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companions= [[Ace]], [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] |
companions= [[Ace]], [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] |
enemy= [[Agonal]] |
enemy= [[Agonal]] |
year= [[Earth]], [[USA]], [[Chicago]], [[1929]] <br> Planet of the Vammpires <br> [[Gallifrey]] |
writer= [[Terrance Dicks]] |
writer= [[Terrance Dicks]] |
publisher= [[Virgin Books]] |
publisher= [[Virgin Books]] |
release date= |
release date= July 1994 |
format= Paperback Book, ? Pages |
format= Paperback Book, ? Pages |
isbn= 0426204174 }}
isbn= 0426204174 |
previous story= [[All-Consuming Fire]] |
next story= [[Strange England]]}}


==Publisher's Summary==
==Publisher's Summary==
''''[[Seventh Doctor|Doc]]'s peddling bootleg liquor in an illegal speakeasy. You’re carrying a gun for him, [[Ace]] - which makes you no better than any other gun-moll.''''
''''[[Seventh Doctor|Doc]]'s peddling bootleg liquor in an illegal speakeasy. You’re carrying a gun for him, [[Ace]] - which makes you no better than any other gun-moll.''''


[[Dekker]] is a private eye; an honest one. But when [[Al Capone]] hires him to investigate a new joint called ‘Doc’s’, he knows this is one job he can’t refuse. And just why are the Doctor and Ace selling illegal booze in a town full of murderous gangsters?  
Dekker is a private eye; an honest one. But when [[Al Capone]] hires him to investigate a new joint called ‘Doc’s’, he knows this is one job he can’t refuse. And just why are the Doctor and Ace selling illegal booze in a town full of murderous gangsters?  


Meanwhile, [[Bernice Summerfield|Bernice]] has been abandoned on a [[vampire]]-infested [[planet]] [[E-Space|outside normal space]]. There she meets a mysterious stranger called [[Romana II|Romanadvoratrelundar]] -- and discovers an ancient and malevolent power, linking [[1929]] [[Chicago]] with a lair of immortal evil.  
Meanwhile, [[Bernice Summerfield|Bernice]] has been abandoned on a [[vampire]]-infested planet [[E-Space|outside normal space]]. There she meets a mysterious stranger called [[Romana II|Romanadvoratrelundar]] -- and discovers an ancient and malevolent power, linking [[1929]] [[Chicago]] with a lair of immortal evil.  


The consequences of this story are inextricably linked to events in the Doctor’s past.
The consequences of this story are inextricably linked to events in the Doctor’s past.


==Notes==
==Characters==
''to be added''
[[Seventh Doctor | The Doctor]]
* Can play the piano.
* Brews beer in the TARDIS swimming pool and whiskey in the bath.
 
[[Ace]]
* Shags Dekker.
* Mobsters call Ace ''the lady in black''.
 
[[Bernice Summerfield]]
* Sets up a government based on the British system on the planet of the vampires.
* Can sing the blues.
 
[[Romana II | Romana]]
* Talks about the Doctor's companions like they're amusing pets.
 
[[Tom Dekker]]
* Events on the planet of the vampires doesn't faze him, but the Doctor still erases bits of his memory.
 
[[Agonal]]
 
[[Zargo]] (clone)
 
[[Camilla]] (clone)
 
[[Aukon]] (clone)


[[Borusa]]
* Freed from imprisonment.


==References==
==References==
''to be added''
* The Doctor gives Benny a SPATAB ([[Spatio-Temporal Alarm Beacon]]), it's a homing beacon for the TARDIS.
 
* It's revealed the music the [[Fifth Doctor]] played on the Harp on [[Gallifrey]] is called ''[[Rassilon's Lament]]''.
 
* Bernice has visited a bar on [[Metebelis III]].
 
* Romana meets [[Ruathadvorophrenaltid]].


* The [[Commitee of Three]] use the [[Time Scoop]].
:* The Comittee of Three are: [[Rath]] (a [[Prydonian]] and [[Goth]]'s younger sibling), Elar (an [[Arcalian]]) and Morin (a [[Patraxean]]).


==Characters==
==Notes==
''to be added''
''to be added''


==Continuity==
* This is a sequel to [[State of Decay]] and in some ways to [[The Five Doctors]].
* Events in this novel lead to [[Goth Opera]].
* The Doctor gives Spandrell back hi Gallifreyan Army Knife, mentioned in [[Timewyrm: Exodus]].
* Dekker reappears in [[Players]].


==External Links==
==External Links==
* [http://drwhoguide.com/who_na28.htm The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of '''Blood Harvest''']
* [http://drwhoguide.com/who_na28.htm The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of '''Blood Harvest''']
* [http://www.whoniverse.org/discontinuity/NA28.php The Whoniverse Discontinuity Guide - Blood Harvest]
* [http://drwhoguide.com/whona28p.htm Prelude to Blood Harvest as published in DWM]


{{Virgin New Adventure Series Box | before = [[All-Consuming Fire]] | after = [[Strange England]]}}
{{Virgin New Adventure Series Box | before = [[All-Consuming Fire]] | after = [[Strange England]]}}

Revision as of 04:45, 30 March 2007


Publisher's Summary

'Doc's peddling bootleg liquor in an illegal speakeasy. You’re carrying a gun for him, Ace - which makes you no better than any other gun-moll.'

Dekker is a private eye; an honest one. But when Al Capone hires him to investigate a new joint called ‘Doc’s’, he knows this is one job he can’t refuse. And just why are the Doctor and Ace selling illegal booze in a town full of murderous gangsters?

Meanwhile, Bernice has been abandoned on a vampire-infested planet outside normal space. There she meets a mysterious stranger called Romanadvoratrelundar -- and discovers an ancient and malevolent power, linking 1929 Chicago with a lair of immortal evil.

The consequences of this story are inextricably linked to events in the Doctor’s past.

Characters

The Doctor

  • Can play the piano.
  • Brews beer in the TARDIS swimming pool and whiskey in the bath.

Ace

  • Shags Dekker.
  • Mobsters call Ace the lady in black.

Bernice Summerfield

  • Sets up a government based on the British system on the planet of the vampires.
  • Can sing the blues.

Romana

  • Talks about the Doctor's companions like they're amusing pets.

Tom Dekker

  • Events on the planet of the vampires doesn't faze him, but the Doctor still erases bits of his memory.

Agonal

Zargo (clone)

Camilla (clone)

Aukon (clone)

Borusa

  • Freed from imprisonment.

References

Notes

to be added

Continuity

External Links

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