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==Publisher's Summary== | ==Publisher's Summary== | ||
'''He took up a firing stance, holding the thirty-eight out in front of him. ‘Mr Lennon?’ he said.''' | '''He took up a firing stance, holding the thirty-eight out in front of him. ‘Mr [[John Lennon|Lennon]]?’ he said.''' | ||
1968: [[Cristian Alvarez]] meets [[the Doctor]] in [[London]].<br> | [[1968]]: [[Cristian Alvarez]] meets [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]] in [[London]].<br> | ||
1978: The great temple of the [[Aztec]]s is discovered in [[Mexico]].<br> | [[1978]]: The great temple of the [[Aztec]]s is discovered in [[Mexico]].<br> | ||
1980: [[John Lennon]] is murdered in [[New York]].<br> | [[1980]]: [[John Lennon]] is murdered in [[New York City|New York]].<br> | ||
1994: A gunman runs amok in [[Mexico City]]. | [[1994]]: A gunman runs amok in [[Mexico City]]. | ||
Each time, Cristian is there. Each time, he experiences [[the Blue]], a traumatic psychic shock. Only the Doctor can help him -- but the Doctor has problems of his own. Following the events of [[Blood Heat]] and [[The Dimension Riders]], the Doctor knows that someone or something has been tinkering with time. Now he finds that events in his own past have been altered -- and a lethal force from [[South America]]’s prehistory has been released. | Each time, [[Christian Xochitl Alvarez|Cristian]] is there. Each time, he experiences [[the Blue]], a traumatic psychic shock. Only the Doctor can help him -- but the Doctor has problems of his own. Following the events of [[Blood Heat]] and [[The Dimension Riders]], the Doctor knows that someone or something has been tinkering with time. Now he finds that events in his own past have been altered -- and a lethal force from [[South America]]’s prehistory has been released. | ||
The Doctor, [[Ace]] and [[Bernice Summerfield|Bernice]] travel to the [[Aztec Empire]] in [[1487]], to London in the [[Swinging Sixties]], and to the sinking of the [[Titanic]] as they attempt to rectify the temporal faults -- and survive the attacks of the living god [[Huitzilin]]. | The Doctor, [[Ace]] and [[Bernice Summerfield|Bernice]] travel to the [[Aztec Empire]] in [[1487]], to London in the [[1960s|Swinging Sixties]], and to the sinking of the [[Titanic]] as they attempt to rectify the temporal faults -- and survive the attacks of the living god [[Huitzilin]]. | ||
==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
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[[Ace]] | [[Ace]] | ||
* Has a [[Hard Rock Café]] [[Svartos]] t-shirt. | |||
[[Bernice Summerfield]] | [[Bernice Summerfield]] | ||
* Upon first viewing Star Trek, Benny thinks | * Upon first viewing ''[[Star Trek|Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'', Benny thinks it's a documentary. | ||
* Has pizza for the first time. | * Has [[pizza]] for the first time. | ||
* Benny doesn't trust the Doctor. | * Benny doesn't trust the Doctor. | ||
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Lt. [[Hamlet Macbeth]] | Lt. [[Hamlet Macbeth]] | ||
* Hamlet Macbeth was part of [[UNIT]]. He created the [[Paranormal Division]]. | |||
[[Huitzilin]] | [[Huitzilin]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* Ace contacts Air Commodore [[Gilmore]] to try and get clearance to get the Doctor out of the UNIT facility. | * Ace contacts Air Commodore [[Gilmore]] to try and get clearance to get the Doctor out of the UNIT facility. | ||
* By [[1994]] [[Mike Yates]] doesn't speak to anyone, shunning reporters. | * By [[1994]] [[Mike Yates]] doesn't speak to anyone, shunning reporters. | ||
* Corporal [[Bell]] was | * Corporal [[Bell]] was promoted to Captain, but was brain damaged in a car accident. | ||
* [[The Blue]] that infected [[Huitzilin]] was from a crashed [[Exxilon]] device. | * [[The Blue]] that infected [[Huitzilin]] was from a crashed [[Exxilon]] device. | ||
* The Doctor and companions follow [[Huitzilin]] to the ''[[Titanic]]''. | * The Doctor and companions follow [[Huitzilin]] to the ''[[Titanic]]''. | ||
Revision as of 08:47, 29 April 2008
Publisher's Summary
He took up a firing stance, holding the thirty-eight out in front of him. ‘Mr Lennon?’ he said.
1968: Cristian Alvarez meets the Doctor in London.
1978: The great temple of the Aztecs is discovered in Mexico.
1980: John Lennon is murdered in New York.
1994: A gunman runs amok in Mexico City.
Each time, Cristian is there. Each time, he experiences the Blue, a traumatic psychic shock. Only the Doctor can help him -- but the Doctor has problems of his own. Following the events of Blood Heat and The Dimension Riders, the Doctor knows that someone or something has been tinkering with time. Now he finds that events in his own past have been altered -- and a lethal force from South America’s prehistory has been released.
The Doctor, Ace and Bernice travel to the Aztec Empire in 1487, to London in the Swinging Sixties, and to the sinking of the Titanic as they attempt to rectify the temporal faults -- and survive the attacks of the living god Huitzilin.
Characters
- Has a Hard Rock Café Svartos t-shirt.
- Upon first viewing Star Trek: The Next Generation, Benny thinks it's a documentary.
- Has pizza for the first time.
- Benny doesn't trust the Doctor.
Lt. Hamlet Macbeth
- Hamlet Macbeth was part of UNIT. He created the Paranormal Division.
References
- Ace contacts Air Commodore Gilmore to try and get clearance to get the Doctor out of the UNIT facility.
- By 1994 Mike Yates doesn't speak to anyone, shunning reporters.
- Corporal Bell was promoted to Captain, but was brain damaged in a car accident.
- The Blue that infected Huitzilin was from a crashed Exxilon device.
- The Doctor and companions follow Huitzilin to the Titanic.
Notes
to be added
Continuity
- The first Doctor visited the Aztec period in DW: The Aztecs.
- Corporal Bell appeared in DW: The Mind of Evil and The Claws of Axos.
- Hamlet Macbeth reappears in NA: Happy Endings.
External Links
- The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of The Left-Handed Hummingbird
- Whoniverse Discontinuity Guide to The Left-Handed Hummingbird
- Prelude to The Left-Handed Hummingbird as published in DWM #207
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