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novel name= The Eye of the Giant |
|series = [[Virgin Missing Adventures]]
image= [[File:Ma-21.jpg|250px]] |
|range = Virgin Missing Adventures
series=[[Virgin Missing Adventures]] |
|number in range = 21
number= 21 |
|number= 21
doctor=[[Third Doctor]] |
|doctor = Third Doctor
companions= [[Liz Shaw|Liz]], [[UNIT]] |
|companions=[[The Brigadier]], [[Liz Shaw|Liz]], [[John Benton|Benton]], [[Mike Yates|Yates]]
enemy= [[Brokk]] <br /> [[Nancy Grover]] |
|featuring=[[Tom Osgood|Osgood]]
year= <ul><li>[[UNIT HQ]]: Circa [[1970s]]</li><li>[[Saluta]], [[French Polynesia]]: <br />8 [[June]], [[1934]]</li></ul> |
|enemy= [[Brokk]], [[Nancy Norton|Nancy Grover]]
writer= [[Christopher Bulis]] |
|setting= {{il|[[Salutua]], [[1934]]|[[England]], [[1970s]]}}
publisher= [[Virgin Books]] |
|writer= Christopher Bulis
release date= [[April]], [[1996]] |
|cover      = [[Paul Campbell]]
format= Paperback Book, 288 Pages |
|publisher= Virgin Books
isbn= ISBN 0-426-20469-7|
|release date= 18 April 1996
previous story=[[The English Way of Death]]|
|format= Paperback Book; 27 Chapters, 282 Pages
next story= [[The Sands of Time]] }}
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20469-7
|prev = The English Way of Death (novel)
|next= The Sands of Time (novel)
}}{{prose stub}}
'''''The Eye of the Giant''''' was the twenty-first novel in the [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Christopher Bulis]] and featured the [[Third Doctor]], [[Liz Shaw]], [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]], [[Mike Yates]] and [[John Benton]]. Set after the events of ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'', this is one of a few novels showing that Liz Shaw's adventures with the Doctor continued longer than shown in the television stories.


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
'''‘I might have known it,’ [[the Brigadier]] said tersely. ‘[[Third Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Liz Shaw|Miss Shaw]] have managed to lose themselves on an island that doesn’t exist.’'''
:"I might have known it," the [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier]] said tersely. "[[Third Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Liz Shaw|Miss Shaw]] have managed to lose themselves on an [[island]] that doesn't exist."


[[1934]]: [[Salutua]], a legendary lost island in the [[Pacific]]. Millionaire [[Marshal J Grover]]’s expedition arrives to uncover and exploit its secrets. But the task is complicated by a film star’s fears and ambitions and a scientist’s lethal obsession.  
[[1934]]: [[Salutua]], a legendary lost island in the [[Pacific]]. Millionaire [[Marshal Grover|Marshal J Grover]]'s expedition arrives to uncover and exploit its secrets. But the task is complicated by a film star's fears and ambitions and a scientist's lethal obsession.


Nearly forty years later: [[UNIT]] headquarters, [[London]]. The Doctor and Liz Shaw are asked to identify a mysterious artefact and trace its origin. The trail leads them back in time to Salutua and a gigantic discovery. Meanwhile, the Brigadier faces an epidemic of UFO sightings and supernatural occurrences that threaten to bring about global panic. Only the Doctor can help him -- but he’s trapped on a mythical island four decades in the past.
Nearly forty years later: [[UNIT]] headquarters, [[London]]. The Doctor and Liz Shaw are asked to identify a mysterious artefact and trace its origin. The trail leads them back in time to Salutua and a gigantic discovery. Meanwhile, the Brigadier faces an epidemic of [[UFO]] sightings and supernatural occurrences that threaten to bring about global panic. Only the Doctor can help him — but he's trapped on a mythical island four decades in the past.
 
== Plot ==
''to be added''


== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* [[Third Doctor|The Doctor]]
* [[Third Doctor]]
 
* [[Liz Shaw]]
* [[Liz Shaw]]
* [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]]
* [[Mike Yates]]
* [[John Benton|Sergeant John Benton]]
* [[Tom Osgood|Sergeant Tom Osgood]]
* [[Sternberg|Professor Sternberg]]
* [[Marshal Grover]]
* [[Nancy Norton|Nancy Grover]]
* [[Amelia Grover]]
* [[Lawrence de Veer]]
* [[Michael Montgomery]]
* [[David Ferraro]]
* [[Brokk]]
* [[Tilly (The Eye of the Giant)|Tilly]]
* [[Pascoe]]
* [[Hubert Dodgeson]]


* [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]]
== Worldbuilding ==
=== Individuals ===
* [[Mike Yates]] sees inside [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] for the first time.
* [[John Benton|Benton]] had an aunt who read [[tea]] leaves.
* The Brigadier has been talking to Sir [[John Sudbury]] of [[C19]].


* [[Mike Yates]]
=== Species ===
:* Sees inside [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] for the first time.
* [[Grold]] are [[flourosilicone]] life forms; their bodies are more like [[stone]] than [[flesh]] and require massively high temperatures to function.


* [[John Benton|Benton]]
=== TARDIS ===
:* Had an aunt who read [[tea]] leaves.
* The [[time phase oscillator]], [[photon accelerator coils]] and [[tachyon beam collimator]] are all parts of the [[TARDIS console]].
* The TARDIS's [[translation circuit]] cannot allow the Doctor to communicate with the Semquess, although this may be due to the TARDIS being almost forty years in the future and several thousand miles away when the Doctor attempts to use their unusually complex language himself.


== References ==
=== Technology ===
* The [[time phase oscillator]], [[photon accelerator coils]] and [[tachyon beam collimator]] are all parts of the [[TARDIS console]].
* [[Grold]] are [[flourosilicone]] life forms; their bodies are more like stone than flesh and require massively high temperatures to function.
* The Doctor still has the [[Time-Space Visualiser]] in the TARDIS.
* The Doctor still has the [[Time-Space Visualiser]] in the TARDIS.
* [[The Brigadier]] has been talking to Sir [[John Sudbury]] of [[C19]].
 
== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* This story postulates that [[Mike Yates]]' and [[Liz Shaw]]'s careers in [[UNIT]] overlapped. This was never seen on television, as Yates' first adventure was the one which followed Shaw's departure — ''[[Terror of the Autons]]''. Here we see the first meeting of ''Sergeant'' Yates and the Doctor and Liz Shaw. The book claims that Yates had been on "clean-up duty" throughout [[season 7]], and that he'd been combing the countryside for any stray bits of [[Auton]] and [[Silurian]] detritus.
* This story restates that the careers of [[Mike Yates]] and [[Liz Shaw]] in [[UNIT]] overlapped. This was never seen on television, as Yates' first adventure was the one which followed Shaw's departure. The Doctor indicates in  ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'' that Yates had the job of "cleaning up after" the [[Auton]] invasion, as depicted in ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]''. Here we see the first meeting of Sergeant Yates, the Doctor and Liz Shaw. The book claims that Yates had been on "clean-up duty" throughout [[Season 7 (Doctor Who 1963)|season 7]], and that he had been combing the countryside for any stray bits of [[Auton]] and [[Silurian]] detritus.
* According to the Brigadier, the reason the Brigadier is the only officer during [[season 7]] is budgetary. The UN/UK can't ''afford'' to give the Brigadier any officers. Thus, he tells then-Sergeant Yates and Benton that they're going to have to be responsible well above their pay grade.
* According to the Brigadier, the reason that he himself is the only officer during [[Season 7 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 7]] is budgetary. The UN/UK cannot afford to give the Brigadier any officers. Thus, he tells then-Sergeant Yates and Benton that they're going to have to be responsible well above their pay grade.
 
* This story includes a one-page promotion (in the form of a wedding invitation) for [[PROSE]]: ''[[Happy Endings (novel)|Happy Endings]]''.
* This story is set between ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'' and ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]''.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* Mike Yates has beens on clean up duties for Autons ([[DW]]:'' [[Spearhead from Space]]'') and the 'Cave Monsters' ([[DW]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'').
* Mike Yates has been on clean-up duties for [[Auton]]s ([[TV]]:'' [[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'') and the "[[Silurian|Cave Monsters"]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)|Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'')
* There is a mention of the Doctor visiting a parrellel universe. ([[DW]]: ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'')
* There is a mention of the Doctor visiting a [[Inferno Earth|parallel universe]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'')
* Species similar to the Grold feature in [[DW]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii]]''.
 
== Timeline ==
In terms of television adventures, this story clearly happens between [[season 7|seasons 7]] and [[season 8|8]]. Positive reference is made to the events of ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'', leaving no other placement but after ''Inferno'' and before the arrival of [[Jo Grant]] and promotion of [[Mike Yates]] to Captain.
 
* Using stories from all media, the story may be more specifically placed between [[DWY]]: ''[[Reconnaissance]]'' and the main narrative in [[CC]]: ''[[The Blue Tooth]]''


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* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/eyeg.htm The Cloister Library: '''The Eye of the Giant''']
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The Eye of the Giant was the twenty-first novel in the Virgin Missing Adventures series. It was written by Christopher Bulis and featured the Third Doctor, Liz Shaw, the Brigadier, Mike Yates and John Benton. Set after the events of Inferno, this is one of a few novels showing that Liz Shaw's adventures with the Doctor continued longer than shown in the television stories.

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

"I might have known it," the Brigadier said tersely. "The Doctor and Miss Shaw have managed to lose themselves on an island that doesn't exist."

1934: Salutua, a legendary lost island in the Pacific. Millionaire Marshal J Grover's expedition arrives to uncover and exploit its secrets. But the task is complicated by a film star's fears and ambitions and a scientist's lethal obsession.

Nearly forty years later: UNIT headquarters, London. The Doctor and Liz Shaw are asked to identify a mysterious artefact and trace its origin. The trail leads them back in time to Salutua and a gigantic discovery. Meanwhile, the Brigadier faces an epidemic of UFO sightings and supernatural occurrences that threaten to bring about global panic. Only the Doctor can help him — but he's trapped on a mythical island four decades in the past.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

Species[[edit] | [edit source]]

TARDIS[[edit] | [edit source]]

Technology[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • This story restates that the careers of Mike Yates and Liz Shaw in UNIT overlapped. This was never seen on television, as Yates' first adventure was the one which followed Shaw's departure. The Doctor indicates in  Terror of the Autons that Yates had the job of "cleaning up after" the Auton invasion, as depicted in Spearhead from Space. Here we see the first meeting of Sergeant Yates, the Doctor and Liz Shaw. The book claims that Yates had been on "clean-up duty" throughout season 7, and that he had been combing the countryside for any stray bits of Auton and Silurian detritus.
  • According to the Brigadier, the reason that he himself is the only officer during Season 7 is budgetary. The UN/UK cannot afford to give the Brigadier any officers. Thus, he tells then-Sergeant Yates and Benton that they're going to have to be responsible well above their pay grade.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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Virgin Missing Adventures
First Doctor
Susan, Ian, Barbara
Ian, Barbara
Ian, Barbara, Vicki
Vicki, Steven
Dodo
Second Doctor
Ben, Polly
Jamie, Victoria
Jamie, Zoe
Third Doctor
Liz, UNIT
Jo, UNIT
Jo, Yates
Sarah, Jeremy,
The Brig
Fourth Doctor
Sarah, Harry
Sarah
Romana I, K9
Romana II, K9
Fifth Doctor
Adric, Nyssa, Tegan
Nyssa, Tegan
Tegan, Turlough, Kamelion
Turlough
Sixth Doctor
Peri
Grant
Mel
Seventh Doctor
Chris, Roz
Other
Victoria, Sarah, The Brig
Second, Third, Seventh Doctors
with Dodo and UNIT
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