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How far-reaching is the strange power of a secret society almost 700 years old, and how is it linked to the mysterious Station Nine? And what is the significance of a series of paintings that drove a man to suicide? | How far-reaching is the strange power of a secret society almost 700 years old, and how is it linked to the mysterious Station Nine? And what is the significance of a series of paintings that drove a man to suicide? | ||
From [[13th century|thirteenth-century]] England to the former Soviet Union, from the United States to the cold wastes of space, the various strands of a complex plan come together and threaten to engulf the world in a nightmare of nuclear destruction... | From [[13th century|thirteenth-century]] England to the former Soviet Union, from the United States to the cold wastes of space, the various strands of a complex plan come together and threaten to engulf the world in a nightmare of nuclear destruction... | ||
==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
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*The Khameirians were at war with the [[Yogloth]]. | *The Khameirians were at war with the [[Yogloth]]. | ||
*The [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] suffers a 'Critical [[Artron energy]] drain'. | *The [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] suffers a 'Critical [[Artron energy]] drain'. | ||
*[[Station Nine]] is a military missile platform. | *[[Station Nine]] is a military missile platform. | ||
==Continuity== | ==Continuity== | ||
*Sam sees a full moon and shudders remembering the recent events in [[EDA]]: ''[[Kursaal]]''. | *Sam sees a full moon and shudders remembering the recent events in [[EDA]]: ''[[Kursaal]]''. | ||
*The epilogue features an older Sam Jones who does not travel with the Doctor; this must take place after [[EDA]]: ''[[Interference - Book Two]]''. | *The epilogue features an older Sam Jones who does not travel with the Doctor; this must take place after [[EDA]]: ''[[Interference - Book Two]]''. | ||
==[[Eighth Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]]== | |||
*This story takes place after [[EDA]]: ''[[Kursaal]]'' | |||
*This story takes place before [[ST]]: ''[[The People's Temple]]'' | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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{{BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures Series Box | before = [[Kursaal]] | after = [[Longest Day]]}} | {{BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures Series Box | before = [[Kursaal]] | after = [[Longest Day]]}} | ||
[[Category:BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] | [[Category:BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] | ||
[[Category:1998 novels]] | [[Category:1998 novels]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in 1998]] | [[Category:Stories set in 1998]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in London]] | [[Category:Stories set in London]] | ||
Revision as of 00:05, 25 June 2010
Publisher’s Summary
Landing in present-day England, all appears serene as the Doctor and Sam emerge from the TARDIS into the idyllic grounds of the Silver family’s ancestral home. Only when they enter the house do they suspect things are not what they seem.
How far-reaching is the strange power of a secret society almost 700 years old, and how is it linked to the mysterious Station Nine? And what is the significance of a series of paintings that drove a man to suicide?
From thirteenth-century England to the former Soviet Union, from the United States to the cold wastes of space, the various strands of a complex plan come together and threaten to engulf the world in a nightmare of nuclear destruction...
Characters
- The Doctor
- Samantha Jones
- Still bites her fingernails.
- Gets hypnotised and memories hidden.
- Captain William Pickering
- Norton Silver
References
- Khameirians look like gargoyles, they have a remarkable will to survive, they see their bodies as just vessels for their consciousness.
- The Khameirians were at war with the Yogloth.
- The TARDIS suffers a 'Critical Artron energy drain'.
- Station Nine is a military missile platform.
Continuity
- Sam sees a full moon and shudders remembering the recent events in EDA: Kursaal.
- The epilogue features an older Sam Jones who does not travel with the Doctor; this must take place after EDA: Interference - Book Two.
Timeline
- This story takes place after EDA: Kursaal
- This story takes place before ST: The People's Temple
