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Publisher's summary
One would-be assassin is in a mental ward. Another's on the run. Their intended victim is stirring up the mobs. Terrorists are planning a strike of their own. A talk-show host is loving every minute of it. A Whitehall insider whispers about a mysterious UN operative, with a hidden agenda. Everyone's got someone they want you to be afraid of. It'll only take a little push for the situation to erupt -- and something is doing the pushing. But you can trust the Doctor to put things right. Can't you?
Plot
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Cast
- The Doctor - Sylvester McCoy
- Ace - Sophie Aldred
- Sherilyn Harper - Jacqueline Pearce
- Stephen Keyser - Mark Wright
- Walter Jacobs - Mark McDonnell
- Mick Thompson - Vince Henderson
- Paul Tanner - Jonathan Clarkson
- Roderick Allingham - Hugh Walters
- Alexsandr Karadjic - Jack Galagher
- Hospital Tannoy Voice - John Ainsworth
References
- Several references are made to the Doctor's past involvement with UNIT. UNIT appears to have been particularly lax with the Doctor's file of late - besides a well connected source like Roderick Allingham having acess to it, students Walter Jacobs and Stephen Keyser have also seen a copy.
- Roderick Allingham, the New Britannia Party's media manager, worked for Department C19 for many years.
- The Doctor has several melancholy moments during this adventure, musing at one point that he is so old he fears nothing now, apart from the fear of Ace's death - which nearly happens when she is shot by the terrorist faction, United Front.
- Ace's full name is given as Dorothy McShane, the surname given to her in Kate Orman's NA: Set Piece.
- Ace contacts (and meets) an old friend from Perivale: Paul Tanner.
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Art by Lee Sullivan featured in DWM 288
Notes
- The cover of The Fearmonger was the first to be designed by future Doctor Who Magazine editor and DVD cover designer Clayton Hickman. The "fist" motif was inspired by one on a Tom Robinson album.
Continuity
- This has been 15 years since Ace was last seen in Perivale. (DW: Survival)
- The Doctor once more observes that at his age, "there's very little to be afraid of." (DW: The Five Doctors)
- The Doctor refers to Department C19. (DW: Time-Flight, MA: Who Killed Kennedy)
- Ace recalls the "'No Coloured' signs in 1963" (DW: Remembrance of the Daleks) and "'Pakis Out' signs and petrol bombs" in 1987. (DW: Ghost Light)
Timeline
- This story occurs after DWM: Cat Litter
- This story occurs before PDA: Independence Day