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Publisher’s Summary
There’s a new exhibition at Tate Modern -- ‘The Tomorrow Windows’.
The concept is simple: look through a Tomorrow Window and you’ll see into the future. You’ll get ‘The Gist of Things to Come’. According to the press pack, The Tomorrow Windows exhibition will bring about an end to war and suffering.
Which is why someone decides to blow it up.
Investigating this act of wanton vandalism, the Doctor, Fitz and Trix visit an Astral Flower, the show-world of Utopia and Gadrahadradon -- the most haunted planet in the galaxy. They face the sinister Ceccecs, the gratuitously violent Vorshagg, the miniscule Micron and the enigmatic Poozle. And they encounter the doomsday monks of Shardybarn, the warmongers of Valuensis, the politicians of Minuea and the killer cars of Estebol.
They also spend about half an hour in Lewisham.
Characters
- The Doctor
- Fitz Kreiner
- Trix
- Poozle of the Varble
- Looks like a giant floating lava lamp.
References
- There are a few planets mentioned in this novel: Acfarr, Aighin, Arethro, Arkmic, Diqdarl, Ellteeda, Ertshea, Flamvolt, Hambas, Ijij, Kambalana Minor, Kootanoot, Monbel, Oelid, Pergoss, Phoenix, Prum, Quarxis, Rethgil, Ryrus, Terangh, Terjowar, Tinric, Tonhic, Tyza, Ukorn, Ulclat, Unlyo, Varb, Venfou, Venmof, Vidow, Vymto, Wabbab, and Gallifraxion Four.
Notes
- Many celebrities make cameo appearances in this novel including Ken Livingstone, J. K Rowling, Jeremy Paxman, Ian Hislop, Stephen Fry and Huw Edwards.
- When the Doctor looks into the Tomorrow Windows, he gets some images from his past, most notably a citadel on fire with saucers crashed into the ground and metal pots with eyestalks wandering the ruins. This could be a reference to a future Time War and possibly the Time War in the new series.
Continuity
- Ken Livingstone mentions events of DW: The Web of Fear, DW: Spearhead from Space, DW: Invasion of the Dinosaurs, and NA: The Dying Days.
- Darp, Gidi, Ranx, Vij, and Zil are all planets stored on Tryst’s CET machine in DW: Nightmare of Eden.
- Martin mentions K9 to Trix, who has never heard of K9.
- One of the planets that only half gets mentioned begins with Gallifr-. This is referenced many times through the novel with an event or interruption before the full name can be revealed implying that it is Gallifrey. However, at the end of the novel it is found out that the planet was in fact Gallifraxion Four, much to Fitz's delight as he thought it was Gallifrey.
- The Doctor states he met Shakespeare and helped him write Hamlet, however, his version got twisted and included a girl called Vicki, possibly a reference to the companion of the First Doctor.
- The events of Halflife are mentioned, specifically the fact that Trix was possessed by Reo and The Doctor and Fitz are wondering if she has been possessed by Martin.
Timeline
- This story takes place after EDA: Halflife
- This story takes place before EDA: The Sleep of Reason