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novel name= The Domino Effect |
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|number in range = 62
series=[[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] |
|series = [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]]
number= 62 |
|number= 62
doctor=[[Eighth Doctor]] |
|doctor = Eighth Doctor
companions= [[Fitz Kreiner]]<br />[[Anji Kapoor]] |
|companions= [[Fitz Kreiner|Fitz]], [[Anji Kapoor|Anji]]
enemy= [[Sabbath]]<br />[[The Oracle]] |
|featuring = [[Alan Turing|Turing]]
year= [[Edinburgh]], [[Scotland]] and [[London]], [[England]], [[United Kingdom|UK]], [[Earth]], [[17 April|17]] to [[20 April]] [[2003]] ([[Alternate timeline|alternative timeline]])<br />[[France]], [[Earth]], [[1819]]<br />The [[United States of America]], [[Earth]], [[1884]]<br />[[Berlin]], [[Germany|Nazi Germany]], [[Earth]], [[1941]]<br />The [[River Thames]], [[London]], the [[England|Kingdom of England]], [[Earth]], [[1732]] |
|enemy= [[Sabbath]], [[The Oracle]]
writer= [[David Bishop]] |
|setting = [[Edinburgh]], [[Scotland]], [[Easter]] [[2003]]  
publisher= [[BBC Books]] |
|writer= David Bishop
release date= [[February]], [[2003]] |
|publisher= BBC Books
format= Paperback Book, --- Pages |
|release date= 3 February 2003
isbn= ISBN 0-563-53869-4|
|format= Paperback Book; 9 Chapters, 278 Pages
previous story= [[The Infinity Race]]|
|isbn= ISBN 0-563-53869-4
next story= [[Reckless Engineering]]}}
|prev= The Infinity Race (novel)
|next= Reckless Engineering (novel)
}}{{prose stub}}
'''''The Domino Effect''''' was the sixty-second novel in the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] series. It was written by [[David Bishop]], released [[3 February (releases)|3 February]] [[2003 (releases)|2003]] and featured the [[Eighth Doctor]], [[Fitz Kreiner]] and [[Anji Kapoor]].


== Publisher’s Summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
[[File:Domino_Effect_Preview.jpg|thumb|250px|Comic preview from [[DWM 326]]. Illustration by [[Mike Collins]].]]
''[[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] lands in the [[Scotland|Scottish]] capital, [[Edinburgh]], during [[Easter]] [[2003]]. The city is almost at a standstill, its public services close to collapse and its people terrorised by a bombing campaign.''
''The TARDIS lands in the Scottish capital, Edinburgh, during Easter 2003. The city is almost at a standstill, its public services close to collapse and its people terrorised by a bombing campaign.''


Within hours one of the Doctor’s friends is caught in a deadly explosion, while another appears on television confessing to the murder of twelve people. The TARDIS is stolen by forces intent on learning its secrets. When the Doctor tries to investigate, his efforts are hampered by crippling chest pains.
Within hours one of [[Eighth Doctor|the Doctor's]] friends is caught in a deadly explosion, while another appears on [[television]] confessing to the murder of twelve people. The TARDIS is stolen by forces intent on learning its secrets. When the Doctor tries to investigate, his efforts are hampered by crippling chest pains.


Someone is manipulating events to suppress humanity’s development — but how and why? The trail leads to London where a cabal pushes the world ever closer to catastrophe. Who is the prisoner being held in the Tower of London? Could he or she hold the key to saving mankind?
Someone is manipulating events to suppress [[human]]ity's development — but how and why? The trail leads to [[London]] where a cabal pushes the world ever closer to catastrophe. Who is the prisoner being held in the [[Tower of London]]? Could he or she hold the key to saving mankind?


The Doctor must choose between saving his friends or saving Earth in the past, present and future. But the closer he gets to the truth, the worse his condition becomes...
The Doctor must choose between saving his friends or saving [[Earth]] in the past, present and future. But the closer he gets to the truth, the worse his condition becomes...
 
== Plot ==
''to be added''


== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]]
* [[Eighth Doctor]]
* [[Fitz Kreiner]]
* [[Fitz Kreiner]]
** Gets beaten repetitively during a police interrogation.
* [[Anji Kapoor]]
* [[Anji Kapoor]]
** Anji falls victim of extreme racism in the alternate Earth; [[British Empire]].
* [[Sabbath]]
* [[Sabbath]]
* [[The Oracle]]
* [[The Oracle]]
* [[Alan Turing]]
* [[Alf (The Domino Effect)|Alf]]
* [[Alf (The Domino Effect)|Alf]]
* [[Bill (The Domino Effect)|Bill]]
* [[Bill (The Domino Effect)|Bill]]
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* [[Francis Clooney]]
* [[Francis Clooney]]
* [[Frank (The Domino Effect)|Frank]]
* [[Frank (The Domino Effect)|Frank]]
* [[Hamilton]]
* [[Gordon MacDonald]]
* [[Hamilton (The Domino Effect)|Hamilton]]
* [[Hannah Baxter]]
* [[Hannah Baxter]]
* [[Helmut Schreyer]]
* [[Helmut Schreyer]]
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* [[Konrad Zuse]]
* [[Konrad Zuse]]
* [[MacLeod]]
* [[MacLeod]]
* [[Mitch]]
* [[Mitch (The Domino Effect)|Mitch]]
* [[Neil Judd]]
* [[Neil Judd]]
* The [[Pentarch]]
* [[Rameau]]
* [[Rameau]]
* [[William Hastings]]
* [[William Hastings]]
* [[William Kempton]]
* [[William Kempton]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* The [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] is "tortured" and through their link the Doctor is affected, and hears its screams.
''to be added''


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* This novel takes place in an alternate universe on an Earth where an alternate Sabbath had murdered several key figures preventing the creation of the computer.
* This novel takes place in an alternate universe on an Earth where an alternate Sabbath had murdered several key figures, preventing the creation of the computer.
* This was the second novel to feature [[Alan Turing]].
* This was the second novel to feature [[Alan Turing]].
* A number of people similar to people the Doctor knows turn up ... Dorry the explosive expert, for example, is clearly [[Ace]] and the Patriarch is very likely [[The Brigadier]].
* While never explicitly identified (particularly due to the Doctor's current [[amnesia]]), the descriptions of the Pentarch and Dee have prompted fan speculation that they are the alternate versions of the Doctor's old friends the [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier]] and [[Ace]].
* Author [[David Bishop]] considered this novel to be among his worst. In [[2014 (releases)|2014]] he published his original pitch for the novel, called ''The Turning Shroud'', which was quite different than the final product.<ref>[https://viciousimagery.blogspot.com/2014/07/the-turing-shroud-doctor-who-novel-that.html ''The Turing Shroud'': a lost ''Doctor Who'' novel pitch]</ref>
* This novel was previewed in [[DWM 326]] with a comic from [[Mike Collins]].
 
== Gallery ==
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true" widths="250">
The Domino Effect.jpg|Original cover art.
Domino_Effect_Preview.jpg|Comic preview from [[DWM 326]].
</gallery>


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* Alan Turing makes an appearance in this novel. He was last seen in [[EDA]]: ''[[The Turing Test]]''. However this version of Alan Turing is part of a parallel universe where he survived to live to ninety-one in [[2003 ]]instead of committing suicide in [[1954]].
* Alan Turing makes an appearance in this novel. He was last seen in [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Turing Test (novel)|The Turing Test]]''. However this version of Alan Turing is part of a parallel universe where he survived to live to ninety-one in [[2003]] instead of committing suicide in [[1954]].
* The events of [[PROSE]]: ''[[Hope (novel)|Hope]]'' are mentioned.
* Anji mentions [[the Absolute]] of [[The System (History 101)|the System]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[History 101 (novel)|History 101]]'')


* The events of [[EDA]]: ''[[Hope (novel)|Hope]]'' are mentioned.
== External links ==
 
{{dwrefguide|whobbc62.htm|The Domino Effect}}
== [[Eighth Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]] ==
* {{whoniverse|ed62|The Domino Effect}}
* This story takes place after [[EDA]]: ''[[The Infinity Race]]''
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/domino.htm The Cloister Library: '''The Domino Effect''']
* This story takes place before [[EDA]]: ''[[Reckless Engineering]]''
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050406231112/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/news/drwho/2004/01/01/13711.shtml Writing The Domino Effect]
* [https://viciousimagery.blogspot.com/2007/11/my-novels-6-domino-effect.html Vicious Imagery: My novels #6: The Domino Effect]


== External links ==
== Footnotes ==
* {{dwrefguide|whobbc62.htm|The Domino Effect}}
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* {{whoniverse|ED62.php|The Domino Effect}}
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The Domino Effect was the sixty-second novel in the BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures series. It was written by David Bishop, released 3 February 2003 and featured the Eighth Doctor, Fitz Kreiner and Anji Kapoor.

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

The TARDIS lands in the Scottish capital, Edinburgh, during Easter 2003. The city is almost at a standstill, its public services close to collapse and its people terrorised by a bombing campaign.

Within hours one of the Doctor's friends is caught in a deadly explosion, while another appears on television confessing to the murder of twelve people. The TARDIS is stolen by forces intent on learning its secrets. When the Doctor tries to investigate, his efforts are hampered by crippling chest pains.

Someone is manipulating events to suppress humanity's development — but how and why? The trail leads to London where a cabal pushes the world ever closer to catastrophe. Who is the prisoner being held in the Tower of London? Could he or she hold the key to saving mankind?

The Doctor must choose between saving his friends or saving Earth in the past, present and future. But the closer he gets to the truth, the worse his condition becomes...

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • This novel takes place in an alternate universe on an Earth where an alternate Sabbath had murdered several key figures, preventing the creation of the computer.
  • This was the second novel to feature Alan Turing.
  • While never explicitly identified (particularly due to the Doctor's current amnesia), the descriptions of the Pentarch and Dee have prompted fan speculation that they are the alternate versions of the Doctor's old friends the Brigadier and Ace.
  • Author David Bishop considered this novel to be among his worst. In 2014 he published his original pitch for the novel, called The Turning Shroud, which was quite different than the final product.[1]
  • This novel was previewed in DWM 326 with a comic from Mike Collins.

Gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Original cover art.

    Original cover art.

  • Comic preview from DWM 326.

    Comic preview from DWM 326.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ The Turing Shroud: a lost Doctor Who novel pitch
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