
The Doctor and his friends must solve a mystery that has spanned over a thousand years. If they fail, the deadly alien Squall will devour the world.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Edgar Miller
- The Squall
- Eleventh Doctor
- Rory Williams
- Amy Pond
- Patricia Young
- Arven
- Professor Archibald Angelchrist
- Professor Celestine Gradius
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- While fleeing the Squall in a car, the Doctor says that he "hasn't had this much fun since Bessie."
- Professor Angelchrist reads records of previous incarnations of the Doctor, describing a "tall, thin man with long hair and a frock coat", a man with"teeth and curls" and "a long woollen scarf", a man who wore a "leather jacket" and "spoke with a Northern accent", and a man clad in a "pantomime coat of many colours".
Foods and Beverages[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor drinks tea with Archangel.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story was also released as an ebook available from the Amazon Kindle store.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Amy recalls the oxygen factory at the heart of the Byzantium after discovering that 28th century London had one. (TV: Flesh and Stone)
- The Doctor says "top hats are cool", a variation of his catchphrase "bow ties are cool". (TV: The Eleventh Hour, et al)
- The Doctor shouts "Geronimo!", another of his catchphrases. (TV: The End of Time, et al)
- Rory recalls aliens made of wool, (PROSE: The Glamour Chase) vampire creatures (TV: The Vampires of Venice) and nuclear bombs. (PROSE: Nuclear Time)
- The Doctor tells Professor Angelchrist "I'm the one the monsters are scared of." He made similar declarations in TV: The Girl in the Fireplace and The Hungry Earth.
- Rory mentions that both he and Amy have experience with "waiting". (TV: The Eleventh Hour, The Big Bang)
- The Doctor mentions that the rift caused by the Squall is large enough to drive a double decker bus through, then mentions that he has done something similar. (TV: Planet of the Dead)
- The Doctor brings up the TARDIS exploding. (TV: The Big Bang)
- Angelchrist serves the Doctor from a teapot etched with a five-pointed star, one of his greatest treasures that he had obtained a decade prior. (PROSE: The Maharajah's Star)
Editions published outside Britain[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Published in China by New Star Press in October 2020 as a paperback edition.
Audiobook[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This novel was released as an audiobook in March 2012 complete and unabridged by BBC Audio and read by Nicholas Briggs.
Audiobook cover
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Paradox Lost at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- The Discontinuity Guide to: Paradox Lost at The Whoniverse
- The Cloister Library: Paradox Lost
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