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|image= Independence Day.jpg
novel name= Independence Day |
|series = [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]]
image= [[File:Independance_Day.jpg|250px]] |
|number= 35
series=[[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] |
|doctor= Seventh Doctor
number= 36 |
|companions= [[Ace]]
doctor= [[Seventh Doctor]] |
|enemy= [[Vethran]]
companions= [[Ace]] |
|setting= [[Mendeb Two]] and [[Mendeb Three|Three]], [[30th century]]
enemy= |
|writer= Peter Darvill-Evans
year= [[Mendeb Two]]<br />[[Mendeb Three]] |
|publisher= BBC Books
writer= [[Peter Darvill-Evans]] |
|cover = [[Black Sheep]]
publisher= [[BBC Books]] |
|release date= 2 October 2000
release date= October [[2000]] |
|format= Paperback Book; 7 Chapters, 285 Pages
format= Paperback Book, ? Pages |
|isbn= ISBN 0-563-53804-X
isbn= ISBN 0-563-53804-X |
|prev = Festival of Death (novel)
previous story=[[Festival of Death (novel)|Festival of Death]]|
|next=The King of Terror (novel)
next story=[[The King of Terror]]}}
}}{{prose stub}}
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the thirty-fifth novel in the [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Peter Darvill-Evans]], released [[2 October (releases)|2 October]] [[2000 (releases)|2000]] and featured the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]].


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
''"Danger is my middle name," Ace said. "Or it would be if I had more than one. I can look after myself these days, you know."''
''"Danger is my middle name," [[Ace]] said. "Or it would be if I had more than one. I can look after myself these days, you know."''


Freedom. Liberty. Free Will. Independence. Choice. Everyone wants to be free. But at what point does freedom become irresponsibility? What happens when one person's choice causes another's oppression?
Freedom. Liberty. Free Will. Independence. Choice. Everyone wants to be free. But at what point does freedom become irresponsibility? What happens when one person's choice causes another's oppression?


The Doctor's on a simple mission to return a communications device he borrowed years previously. Being a Time Lord, he can return it before anyone misses it.
[[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor's]] on a simple mission to return a communications device he borrowed years previously. Being a [[Time Lord]], he can return it before anyone misses it.


But events in the Mendeb system have moved more quickly than the Doctor estimated, and he lands in the ruins of a civilisation devastated by mysterious invaders.
But events in the [[Mendeb system]] have moved more quickly than the Doctor estimated, and he lands in the ruins of a civilisation devastated by mysterious invaders.
 
== Plot ==
''to be added''


== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* [[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]]
* [[Seventh Doctor]]
* [[Ace]]
* [[Ace]]
* [[Balon Ferud]]
* [[Bared]]
* [[Bep-Wor]]
* [[Bretod]]
* [[Credig]]
* [[Dab (Independence Day)|Dab]]
* [[Dallid]]
* [[Hap-Lor]]
* [[Har-Gur]]
* [[Kaped]]
* [[Kedin Ashar]]
* [[Kedin Ashar]]
* [[Kia-Ga]]
* [[Lafed]]
* [[Lep-Tar]]
* [[Madok]]
* [[Pelod]]
* [[Poa-Nan]]
* [[Rigora]]
* [[Sarid]]
* [[Tevana Roslod]]
* [[Traban Yonfar]]
* [[Tragar]]
* [[Vethran]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* Ace has [[sex]] with Kedin Ashar.
=== Culture ===
* Ace was a fan of [[Adam Ant]], [[George Michael]], [[Primal Scream]] and [[the Jesus and Mary Chain]].
* Ace saw ''[[Withnail and I]]'' in the cinema several days before she was transported to [[Iceworld]]. She fancied "[[Richard E Grant (in-universe)|the actor]] who played [[Withnail]]."
 
=== Individuals ===
* The Doctor again mentions that he has met [[Harry Houdini]].
* [[Ace]] has [[sex]] with [[Kedin Ashar]].


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
''to be added''
* The Doctor mentions having been thrown into a pit on [[Chloris]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Creature from the Pit (TV story)|The Creature from the Pit]]'')
 
== Timeline ==
::Given Ace's level of maturity in this novel, placement would suggest around these two stories.
* ''Independence Day'' occurs after: [[BFA]]: ''[[The Fearmonger]]''
* ''Independence Day ''occurs before: [[ST]]: ''[[Sunday Afternoon, 848,988 AD]]''
=== ''For the Second Doctor (flashback)'' ===
* ''''Independence Day'' occurs after: [http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/PDA PDA]: ''[http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Heart_of_TARDIS Heart of TARDIS]'' ''
** ''''Independence Day ''occurs before: [http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/DW DW]: ''[http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/The_Abominable_Snowmen The Abominable Snowmen]'' ''


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{dwrefguide|whobbk36.htm|Independence Day}}
{{dwrefguide|whobbk36.htm|Independence Day}}
* {{whoniverse|PD36.php|Independence Day}}
* {{whoniverse|pd36|Independence Day}}


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Latest revision as of 20:10, 18 May 2024

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prose stub

Independence Day was the thirty-fifth novel in the BBC Past Doctor Adventures series. It was written by Peter Darvill-Evans, released 2 October 2000 and featured the Seventh Doctor and Ace.

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

"Danger is my middle name," Ace said. "Or it would be if I had more than one. I can look after myself these days, you know."

Freedom. Liberty. Free Will. Independence. Choice. Everyone wants to be free. But at what point does freedom become irresponsibility? What happens when one person's choice causes another's oppression?

The Doctor's on a simple mission to return a communications device he borrowed years previously. Being a Time Lord, he can return it before anyone misses it.

But events in the Mendeb system have moved more quickly than the Doctor estimated, and he lands in the ruins of a civilisation devastated by mysterious invaders.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Culture[[edit] | [edit source]]

Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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