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== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* In [[The Taking of Planet 5 (novel)|his first appearance]], the War King was hinted to be [[the Magistrate]] from ''[[The Infinity Doctors (novel)|The Infinity Doctors]]''; in that case, the unnamed Lord President from that novel would be Umbaste. While he is portrayed there as significantly less spineless than Umbaste is in ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'', the in-universe ''[[The Book of the War|Book of the War]]'' established itself as an unreliable narrator, and [[Smith ( | * In [[The Taking of Planet 5 (novel)|his first appearance]], the War King was hinted to be [[the Magistrate]] from ''[[The Infinity Doctors (novel)|The Infinity Doctors]]''; in that case, the unnamed Lord President from that novel would be Umbaste. While he is portrayed there as significantly less spineless than Umbaste is in ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'', the in-universe ''[[The Book of the War|Book of the War]]'' established itself as an unreliable narrator, and [[Mr Smith (A Labyrinth of Histories)|Mr Smith]] suggested in ''[[A Labyrinth of Histories (audio story)|A Labyrinth of Histories]]'' that there was more to Umbaste's story than commonly known. | ||
== External links == | == External links == |