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doctor=[[Seventh Doctor]] | | doctor=[[Seventh Doctor]] | | ||
companions= [[Ace]] | | companions= [[Ace]] | | ||
enemy= the [[Timewyrm]] | | enemy= the [[Timewyrm]]<br>[[The War Chief]] | | ||
year= [[England]], [[London]], [[1951]], <br> Alternate 1951: <br> [[London]], 1951 <br> [[Munich]], November | year= [[England]], [[London]], [[1951]], <br> Alternate [[1951]]: <br> [[London]], [[1951]] <br> [[Munich]], [[9th November]], [[1923]] <br> [[Berlin]], [[1939]]<br> Felsennest, [[May]], [[1940]] | | ||
writer= [[Terrance Dicks]] | | writer= [[Terrance Dicks]] | | ||
publisher= [[Virgin Books]] | | publisher= [[Virgin Books]] | | ||
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==Publisher's Summary== | ==Publisher's Summary== | ||
The pursuit of the Timewyrm leads the Doctor and Ace to London, 1951, and the Festival of Britain -- a celebration of the achievements of this small country, this insignificant corner of the glorious Thousand Year Reich. | The pursuit of the [[Timewyrm]] leads [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Ace]] to [[London]], [[1951]], and the [[Festival of Britain]] -- a celebration of the achievements of this small country, this insignificant corner of the glorious Thousand Year Reich. | ||
Someone -- or something -- has been interfering with the time lines, and in order to investigate, the Doctor travels further back in time to the very dawn of the Nazi evil. In the heart of the Germany of the Third Reich, he finds that this little band of thugs and misfits did not take over half the world unaided. | Someone -- or something -- has been interfering with the time lines, and in order to investigate, the Doctor travels further back in time to the very dawn of the [[Nazi]] evil. In the heart of the [[Germany]] of the Third Reich, he finds that this little band of thugs and misfits did not take over half the world unaided. | ||
History must be restored to its proper course, and in his attempt to repair the time lines, the Doctor faces the most terrible dilemma he has ever known... | History must be restored to its proper course, and in his attempt to repair the time lines, the Doctor faces the most terrible dilemma he has ever known... | ||
==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
*[[Seventh Doctor | The Doctor]] | *[[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] | ||
:*Never met Hitler before this occasion. | |||
:*Has grey eyes. | |||
:*Can speak German. | |||
:*Goes under the alias Johann Schmidt. | |||
*[[Ace]] | *[[Ace]] | ||
** | :*Drinks some weak [[tea]] whilst in the alternate-London. | ||
:*Is almost killed by the warlord/chief | |||
*[[Timewyrm]] | *[[Timewyrm]] | ||
**Gets trapped within Hitler. | **Gets trapped within Hitler. | ||
*[[Adolf Hitler]] | *[[Adolf Hitler]] | ||
**Had psychic powers because of the Timewyrm trapped within him. | **Had psychic powers because of the Timewyrm trapped within him. | ||
*[[The War Chief]] | *[[The War Chief]] | ||
**Also appears known as Doktor Felix Kriegslieter | **Also appears known as Doktor Felix Kriegslieter | ||
**His Time Lord physiology saved him when he was shot, but the War Lords took him with them to study. | **His Time Lord physiology saved him when he was shot, but the War Lords took him with them to study. | ||
**He started to regenerate, except his injuries were too severe, so he half regenerated leaving him disfigured. | **He started to regenerate, except his injuries were too severe, so he half regenerated leaving him disfigured. | ||
*Lt Anthony Hemmings | *Lt Anthony Hemmings | ||
**Enters the TARDIS and becomes the Timewyrm's puppet. | **Enters the TARDIS and becomes the Timewyrm's puppet. | ||
*[[Heinrich Himmler]] | *[[Heinrich Himmler]] | ||
*[[Hermann Goering]] | *[[Hermann Goering]] | ||
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* [[Sisterhood Salve | Dr Solon's Special Morbius Lotion]] gives it to Ace to use, following her ordeal. | * [[Sisterhood Salve | Dr Solon's Special Morbius Lotion]] gives it to Ace to use, following her ordeal. | ||
*The [[Venusian nerve pinch]] induces short term amnesia. | |||
*The Doctor has in his pockets a [[Gallifreyan Army Knife]] of the kind that is issued to the [[Capitol Guard]] on [[Gallifrey]]. | |||
*The Doctor describes his [[Third Doctor|third]] and [[Fourth Doctor|fourth incarnations]] as ''"Well, I tried tall and dignified, and all teeth and curls, but it didn't really suit me."''<ref>''Timewyrm: Exodus'', page 185</ref> | |||
*The War Chief mentions his [[SIDRAT]]s. | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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==Continuity== | ==Continuity== | ||
* | *[[NA]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation]]'' continues some elements of this novel. | ||
* | * [[EDA]]: ''[[Endgame]]'' features a brief scene from this novel. | ||
* This is a sequel to | * This is a sequel to [[DW]]: ''[[The War Games]]'', it was also the first story the War Chief appeared in. | ||
* Some of the War Chief's influences are seen in | * Some of the War Chief's influences are seen in [[PDA]]: ''[[Players (novel)|Players]]''. | ||
*Ace mentions Commander Millington's office seen in [[DW]]: ''[[The Curse of Fenric]]''. | |||
*The Doctor mentions his third self dying of radiation poisoning in [[DW]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders]]''. | |||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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* [http://www.geocities.com/rico.briggs/xods.html Bewildering Reference Guide to '''Timewyrm: Exodus'''] | * [http://www.geocities.com/rico.briggs/xods.html Bewildering Reference Guide to '''Timewyrm: Exodus'''] | ||
* [http://www.whoniverse.org/discontinuity/NA02.php Whoniverse Discontinuity Guide to '''Timewyrm: Exodus'''] | * [http://www.whoniverse.org/discontinuity/NA02.php Whoniverse Discontinuity Guide to '''Timewyrm: Exodus'''] | ||
==Footnotes== | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
{{Virgin New Adventure Series Box | before = [[Timewyrm: Genesys]] | after = [[Timewyrm: Apocalypse]]}} | {{Virgin New Adventure Series Box | before = [[Timewyrm: Genesys]] | after = [[Timewyrm: Apocalypse]]}} | ||
Revision as of 16:29, 17 April 2009
Publisher's Summary
The pursuit of the Timewyrm leads the Doctor and Ace to London, 1951, and the Festival of Britain -- a celebration of the achievements of this small country, this insignificant corner of the glorious Thousand Year Reich.
Someone -- or something -- has been interfering with the time lines, and in order to investigate, the Doctor travels further back in time to the very dawn of the Nazi evil. In the heart of the Germany of the Third Reich, he finds that this little band of thugs and misfits did not take over half the world unaided.
History must be restored to its proper course, and in his attempt to repair the time lines, the Doctor faces the most terrible dilemma he has ever known...
Characters
- Never met Hitler before this occasion.
- Has grey eyes.
- Can speak German.
- Goes under the alias Johann Schmidt.
- Drinks some weak tea whilst in the alternate-London.
- Is almost killed by the warlord/chief
- Timewyrm
- Gets trapped within Hitler.
- Adolf Hitler
- Had psychic powers because of the Timewyrm trapped within him.
- The War Chief
- Also appears known as Doktor Felix Kriegslieter
- His Time Lord physiology saved him when he was shot, but the War Lords took him with them to study.
- He started to regenerate, except his injuries were too severe, so he half regenerated leaving him disfigured.
- Lt Anthony Hemmings
- Enters the TARDIS and becomes the Timewyrm's puppet.
References
- The Doctor has a Stattenheim remote control for the TARDIS, whistling helps focus the mind to telepathically call forth the TARDIS.
- Nitro-9-a, has half the power of Nitro-9 and half as heavy, but is marginally more stable.
- Dr Solon's Special Morbius Lotion gives it to Ace to use, following her ordeal.
- The Venusian nerve pinch induces short term amnesia.
- The Doctor has in his pockets a Gallifreyan Army Knife of the kind that is issued to the Capitol Guard on Gallifrey.
- The Doctor describes his third and fourth incarnations as "Well, I tried tall and dignified, and all teeth and curls, but it didn't really suit me."[1]
- The War Chief mentions his SIDRATs.
Notes
- This is the second novel in the Timewyrm quadrilogy.
Continuity
- NA: Timewyrm: Revelation continues some elements of this novel.
- EDA: Endgame features a brief scene from this novel.
- This is a sequel to DW: The War Games, it was also the first story the War Chief appeared in.
- Some of the War Chief's influences are seen in PDA: Players.
- Ace mentions Commander Millington's office seen in DW: The Curse of Fenric.
- The Doctor mentions his third self dying of radiation poisoning in DW: Planet of the Spiders.
External Links
- The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of Timewyrm: Exodus
- Bewildering Reference Guide to Timewyrm: Exodus
- Whoniverse Discontinuity Guide to Timewyrm: Exodus
Footnotes
- ↑ Timewyrm: Exodus, page 185
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