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''''Doctor, we’re talking about an old man who used to dress up in a skintight white jump suit and fly around [[New York]] catching super-villains. Don’t you think there’s something just a bit unusual about that?'''' | ''''Doctor, we’re talking about an old man who used to dress up in a skintight white jump suit and fly around [[New York]] catching super-villains. Don’t you think there’s something just a bit unusual about that?'''' | ||
A killer is stalking the streets of the village of [[Arandale]]. The victims are found one each day, drained of blood. And if that seems strange, it’s nothing compared to the town’s inhabitants. | A killer is stalking the streets of the village of [[Arandale]]. The victims are found one each day, drained of blood. And if that seems strange, it’s nothing compared to the town’s inhabitants. | ||
[[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]], [[Ace]] and [[Bernice Summerfield|Bernice]] think they’re investigating a murder mystery. But it’s all much more bizarre than that. And much more dangerous. | [[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]], [[Ace]] and [[Bernice Summerfield|Bernice]] think they’re investigating a murder mystery. But it’s all much more bizarre than that. And much more dangerous. | ||
Someone has interfered with the Doctor’s past again, and he’s landed in a place he knows he once destroyed. This time there can be no escape. | Someone has interfered with the Doctor’s past again, and he’s landed in a place he knows he once destroyed. This time there can be no escape. | ||
==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
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==Continuity== | ==Continuity== | ||
* This is a sequel to [[DW]]: ''[[The Mind Robber]]''. | * This is a sequel to [[DW]]: ''[[The Mind Robber]]''. | ||
*[[NA]]: ''[[Head Games]]'' is a sequel to Conundrum. | *[[NA]]: ''[[Head Games]]'' is a sequel to Conundrum. | ||
* The Master of the Land of Fiction turns up at Benny's wedding in [[NA]]: ''[[Happy Endings]]''. | * The Master of the Land of Fiction turns up at Benny's wedding in [[NA]]: ''[[Happy Endings]]''. | ||
==[[Seventh Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]]== | |||
*This story takes place after [[NA]]: ''[[The Left-Handed Hummingbird]]'' | |||
*This story takes place before [[NA]]: ''[[No Future]]'' | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Revision as of 00:28, 24 June 2010
- For the short story of the same name, see Conundrum.
Publisher's summary
'Doctor, we’re talking about an old man who used to dress up in a skintight white jump suit and fly around New York catching super-villains. Don’t you think there’s something just a bit unusual about that?'
A killer is stalking the streets of the village of Arandale. The victims are found one each day, drained of blood. And if that seems strange, it’s nothing compared to the town’s inhabitants.
The Doctor, Ace and Bernice think they’re investigating a murder mystery. But it’s all much more bizarre than that. And much more dangerous.
Someone has interfered with the Doctor’s past again, and he’s landed in a place he knows he once destroyed. This time there can be no escape.
Characters
- The Doctor
- Plays scrabble.
- Ace
- Dreams of a woman in red and a door she can't open.
- Knows how to operate the chameleon circuit.
- Bernice Summerfield
- Dreams of Ace strangling her while the Doctor watches saying "it's for the good of the universe."
- The White Knight
- The (new) Master of the Land of Fiction
References
- The Gods of Ragnarok, originally built the Land of Fiction but grew bored with it and abandoned it.
- McAllerson's Radiation, does exist, but does not give people super powers.
Notes
- In the Land of Fiction library, Ace sees novels of several of her own adventures including Love and War, Dragonfire and Deceit.
- This is part of the 'Meddling Monk' pentalogy, also known as the 'Alternate Universe Arc'.
- The destruction of the Silurian Earth and the Althosian system continues to put a strain on relationships within the TARDIS.
- A prelude for this novel was published in DWM Issue 208.
Continuity
- This is a sequel to DW: The Mind Robber.
- NA: Head Games is a sequel to Conundrum.
- The Master of the Land of Fiction turns up at Benny's wedding in NA: Happy Endings.
Timeline
- This story takes place after NA: The Left-Handed Hummingbird
- This story takes place before NA: No Future
External links
- Prelude to Conundrum as published in DWM #208
- The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of Conundrum
- The Discontinuity Guide to: Conundrum at The Whoniverse
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