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|companions= [[Fitz Kreiner]], [[Compassion]]  
|companions= [[Fitz Kreiner]], [[Compassion]]  
|enemy= [[Romana III]]<br />[[Gandar]]<br />[[Cavis]]  
|enemy= [[Romana III]], [[Gandar]], [[Cavis]]  
|setting= [[Wiltshire]], [[England]], [[July]] [[2012]]<br />[[England]], [[October]] [[1967]]<br />[[Gallifrey]]
|setting= [[Wiltshire]], [[July]] [[2012]]; [[England]], [[October]] [[1967]]; [[Gallifrey]]
|writer= [[Paul Cornell]]  
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'''''The Shadows of Avalon''''' was the thirty-first novel in the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Paul Cornell]]. It featured the [[Eighth Doctor]], [[Fitz Kreiner]], [[Compassion]], [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]], and introduced [[Romana III]], a [[regeneration]] following  [[Romana II|her previous incarnation]] depicted by [[Lalla Ward]].
'''''The Shadows of Avalon''''' was the thirty-first novel in the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Paul Cornell]]. It featured the [[Eighth Doctor]], [[Fitz Kreiner]], [[Compassion]], [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]], and introduced [[Romana III]], a [[regeneration]] following  [[Romana II|her previous incarnation]] depicted by [[Lalla Ward]].


== Publisher’s summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
[[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier's]] wife is dead. A terrible accident. Grieving, he searches for death, and finds his way to [[Avalon (The Shadows of Avalon)|Avalon]], the other-dimensional kingdom of the [[Catuvellauni|Catuvelauni]].
[[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier's]] wife is dead. A terrible accident. Grieving, he searches for death, and finds his way to [[Avalon (The Shadows of Avalon)|Avalon]], the other-dimensional kingdom of the [[Catuvellauni|Catuvelauni]].


The [[Eighth Doctor|Doctor]] is also in Avalon, marooned. He’s lost his companions, his [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]]... and his hope for the future.
The [[Eighth Doctor|Doctor]] is also in Avalon, marooned. He's lost his companions, his [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]]... and his hope for the future.


Now it seems they’ll have to make a new life for themselves with the [[Celt]]s who live in the Dreamlands. Perhaps even help in the Celts’ negotiations with the [[Unseelie]], the sinister original inhabitants of Avalon, who live far to the North.
Now it seems they'll have to make a new life for themselves with the [[Celt]]s who live in the Dreamlands. Perhaps even help in the Celts' negotiations with the [[Unseelie]], the sinister original inhabitants of Avalon, who live far to the North.


But then a gateway opens between [[Earth]] and Avalon. The British Army arrives in force. And the Brigadier negotiates a treaty that will lead to war in the Land of Dreams.
But then a gateway opens between [[Earth]] and Avalon. The British Army arrives in force. And the Brigadier negotiates a treaty that will lead to war in the Land of Dreams.
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With fearsome [[dragon]]s duelling jet fighters, vicious [[Gallifreyan]] agents causing havoc, and [[Compassion]] fighting against her ultimate fate, can the Doctor save the world, his best friend, and himself?
With fearsome [[dragon]]s duelling jet fighters, vicious [[Gallifreyan]] agents causing havoc, and [[Compassion]] fighting against her ultimate fate, can the Doctor save the world, his best friend, and himself?


== Chapter Titles ==
== Chapter titles ==
* Prologue One
* Prologue One
* Prologue Two
* Prologue Two
'''Part One: The Road to Avalon'''
Part One: The Road to Avalon
* 1: Compassion Fatigue
* 1: Compassion Fatigue
* 2: Get Through It
* 2: Get Through It
* 3: Into the Fire
* 3: Into the Fire
* 4: Woad Rage
* 4: Woad Rage
'''Part Two: War in Avalon'''
Part Two: War in Avalon
* 5: And You May Find Yourself
* 5: And You May Find Yourself
* 6: Potence Postponed
* 6: Potence Postponed
* 7: Nothing Can Stop Us Now
* 7: Nothing Can Stop Us Now
'''Part Three: The Taking of Avalon'''
Part Three: The Taking of Avalon
* 8: Call it an Exorcism if you Want
* 8: Call it an Exorcism if you Want
* 9: If you Live a Lie, You Die a Liar
* 9: If you Live a Lie, You Die a Liar
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* Epilogue One
* Epilogue One
* Epilogue Two
* Epilogue Two


== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* [[Eighth Doctor]]
* [[Eighth Doctor]]
** Tries to build/grow a new TARDIS using the magics of Avalon. It's destroyed when the Tower is destroyed by Cavis and Gandar.
** Rides a dragon.
** Again sees the future of some of the people he's just met. He is proven wrong when Cavis and Gandar kill one of the UNIT officers for entertainment.
* [[Fitz Kreiner]]
* [[Fitz Kreiner]]
* [[Compassion]]
* [[Compassion]]
** Spends time on Earth.
** Is at first terrified by her transformation into a TARDIS and then liberated by it.
* [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]]
* [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]]
** Has become suicidally depressed over Doris' death.
** Has the body of a man in his late thirties
** Cares for his troops, to the point of marching into a no-man's land to rescue one wounded soldier (see above for the other motivation for it).
** Stays behind in the Dream Realms of Avalon.
* [[Doris Lethbridge-Stewart]]
* [[Doris Lethbridge-Stewart]]
* Queen Regent [[Ma bab Mab Pendragon]]
* Queen Regent [[Ma bab Mab Pendragon]]
** Queen Mab is also known as Queen Regent of the Catuvelauni, Protector of Avalon.
* [[Constantine (The Shadows of Avalon)|King Constantine]]
* [[Constantine (The Shadows of Avalon)|King Constantine]]
** Sleeps to maintain the dream that is Avalon.
* [[Fair Folk|Fair Folk (aka Faerie Folk)]]
* [[Fair Folk|Fair Folk (aka Faerie Folk)]]
** Ruled by Brona and Arwen.
** Compassion realises that they're descendants of Silurians who were also caught up in the creation of Avalon.
* [[Romana III]]
* [[Romana III]]
** Has regenerated to prepare for the war.
** Romana’s titles mentioned are: Lady President, War Queen, Mistress of the Nine Gallifreys.
** Looks a little like the Doctor's mother in her third body. The Doctor finds that unsettling.
* [[Cavis|Cavis (Cavisadoratrelundar)]]
* [[Cavis|Cavis (Cavisadoratrelundar)]]
** Cavis has one heart (and therefore has ''not'' regenerated.) She has messy blonde hair.
* [[Gandar|Gandar (Gandarotethetledrax)]]
* [[Gandar|Gandar (Gandarotethetledrax)]]
**  Dresses like the Master and impersonates him with the known phrase, "You - will - obey - me."
* [[Boyce]]
* [[Boyce]]
* [[Caldera (The Shadows of Avalon)|Caldera]]
* [[Caldera (The Shadows of Avalon)|Caldera]]
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* Fitz and Compassion take a brief "swim" through the [[Time Vortex]].
* Fitz and Compassion take a brief "swim" through the [[Time Vortex]].
* England has a king by [[2012]].
* England has a king by [[2012]].
* A Time Lord can regenerate even after decapitation, growing a new head in the process.
* A Time Lord can be killed (without regeneration taking place) by being stabbed through ''both'' hearts.
* The Doctor can remember his [[The Doctor's father|father]] and the [[Loom]]s, but he is unsure which of them is real.
* The Doctor can remember his [[The Doctor's father|father]] and the [[Loom]]s, but he is unsure which of them is real.


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The Shadows of Avalon was the thirty-first novel in the BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures series. It was written by Paul Cornell. It featured the Eighth Doctor, Fitz Kreiner, Compassion, the Brigadier, and introduced Romana III, a regeneration following her previous incarnation depicted by Lalla Ward.

Publisher's summary

The Brigadier's wife is dead. A terrible accident. Grieving, he searches for death, and finds his way to Avalon, the other-dimensional kingdom of the Catuvelauni.

The Doctor is also in Avalon, marooned. He's lost his companions, his TARDIS... and his hope for the future.

Now it seems they'll have to make a new life for themselves with the Celts who live in the Dreamlands. Perhaps even help in the Celts' negotiations with the Unseelie, the sinister original inhabitants of Avalon, who live far to the North.

But then a gateway opens between Earth and Avalon. The British Army arrives in force. And the Brigadier negotiates a treaty that will lead to war in the Land of Dreams.

With fearsome dragons duelling jet fighters, vicious Gallifreyan agents causing havoc, and Compassion fighting against her ultimate fate, can the Doctor save the world, his best friend, and himself?

Chapter titles

  • Prologue One
  • Prologue Two

Part One: The Road to Avalon

  • 1: Compassion Fatigue
  • 2: Get Through It
  • 3: Into the Fire
  • 4: Woad Rage

Part Two: War in Avalon

  • 5: And You May Find Yourself
  • 6: Potence Postponed
  • 7: Nothing Can Stop Us Now

Part Three: The Taking of Avalon

  • 8: Call it an Exorcism if you Want
  • 9: If you Live a Lie, You Die a Liar
  • 10: War Fever
  • 11: The Return of the Hero
  • 12: And This Gives Life to Thee
  • 13: Reason
  • 14: The Proper Use for Chandeliers
  • 15: Victory is Empty
  • 16: What Matters is Who You Are
  • 17: The Return of the Villain
  • 18: Interference Denied
  • 19: Dust to Dust
  • Epilogue One
  • Epilogue Two

Characters

References

Notes

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Continuity

External links

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Susan
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Fitz, Sam
Sam, Fitz, Compassion
Third Doctor, Sarah
Fitz, Compassion
Solo travels
Anji, Fitz
Anji, Fitz, Trix
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