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{{Infobox Novel | {{Infobox Novel | ||
|novel name= Blood Heat | |novel name= Blood Heat | ||
|image= [[ | |image= [[File:NA018_bloodheat.jpg|250px]] | ||
|series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[Virgin New Adventures]] | |series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br />[[Virgin New Adventures]] | ||
|number= 19 | |number= 19 | ||
|doctor=[[Seventh Doctor]] | |doctor=[[Seventh Doctor]] | ||
|companions= [[Ace]]<br>[[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] | |companions= [[Ace]]<br />[[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] | ||
|enemy= The [[Silurian]]s<br>[[Sea Devil]]s<br>[[The Monk]] (not featured but involved) | |enemy= The [[Silurian]]s<br />[[Sea Devil]]s<br />[[The Monk]] (not featured but involved) | ||
|year= [[England]], [[United Kingdom|UK]], [[Earth]], [[1993]] ([[alternate timeline|alternative timeline]]) | |year= [[England]], [[United Kingdom|UK]], [[Earth]], [[1993]] ([[alternate timeline|alternative timeline]]) | ||
|writer= [[Jim Mortimore]] | |writer= [[Jim Mortimore]] | ||
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|release date= [[October]] [[1993]] | |release date= [[October]] [[1993]] | ||
|format= Paperback Book, 309 Pages | |format= Paperback Book, 309 Pages | ||
|isbn= ISBN | |isbn= ISBN 0-426-20399-2 | ||
|previous story= [[Iceberg (novel)|Iceberg]] | |previous story= [[Iceberg (novel)|Iceberg]] | ||
|next story= [[The Dimension Riders]]}} | |next story= [[The Dimension Riders]]}} | ||
'''''Blood Heat''''' is the nineteenth novel in the [[Virgin New Adventures]] series of novels. It was written by [[Jim Mortimore]], and features the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Ace]], and [[Bernice Summerfield|Bernice]]. This is the first New Adventure novel to delve into an alternate universe, spawned from alternate events of ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians]]''. | '''''Blood Heat''''' is the nineteenth novel in the [[Virgin New Adventures]] series of novels. It was written by [[Jim Mortimore]], and features the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Ace]], and [[Bernice Summerfield|Bernice]]. This is the first New Adventure novel to delve into an alternate universe, spawned from alternate events of ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians]]''. | ||
==Publisher's summary== | == Publisher's summary == | ||
'''‘Not men, Ace. Silurians. The original rulers of the Earth.’''' | '''‘Not men, Ace. Silurians. The original rulers of the Earth.’''' | ||
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Then they meet the embittered Brigadier [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart (Blood Heat)|Lethbridge-Stewart]], leading the remnants of [[UNIT]] in a hopeless fight against the Silurians who rule his world. And they find out that it all began when the Doctor died... | Then they meet the embittered Brigadier [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart (Blood Heat)|Lethbridge-Stewart]], leading the remnants of [[UNIT]] in a hopeless fight against the Silurians who rule his world. And they find out that it all began when the Doctor died... | ||
==Characters== | == Characters == | ||
*[[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] | * [[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] | ||
*[[Bernice Summerfield]] | * [[Bernice Summerfield]] | ||
*[[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart (Blood Heat)|Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]] | * [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart (Blood Heat)|Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]] | ||
*[[Liz Shaw (Blood Heat)|Liz Shaw]] | * [[Liz Shaw (Blood Heat)|Liz Shaw]] | ||
*[[Jo Grant (Blood Heat)|Jo Grant]] | * [[Jo Grant (Blood Heat)|Jo Grant]] | ||
*[[Benton (Blood Heat)|Benton]] | * [[Benton (Blood Heat)|Benton]] | ||
*[[Manisha (Blood Heat)|Manisha]] | * [[Manisha (Blood Heat)|Manisha]] | ||
*[[Alan (Blood Heat)|Alan]] | * [[Alan (Blood Heat)|Alan]] | ||
==References== | == References == | ||
===[[:Category:Aquatic vessels|Aquatic vessels]]=== | === [[:Category:Aquatic vessels|Aquatic vessels]] === | ||
The ''[[HMS Revenge]]'' carries [[Nuclear missiles]]. | The ''[[HMS Revenge]]'' carries [[Nuclear missiles]]. | ||
===[[:Category:Biology|Biology]]=== | === [[:Category:Biology|Biology]] === | ||
*Morka injects [[Bernice Summerfield]] with a [[virus]] which cures the [[Race Memory fear]]. | * Morka injects [[Bernice Summerfield]] with a [[virus]] which cures the [[Race Memory fear]]. | ||
*The [[Silurian virus]] is known as '''the Nightmare'''. | * The [[Silurian virus]] is known as '''the Nightmare'''. | ||
===[[:Category:The Doctor|The Doctor]]=== | === [[:Category:The Doctor|The Doctor]] === | ||
*The Doctor has two more ribs than a [[human]]. | * The Doctor has two more ribs than a [[human]]. | ||
*[[Morka]] killed the alternative third Doctor, it shocks the Doctor this occured. | * [[Morka]] killed the alternative third Doctor, it shocks the Doctor this occured. | ||
*Finds the Brigadier's actions terrible however.... the Doctor then performs a [[Time Ram]] to destroy this universe in order to save his own universe after lying to Ace and Benny about ensuring the Alternative Universe has a semi-natural lifespan. | * Finds the Brigadier's actions terrible however.... the Doctor then performs a [[Time Ram]] to destroy this universe in order to save his own universe after lying to Ace and Benny about ensuring the Alternative Universe has a semi-natural lifespan. | ||
===[[:Category:The Doctor's items]]=== | === [[:Category:The Doctor's items]] === | ||
*Ace finds a [[sonic screwdriver]] in amongst the (dead) third Doctor's pockets. | * Ace finds a [[sonic screwdriver]] in amongst the (dead) third Doctor's pockets. | ||
===[[:Category:Individuals|Individuals]]=== | === [[:Category:Individuals|Individuals]] === | ||
*[[Jo Grant (Blood Heat)|Jo Grant]] was sent to retrieve the launch codes the Brigadier planned to use. But she goes insane from a combination of [[radiation]] exposure and Race Memory fear. | * [[Jo Grant (Blood Heat)|Jo Grant]] was sent to retrieve the launch codes the Brigadier planned to use. But she goes insane from a combination of [[radiation]] exposure and Race Memory fear. | ||
*Brigadier [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart (Blood Heat)|Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]] injects a stimulant into [[Jo Grant (Blood Heat)|Jo Grant]] to get information from her, it kills her. | * Brigadier [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart (Blood Heat)|Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]] injects a stimulant into [[Jo Grant (Blood Heat)|Jo Grant]] to get information from her, it kills her. | ||
*[[Liz Shaw (Blood Heat)|Liz Shaw]] married a man named [[James Lester]], he hit his head looking for food and died. | * [[Liz Shaw (Blood Heat)|Liz Shaw]] married a man named [[James Lester]], he hit his head looking for food and died. | ||
*Bernice gets shot while trying to stop the nuclear missiles. | * Bernice gets shot while trying to stop the nuclear missiles. | ||
*[[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart (Blood Heat)|Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]] bursts into tears over all the death he caused (including the shattered eggs of the Silurians). | * [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart (Blood Heat)|Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]] bursts into tears over all the death he caused (including the shattered eggs of the Silurians). | ||
*[[Manisha (Blood Heat)|Manisha]] saw her version of Ace die (an inversion of the Ace who travels with the Doctor who saw [[Ghost Light|Manisha die]]). | * [[Manisha (Blood Heat)|Manisha]] saw her version of Ace die (an inversion of the Ace who travels with the Doctor who saw [[Ghost Light|Manisha die]]). | ||
===[[:Category:Military|Military]]=== | === [[:Category:Military|Military]] === | ||
*Ace has been out of the [[Spacefleet]] for a few months, though she still wears the uniform/body armour. | * Ace has been out of the [[Spacefleet]] for a few months, though she still wears the uniform/body armour. | ||
===[[:Category:Species|Species]]=== | === [[:Category:Species|Species]] === | ||
*The [[Dilophosaurus]] is a type of theropod [[Dinosaur]]. | * The [[Dilophosaurus]] is a type of theropod [[Dinosaur]]. | ||
===[[:Category:TARDIS|TARDISes]]=== | === [[:Category:TARDIS|TARDISes]] === | ||
* The TARDIS falls through a puncture in the [[Time Vortex]]. | * The TARDIS falls through a puncture in the [[Time Vortex]]. | ||
*Ace manages to lift up the TARDIS (which had fallen on its doors), single-handedly ''and'' with a broken arm. | * Ace manages to lift up the TARDIS (which had fallen on its doors), single-handedly ''and'' with a broken arm. | ||
*Ace makes the (alternate universe) TARDIS materialise around Earth (around the whole planet), forcing everything into a [[state of temporal grace]]. | * Ace makes the (alternate universe) TARDIS materialise around Earth (around the whole planet), forcing everything into a [[state of temporal grace]]. | ||
* The Doctor uses the secondary [[console room]]. | * The Doctor uses the secondary [[console room]]. | ||
* The Doctor takes his third self's [[TARDIS]] from the alternate universe as his is lost in a tar pit, this TARDIS has a working Chameleon Circuit. | * The Doctor takes his third self's [[TARDIS]] from the alternate universe as his is lost in a tar pit, this TARDIS has a working Chameleon Circuit. | ||
===[[:Category:Weapons|Weapons]]=== | === [[:Category:Weapons|Weapons]] === | ||
* Ace's new variant of [[Nitro-9]] - Nitro-9 smart bombs can fly and take verbal commands. | * Ace's new variant of [[Nitro-9]] - Nitro-9 smart bombs can fly and take verbal commands. | ||
*[[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart (Blood Heat)|Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]] launches a [[nuclear warhead]] at the Silurian capital city in [[Africa]]. | * [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart (Blood Heat)|Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]] launches a [[nuclear warhead]] at the Silurian capital city in [[Africa]]. | ||
*Ace has an oval scar on her stomach cause by a [[Special Weapons Dalek]]. | * Ace has an oval scar on her stomach cause by a [[Special Weapons Dalek]]. | ||
==Notes== | == Notes == | ||
*A prelude to this novel was published in [[DWM 205]]. | * A prelude to this novel was published in [[DWM 205]]. | ||
==Continuity== | == Continuity == | ||
* ''Blood Heat'' marks the beginning of the pentalogy of New Adventure novels loosely known as the Alternative Universe Arc. This comprises this novel, ''[[The Dimension Riders]]'', ''[[The Left-Handed Hummingbird]]'', ''[[Conundrum]]'' and ''[[No Future]]''. | * ''Blood Heat'' marks the beginning of the pentalogy of New Adventure novels loosely known as the Alternative Universe Arc. This comprises this novel, ''[[The Dimension Riders]]'', ''[[The Left-Handed Hummingbird]]'', ''[[Conundrum]]'' and ''[[No Future]]''. | ||
*A similar journey into an alternate universe (which has an alternate version of UNIT and Silurians) occured in [[DWM]]: ''[[Final Genesis]]''. | * A similar journey into an alternate universe (which has an alternate version of UNIT and Silurians) occured in [[DWM]]: ''[[Final Genesis]]''. | ||
* ''Blood Heat'' references [[DW]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'' as its starting point for the divergent timeline. ''Deadly Genesis'' also branches off from the events seen in that story. | * ''Blood Heat'' references [[DW]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'' as its starting point for the divergent timeline. ''Deadly Genesis'' also branches off from the events seen in that story. | ||
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* Manisha was mentioned in [[DW]]: ''[[Ghost Light]]''. | * Manisha was mentioned in [[DW]]: ''[[Ghost Light]]''. | ||
*The TARDIS also (similarly) falls through a puncture in the time vortex in [[DW]]: ''[[The Age of Steel]]''. | * The TARDIS also (similarly) falls through a puncture in the time vortex in [[DW]]: ''[[The Age of Steel]]''. | ||
*The Doctor may have been partially aware of the events of this story, including his own involvement with them, prior to his arrival in the alternative timeline as his [[Sixth Doctor|previous incarnation]] once commented to his companion [[Evelyn Smythe]] that, from what he has heard, his future self is "always blowing up planets." ([[BFA]]: ''[[The 100 Days of the Doctor]]'') | * The Doctor may have been partially aware of the events of this story, including his own involvement with them, prior to his arrival in the alternative timeline as his [[Sixth Doctor|previous incarnation]] once commented to his companion [[Evelyn Smythe]] that, from what he has heard, his future self is "always blowing up planets." ([[BFA]]: ''[[The 100 Days of the Doctor]]'') | ||
==[[Seventh Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]]== | == [[Seventh Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]] == | ||
*This story takes place after [[DWM]]: ''[[The Last Word]]'' | * This story takes place after [[DWM]]: ''[[The Last Word]]'' | ||
*This story takes place before [[DWM]]: ''[[Final Genesis]]'' | * This story takes place before [[DWM]]: ''[[Final Genesis]]'' | ||
==External links== | == External links == | ||
* [http://www.drwhoguide.com/whona19p.htm Prelude to '''Blood Heat''' as published in DWM #205] | * [http://www.drwhoguide.com/whona19p.htm Prelude to '''Blood Heat''' as published in DWM #205] | ||
* {{Dwrefguide|who_na19.htm|Blood Heat}} | * {{Dwrefguide|who_na19.htm|Blood Heat}} | ||
*{{whoniverse|NA19.php|Blood Heat}} | * {{whoniverse|NA19.php|Blood Heat}} | ||
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Revision as of 12:30, 3 November 2011
Blood Heat is the nineteenth novel in the Virgin New Adventures series of novels. It was written by Jim Mortimore, and features the Seventh Doctor, Ace, and Bernice. This is the first New Adventure novel to delve into an alternate universe, spawned from alternate events of Doctor Who and the Silurians.
Publisher's summary
‘Not men, Ace. Silurians. The original rulers of the Earth.’
The TARDIS is attacked by an alien force; Bernice is flung into the Vortex; and the Doctor and Ace crash-land on Earth.
An attack by dinosaurs convinces the Doctor that he and Ace have arrived in the Jurassic Era. But when they find a woman being hunted by intelligent reptiles, he begins to suspect that something is very wrong.
Then they meet the embittered Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, leading the remnants of UNIT in a hopeless fight against the Silurians who rule his world. And they find out that it all began when the Doctor died...
Characters
- The Doctor
- Bernice Summerfield
- Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart
- Liz Shaw
- Jo Grant
- Benton
- Manisha
- Alan
References
Aquatic vessels
The HMS Revenge carries Nuclear missiles.
Biology
- Morka injects Bernice Summerfield with a virus which cures the Race Memory fear.
- The Silurian virus is known as the Nightmare.
The Doctor
- The Doctor has two more ribs than a human.
- Morka killed the alternative third Doctor, it shocks the Doctor this occured.
- Finds the Brigadier's actions terrible however.... the Doctor then performs a Time Ram to destroy this universe in order to save his own universe after lying to Ace and Benny about ensuring the Alternative Universe has a semi-natural lifespan.
Category:The Doctor's items
- Ace finds a sonic screwdriver in amongst the (dead) third Doctor's pockets.
Individuals
- Jo Grant was sent to retrieve the launch codes the Brigadier planned to use. But she goes insane from a combination of radiation exposure and Race Memory fear.
- Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart injects a stimulant into Jo Grant to get information from her, it kills her.
- Liz Shaw married a man named James Lester, he hit his head looking for food and died.
- Bernice gets shot while trying to stop the nuclear missiles.
- Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart bursts into tears over all the death he caused (including the shattered eggs of the Silurians).
- Manisha saw her version of Ace die (an inversion of the Ace who travels with the Doctor who saw Manisha die).
Military
- Ace has been out of the Spacefleet for a few months, though she still wears the uniform/body armour.
Species
- The Dilophosaurus is a type of theropod Dinosaur.
TARDISes
- The TARDIS falls through a puncture in the Time Vortex.
- Ace manages to lift up the TARDIS (which had fallen on its doors), single-handedly and with a broken arm.
- Ace makes the (alternate universe) TARDIS materialise around Earth (around the whole planet), forcing everything into a state of temporal grace.
- The Doctor uses the secondary console room.
- The Doctor takes his third self's TARDIS from the alternate universe as his is lost in a tar pit, this TARDIS has a working Chameleon Circuit.
Weapons
- Ace's new variant of Nitro-9 - Nitro-9 smart bombs can fly and take verbal commands.
- Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart launches a nuclear warhead at the Silurian capital city in Africa.
- Ace has an oval scar on her stomach cause by a Special Weapons Dalek.
Notes
- A prelude to this novel was published in DWM 205.
Continuity
- Blood Heat marks the beginning of the pentalogy of New Adventure novels loosely known as the Alternative Universe Arc. This comprises this novel, The Dimension Riders, The Left-Handed Hummingbird, Conundrum and No Future.
- A similar journey into an alternate universe (which has an alternate version of UNIT and Silurians) occured in DWM: Final Genesis.
- Blood Heat references DW: Doctor Who and the Silurians as its starting point for the divergent timeline. Deadly Genesis also branches off from the events seen in that story.
- The Doctor's original TARDIS (here lost in a tar pit) is returned to him in NA: Happy Endings.
- Manisha was mentioned in DW: Ghost Light.
- The TARDIS also (similarly) falls through a puncture in the time vortex in DW: The Age of Steel.
- The Doctor may have been partially aware of the events of this story, including his own involvement with them, prior to his arrival in the alternative timeline as his previous incarnation once commented to his companion Evelyn Smythe that, from what he has heard, his future self is "always blowing up planets." (BFA: The 100 Days of the Doctor)
Timeline
- This story takes place after DWM: The Last Word
- This story takes place before DWM: Final Genesis
External links
- Prelude to Blood Heat as published in DWM #205
- Blood Heat at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- The Discontinuity Guide to: Blood Heat at The Whoniverse
