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==References==
==References==
* The 'plastic purges' is most likely a reference to the [[Auton]]s.
* The Doctor says he can speak Mandarin, Cantonese, Man-chu, Mongolian and Haikun.  
* The Doctor says he can speak Mandarin, Cantonese, Man-chu, Mongolian and Haikun.  
* To the Chinese he is known as Hu (the Tiger, for his courage), Hu (the Fox, for his cunning) and Xue (Doctor (he who tends to the sick)).
* To the Chinese he is known as Hu (the Tiger, for his courage), Hu (the Fox, for his cunning) and Xue (Doctor (he who tends to the sick)).
* The Boxer Rebellion is said to have been the result of the Mind parasites.


==Notes==
==Notes==
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==Continuity==
==Continuity==
* The events of [[DW]]: ''[[The War Games]]'' have just taken place with the Doctor being exiled to Earth.
* The events of [[DW]]: ''[[The War Games]]'' have just taken place with the Doctor being exiled to Earth.
* Alternate versions of Third Doctor stories include: the [[Autons]] resulting in the "plastic purges", an economically damaging action; the [[Invasion of the Dinosaurs]] was an attack by the [[Silurian]]s ("the lizards"), stopped by [[Mike Yates]] travelling back in time to nuke the Silurians before they awoke in the 70s (at the cost of a crater in the middle of [[London]]); the events of ''[[The Ambassadors of Death]]'' lead to a line of mile-wide craters across [[America]]; Stahlman Gas (''[[Inferno]]'') is still an ongoing project.
* Wood states that lives were lost whenever UNIT handled a peace conference this could be a reference to either (or both) [[DW]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil]]'' or ''[[Day of the Daleks]]''.
* Wood states that lives were lost whenever UNIT handled a peace conference this could be a reference to either (or both) [[DW]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil]]'' or ''[[Day of the Daleks]]''.
* The Mind parasites and the Keller process are references to [[DW]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil]]''.
* The Mind parasites and the Keller process are references to [[DW]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil]]''.
* The Master briefly worked as a [[United Nations]] advisor before defecting to China, which (along with UNIT's actions) imply China has left the UN.
* A character refers to watching [[Professor X]].
* The Doctor, in an earlier incarnation, knew Chairman Mao when he was a librarian.


==Timeline==
==Timeline==

Revision as of 13:29, 8 July 2009


Publisher's Summary

1997... and a lone exile arrives on Earth, years later than planned.

On the eve of the Handover, an advanced Chinese stealth bomber crashes in the hills above Hong Kong. The discredited United Nations Intelligence Taskforce has just 24 hours to steal the technology, rescue the passenger and flee to international waters.

Down by the harbour, there’s big trouble in Little England -- a bar owned by an old soldier who simply wants to forget the past. But an ancient evil is stirring in a place of peace.

The Doctor finds a world on the brink of terror. A world that has lived without him for years. A world that is frighteningly like our own...

Cast

References

  • The Doctor says he can speak Mandarin, Cantonese, Man-chu, Mongolian and Haikun.
  • To the Chinese he is known as Hu (the Tiger, for his courage), Hu (the Fox, for his cunning) and Xue (Doctor (he who tends to the sick)).
  • The Boxer Rebellion is said to have been the result of the Mind parasites.

Notes

  • This is the first on audio regeneration.

Continuity

  • The events of DW: The War Games have just taken place with the Doctor being exiled to Earth.
  • Alternate versions of Third Doctor stories include: the Autons resulting in the "plastic purges", an economically damaging action; the Invasion of the Dinosaurs was an attack by the Silurians ("the lizards"), stopped by Mike Yates travelling back in time to nuke the Silurians before they awoke in the 70s (at the cost of a crater in the middle of London); the events of The Ambassadors of Death lead to a line of mile-wide craters across America; Stahlman Gas (Inferno) is still an ongoing project.
  • Wood states that lives were lost whenever UNIT handled a peace conference this could be a reference to either (or both) DW: The Mind of Evil or Day of the Daleks.
  • The Mind parasites and the Keller process are references to DW: The Mind of Evil.
  • The Master briefly worked as a United Nations advisor before defecting to China, which (along with UNIT's actions) imply China has left the UN.
  • A character refers to watching Professor X.
  • The Doctor, in an earlier incarnation, knew Chairman Mao when he was a librarian.

Timeline

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