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novel name= St Anthony's Fire|
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series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[Virgin New Adventures]] |
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number= 31 |
|series = [[Virgin New Adventures]]
doctor=[[Seventh Doctor]] |
|range = Virgin New Adventures
companions= [[Ace]], [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] |
|number in range = 31
enemy= [[Chapter of Saint Anthony]] |
|number= 31
year= [[Betrushia]], [[Massatoris]] [[2148]] <br> [[St Anthony's Chapter]] mothership, [[2148]] |
|doctor = Seventh Doctor
writer= [[Mark Gatiss]] |
|companions= [[Ace]], [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]]
publisher= [[Virgin Books]] |
|enemy= The [[Chapter of Saint Anthony]], the [[Keth]]
release date= October 1994 |
|setting= [[Betrushia]], [[Massatoris]] [[2148]] <br /> [[St Anthony's Chapter]] mothership, [[2148]]
format= Paperback Book, ? Pages |
|writer= Mark Gatiss
isbn= ISBN 0426204239 |
|read by= [[John Sackville]]
previous story= [[First Frontier]] |
|cover= [[Paul Campbell]]
next story= [[Falls the Shadow]] }}
|publisher= Virgin Books
|release date= 20 October 1994
|format= Paperback Book; 22 Chapters, 274 Pages
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20423-9
|prev= First Frontier (novel)
|next= Falls the Shadow (novel)
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'''''St Anthony's Fire''''' was the thirty first [[Virgin New Adventures|New Adventures]] novel and featured the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Ace]] and [[Bernice Summerfield]]. This was writer [[Mark Gatiss]]' second and final contribution to the Virgin New Adventures range.


==Publisher's Summary==
== Publisher's summary ==
''''No time. They have come. They have come at last.''''
''"No time. They have come. They have come at last."''


[[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Bernice Summerfield|Bernice]] visit [[Betrushia]], a [[planet]] famous for its beautiful ring system. They soon discover that the rain-drenched jungles are in turmoil. A vicious, genocidal war is raging between the lizard-like natives. The ground itself is wracked by mysterious earthquakes. And an unknown force is moving inexorably forwards, devastating everything in its path.  
[[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Bernice Summerfield|Bernice]] visit [[Betrushia]], a [[planet]] famous for its beautiful ring system. They soon discover that the rain-drenched [[jungle]]s are in turmoil. A vicious, genocidal war is raging between the [[Betrushian (reptile)|lizard-like natives]]. The ground itself is wracked by mysterious [[earthquake]]s. And an [[Keth|unknown force]] is moving inexorably forwards, devastating everything in its path.


[[Ace]] wanted out; she’s resting on a neighbouring world. But from the outer reaches of space, a far greater threat is approaching Betrushia, and even Ace may find it impossible to escape.  
[[Ace]] wanted out; she's resting on a [[Massatoris|neighbouring world]]. But from the outer reaches of space, a far greater threat is approaching Betrushia, and even Ace may find it impossible to escape.


With time running out, the Doctor must save the people of Betrushia from their own terrible legacy before the wrath of St Anthony’s Fire is visited upon them all.
With time running out, the Doctor must save the people of Betrushia from their own terrible legacy before the wrath of [[St Anthony's Fire]] is visited upon them all.


==Characters==
== Plot ==
[[Seventh Doctor | The Doctor]]
''to be added''
* Enjoys playing nine dimensional scrabble.


[[Ace]]
== Characters ==
* Gets brain washed by the Chapter of St Anthony, gets her head shaved and walks around naked on their mothership.
* [[Seventh Doctor]]
* [[Ace]]
* [[Bernice Summerfield]]
* [[Liso]]
* [[Grek]]
* [[Hovv]]
* [[Imalgahite]]
* [[Maconsa]]
* [[Ran]]
* [[Thoss]]
* [[William Hon Yuen Yong]]
* [[De Hooch]]
* [[Jones (St Anthony's Fire)|Jones]]
* [[Neerid]]
* [[Feeson]]
* [[Priss]]
* [[Tobess]]
* [[Hovv]]
* [[Utreh]]
* [[Testra]]
* [[Miller (St Anthony's Fire)|Miller]]
* [[Martino (St Anthony's Fire)|Martino]]
* [[Libon Fung]]


[[Bernice Summerfield]]
== Worldbuilding ==
* Researches the [[Shovoran]] dynasty and finds some interesting information on the [[Tytheg]] a humanoid race.
=== The Doctor ===
* The Doctor fixes the [[chameleonic fluctuation]] affecting the TARDIS exterior, amoung other repairs he's been making over the past several weeks.
* He wonders, disconcertingly, if someone else is living in the TARDIS.
* When the Doctor [[Four to Doomsday (TV story)|encountered the]] [[Urbankan]]s he had a vacuum-resistant propulsion-powered [[cricket ball]].


==References==
=== Games ===
''to be added''
* The Doctor enjoys playing nine dimensional scrabble.


==Notes==
=== History ===
''to be added''
* Bernice researches (using the [[TARDIS library]]) the [[Shovoran]] dynasty and finds some interesting information on the [[Tytheg]], a humanoid race.


==Continuity==
=== Religion ===
* The Doctor's cricket ball he used in ''[[DW]]:'' [[Four to Doomsday]] was vacuum resistant and propulsion powered.
* [[Ace]] gets brainwashed by the [[Chapter of Saint Anthony]], gets her head shaved and walks around naked on their mothership.


==External Links==
== Notes ==
* [http://www.drwhoguide.com/who_na31.htm The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of '''St Anthony's Fire''']
* A [[Prelude St Anthony's Fire (short story)|prelude]] to this novel was published in [[DWM 217]].
* [http://www.whoniverse.org/discontinuity/NA31.php The Whoniverse Discontinuity Guide - St Anthony's Fire]
* [http://www.drwhoguide.com/whona31p.htm Prelude to ''St Anthony's Fire'' as published in DWM #217]


== Continuity ==
* The Doctor is still wearing the three piece linen suit he "recently adopted". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[White Darkness (novel)|White Darkness]]'')
* When wandering the TARDIS one day, Ace discovered the [[Eighth Door]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Neverland (audio story)|Neverland]]'')
* The poor quality of the [[Ismetch]] [[Airship|dirigibles]] make Benny think of the more advanced [[Silurian airship]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Blood Heat (novel)|Blood Heat]]'')
* When adrift in space, the Doctor wishes he had his vacuum resistant and propulsion powered [[cricket ball]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Four to Doomsday (TV story)|Four to Doomsday]]'')


{{Virgin New Adventure Series Box | before = [[First Frontier]] | after = [[Falls the Shadow]]}}
== External links ==
{{dwrefguide|who_na31.htm|St Anthony's Fire}}
* {{whoniverse|na31|St Anthony's Fire}}
* [https://doctorwho.guide/whona31p.htm Prelude to '''St Anthony's Fire''' as published in DWM #217]
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/stan.htm The Cloister Library: '''''St Anthony's Fire''''']
* [http://doctorwho.org.nz/archive/tsv43/beyondthebook.html#na031 Beyond the Book: St Anthony's Fire by Paul Scoones (Article) - TSV 43]
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St Anthony's Fire was the thirty first New Adventures novel and featured the Seventh Doctor, Ace and Bernice Summerfield. This was writer Mark Gatiss' second and final contribution to the Virgin New Adventures range.

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

"No time. They have come. They have come at last."

The Doctor and Bernice visit Betrushia, a planet famous for its beautiful ring system. They soon discover that the rain-drenched jungles are in turmoil. A vicious, genocidal war is raging between the lizard-like natives. The ground itself is wracked by mysterious earthquakes. And an unknown force is moving inexorably forwards, devastating everything in its path.

Ace wanted out; she's resting on a neighbouring world. But from the outer reaches of space, a far greater threat is approaching Betrushia, and even Ace may find it impossible to escape.

With time running out, the Doctor must save the people of Betrushia from their own terrible legacy before the wrath of St Anthony's Fire is visited upon them all.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Doctor fixes the chameleonic fluctuation affecting the TARDIS exterior, amoung other repairs he's been making over the past several weeks.
  • He wonders, disconcertingly, if someone else is living in the TARDIS.
  • When the Doctor encountered the Urbankans he had a vacuum-resistant propulsion-powered cricket ball.

Games[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Doctor enjoys playing nine dimensional scrabble.

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

Religion[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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