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''''Depends on how you define alien,' the Doctor said simply. 'They were human once.'''' | ''''Depends on how you define alien,' the Doctor said simply. 'They were human once.'''' | ||
In [[2006]] the world is about to be overwhelmed by a disaster that might destroy human civilization: the inversion of the Earth's magnetic field. Deep in an [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] base, the [[FLIPback]] team is frantically devising a system to reverse the change in polarity. | In [[2006]] the world is about to be overwhelmed by a disaster that might destroy human civilization: the inversion of the Earth's magnetic field. Deep in an [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] base, the [[FLIPback]] team is frantically devising a system to reverse the change in polarity. | ||
Above them, the [[SS Elysium]] carries its jet-set passengers on the ultimate cruise. On board is [[Ruby Duvall]], a journalist sent to record the FLIPback moment. Instead she finds a man called [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]], who is locked out of the strange green box he says is merely a part of his time machine. And she finds old enemies of the Doctor: silver giants at work beneath the ice. | Above them, the [[SS Elysium]] carries its jet-set passengers on the ultimate cruise. On board is [[Ruby Duvall]], a journalist sent to record the FLIPback moment. Instead she finds a man called [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]], who is locked out of the strange green box he says is merely a part of his time machine. And she finds old enemies of the Doctor: silver giants at work beneath the ice. | ||
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*General [[Pamela Cutler]] | *General [[Pamela Cutler]] | ||
**Only female General in the armed forces. | **Only female General in the armed forces. | ||
**was the daughter of the Cutler whom the First Doctor encountered on [[Snowcap]] Base. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{Virgin New Adventure Series Box | before = [[Birthright]] | after = [[Blood Heat]]}} | {{Virgin New Adventure Series Box | before = [[Birthright]] | after = [[Blood Heat]]}} | ||
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Revision as of 10:40, 14 January 2010
Publisher's Summary
'Depends on how you define alien,' the Doctor said simply. 'They were human once.'
In 2006 the world is about to be overwhelmed by a disaster that might destroy human civilization: the inversion of the Earth's magnetic field. Deep in an Antarctic base, the FLIPback team is frantically devising a system to reverse the change in polarity.
Above them, the SS Elysium carries its jet-set passengers on the ultimate cruise. On board is Ruby Duvall, a journalist sent to record the FLIPback moment. Instead she finds a man called the Doctor, who is locked out of the strange green box he says is merely a part of his time machine. And she finds old enemies of the Doctor: silver giants at work beneath the ice.
Characters
- The Doctor
- Ruby Duvall
- 22 year old reporter for the Sunday Seeker.
- General Pamela Cutler
- Only female General in the armed forces.
- was the daughter of the Cutler whom the First Doctor encountered on Snowcap Base.
References
- The Doctor uses the Jade Pagoda to get to Earth.
Notes
- The events of this novel runs parallel with those of NA: Birthright.
- Author David Banks was an actor in the TV series, having played Cybermen on several occasions. Although not the first Doctor Who actor to write a novel (Ian Marter wrote novelisations and the original work Harry Sullivan's War previously), he was the only past Doctor Who actor to contribute a work to the New Adventures line.
- A prelude to this novel was published in DWM Issue 204.
Continuity
- This novel occurs concurrent with NA: Birthright.
- Ruby Duvall reappears in NA: Happy Endings.
External links
- Prelude to Iceberg as published in DWM #204
- Iceberg at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- The Discontinuity Guide to: Iceberg at The Whoniverse
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