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novel name= The Wages of Sin |
|range          = BBC Past Doctor Adventures
image= [[File:The_Wages_of_Sin.jpg|250px]] |
|number in range = 18
series=[[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] |
|series = [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]]
number= 19 |
|number= 18
doctor=[[Third Doctor]] |
|doctor = Third Doctor
companions= [[Jo Grant]] <br />[[Liz Shaw]]|
|companions= [[Liz Shaw|Liz]], [[Jo Grant|Jo]]
enemy= The Ochrana |
|enemy= The Ochrana
year= [[Tunguska]], the [[Russia|Russian Empire]], [[Earth]], [[30 June]] [[1908]]<br />[[St. Petersburg]], the [[Russia|Russian Empire]], [[Earth]], [[December]] [[1916]]|
|setting= {{il|[[Tunguska province|Tunguska]], [[30 June]] [[1908]]|[[St Petersburg]], [[December]] [[1916]]}}
writer= [[David A. McIntee]] |
|writer= David A. McIntee
publisher= [[BBC Books]] |
|publisher= BBC Books
release date= February [[1999]] |
|release date= 1 February 1999
format= Paperback Book, ? Pages |
|format= Paperback Book;<BR/>22 Chapters, 250 Pages
isbn= ISBN 0-563-55567-X |
|isbn= ISBN 0-563-55567-X
previous story=[[Salvation (novel)|Salvation]]|
|prev = Salvation (novel)
next story=[[Deep Blue]]}}
|next = Deep Blue (novel)
}}{{prose stub}}
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the nineteenth novel in the [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] series. It was written by [[David A. McIntee]], released [[1 February (releases)|1 February]] [[1999 (releases)|1999]] and featured the [[Third Doctor]], [[Jo Grant]] and [[Liz Shaw]].
 
This novel featured Liz Shaw's first journey in the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] and was set after Liz had departed from [[UNIT]] and following the Doctor's [[exile on Earth]] (after the television story ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'').


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
''[[The Doctor]] has always been wary of meddling with established history. But what happens when the history books lie?''
''[[Third Doctor|The Doctor]] has always been wary of meddling with established [[history]]. But what happens when the history [[book]]s lie?''


With the secrets of [[time-travel]] restored to him after his long [[exile on Earth]], [[Third Doctor|the Doctor]] decides to test out the [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] with a trip into the past. Accompanying him are his assistant, Jo, and an old friend, scientist [[Liz Shaw]]. Soon after landing, the travellers realise they have landed at one of the most significant periods of [[Earth]]'s history - and one of the most dangerous...
With the secrets of [[time-travel]] restored to him after his long [[exile on Earth]], the Doctor decides to test out [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] with a trip into the past. Accompanying him are his assistant, [[Jo Grant|Jo]], and an old friend, [[scientist]] [[Liz Shaw]]. Soon after landing, the travellers realise they have landed at one of the most significant periods of [[Earth]]'s history — and one of the most dangerous...


It is [[Russia]], [[1916]], and [[Europe]] is in the grip of the [[World War I|Great War]]. With the TARDIS confiscated by Imperial guards, its crew find themselves trapped in a country on the brink of revolution.
It is [[Russia]], [[1916]], and [[Europe]] is in the grip of the [[World War I|Great War]]. With the TARDIS confiscated by Imperial guards, its crew find themselves trapped in a country on the brink of [[Russian Revolution of 1917|revolution]].


The Doctor and Liz are soon caught up in the deadly machinations of Tsar [[Nicholas II|Nicholas']] court, while Jo appears to fall under the sinister spell of the infamous Mad Monk, [[Rasputin]]...
The Doctor and Liz are soon caught up in the deadly machinations of Tsar [[Nicholas II|Nicholas]]' court, while Jo appears to fall under the sinister spell of the infamous Mad Monk, [[Grigori Rasputin|Rasputin]]...
 
== Plot ==
''to be added''


== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* [[Third Doctor|The Doctor]]
* [[Third Doctor]]
* [[Jo Grant]]
* [[Jo Grant]]
* [[Liz Shaw]]
* [[Liz Shaw]]
:* Drinks several [[alcohol]]ic drinks whilst in [[Russia]].
* [[Grigori Rasputin]]
* Tsar [[Nicholas II|Nicholas]]
* Tsaritsa [[Alexandra Fydorovna|Alexandra]]
* [[Anya Vyrubova]]
* [[Arkady Morovich]]
* [[Kit Powell|Christopher "Kit" Powell]]
* Academician [[Kuznetzov]]
* Prince [[Felix Yusupov]]
* Grand Duke [[Dmitri Pavlovich]]
* [[Vladimir Purishkevich]]
* [[Sukhotin]]
* [[Mischa]]
* [[Viktor Vasiliyev]]
* Officer [[Vlasyuk]]
* Officer [[Krylov]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
=== Culture ===
* Jo has seen a film about Rasputin and is aware of the [[Boney M]] song about him.
* French is still the main international language in Russia in the [[1910s]].
 
=== Foods and beverages ===
* Liz Shaw drinks several [[alcohol]]ic drinks whilst in [[Russia]].


== References ==
=== Individuals ===
* This is the Doctor’s first test-flight since regaining his [[time travel]] knowledge.
* [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]]'s paternal grandfather, who was also named [[Alistair Conall Hamish Lethbridge-Stewart|Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart]], worked with the [[Britain|British]] ambassador to Russia, [[Bertie Stopford]], in Military Intelligence before and during the [[World War I|First World War]] until the [[Russian Revolution of 1917]]. At that time [[Archibald Hamish Lethbridge-Stewart|his brother]] served as a captain in the Royal Artillery, and had two sons.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
''to be added''
* The front cover of the novel features a photograph of the actual Rasputin.
* This story is set between ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'' and ''[[Carnival of Monsters (TV story)|Carnival of Monsters]]''.
* The [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]] audio story ''[[Primord (audio story)|Primord]]'' offers another account to the first meeting between Liz Shaw and Jo Grant.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* The last time Liz met the Doctor was in [[DWM]]: ''[[Change of Mind]]''.
* Jo tells Liz that she failed General Science at "O" level. ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'')
 
* Jo recalls being [[Hypnosis|hypnotised]] by {{Delgado}} ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'') and the [[22nd century]] [[Dalek]] invasion of [[Earth]] in an [[alternate timeline|alternative timeline]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'')
== Timeline ==
* The [[First Doctor]] previously encountered Rasputin in [[Siberia]] in [[1903]] in the company of [[Ian Chesterton]], [[Barbara Wright]] and [[Susan Foreman]]. However, Rasputin's [[memory]] of that incident was erased. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Wanderer (audio story)|The Wanderer]]'')
* ''The Wages of Sin'' occurs after [[DW]]: ''[[The Three Doctors]]''
* The Doctor mentions being a student of [[Wong Fei-Hung]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eleventh Tiger (novel)|The Eleventh Tiger]]'')
::As the Doctor has just got the use of his TARDIS back
* ''The Wages of Sin'' occurs before [[ST]] ''[[Categorical Imperative]]''


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{dwrefguide|whobbk19.htm|The Wages of Sin}}
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* {{whoniverse|PD19.php|The Wages of Sin}}
* {{whoniverse|pd19|The Wages of Sin}}
 
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/wage.htm The Cloister Library: '''The Wages of Sin''']
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The Wages of Sin was the nineteenth novel in the BBC Past Doctor Adventures series. It was written by David A. McIntee, released 1 February 1999 and featured the Third Doctor, Jo Grant and Liz Shaw.

This novel featured Liz Shaw's first journey in the TARDIS and was set after Liz had departed from UNIT and following the Doctor's exile on Earth (after the television story The Three Doctors).

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

The Doctor has always been wary of meddling with established history. But what happens when the history books lie?

With the secrets of time-travel restored to him after his long exile on Earth, the Doctor decides to test out the TARDIS with a trip into the past. Accompanying him are his assistant, Jo, and an old friend, scientist Liz Shaw. Soon after landing, the travellers realise they have landed at one of the most significant periods of Earth's history — and one of the most dangerous...

It is Russia, 1916, and Europe is in the grip of the Great War. With the TARDIS confiscated by Imperial guards, its crew find themselves trapped in a country on the brink of revolution.

The Doctor and Liz are soon caught up in the deadly machinations of Tsar Nicholas' court, while Jo appears to fall under the sinister spell of the infamous Mad Monk, Rasputin...

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Culture[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Jo has seen a film about Rasputin and is aware of the Boney M song about him.
  • French is still the main international language in Russia in the 1910s.

Foods and beverages[[edit] | [edit source]]

Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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