Autonomy (novel)
Autonomy was an original novel in the BBC New Series Adventures line. It was one of the last set of three featuring the Tenth Doctor and was published in September 2009. It was written by Daniel Blythe, who had previously written fro the Virgin New Adventures.
Publisher's summary
Hyperville is 2013's top hi-tech 24 hour entertainment complex - a sprawling palace of fun under one massive roof. You can go shopping, or experience the excitement of Doomcastle, WinterZone, or Wild West World. But things are about to get a lot more exciting- and dangerous...
What unspeakable horror is lurking on Level Zero of Hyperville? And what will happen when the entire complex goes over to Central Computer Control?
For years, the Nestene Consciousness has been waiting and planning, recovering from its wounds. But now is ready, and its deadly plastic Autons are already in place around the complex. Now more than ever, visiting Hyperville will be an unforgettable experience.
Plot
To be added
Characters
- Tenth Doctor
- Kate Maguire
- Nestene Consciousness
- Autons
- Andrea Watkins
- Lisa
- Jeff
- Bob
- Beta-4
- Shaneeqi (a.k.a Shannon Eyam)
- Paul Kendrick
- Max Carson
- Miss Elizabeth Devonshire
- Derek
- Reece Stanford
- Chantelle Stanford
- Sir Gerry Hobbes-Mayhew
- Captain Tess Tilbrook
- Captain Erisa Magambo (Mentioned)
References
Books
- The Fat Controller from the "Thomas the Tank Engine" books is mentioned.
The Doctor
- The Doctor mentions the old TV test card and the "Credit Crunch".
- The Doctor mentions Disneyland and Blackpool's "Golden Mile".
- The Doctor has trouble getting the pink wedge in Trivial Pursuit.
- The Doctor mentions the "Wookiee Prisoner Trick" from Star Wars.
- The Doctor once visited Dargeb IV and Ororous.
Individuals
- Chantelle confuses John Wayne with Bruce Wayne.
- The Doctor references watching David Hasselhoff sing twice at the fall of the Berlin Wall.
TARDIS
- The Doctor closes the TARDIS doors by snapping his fingers at precisely the right level of decibels and correct frequency.
Television series
- "The X-Factor" is explicitly mentioned.
- A television is showing "Deal or No Deal".
Fashion
- In the mid-22nd century and the 23rd as well, the 1970s are in again.
Notes
- This book continues the theme of the 2009 novels of featuring returning monsters. It also continues the trend of the Tenth Doctor travelling without a companion.
- This story was also released as an ebook available from the Amazon Kindle store.
- The Doctor wears his brown pinstripe suit despite the cover showing him in his blue suit.
Continuity
- The Autons and the Nestene Consciousness last appeared in TV: The Pandorica Opens, and were the first aliens used in the new series of Doctor Who, appearing in TV: Rose.
- Captain Erisa Magambo and UNIT are come in to clean up the Autons. (TV: Planet of the Dead)
- The Doctor mentions defeating the Nestenes three, four, or five times since he's lost count. (TV: Spearhead from Space, Terror of the Autons, PROSE: Business Unusual, Synthespians, COMIC: Prisoners of Time, Plastic Millenium, AUDIO: Brave New Town, TV: Rose)
- Henrik's department store has an outlet in Hyperville. (TV: Rose)
- The Doctor recalls encountering rogue Autons that were randomly activated after several years. (AUDIO: Brave New Town) [1]
- The Doctor clicks his fingers to shut the TARDIS' doors, commenting that he's getting better. (TV: Forest of the Dead)
Audio release
- The story was released as an audiobook on 6x CD read by Georgia Moffett.
- The audiobook is also available as a download from the AudioGo website.
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Autonomy, page 112
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