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''''It's what's happening to all of us.''''
''''It's what's happening to all of us.''''


The [[TARDIS]] has arrived in the [[Elysium system]], lost colony of distant [[Earth]] and site of [[the Artifact]]: a world turned inside out, a world of horrific secrets.  
The TARDIS has arrived in the [[Elysium system]], lost colony of distant [[Earth]] and site of [[the Artifact]]: a world turned inside out, a world of horrific secrets.  


For more than a century scientists have studied the ecosystem flourishing within the Artifact. Now the system is in collapse and even the humans trapped inside are changing into something new and strange.  
For more than a century scientists have studied the ecosystem flourishing within the Artifact. Now the system is in collapse and even the humans trapped inside are changing into something new and strange.  
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==Characters==
==Characters==
*[[Seventh Doctor | The Doctor]]
*[[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]]
**Momentarily begins a regeneration and glimpses his Eighth self.
**Momentarily begins a regeneration and glimpses his Eighth self.
**Carries instant soup in his pockets.
**Carries instant soup in his pockets.
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:* When Benny was young she ran away from her foster parents in a [[landing boat]], which crash landed outside a monastry on [[Olundrum VII]].
:* When Benny was young she ran away from her foster parents in a [[landing boat]], which crash landed outside a monastry on [[Olundrum VII]].
:* On a dig on [[Capella Four|Auriga]] she fell down a cliff (breaking both her legs in the process) 30 km from the dig site, it took her a month to crawl back to the site.
:* On a dig on [[Capella Four|Auriga]] she fell down a cliff (breaking both her legs in the process) 30 km from the dig site, it took her a month to crawl back to the site.
* The [[Universe]] has 11 [[wikipedia:dimension|dimensions]].
* The [[Universe]] has 11 [[dimension]]s.
* The [[TARDIS]] [[telepathic circuits]] translate alien languages for the Doctor and his companions.
*[[The Doctor's TARDIS]] [[telepathic circuits]] translate alien languages for the Doctor and his companions.
* The [[Dalek]]s used [[slyther]]s during their assault on [[Lan Beta]].
* The [[Dalek]]s used [[slyther]]s during their assault on [[Lan Beta]].
* [[Elysium]] is an [[Earth]] colony with at least one ocean.
* [[Elysium]] is an [[Earth]] colony with at least one ocean.


==Notes==
==Notes==
''to be added''
*A prelude to this novel was published in [[DWM Issue 220]].


==Continuity==
==Continuity==
* Mark Bannen is the son of [[Alex Bannen]] from [[Lucifer Rising]].
* Mark Bannen is the son of [[Alex Bannen]] from [[NA]]: ''[[Lucifer Rising]]''.
* Benny's adventure on Auriga is detailed in [[BFBS]]:[[The Dead Men Diaries]]:''[[Steal from the World]]''. (though there the planet is called Capella Four).
* Benny's adventure on Auriga is detailed in [[BFBS]]: ''[[Steal from the World]]''. (though there the planet is called Capella Four).


==External Links==
==External Links==
* [http://www.drwhoguide.com/who_na33.htm The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of '''Parasite''']
* [http://www.drwhoguide.com/who_na33.htm The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of '''Parasite''']
* [http://www.whoniverse.org/discontinuity/NA33.php The Whoniverse Discontinuity Guide - Parasite]
*{{whoniverse|NA33.php|Parasite}}
* [http://www.drwhoguide.com/whona33p.htm Prelude to ''Parasite'' as published in DWM#220]
* [http://www.drwhoguide.com/whona33p.htm Prelude to '''Parasite''' as published in DWM#220]


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Revision as of 16:25, 25 May 2009


Publisher's Summary

'Change, Benny. It's the most terrifying thing of all.'
'And that's what's happening to you, is it, Doctor?'
'It's what's happening to all of us.'

The TARDIS has arrived in the Elysium system, lost colony of distant Earth and site of the Artifact: a world turned inside out, a world of horrific secrets.

For more than a century scientists have studied the ecosystem flourishing within the Artifact. Now the system is in collapse and even the humans trapped inside are changing into something new and strange.

With the members of one expedition murdered, those of another fighting for their lives and a solar system on the brink of civil war, can the Doctor, Ace and Benny survive a journey to the heart of the Artifact in their search for the truth?

Characters

  • The Doctor
    • Momentarily begins a regeneration and glimpses his Eighth self.
    • Carries instant soup in his pockets.
    • Gets shot through the heart.
  • Ace
    • Suffers radiation poisoning.
  • Bernice Summerfield
    • Gets a hairline fracture to the skull, requiring the pressure to be relieved...via drilling into the skull.
    • Ace injects Benny with poison to save her from a parasite.

References

  • Some of Bernince Summerfield's early history is revealed:
  • When Benny was young she ran away from her foster parents in a landing boat, which crash landed outside a monastry on Olundrum VII.
  • On a dig on Auriga she fell down a cliff (breaking both her legs in the process) 30 km from the dig site, it took her a month to crawl back to the site.

Notes

Continuity

External Links

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