The Adventuress of Henrietta Street (novel)
Publisher's summary
On February 9, 1783, a funeral was held in the tunnels at the dead heart of London. It was the funeral of a warrior and a conjurer, a paladin and an oracle, the last of an ancient breed who'd once stood between the Earth and the bloodiest of its nightmares.
Her name was Scarlette. Part courtesan, part sorceress, this is her history: the part she played in the Siege of Henrietta Street, and the sacrifice she made in the defence of her world.
In the year leading up to that funeral, something raw and primal ate its way through human society, from the streets of pre-Revolutionary Paris to the slave-states of America. Something that only the eighteenth century could have summoned, and against which the only line of defence was a bordello in Covent Garden.
And then there was Scarlette's accomplice, the 'elemental champion' who stood alongside her in the final battle. The one they called the Doctor.
Characters
- The Doctor
- The Doctor marries Scarlette.
- Sabbath removes the Doctor's second heart.
- The Doctor grows a beard and has chest hair.
- Fitz Kreiner
- Once again demonstrates his ability to cope with impossible situations through role-play. Here pretending to be a Service Agent.
- Anji Kapoor
- Does not cope well being trapped in the past and having to live in a brothel.
- Scarlette
- Juliette Vierge
- Lisa-Beth Lachlan
- Katya
- Rebecca Macardle
- Tula Lui
- Is able to negate the Doctor's formidable 'powers' (such as his innate time senses and enhanced reflexes) and beats him severely on Sabbath's orders.
- Sabbath
- This novel marks Sabbath's first 'official' appearance in a novel.
- Decides that the Doctor is an "elemental" who doesn't know that the "elemental's" time is over, and therefore beneath his notice (therefore calls off his attacks on the Doctor and Scarlette).
References
- The Master (The Man with the Rosette, he is at the Doctor's wedding, his only family, given how he is dressed and what he says/does it is suggested the it is the Master)
- The Jonah is Sabbath's steam ship, it can travel in time, is around 20 feet long...Sabbath hopes to gain better control of his time travel using the Doctor's black heart.
Notes
- This novel departs from the 'normal' novel style in that it is told as a non-fiction / historical novel.
- What is suggested as the remains of Gallifrey is seen in this novel.
Continuity
- Sabbath continues to turn up in novels (though not always the main "villain") including: Anachrophobia, History 101, Time Zero, The Last Resort
External Links
Doctor Who Reference Guide - Detailed Synopsis: The Adventuress of Henrietta Street
Whoniverse Discontinuity Guide entry for The Adventuress of Henrietta Street
