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== Plot ==
== Plot ==
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While enjoying a stroll on his lunch break, [[Donald Babinger]] suffocates to death after being caught up in a [[Quantum displacement|quantum displacement]] field that momentarily transported him to the [[moon]]. Doctor [[Gyles Winterborne]]  arrives on the scene and initially suspects that Babinger's death was the result of a [[heart attack]], however he notices some signs of [[asphyxiation]]. Meanwhile, across town [[astronaut]] [[Marty Garrett]] experiences a reverse displacement as he appears from thin air in a [[Perfect burger|burger bar]] stunning the customers who put his sudden appearance down to a publicity stunt.
 
The [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Amy Pond]] land on [[Earth]] shortly after and immediately find themselves pulled into the mystery after a chance encounter with Winterborne informs them of Babinger's suspicious death and the presence of an astronaut in the mall. At [[Base Hebaticus]] in [[Texas]], [[General]] [[Adam Walinski]] and Doctor [[Candace Hecker]] are among those who are perplexed as to how their displacement technology - which when working properly allowed them to pass to and from [[Base Diana|Base Diana]] located on the moon at ease - so wrong. A further headache arises when they receive word of yet more victims of the displacement, [[Becky Starmer]] and her dog [[Poochie (Apollo 23)|Poochie]], who lie dead on the surface of the moon only to be recovered by Base Diana's team. While watching a video link of the bodies being recovered, the Hebaticus staff are shocked to see a [[London]] [[police box]], [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]].
 
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== Characters ==
== Characters ==

Revision as of 07:33, 23 July 2023

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Apollo 23 was the thirty-seventh novel in the BBC New Series Adventures series. It was written by Justin Richards and featured the Eleventh Doctor and Amy Pond.

It was notable for not just being the first Eleventh Doctor NSA book, but actually the first Eleventh Doctor book to be released. It is also Amy Pond's first appearance in the NSA series.

Publisher's summary

"Houston – we have a problem."

An astronaut in full spacesuit appears out of thin air in a busy shopping centre. Maybe it's a publicity stunt.

A photo shows an immaculately-dressed woman in her best shoes lying dead at the edge of a crater on the dark side of the moon – beside her beloved dog 'Poochie'. Maybe it's a hoax.

But as the Doctor and Amy find out, these are just minor events in a sinister plan to take over every human being on earth. The plot centres on a secret military base on the moon – that's where Amy and the TARDIS are.

The Doctor is back on Earth, and without the TARDIS there's no way he can get to the moon to save Amy and defeat the aliens.

Or is there? The Doctor discovers one last great secret that could save humanity: Apollo 23.

Plot

While enjoying a stroll on his lunch break, Donald Babinger suffocates to death after being caught up in a quantum displacement field that momentarily transported him to the moon. Doctor Gyles Winterborne arrives on the scene and initially suspects that Babinger's death was the result of a heart attack, however he notices some signs of asphyxiation. Meanwhile, across town astronaut Marty Garrett experiences a reverse displacement as he appears from thin air in a burger bar stunning the customers who put his sudden appearance down to a publicity stunt.

The Eleventh Doctor and Amy Pond land on Earth shortly after and immediately find themselves pulled into the mystery after a chance encounter with Winterborne informs them of Babinger's suspicious death and the presence of an astronaut in the mall. At Base Hebaticus in Texas, General Adam Walinski and Doctor Candace Hecker are among those who are perplexed as to how their displacement technology - which when working properly allowed them to pass to and from Base Diana located on the moon at ease - so wrong. A further headache arises when they receive word of yet more victims of the displacement, Becky Starmer and her dog Poochie, who lie dead on the surface of the moon only to be recovered by Base Diana's team. While watching a video link of the bodies being recovered, the Hebaticus staff are shocked to see a London police box, the TARDIS.

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Characters

References

  • The Doctor mentions T-Mat, which was an important technology used in the Second Doctor story TV: The Seeds of Death.
  • UNIT and Torchwood are mentioned, as well as detailed files regarding the organisation's dealings with previous incarnations of The Doctor.
  • Agent Jennings says he'd have recognised the Doctor if he was older. Given he has read both the UNIT and Torchwood files, this implies he was expecting either the Third Doctor, Tenth Doctor, or the Twelfth Doctor.

Notes

  • There was some initial confusion over the title of this book, as some media coverage, including Doctor Who Magazine, used the erroneous title Apollo 13.
  • This story was also released as an ebook available from the Amazon Kindle store.

Continuity

Editions published outside Britain

  • Published in France by Milady in 2012 as a paperback edition.
  • Published in Italy by Asengard Edizioni in 2014 as a paperback edition.
  • Published in China by New Star Press in 2018 as a paperback edition.

Audiobook

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