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|series = [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] | |series = [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] | ||
|number = 4 | |number = 4 | ||
|doctor = Fifth Doctor | |doctor = Fifth Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]], [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]], [[Kamelion]] | |companions = [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]], [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]], [[Kamelion]] | ||
|enemy = [[Maximillian Arrestis]] | |enemy = [[Maximillian Arrestis]] | ||
|setting =[[The Crystal Bucephalus|Crystal Bucephalus]] New Alexandria, | |setting = [[The Crystal Bucephalus|Crystal Bucephalus]] New Alexandria, | ||
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|writer = [[Craig Hinton]] | |writer = [[Craig Hinton]] | ||
|publisher = Virgin Books | |publisher = Virgin Books | ||
|cover = [[Alister Pearson]] | |cover = [[Alister Pearson]] | ||
|release date = [[17 November (releases)|17 November]] [[1994 (releases)|1994]] | |release date = [[17 November (releases)|17 November]] [[1994 (releases)|1994]] | ||
|format = Paperback Book; 18 Chapters, 296 Pages | |format = Paperback Book; 18 Chapters, 296 Pages | ||
|isbn = ISBN 0-426-20429-8 | |isbn = ISBN 0-426-20429-8 | ||
|prev = Venusian Lullaby (novel) | |prev = Venusian Lullaby (novel) | ||
|next = State of Change (novel) | |next = State of Change (novel) | ||
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'''''The Crystal Bucephalus''''' was the fourth novel in the [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Craig Hinton]]. It is the only Missing Adventure novel to feature the [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Tegan Jovanka]] and [[Vislor Turlough]] travelling together. In addition, [[Kamelion]] makes a rare appearance. | '''''The Crystal Bucephalus''''' was the fourth novel in the [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Craig Hinton]]. It is the only Missing Adventure novel to feature the [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Tegan Jovanka]] and [[Vislor Turlough]] travelling together. In addition, [[Kamelion]] makes a rare appearance. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
:"I'm a [[Time Lord]], not a [[bank]] manager. When I invested in this place I had no idea that it would succeed. I mean — a time- | :"I'm a [[Time Lord]], not a [[bank]] manager. When I invested in this place I had no idea that it would succeed. I mean — a [[time-travel]]ling [[restaurant]]?" | ||
[[The Crystal Bucephalus]]: a restaurant patronised by the highest echelons of society in the [[101st century|10th millennium]]. The guests are projected back in time to sample the food and drink of a bygone age. | [[The Crystal Bucephalus]]: a restaurant patronised by the highest echelons of society in the [[101st century|10th millennium]]. The guests are projected back in time to sample the food and drink of a bygone age. | ||
When the galaxy's [[Maximillian Arrestis|most notorious crime boss]] is [[murder]]ed in the Bucephalus, [[Fifth Doctor|The Doctor]], [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]] and [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]] are immediately arrested for the killing. To prove their innocence, they must track down the perpetrators of slaughter and sabotage, and uncover a conspiracy which has been 5,000 years in the making. | When the galaxy's [[Maximillian Arrestis|most notorious crime boss]] is [[murder]]ed in the Bucephalus, [[Fifth Doctor|The Doctor]], [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]] and [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]] are immediately arrested for the killing. To prove their [[innocence]], they must track down the perpetrators of slaughter and [[sabotage]], and uncover a [[conspiracy]] which has been 5,000 years in the making. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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* [[Hercule DeSalle]] | * [[Hercule DeSalle]] | ||
* [[Neil Corridge]] | * [[Neil Corridge]] | ||
* Simon Clavis | * [[Simon Clavis]] | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
* [[Psychovator]]s are a psychic race. | * [[Psychovator]]s are a [[psychic]] race. | ||
=== The Doctor === | === The Doctor === | ||
* The [[Fifth Doctor]] can "swim" through the [[Time Vortex]]. | * The [[Fifth Doctor]] can "swim" through the [[Time Vortex]]. | ||
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* Kamelion points out that "the co-ordinates for [[New Alexandria]] are the same as-" but is cut off by Turlough. | * Kamelion points out that "the co-ordinates for [[New Alexandria]] are the same as-" but is cut off by Turlough. | ||
**''See: [[Gallifreyan history]]'' | **''See: [[Gallifreyan history]]'' | ||
* Turlough notes that the planet [[Qo'noS]] has suffered [[plasma]] damage on its biosphere. This is a reference to the [[Klingon]] homeworld and the destruction wrought by the explosion of its moon {{ma|Praxis}} in ''{{ma|Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country}}''. | * Turlough notes that the planet [[Qo'noS]] has suffered [[plasma]] damage on its biosphere. This is a reference to the [[Klingon]] homeworld and the destruction wrought by the explosion of its moon {{ma|Praxis}} in ''{{ma|Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country}}''. | ||
Revision as of 21:42, 27 December 2018
- You may be looking for the titular restaurant.
The Crystal Bucephalus was the fourth novel in the Virgin Missing Adventures series. It was written by Craig Hinton. It is the only Missing Adventure novel to feature the Fifth Doctor, Tegan Jovanka and Vislor Turlough travelling together. In addition, Kamelion makes a rare appearance.
Publisher's summary
- "I'm a Time Lord, not a bank manager. When I invested in this place I had no idea that it would succeed. I mean — a time-travelling restaurant?"
The Crystal Bucephalus: a restaurant patronised by the highest echelons of society in the 10th millennium. The guests are projected back in time to sample the food and drink of a bygone age.
When the galaxy's most notorious crime boss is murdered in the Bucephalus, The Doctor, Tegan and Turlough are immediately arrested for the killing. To prove their innocence, they must track down the perpetrators of slaughter and sabotage, and uncover a conspiracy which has been 5,000 years in the making.
Plot
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Characters
- Fifth Doctor
- Tegan Jovanka
- Vislor Turlough
- Kamelion
- Alexhendri Lassiter
- Maximillian Arrestis
- Sebastian Lassiter
- Sven Tornqvist
- Ladygay Matisse
- Garrett Byson
- Hellenica Monroe
- Hercule DeSalle
- Neil Corridge
- Simon Clavis
References
- Psychovators are a psychic race.
The Doctor
- The Fifth Doctor can "swim" through the Time Vortex.
- The Doctor again demonstrates his psychic prowess by seizing control of Kamelion from "Lazarus" and speaking through Kamelion's mouth.
- The Doctor spends an extended period trapped on the ice planet Pella Satyrnis and creates the Tempus Fugit while trapped there.
Individuals
- While stranded in 1980s London, Tegan meets a young waitress in a McDonald's restaurant.
Notes
- Craig Hinton jokingly referred to this novel as "the Crystal Bucket".[1]
- The image of Kamelion on the cover is a photograph rather than an illustration.
- At the climax of this story, the internal dimensions of the TARDIS are so massively damaged (while stopping a vortex rupture) that all that is left is the cloister room and a lot of empty white space. This leads the Doctor to comment it's high time to redesign the console room. This leads directly into the television story The Five Doctors, where he is cleaning the reconfigured console.
- Kamelion admits to needing someone to command him. Free will is unsettling for him. The TARDIS also talks to him. This explains his whereabouts between the television stories The King's Demons and Planet of Fire.
- Kamelion points out that "the co-ordinates for New Alexandria are the same as-" but is cut off by Turlough.
- See: Gallifreyan history
- Turlough notes that the planet Qo'noS has suffered plasma damage on its biosphere. This is a reference to the Klingon homeworld and the destruction wrought by the explosion of its moon Praxis in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.
Continuity
- The Doctor claims that he has not smoked tobacco in four incarnations. (TV: An Unearthly Child)
- The Doctor remembers Alexander the Great being "a dreadful bore". (AUDIO: Farewell, Great Macedon)
- Tegan refers to her encounters with the Cybermen, (TV: Earthshock) the Terileptils (TV: The Visitation) and the Mara. (TV: Kinda, Snakedance, AUDIO: The Cradle of the Snake)
- The Doctor recalls his most recent encounter with the Time Lords (TV: Arc of Infinity) as well as his encounters with Ruath (PROSE: Goth Opera) and Omega. (TV: Arc of Infinity; AUDIO: Omega)
- The Doctor once again refers to humanity as being "indomitable". (TV: The Ark in Space, Utopia)
- The Doctor's jacket was given to him by Professor George Litefoot. (TV: The Talons of Weng-Chiang)
- Tegan recalls that she was last in a medieval castle only a few days before. (TV: The King's Demons)
- The Doctor laments the destruction of his sonic screwdriver by the Terileptil leader in September 1666, and opines that he should have sued the Terileptils for criminal damage. (TV: The Visitation)
- A book by Ernst Findecker is in the TARDIS library. (TV: The Talons of Weng-Chiang)
External links
- The Crystal Bucephalus at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- The Discontinuity Guide to: The Crystal Bucephalus at The Whoniverse
- The Cloister Library: The Crystal Bucephalus
Footnotes
- ↑ David J Richardson (January 1995). Interview: Craig Hinton. David J Richardson. Retrieved on 11th April 2012.
