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series= [[BBC Tenth Doctor Adventures]]|
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|series = [[BBC New Series Adventures]]
doctor= [[Tenth Doctor]]|
|number = 22
companions= [[Martha Jones]]|
|doctor = Tenth Doctor
enemy= |
|companions = [[Martha Jones|Martha]]
year= |
|enemy = [[Orlo (Martha in the Mirror)|General Orlo]],<br />[[Zerugian]]s
writer= |
|setting = [[Castle Extremis]]
publisher= [[BBC Books]]|
|writer = Justin Richards
release date= Early [[2008]]|
|publisher = BBC Books
format= Hardcover paperback|
|read by = [[Freema Agyeman]]
isbn= ISBN 978-1-8460-7349-6|
|release date = 10 April 2008
previous story= [[Wishing Well]]|
|format = Hardcover and paperback, 245 pages
next story= [[The Many Hands]]
|isbn = ISBN 1-84607-420-7
|}}
|prev = Peacemaker (novel)
|next = Snowglobe 7 (novel)
|cover = [[Lee Binding]]
}}{{prose stub}}
'''''Martha in the Mirror''''' was the twenty-second novel in the [[BBC New Series Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Justin Richards]] and featured the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Martha Jones]].


==Publisher's Summary==
== Publisher's summary ==
[[Castle Extremis]] - whoever holds it can control the provinces either side that have been at war for centuries. Now the castle is about to play host to the signing of a peace treaty. But as [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Martha Jones|Martha]] find out, not everyone wants the war to end.


==Characters==
Who is the strange little girl who haunts the castle? What is the secret of the book the Doctor finds, its pages made from thin, brittle glass? Who is the hooded figure that watches from the shadows? And what is the secret of the legendary [[The Mortal Mirror|Mortal Mirror]]?
*[[Tenth Doctor]]
*[[Martha Jones]]


==Continuity==
The Doctor and Martha don't have long to find the answers - an army is on the march, and the castle will soon be under siege once more.


== Plot ==
''to be added''


[[Category:2007 novels]]
== Characters ==
[[Category:Tenth Doctor novels]]
* [[Tenth Doctor]]
* [[Martha Jones]]
* High Minister [[Defron]]
* [[Manfred Grieg]]
* Lady [[Casaubon]]
* [[Secretary Chekz]]
* [[Stellman]]
* [[Janna]]
* [[Gonfer]]
* [[Bill and Bott|Bill]]
* [[Bill and Bott|Bott]]
* General [[Orlo (Martha in the Mirror)|Orlo]]
* Colonel [[Blench]]
* [[Tylda]]
* Professor [[Thorodin]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
* Defron quotes [[Tony Blair]].
* [[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] mentions "[[light wave sickness]]".
* [[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] uses an [[Promethean Everlasting Matches|Everlasting Match]].
* The Doctor mentions a [[Dimensional Osmosis Damper]].
 
=== Food and Beverages ===
* The Doctor eats Zerugian [[water]] [[truffle]]s to impress General Orlo. He dislikes [[spinach]]. He likes [[banana]]s.
 
=== Technology ===
 
* The Mortal Mirror rewrites the DNA of anyone seen inside it from outside as a translucent matrix based on the silicon that runs the computer chips that operates it.
 
== Notes ==
* This story was also released as an ebook available from the Amazon Kindle store.
* This story was released in paperback format in 2014, six years after the original hardback.
* The third edition of ''[[AHistory]]'' dates the story to [[2112]], as the Mortal Mirror was built one hundred years earlier by the Darksmiths, who were killed in 2012, making it the latest the story could occur.
 
== Continuity ==
* The Doctor has previously seen mirrors that can act like portals to another dimension. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Mirror Image (comic story)|Mirror Image]]'')
* The [[Mortal Mirror]] was created by the [[Darksmith Collective]], which makes an appearance in [[The Darksmith Legacy]] series of books.
* The Doctor says that the Mortal Mirror can't be a real [[mirror]], or it would have "[[Daughter of Mine|a girl with a red balloon]]" inside it. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Family of Blood (TV story)|The Family of Blood]]'')
* The Doctor uses the [[The Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]] to detect landmines, something he previously did in [[TV]]: ''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]''.
* When contemplating a maze with moving walls, the Doctor starts to mention a maze he was in once. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Horns of Nimon (TV story)|The Horns of Nimon]]'')
 
== Editions published outside Britain ==
* Published in China by New Star Press in August 2021 as a paperback edition.
 
== Audiobook ==
* This novel was released as an audiobook as part of the ''New Adventures'' box set along with ''[[Snowglobe 7 (novel)|Snowglobe 7]]'' and ''[[The Many Hands (novel)|The Many Hands]]'' on [[9 October (releases)|9 October]] [[2008 (releases)|2008]] by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Freema Agyeman]].
 
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== External links ==
{{dwrefguide|whobb922.htm|Martha in the Mirror}}
* {{whoniverse|ns22|Martha in the Mirror}}
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/marthamirror.htm The Cloister Library: '''Martha in the Mirror''']
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Latest revision as of 12:10, 28 August 2024

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prose stub

Martha in the Mirror was the twenty-second novel in the BBC New Series Adventures series. It was written by Justin Richards and featured the Tenth Doctor and Martha Jones.

Publisher's summary[[edit]]

Castle Extremis - whoever holds it can control the provinces either side that have been at war for centuries. Now the castle is about to play host to the signing of a peace treaty. But as the Doctor and Martha find out, not everyone wants the war to end.

Who is the strange little girl who haunts the castle? What is the secret of the book the Doctor finds, its pages made from thin, brittle glass? Who is the hooded figure that watches from the shadows? And what is the secret of the legendary Mortal Mirror?

The Doctor and Martha don't have long to find the answers - an army is on the march, and the castle will soon be under siege once more.

Plot[[edit]]

to be added

Characters[[edit]]

Worldbuilding[[edit]]

Food and Beverages[[edit]]

Technology[[edit]]

  • The Mortal Mirror rewrites the DNA of anyone seen inside it from outside as a translucent matrix based on the silicon that runs the computer chips that operates it.

Notes[[edit]]

  • This story was also released as an ebook available from the Amazon Kindle store.
  • This story was released in paperback format in 2014, six years after the original hardback.
  • The third edition of AHistory dates the story to 2112, as the Mortal Mirror was built one hundred years earlier by the Darksmiths, who were killed in 2012, making it the latest the story could occur.

Continuity[[edit]]

Editions published outside Britain[[edit]]

  • Published in China by New Star Press in August 2021 as a paperback edition.

Audiobook[[edit]]

  • Audiobook cover

    Audiobook cover

External links[[edit]]

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BBC New Series Adventures
 
Ninth Doctor
Main book series
Rose
Rose and Jack
 
Tenth Doctor
Main book series
Rose
Martha
Donna
Alone
Quick Reads
Rose
Martha
Alone
Audiobooks
Donna
Alone
 
Eleventh Doctor
Main book series
Amy
Amy and Rory
Alone
Clara
Quick Reads
Amy and Rory
Alone
Audiobooks
Amy
Amy and Rory
2-in-1 books
Amy and Rory
 
Twelfth Doctor
Main book series
Clara
Benny
Bill
Bill and Nardole
Audiobooks
Clara
Alex and Brandon
Alone
 
Thirteenth Doctor
Main book series
Ryan, Yaz and Graham
Ryan, Yaz, Graham and Ace
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