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'''‘We’re dicing with death on the information superhighway to hell.’''' | '''‘We’re dicing with death on the information superhighway to hell.’''' | ||
A rebellion on another planet. A kidnapping in central [[London]]. The head of [[MI5]] assassinated. A hostage siege suddenly and violently ended by the [[SAS]]. A computer [[CD]] slipped into [[Fourth | A rebellion on another planet. A kidnapping in central [[London]]. The head of [[MI5]] assassinated. A hostage siege suddenly and violently ended by the [[SAS]]. A computer [[CD]] slipped into the [[Fourth Doctor]]’s pocket by a dead man... | ||
It’s [[1998]], and the global information superhighway is about to come on line. [[OffNet]] controls everything digital from cars to sliding doors, from interactive television to military command and control systems. | It’s [[1998]], and the global information superhighway is about to come on line. [[OffNet]] controls everything digital from cars to sliding doors, from interactive television to military command and control systems. | ||
Revision as of 23:10, 31 October 2011
Publisher's summary
‘We’re dicing with death on the information superhighway to hell.’
A rebellion on another planet. A kidnapping in central London. The head of MI5 assassinated. A hostage siege suddenly and violently ended by the SAS. A computer CD slipped into the Fourth Doctor’s pocket by a dead man...
It’s 1998, and the global information superhighway is about to come on line. OffNet controls everything digital from cars to sliding doors, from interactive television to military command and control systems.
The Doctor and Sarah must join forces with an old friend in a race against time: to prevent the breakdown of technological society and foil an unconventional alien takeover bid.
Characters
References
- The Doctor blames the Helmic regulators for the TARDIS missing the year he was aiming for.
- 1997 was a bad year for Ginger beer.
- Winifred Bambera is still a brigadier in charge of UNIT by 1998.
- The Doctor's CV mentions degrees from the Prydonian Academy.
Notes
- This story is set to be a prequel of PDA: Millennium Shock.
Continuity
- I2 and OffNet are mentioned again in MA: Millennial Rites.
- The 1950s BBC science fiction television series Nightshade is mentioned. The Seventh Doctor would later meet its star Edmund Trevithick in Crook Marsham in December 1968. (NA: Nightshade)
Timeline
- System Shock occurs after: DWAN: The Sea of Faces
- System Shock occurs before DW: The Masque of Mandragora
External links
- System Shock at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- The Discontinuity Guide to: System Shock at The Whoniverse
