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novel name= The Crystal Bucephalus |
|series         = [[Virgin Missing Adventures]]
image= [[file:Ma-4.jpg|250px]] |
|range          = Virgin Missing Adventures
series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[Virgin Missing Adventures]] |
|number in range = 4
number= 4 |
|number          = 4
doctor=[[Fifth Doctor]] |
|doctor         = Fifth Doctor
companions= [[Tegan]]<br>[[Vislor Turlough]]<br>[[Kamelion]] |
|companions     = [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]], [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]], [[Kamelion]]
enemy= [[Maximillian Arrestis]] |
|enemy           = [[Maximillian Arrestis]]
year=<ul><li>[[Aix-en-Provence]], [[Earth]] [[1791]]</li><li>[[The Crystal Bucephalus]], [[New Alexandria]], [[10,764]]</li><li>[[Pell Satyrnis]], [[63rd century]]</li></ul>|
|setting        = {{il|[[Crystal Bucephalus]]|[[New Alexandria]],  
writer= [[Craig Hinton]] |
[[10764|10,764]]}}
publisher= [[Virgin Books]] |
|writer         = Craig Hinton
release date= [[November]], [[1994]] |
|publisher      = Virgin Books
format= Paperback Book, ? Pages |
|cover          = [[Alister Pearson]]
isbn= ISBN 0426204298|
|release date   = 17 November 1994
previous story=[[Venusian Lullaby]]|
|format         = Paperback Book; 18 Chapters, 296 Pages
next story= [[State of Change]] }}
|isbn           = ISBN 0-426-20429-8
:''You may be looking for [[The Crystal Bucephalus|the titular restaurant]] of this novel.
|prev            = Venusian Lullaby (novel)
==Publisher's summary==
|next           = State of Change (novel)
''''I'm a Time Lord, not a bank manager. When I invested in this place I had no idea that it would succeed. I mean - a time travelling restaurant?''''
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{{you may|Crystal Bucephalus|n1=the titular restaurant}}
'''''The Crystal Bucephalus''''' was the fourth novel in the ''[[Virgin Missing Adventures]]'' series. It was written by [[Craig Hinton]]. It was the only Missing Adventure novel to feature the [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Tegan Jovanka]] and [[Vislor Turlough]] travelling together. In addition, [[Kamelion]] made a rare appearance.


The Crystal Bucephalus: a restaurant patronized by the highest echelons of society in the [[101st century|10th millennium]]. The guests are projected back in time to sample the food and drink of a bygone age.  
Also, it was one of only three novels published under [[Virgin Publishing]]'s control of the ''Doctor Who'' licence to feature the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]]. The others were ''[[Killing Ground (novel)|Killing Ground]]'' and ''[[Iceberg (novel)|Iceberg]]''.


When the galaxy's most notorious crime boss is murdered in the Bucephalus, [[Fifth Doctor|the Doctor]], [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]] and [[Turlough]] are immediately arrested for the killing. To prove their innocence, they must track down the perpetrators of slaughter and sabotage, and uncover a conspiracy which has been 5,000 years in the making.
== Publisher's summary ==
:"I'm a [[Time Lord]], not a [[bank]] manager. When I invested in this place I had no idea that it would succeed. I mean — a [[time-travel]]ling [[restaurant]]?"


==Characters==
The [[Crystal Bucephalus]]: a restaurant patronised by the highest echelons of society in the [[101st century|10th millennium]]. The guests are projected back in time to sample the [[food]] and [[drink]] of a bygone age.
*[[Fifth Doctor|The Doctor]]
**Is capable of "swimming" through the time vortex.
**Can forcefully control Kamelion and project his voice through Kamelion's mouth.
**Spends an extended period trapped on an ice planet and creates the Tempus Fugit while trapped there.
*[[Tegan Jovanka]]
*[[Turlough]]
*[[Kamelion]]
**Because of his programming, he has the need to be controlled.
**Has no qualms about killing because he derives his morality from whomever is the most powerful mind in the vicinity.
*[[Alexhandri Lassiter]]
**Believes in the Lazarus Intent.
*[[Maximillian Arrestis]]
**Set up the Lazarus Intent as a cover for his real interests (smuggling, weapons manufacturing and so forth).
**Is time scooped from the Sontaran throne world after betraying the Sontaran Emperor - he's returned there in the end and executed.
**Controls Kamelion for a time.
*[[Maitre D']]
**Is Alexhandri Lassiter's brother.
*[[Diva]]
*[[Sven Tornqvist|Sven Tornqvis]]t
*[[Ladygay Matisse]]
*[[Garrett Byson]]
*[[Hellenica Monroe]]


==References==
When the galaxy's [[Maximillian Arrestis|most notorious crime boss]] is [[murder]]ed in the Bucephalus, [[Fifth Doctor|The Doctor]], [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]] and [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]] are immediately arrested for the killing. To prove their [[innocence]], they must track down the perpetrators of slaughter and [[sabotage]], and uncover a [[conspiracy]] which has been 5,000 years in the making.
*[[The Elective]]
*[[Benefactor's Cubiculo]]
*[[Carte de Locales]]
*[[The Grid]]
*[[Legion]]
*[[Lazarus Intent]]
**An expy for Christianity.
*[[The Exemplar]]
*[[Sontaran]]s
*[[Tempus Fugit]]
**Is a restaurant owned by the Doctor with the specific goal of attracting Lassiter's attention.
*[[Hexdane]]
*[[Eye of Orion]]
*The [[planet]] [[Diadem]] is said to be the most relaxing planet in the [[Mutter's Spiral]].


==Notes==
== Plot ==
*The image of Kamelion on the cover is actually a photograph rather then an illustration.<br />
''to be added''


==Continuity==
== Characters ==
*As part of the climax of this story, the internal dimensions of the TARDIS are so massively damaged (while stopping a vortex rupture) that all is left is the cloister room and a lot of empty white space. This leads the Doctor to comment it's high time to redesign the console room. This leads directly into ''the Five Doctors'', where he's cleaning the console.
* [[Fifth Doctor]]
* [[Tegan Jovanka]]
* [[Vislor Turlough]]
* [[Kamelion]]
* [[Alexhendri Lassiter]]
* [[Maximillian Arrestis]]
* [[Sebastian Lassiter]]
* [[Sven Tornqvist]]
* [[Ladygay Matisse]]
* [[Garrett Byson]]
* [[Hellenica Monroe]]
* [[Hercule DeSalle]]
* [[Neil Corridge]]
* [[Simon Clavis]]
* [[Logan (The Crystal Bucephalus)]]
* [[Issasis]] the [[Draconian]]
* [[Untaxyr]] the [[Martian]]
* [[Kruust]]


*The Doctor again demonstrates his psychic prowess, by seizing control of Kamelion from "Lazarus" and speaking through Kamelion's mouth, coldly saying that his people have been around a lot longer then humans.
== Worldbuilding ==
* [[Psychovator]]s are a [[psychic]] race.


*The Lazarus Intent is a future iteration of Christianity, with "Lazarus" saying that he created it to cover his real actions (gun running, smuggling, and general illegal activities) based on ancient scriptures he found one day and his choices of name were either "Jesus Christ" or "Lazarus".  
=== The Doctor ===
* The [[Fifth Doctor]] can "swim" through the [[Time Vortex]].
* The Doctor again demonstrates his [[psychic]] prowess by seizing control of [[Kamelion]] from "[[Maximillian Arrestis|Lazarus]]" and speaking through Kamelion's mouth.
* The Doctor spends an extended period trapped on the [[ice planet]] [[Pella Satyrnis]] and creates the [[Tempus Fugit]] while trapped there.


*Kamelion admits to needing someone to command him as free will is unsettling for him (he is, after all, a weapon of war). The TARDIS also talks to him (explaining why we don't see him between ''The King's Demons'' and ''Planet of Fire'').
=== Individuals ===
* While stranded in [[1980s]] [[London]], Tegan meets a young waitress in a [[McDonald's]] [[restaurant]].


*The Doctor claims that he has not smoked [[tobacco]] in four incarnations. ([[DW]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child]]'')
=== Species ===
* The [[Gubbage Cone]]s are mentioned.


==Timeline==
== Notes ==
*''The Crystal Bucephalus'' occurs after: [[ST]]: ''[[Falling from Xi'an]]''
* [[Craig Hinton]] jokingly referred to this novel as "the Crystal Bucket".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://davidj.richardson.name/drwho/prose_interview_craggles.html|title=Interview: Craig Hinton|author=David J Richardson|date of source=January 1995|website name=David J Richardson|accessdate=11 April 2012}}</ref>
*''The Crystal Bucephalus'' occurs before: [[DW]]: ''[[The Five Doctors]]''
* The image of [[Kamelion]] on the cover is a photograph rather than an illustration.
* At the climax of this story, the internal dimensions of the TARDIS are so massively damaged (while stopping a [[vortex rupture]]) that all that is left is the cloister room and a lot of empty white space. This leads the Doctor to comment that it is high time to redesign the console room. This leads directly into the television story ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'', where he is cleaning the reconfigured console.
* Kamelion admits to needing someone to command him. Free will is unsettling for him. The TARDIS also talks to him. This explains his whereabouts between the television stories ''[[The King's Demons (TV story)|The King's Demons]]'' and ''[[Planet of Fire (TV story)|Planet of Fire]]''.
* The Crystal Bucephalus resembles the [[Capitol]] on [[Gallifrey]]; Kamelion points out that "the co-ordinates for [[New Alexandria]] are the same as-" but is cut off by Turlough. The [[2018 (releases)|2018]] short story ''[[The Story So Far... (short story)|The Story So Far...]]'' later established that New Alexandria was one of the [[Nine Homeworlds]].
* There are a number of ''[[Star Trek (franchise)|Star Trek]]'' references in this novel:
** [[Latinum]] is mentioned.
** Turlough notes that the planet [[Qo'noS]] has suffered [[plasma]] damage on its biosphere. This is a reference to the [[Klingon]] homeworld and the destruction wrought by the explosion of its moon {{ma|Praxis}} in ''{{ma|Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country}}''.
** [[Risa]] is mentioned.
** A man says a Union disruptor looks like something from ''Star Trek''.
** The [[Vulcan Academia Scholastica]] is mentioned on three occasions.
* The novel was originally pitched as a [[Virgin New Adventures|New Adventure]] featuring the [[Seventh Doctor]];<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050407072744/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/news/drwho/2004/06/01/13206.shtml|title=Interview: The Crystal Bucephalus|date of source=1 June 2004|website name=BBC|accessdate=7 April 2005}}</ref> a chapter of this original submission was published in the [[1999 (releases)|1999]] charity anthology ''[[Perfect Timing 2]]''.


==External links==
== Continuity ==
*{{dwrefguide|who_ma04.htm|The Crystal Bucephalus}}
* The Doctor claims that he has not smoked [[tobacco]] in four incarnations. ([[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'')
*{{whoniverse|MA04.php|The Crystal Bucephalus}}
* The Doctor remembers [[Alexander the Great]] being "a dreadful bore". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Farewell, Great Macedon (audio story)|Farewell, Great Macedon]]'')
* Tegan refers to her encounters with the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]'') the [[Terileptil]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[The Visitation (TV story)|The Visitation]]'') and the [[Mara]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Kinda (TV story)|Kinda]]'', ''[[Snakedance (TV story)|Snakedance]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Cradle of the Snake (audio story)|The Cradle of the Snake]]'')
* The Doctor recalls his most recent encounter with the [[Time Lord]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]'') as well as his encounters with [[Ruath]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Goth Opera (novel)|Goth Opera]]'') and [[Omega]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Omega (audio story)|Omega]]'')
* The Doctor once again refers to humanity as being "indomitable". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ark in Space (TV story)|The Ark in Space]]'', ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'')
* The Doctor's jacket was given to him by [[George Litefoot|Professor George Litefoot]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'')
* Tegan recalls that she was last in a medieval castle only a few days before. ([[TV]]: ''[[The King's Demons (TV story)|The King's Demons]]'')
* The Doctor laments the destruction of [[The Doctor's sonic screwdriver|his sonic screwdriver]] by the [[Terileptil]] leader in [[September]] [[1666]], and opines that he should have sued the Terileptils for criminal damage. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Visitation (TV story)|The Visitation]]'')
* A book by [[Findecker|Ernst Findecker]] is in the [[TARDIS library]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'')
* [[New Alexandria]] is one of the [[Nine Homeworlds]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Story So Far... (short story)|The Story So Far...]]'')


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== Gallery ==
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== External links ==
{{dwrefguide|who_ma04.htm|The Crystal Bucephalus}}
* {{whoniverse|ma04|The Crystal Bucephalus}}
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/crys.htm The Cloister Library: '''The Crystal Bucephalus''']
 
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You may be looking for the titular restaurant.

The Crystal Bucephalus was the fourth novel in the Virgin Missing Adventures series. It was written by Craig Hinton. It was the only Missing Adventure novel to feature the Fifth Doctor, Tegan Jovanka and Vislor Turlough travelling together. In addition, Kamelion made a rare appearance.

Also, it was one of only three novels published under Virgin Publishing's control of the Doctor Who licence to feature the Cybermen. The others were Killing Ground and Iceberg.

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

"I'm a Time Lord, not a bank manager. When I invested in this place I had no idea that it would succeed. I mean — a time-travelling restaurant?"

The Crystal Bucephalus: a restaurant patronised by the highest echelons of society in the 10th millennium. The guests are projected back in time to sample the food and drink of a bygone age.

When the galaxy's most notorious crime boss is murdered in the Bucephalus, The Doctor, Tegan and Turlough are immediately arrested for the killing. To prove their innocence, they must track down the perpetrators of slaughter and sabotage, and uncover a conspiracy which has been 5,000 years in the making.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

Species[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Craig Hinton jokingly referred to this novel as "the Crystal Bucket".[1]
  • The image of Kamelion on the cover is a photograph rather than an illustration.
  • At the climax of this story, the internal dimensions of the TARDIS are so massively damaged (while stopping a vortex rupture) that all that is left is the cloister room and a lot of empty white space. This leads the Doctor to comment that it is high time to redesign the console room. This leads directly into the television story The Five Doctors, where he is cleaning the reconfigured console.
  • Kamelion admits to needing someone to command him. Free will is unsettling for him. The TARDIS also talks to him. This explains his whereabouts between the television stories The King's Demons and Planet of Fire.
  • The Crystal Bucephalus resembles the Capitol on Gallifrey; Kamelion points out that "the co-ordinates for New Alexandria are the same as-" but is cut off by Turlough. The 2018 short story The Story So Far... later established that New Alexandria was one of the Nine Homeworlds.
  • There are a number of Star Trek references in this novel:
  • The novel was originally pitched as a New Adventure featuring the Seventh Doctor;[2] a chapter of this original submission was published in the 1999 charity anthology Perfect Timing 2.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

Gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ David J Richardson (January 1995). Interview: Craig Hinton. David J Richardson. Retrieved on 11 April 2012.
  2. ↑ Interview: The Crystal Bucephalus. BBC (1 June 2004). Retrieved on 7 April 2005.
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