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* This marks the Doctor's earliest recorded direct meeting with Queen Victoria; the Fifth Doctor will again experience an adventure where Victoria plays a prominent role in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Imperial Moon]]'', although he avoids directly meeting her, and the [[Tenth Doctor]] has another encounter with her in [[TV]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]''. | * This marks the Doctor's earliest recorded direct meeting with Queen Victoria; the Fifth Doctor will again experience an adventure where Victoria plays a prominent role in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Imperial Moon]]'', although he avoids directly meeting her, and the [[Tenth Doctor]] has another encounter with her in [[TV]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]''. | ||
* Nyssa speculates that the Doctor has foreknowledge of her future life. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Asylum (novel)|Asylum]]'') | * Nyssa speculates that the Doctor has foreknowledge of her future life. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Asylum (novel)|Asylum]]'') | ||
* Nyssa refers to [[Adric]]'s death in [[2526]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]'') | |||
* The Doctor recalls meeting Adric's elder brother [[Varsh]] on their native [[Alzarius]] in the [[32nd century]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Full Circle (TV story)|Full Circle]]'') | |||
* The Doctor tells Nyssa that the TARDIS contains a place of remembrance where he keeps mementos of his previous companions, including a copy of ''[[The French Revolution]]'' ([[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]''), [[Sara Kingdom]]'s [[Space Security Service]] badge ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'') and the remains of Adric's Badge for Mathematical Excellence ([[TV]]: ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]'') | |||
* Nyssa has often thought of asking the Doctor to take her to [[Traken]] before its destruction in [[1981]] but she has yet to do so. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Primeval (audio story)|Primeval]]'') | * Nyssa has often thought of asking the Doctor to take her to [[Traken]] before its destruction in [[1981]] but she has yet to do so. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Primeval (audio story)|Primeval]]'') | ||
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Revision as of 13:05, 28 January 2013
Empire of Death was the sixty-fifth BBC Past Doctor Adventures novel. It featured the Fifth Doctor and Nyssa. This was the first and only novel to feature this line up of Doctor and companion, although it would be a pairing that Big Finish Productions used for several audio stories starting with AUDIO: The Land of the Dead in January 2000.
Publisher's summary
In 1856, a boy discovers he can speak with the voices of the dead. He grows up to become one of England's most celebrated spiritualists.
In 1863 the British Empire is effectively without a leader. Queen Victoria is inconsolable with grief following the death of her beloved husband, Prince Albert. The monarch's last hope is a secret séance.
The Doctor and Nyssa are also coming to terms with loss following the death of Adric and Tegan's sudden departure. Trying to visit the Great Exhibition of 1851, the time travellers are shocked when a ghost appears in the TARDIS, beckoning them to the Other Side.
What is hidden in a drowned valley guarded by the British Army? Is there life after death and can it be reached by those still alive? And why is the Doctor so terrified of facing his own ghosts?
Plot
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Characters
References
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Notes
- This story was previewed in Doctor Who Magazine issue 340 with an illustration by Mike Collins.
Continuity
- This marks the Doctor's earliest recorded direct meeting with Queen Victoria; the Fifth Doctor will again experience an adventure where Victoria plays a prominent role in PROSE: Imperial Moon, although he avoids directly meeting her, and the Tenth Doctor has another encounter with her in TV: Tooth and Claw.
- Nyssa speculates that the Doctor has foreknowledge of her future life. (PROSE: Asylum)
- Nyssa refers to Adric's death in 2526. (TV: Earthshock)
- The Doctor recalls meeting Adric's elder brother Varsh on their native Alzarius in the 32nd century. (TV: Full Circle)
- The Doctor tells Nyssa that the TARDIS contains a place of remembrance where he keeps mementos of his previous companions, including a copy of The French Revolution (TV: An Unearthly Child), Sara Kingdom's Space Security Service badge (TV: The Daleks' Master Plan) and the remains of Adric's Badge for Mathematical Excellence (TV: Earthshock)
- Nyssa has often thought of asking the Doctor to take her to Traken before its destruction in 1981 but she has yet to do so. (AUDIO: Primeval)
External links
- Empire of Death at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- The Discontinuity Guide to: Empire of Death at The Whoniverse
