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novel name= Tomb of Valdemar |
|series = [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]]  
image= [[file:Tomb_of_Valdemar.jpg|250px]] |
|number= 28
series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] |
|doctor = Fourth Doctor  
number= 29 |
|companions= [[Romana I]]
doctor=[[Fourth Doctor]] |
|enemy= [[Paul Neville]]
companions= [[Romana]]|
|setting=
enemy= Paul Neville |
|writer = Simon Messingham
year= |
|publisher= BBC Books  
writer= [[Simon Messingham]] |
|release date= 7 February 2000
publisher= [[BBC Books]] |
|format= Paperback Book; 16 Chapters, 278 Pages  
release date= February [[2000]] |
|isbn= ISBN 0-563-55591-2  
format= Paperback Book, ? Pages |
|prev = Last of the Gaderene (novel)
isbn= ISBN 0-563-55591-2 |
|next=Verdigris (novel)
previous story=[[Last of the Gaderene]]|
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:''You may be looking for [[Tomb of Valdemar|the titular tomb]].''
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the twenty-eighth novel in the [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Simon Messingham]], released [[7 February (releases)|7 February]] [[2000 (releases)|2000]] and featured the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Romana I]].
==Publisher's summary==
''Millennia ago, the great god Valdemar held sway over the universe. Somehow the Old Ones defeated this dark presence and entombed him beneath the acid skies of Ashkellia, before disappearing themselves for ever.''


Over the centuries, the myths of Valdemar grow, crossing solar systems and races. A novelist, [[Miranda Pelham]], pieces together the Dark God's story. Unfortunately for her, revolution and the rise of a New Protectorate force her to strike an agreement with the decadent necromancer [[Paul Neville]] to find the lost [[Ashkellia]].
This is the second full-length novel to feature the Fourth Doctor and Romana I, the first being [[1996 (releases)|1996]]'s ''[[The Shadow of Weng-Chiang]]''.


The Doctor and Romana, despite their best efforts, become embroiled in the complex conspiracies and attempts to re-discover Valdemar. High in the boiling sulphuric acid clouds, in the Palace of the Old Ones, a place where reality and dreams collide, the way is being prepared for the resurrection of the Dark One.
== Publisher's summary ==
''Millennia ago, the great god [[Valdemar]] held sway over the [[universe]]. Somehow the [[Old One (Valdemar)|Old Ones]] defeated this dark presence and entombed him beneath the [[acid]] skies of [[Ashkellia]], before disappearing themselves forever.''


The Doctor faces an agonising choice: should he continue with his quest to gather the segments of the Key to Time, or prevent the rebirth of a being so powerful that its release will alter the entire fabric of the universe?
Over the centuries, the myths of Valdemar grow, crossing solar systems and races. A novelist, [[Miranda Pelham]], pieces together the Dark God's story. Unfortunately for her, revolution and the rise of a [[New Protectorate]] force her to strike an agreement with the decadent [[necromancer]] [[Paul Neville]] to find the lost Ashkellia.


==Plot==
[[Fourth Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Romana I|Romana]], despite their best efforts, become embroiled in the complex conspiracies and attempts to re-discover Valdemar. High in the boiling [[sulphuric acid]] clouds, in the [[Palace of the Old Ones]], a place where reality and dreams collide, the way is being prepared for the resurrection of the Dark One.
 
The Doctor faces an agonising choice: should he continue with his quest to gather the segments of the [[Key to Time]], or prevent the rebirth of a being so powerful that its release will alter the entire fabric of the universe?
 
== Plot ==
''to be added''
''to be added''


==Characters==
== Characters ==
*[[Fourth Doctor|The Doctor]]
* [[Fourth Doctor]]
*[[Romana I]]
* [[Romana I]]
*[[Miranda Pelham]]
* [[K9 Mark II]]
*[[Paul Neville]]
* [[Miranda Pelham]]
*[[Erik]]
* [[Paul Neville]]
*[[Kampp]]
* [[Erik Hass]]
*[[Robert Hopkins]]
* [[Kampp]]
*[[The Cheif]]
* [[Robert Hopkins]]
*[[Huvan]]
* [[Huvan]]
*[[Stanislaus]]
* [[Niles Redfearn]]
*[[Redfern]]
* [[Huvan|Ponch]]
* [[Prahna]]
* [[Tenniel Stanislaus]]
* [[Romana IV|Old woman]]
* [[New Romana (Tomb of Valdemar)|Young woman]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
* The Doctor mentions [[Eru]].
=== Gallifreyan history ===
* Whilst at the Academy, the Doctor and the Master travelled into the Matrix to access the secret records of early [[Gallifreyan history]], where they discovered information about Valdemar.
 
=== Gallifreyan organisations ===
* The [[Dimensional Ethics Committee]] forbids research into the [[higher dimensions]].
 
=== Gallifreyan technology ===
* When Romana visits Ponch, she has her own [[TARDIS]]. It is disguised as the [[inn]] [[Janua Foris]].
 
=== Individuals ===
* [[The Brigadier]] is mentioned.
* The Doctor tries not to think of [[Sutekh]] whilst trying to persuade [[Huvan]] to give up his powers.


==References==
=== Locations ===
*Whilst at the Academy, the Doctor and the Master travelled back in time into Gallifreyan history, in search of Valdemar.
* The Doctor compares the [[Palace of the Old Ones]] on [[Ashkellia]] to the [[Great City of the Exxilons|City of the Exxilons]].
*The [[Brigadier]] is mentioned.
*The [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Romana I|Romana]] argue over the song [[Ppiffer's Second Ode to the Cepholan Whale]].


==Notes==
=== Songs ===
''to be added''
* The [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Romana I|Romana]] argue over the song "[[Ppiffer's Second Ode to the Cepholan Whale]]".


==Continuity==
== Notes ==
*The [[Doctor]] mentions the creation of the [[Dalek]]s ([[DW]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks]]'') and his trips to [[Peladon (planet)|Peladon]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Curse of Peladon]]'')
* In July 2013, BBC Books reprinted the novel for inclusion in ''The Fourth Doctor Time Capsule'', a box set of various items relating to the [[Tom Baker]] era. The box set (and the novel reprint) was a UK-exclusive release, limited to 5,000 copies.<ref>[https://www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-features/are-you-ready-for-thefourth Are you ready for #thefourth?]</ref>


*[[Romana]] remembers the [[Sontaran]]s' attack on [[Gallifrey]]. ([[DW]] ''[[The Invasion of Time]]'')
== Continuity ==
* The Doctor mentions the [[creation of the Daleks]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'') and his trips to [[Peladon]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Peladon (TV story)|The Curse of Peladon]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Prisoner of Peladon (audio story)|The Prisoner of Peladon]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Monster of Peladon (TV story)|The Monster of Peladon]]'')
* [[Romana I]] remembers the [[Sontaran invasion of Gallifrey]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'')
* Romana recalls the Doctor's involvement in the return of [[Omega]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'')
* At the start of the novel K9 is affected by the higher dimensions and is left in the TARDIS. ([[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'')
* Huvan writes an eighty-page love poem that begins with the line, "Long ago when love was real..." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Love and War (novel)|Love and War]]'')


*Romana recalls The Doctor's involvement in the return of [[Omega]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Three Doctors]]'')
== Additional cover images ==
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Tomb of Valdemar (The Fourth Doctor Time Capsule).jpg|2013 [[The Fourth Doctor Time Capsule (DVD box set)|The Fourth Doctor Time Capsule]] cover
</gallery>


*The Doctor mentions [[Sutekh]] whilst trying to pesuade [[Huvan]] to give up his powers. ([[DW]]: ''[[Pyramids of Mars]]'')
== External links ==
{{dwrefguide|whobbk29.htm|Tomb of Valdemar}}https://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/vald.htm|The Cloister Library: Tomb of Valdemar
* {{whoniverse|pd29|Tomb of Valdemar}}


==[[Fourth Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]]==
* [https://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/vald.htm The Cloister Library: '''Tomb of Valdemar''']
*Tomb of Valdemar occurs after: [[DWM]]: ''[[The Seventh Segment]]''
*Tomb of Valdemar occurs before: [[DW]]: ''[[The Pirate Planet]]''


==External links==
== Footnotes ==
*{{dwrefguide|whobbk29.htm|Tomb of Valdemar}}
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*{{whoniverse|PD29.php|Tomb of Valdemar}}


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Tomb of Valdemar was the twenty-eighth novel in the BBC Past Doctor Adventures series. It was written by Simon Messingham, released 7 February 2000 and featured the Fourth Doctor and Romana I.

This is the second full-length novel to feature the Fourth Doctor and Romana I, the first being 1996's The Shadow of Weng-Chiang.

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

Millennia ago, the great god Valdemar held sway over the universe. Somehow the Old Ones defeated this dark presence and entombed him beneath the acid skies of Ashkellia, before disappearing themselves forever.

Over the centuries, the myths of Valdemar grow, crossing solar systems and races. A novelist, Miranda Pelham, pieces together the Dark God's story. Unfortunately for her, revolution and the rise of a New Protectorate force her to strike an agreement with the decadent necromancer Paul Neville to find the lost Ashkellia.

The Doctor and Romana, despite their best efforts, become embroiled in the complex conspiracies and attempts to re-discover Valdemar. High in the boiling sulphuric acid clouds, in the Palace of the Old Ones, a place where reality and dreams collide, the way is being prepared for the resurrection of the Dark One.

The Doctor faces an agonising choice: should he continue with his quest to gather the segments of the Key to Time, or prevent the rebirth of a being so powerful that its release will alter the entire fabric of the universe?

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Doctor mentions Eru.

Gallifreyan history[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Whilst at the Academy, the Doctor and the Master travelled into the Matrix to access the secret records of early Gallifreyan history, where they discovered information about Valdemar.

Gallifreyan organisations[[edit] | [edit source]]

Gallifreyan technology[[edit] | [edit source]]

Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Brigadier is mentioned.
  • The Doctor tries not to think of Sutekh whilst trying to persuade Huvan to give up his powers.

Locations[[edit] | [edit source]]

Songs[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • In July 2013, BBC Books reprinted the novel for inclusion in The Fourth Doctor Time Capsule, a box set of various items relating to the Tom Baker era. The box set (and the novel reprint) was a UK-exclusive release, limited to 5,000 copies.[1]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

Additional cover images[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ Are you ready for #thefourth?
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