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writer= [[Andy Lane]] | | writer= [[Andy Lane]] | | ||
publisher= [[Virgin Books]] | | publisher= [[Virgin Books]] | | ||
release date= | release date= June, 1995 | | ||
format= Paperback Book, ? Pages | | format= Paperback Book, ? Pages | | ||
isbn= ISBN 0426204441| | isbn= ISBN 0426204441| | ||
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'''I'm playing with a fire so dangerous I could scorch eternity.''' | '''I'm playing with a fire so dangerous I could scorch eternity.''' | ||
The last words of a dying alien send [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Bernice Summerfield|Bernice]] to [[30th century|thirtieth-century]] [[Earth]] in an attempt to avert an unspecified disaster. Before they can even unpack they’ve been arrested by the [[Adjudicator]]s and sentenced to death by the Imperial army. Their attempts to prove their innocence take them from the | The last words of a dying alien send [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Bernice Summerfield|Bernice]] to [[30th century|thirtieth-century]] [[Earth]] in an attempt to avert an unspecified disaster. Before they can even unpack they’ve been arrested by the [[Adjudicator]]s and sentenced to death by the Imperial army. Their attempts to prove their innocence take them from the mosaic planet Purgatory to a prison inside a [[star]]. | ||
Meanwhile, Adjudicators [[Roz Forrester]] and [[Chris Cwej]] have their own problems. Investigating a series of apparently motiveless murders, they have stumbled upon a conspiracy with sinister overtones. On the run and out of luck, the only people they can turn to are their chief suspects: the Doctor and Bernice. | Meanwhile, Adjudicators [[Roz Forrester]] and [[Chris Cwej]] have their own problems. Investigating a series of apparently motiveless murders, they have stumbled upon a conspiracy with sinister overtones. On the run and out of luck, the only people they can turn to are their chief suspects: the Doctor and Bernice. | ||
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===Main Characters=== | ===Main Characters=== | ||
[[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] | [[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] | ||
* Enjoys [[lapsang souchong]] tea. | |||
[[Bernice Summerfield]] | [[Bernice Summerfield]] | ||
* Hates being called 'Bernie'. | * Hates being called 'Bernie'. | ||
* Is now 33 years old. | |||
[[Chris Cwej | Christopher | [[Chris Cwej | Christopher Rodonanté Cwej]] | ||
* Chris had a | * Chris had a [[body bepple]] so that he looked like a teddy bear. | ||
* Made (and painted) model space ships when he was young. | |||
[[Roz Forrester | Roslyn 'Sarah' Forrester]] | [[Roz Forrester | Roslyn 'Sarah' Forrester]] | ||
* Once ate someone's ID. | * Once ate someone's ID. | ||
* Spent 2 years training on [[Ponten IV]]. | |||
[[Zebulon Pryce|Professor Zebulon Pryce]] | [[Zebulon Pryce|Professor Zebulon Pryce]] | ||
* Member of the University of Sallas. | |||
* Driven mad by Icarons. | |||
[[Tobias Vaughn]] | [[Tobias Vaughn]] | ||
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[[Fenn Martle]] | [[Fenn Martle]] | ||
* Spent some time as Roz's lover. | |||
* Was taking bribes. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
[[ | * The [[Guild of Adjudicators]] is over 800 years old. | ||
* [[Overcity | Overcities]] are large tower blocks the size of cities which have large anti-grav engines allowing them to hover over the [[undercity]] below. | |||
* [[Tobias Vaughn]] has kept himself 'alive' using [[Mondasian Cyberman]] technology and also funded the [[BOSS]], [[Professor Kettlewell]] and [[Think Tank]]'s robotics research and also [[Whittaker]]'s [[Time Scoop]]. | |||
* The [[Hith]] experimental craft uses [[Icarons]] to enter [[hyperspace]]. | |||
* This is set a few years following the [[Wars of Acquisition]]. | |||
* Lady [[Genniploritreludar]] taught the Doctor [[stellar engineering]] at the Academy. | |||
* The [[Divine Empress]] rules the Empire from her palace orbiting [[Saturn]]. She is extremely old with tumors covering her body, she is fully integrated into the computer systems that run the empire. | |||
:* Her full title is: ''Divine Empress, Glory of the Empire, Ruler of the High Court, Lord of the Inner and Outer Worlds, High Admiral of the Galactic Fleets, Lord General of the Six Armies and Defender of the Earth''. | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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==Continuity== | ==Continuity== | ||
* | * Vaughn scavenged Cyberman bodies from [[1985]] ([[DW]]: ''[[Attack of the Cybermen]]''), [[1986]] (''[[The Tenth Planet]]'') and the post-[[Cyber-Wars]] period ([[DW]]: ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen]]''). | ||
* The manner in which the Divine Empress is hooked into the computer system is extremely similar to the Controller in [[Bad Wolf]]. | |||
* The | * The Divine Empress reappears in [[So Vile A Sin]]. | ||
* | |||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
* [http://drwhoguide.com/who_na39.htm The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of '''Original Sin'''] | * [http://drwhoguide.com/who_na39.htm The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of '''Original Sin'''] | ||
* [http://www.whoniverse.org/discontinuity/NA39.php The Whoniverse Discontinuity Guide - ''Original Sin''] | |||
{{Virgin New Adventure Series Box | before = [[Human Nature (novel)|Human Nature]] | after = [[Sky Pirates!]]}} | {{Virgin New Adventure Series Box | before = [[Human Nature (novel)|Human Nature]] | after = [[Sky Pirates!]]}} | ||
Revision as of 14:26, 4 April 2007
Publisher's Summary
I'm playing with a fire so dangerous I could scorch eternity.
The last words of a dying alien send the Doctor and Bernice to thirtieth-century Earth in an attempt to avert an unspecified disaster. Before they can even unpack they’ve been arrested by the Adjudicators and sentenced to death by the Imperial army. Their attempts to prove their innocence take them from the mosaic planet Purgatory to a prison inside a star.
Meanwhile, Adjudicators Roz Forrester and Chris Cwej have their own problems. Investigating a series of apparently motiveless murders, they have stumbled upon a conspiracy with sinister overtones. On the run and out of luck, the only people they can turn to are their chief suspects: the Doctor and Bernice.
And as they run, someone is watching them. Someone who knows the Doctor of old...
Characters
Main Characters
- Enjoys lapsang souchong tea.
- Hates being called 'Bernie'.
- Is now 33 years old.
- Chris had a body bepple so that he looked like a teddy bear.
- Made (and painted) model space ships when he was young.
- Once ate someone's ID.
- Spent 2 years training on Ponten IV.
- Member of the University of Sallas.
- Driven mad by Icarons.
- Has kept himself alive since his previous encounter with the Doctor using salvaged Cybermen parts.
- Spent some time as Roz's lover.
- Was taking bribes.
References
- The Guild of Adjudicators is over 800 years old.
- Overcities are large tower blocks the size of cities which have large anti-grav engines allowing them to hover over the undercity below.
- Tobias Vaughn has kept himself 'alive' using Mondasian Cyberman technology and also funded the BOSS, Professor Kettlewell and Think Tank's robotics research and also Whittaker's Time Scoop.
- The Hith experimental craft uses Icarons to enter hyperspace.
- This is set a few years following the Wars of Acquisition.
- Lady Genniploritreludar taught the Doctor stellar engineering at the Academy.
- The Divine Empress rules the Empire from her palace orbiting Saturn. She is extremely old with tumors covering her body, she is fully integrated into the computer systems that run the empire.
- Her full title is: Divine Empress, Glory of the Empire, Ruler of the High Court, Lord of the Inner and Outer Worlds, High Admiral of the Galactic Fleets, Lord General of the Six Armies and Defender of the Earth.
Notes
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Continuity
- Vaughn scavenged Cyberman bodies from 1985 (DW: Attack of the Cybermen), 1986 (The Tenth Planet) and the post-Cyber-Wars period (DW: Revenge of the Cybermen).
- The manner in which the Divine Empress is hooked into the computer system is extremely similar to the Controller in Bad Wolf.
- The Divine Empress reappears in So Vile A Sin.
External Links
- The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of Original Sin
- The Whoniverse Discontinuity Guide - Original Sin
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