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:"There is a old [[Venice|Venetian]] saying," [[First Doctor|the Doctor]] murmured. "The council of ten send you to the torture chamber; the council of three send you to the grave."
:"There is a old [[Venice|Venetian]] saying," [[First Doctor|the Doctor]] murmured. "The council of ten send you to the torture chamber; the council of three send you to the grave."


A strange invitation brings the Doctor, [[Steven Taylor|Steven]] and [[Vicki]] to Venice in the year of our Lord [[1609]]: a place of [[politic]]s and [[poison]], [[science]] and [[superstition]], [[telescope]]s and terror. [[Galileo Galilei]] is there demonstrating his new invention to the Doge, and [[William Shakespeare]] is working as a [[spy]] for King [[James I]]. And there are other visitors too: inhuman ones that lurk in the shadows, watching — and killing.
A strange invitation brings the Doctor, [[Steven Taylor|Steven]] and [[Vicki Pallister|Vicki]] to Venice in the year of our Lord [[1609]]: a place of [[politic]]s and [[poison]], [[science]] and [[superstition]], [[telescope]]s and terror. [[Galileo Galilei]] is there demonstrating his new invention to the Doge, and [[William Shakespeare]] is working as a [[spy]] for King [[James I]]. And there are other visitors too: inhuman ones that lurk in the shadows, watching — and killing.


Vicki is abducted to a flying island. Steven is accused of [[murder]] and challenged to a [[duel]]. The Doctor, meanwhile, finds himself at the centre of what looks like an attempted invasion. But who are the invaders? And why can't they proceed without his help?
Vicki is abducted to a flying island. Steven is accused of [[murder]] and challenged to a [[duel]]. The Doctor, meanwhile, finds himself at the centre of what looks like an attempted invasion. But who are the invaders? And why can't they proceed without his help?
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== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* [[First Doctor]]
* [[First Doctor]]
* [[Vicki]]
* [[Vicki Pallister]]
* [[Steven Taylor|Steven]]
* [[Steven Taylor]]
* [[Galileo Galilei]]
* [[Galileo Galilei]]
* [[Irving Braxiatel]]
* [[Irving Braxiatel]]

Revision as of 00:06, 20 October 2018

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The Empire of Glass was the sixteenth novel in the Virgin Missing Adventures series. It was written by Andy Lane and featured the First Doctor, Vicki Pallister and Steven Taylor. It also featured Irving Braxiatel, during one of his earliest incarnations.

Publisher's summary

"There is a old Venetian saying," the Doctor murmured. "The council of ten send you to the torture chamber; the council of three send you to the grave."

A strange invitation brings the Doctor, Steven and Vicki to Venice in the year of our Lord 1609: a place of politics and poison, science and superstition, telescopes and terror. Galileo Galilei is there demonstrating his new invention to the Doge, and William Shakespeare is working as a spy for King James I. And there are other visitors too: inhuman ones that lurk in the shadows, watching — and killing.

Vicki is abducted to a flying island. Steven is accused of murder and challenged to a duel. The Doctor, meanwhile, finds himself at the centre of what looks like an attempted invasion. But who are the invaders? And why can't they proceed without his help?

Plot

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Characters

References

The Doctor

  • The Doctor tests the pH of the water in the lagoon, showing that he is wary of pools of water due to a previous incident.

Drugs and medicines

  • Braxiatel gives a drug to Shakespeare that removes his memory of the last twenty-four hours.

Foods and beverages

Individuals

Law and order

  • The role of the Doctor in banning the use of miniscopes is known throughout nine galaxies.
  • Irving Braxiatel has set up a conference to create the Armageddon Convention.

Libraries and archives

Species

TARDIS

Earth locations

  • The Doctor notes that Venice sank beneath the surface of the ocean centuries before either Vicki or Steven were born.

Notes

Continuity

External links