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-novel name= The Sorcerer's Apprentice |
+{{real world}}
-image= [[Image:Ma-12.jpg|250px]] |
+{{Infobox Story SMW
-series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[Virgin Missing Adventures]] |
+|image           = Ma-12.jpg
-number= 12 |
+|range           = Virgin Missing Adventures
-doctor=[[First Doctor]] |
+|number in range = 12
-companions= [[Susan]], [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]] |
+|doctor          = First Doctor
-enemy= Morton Dhal <br> Gramling |
+|companions      = [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]], [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]]
-year= [[Avalon (planet)|Avalon]], [[Elbyon]], [[3025]]|
+|enemy           = {{il|[[Marton Dhal]]|[[Gramling]]}}
-writer= [[Christopher Bulis]] |
+|setting         = [[Avalon (planet)|Avalon]], [[2991]]
-publisher= [[Virgin Books]] |
+|writer          = Christopher Bulis
-release date= [[July]], [[1995]] |
+|cover           = [[Paul Campbell]]
-format= Paperback Book, 296 Pages |
+|publisher       = Virgin Books
-isbn= ISBN 0426204478|
+|release date    = 20 July 1995
-previous story=[[System Shock]]|
+|number          = 12
-next story= [[Invasion of the Cat-People]] }}
+|format          = Paperback Book, 27 Chapters, 296 Pages
+|isbn            = ISBN 0-426-20447-6
+|series          = [[Virgin Missing Adventures]]
+|prev            = System Shock (novel)
+|next            = Invasion of the Cat-People (novel)
+}}{{you may|The Magician's Apprentice (TV story)|The Sorcerer's Apprentice (cartoon)|n1=The Magician's Apprentice|n2=the Mickey Mouse cartoon}}
+'''''The Sorcerer's Apprentice''''' was the twelfth novel in the [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Christopher Bulis]] and featured the [[First Doctor]], [[Susan Foreman]], [[Ian Chesterton]] and [[Barbara Wright]].
-==Publisher's summary==
+== Publisher's summary ==
-'''‘There’s no such thing as magic,’ [[First Doctor|The Doctor]] said.'''
+:"There's no such thing as [[magic]]," [[First Doctor|the Doctor]] said.
-But the land of Elbyon might just prove him to be wrong. It is a place, populated by creatures of fantasy, where myth and legend rule. Elves and dwarves live in harmony with mankind, wizards wield arcane powers and armoured knights battle monstrous dragons.
+But the land of [[Elbyon]] might just prove him to be wrong. It is a place, populated by creatures of fantasy, where myth and legend rule. [[Elf|Elves]] and [[Dwarf|dwarves]] live in harmony with mankind, [[wizard]]s wield arcane powers and armoured [[knight]]s battle monstrous [[dragon]]s.
-Yet is seems that Elbyon has secrets to hide. The [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] crew find a relic from the [[30th century|thirtieth century]] hidden in the woods. Whose sinister manipulations are threatening the stability of a once peaceful lane? And what part does the planet play in a conflict that may save an Empire, yet doom a galaxy?
+Yet it seems that Elbyon has secrets to hide. [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] crew find a relic from the [[30th century|thirtieth century]] hidden in the woods. Whose sinister manipulations are threatening the stability of a once peaceful land? And what part does the planet play in a conflict that may save an Empire, yet doom a [[galaxy]]?
 To solve these puzzles, and save his companions, the Doctor must learn to use the sorcery whose very existence he doubts.
-==Characters==
+== Plot ==
-*[[First Doctor|The Doctor]]
+The [[First Doctor]], [[Susan Foreman]], [[Barbara Wright]] and [[Ian Chesterton]] arrive in a deserted [[forest]], where they follow a path which leads to a demolished [[village]]. Fearing danger, they return to [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]], to find a [[dragon]], which injures Barbara. They are saved by Sir [[Bron of Westhold]], who slaughters the beast. He offers to take them to [[Fluxford]] for rest.
-:*Palms an egg to demonstrate 'magic'.
-:*Dresses up like a wizard (as seen on the cover).
-*[[Susan Foreman]]
+On arrival in the great city, they meet up with [[Edmund Palbury]] preparing for his [[marriage]] to [[Mellisa|Princess Mellisa]]. They enter the [[palace]] and are given rooms. After settling in, the TARDIS crew meet up with the [[wizard]] of the court, [[Gramling]], who politely offers to help open the blue box. He cannot enter under suspicious circumstances.
-:*Has yet to pass the 'first maturation' and therefore needs a few hours sleep.
-:*Performs a simple spell.
-:*Uses Princess Melissa's hair to escape from a high tower.
-*[[Ian Chesterton]]
+The new arrivals are asked to attend a meal, ordered by the king and queen in celebration of their daughter's marriage. There, the TARDIS crew meet up with many other new faces, including [[Peridor|Sir Peridor]], [[Kilvenny Odoyle]] and the princess herself. The meal is interrupted rudely by a mysterious figure known as [[Marton Dhal]]. He asks for Princess Melissa to come forth so that he may marry her. Edmund is furious, but before he can do anything, Dhal disappears.
-:*Fights a dragon, stabbing it with a lance.
-*[[Barbara Wright]]
+In the night, there is a sudden attack and, while the guards prepare themselves for battle, Apemen have already infiltrated the castle. Princess Melissa and Susan are taken. Edmund demands a retribution in order to save his fiance, and so a debate begins organising a wise way in order to tackle the problem. The TARDIS crew then hear of [[Merlin's Helm]], a machine that could save them from Dhal's powers. They then decide to send two parties: one straight to Dhal, and another to find Merlin's Helm in the [[Shadow Isles]].
-:*Befriends witch Anni Glassfeather.
-*[[Bron|Sir Bron]]
+Up in space above [[Avalon (planet)|Avalon]], [[Nyborg|Admiral Nyborg]] is amassing an army to land on the planet, but they have been suffering faults. Finally, he manages to send a successful party down, but miraculously. Inside, [[Shannon (The Sorcerer's Apprentice)|Captain Shannon]], [[Vincent Monadno|Lieutenant Monadno]], [[Jen Komati]] and [[Ivanov]] crash land on the planet.
-*[[Gramling]]
+The Doctor and Ian decide to join the quest to find Merlin's Helm. Along with them, they have Kilvenny Odoyle, Sir Bron, [[Thurguld]] the [[Dwarf]] and [[Alammar]] the [[Elf]]. They travel to the docks to find their seventh companion, Captain [[Tristram]] and his crew on the ''[[Merrow]]''. Using the sea, they travel towards the Shadow Isles, colliding with creatures and terrors of all kinds until they finally arrive. Along the way the find a crash landed ship, which contains the off-worlders. They bring them on board, but are reluctant to trust them.
-*[[Edmund]]
+Susan and Princess Melissa are trapped in the [[Black Tower]] where Dhal only brings them out of their cell in order to show them the work of his dragons as they wreak havoc across the land. While in his laboratory of sorts, Susan manages to steal two vials, which she hopes contain [[acid]].
-*[[Mellisa]]
+Disembarking the ship, the seven companions realise that the off-worlders have already left to reach Merlin's Helm. Climbing up the many steps, they find Monadno blocking their way. Thurguld is shot, but Alammar fire two arrows at Monadno, killing him. They finally reach the remains of ''[[Prydwen]]'' (Merlin's ship) and find Captain Shannon and Ivanov inside. When Ivanov places the Helm on his head, he is overwhelmed by his power and loses control. There is an eruption and everyone escapes, Sir Bron grabbing the Helm on his way out. Believing that Shannon died, they leave. However, he is still alive and sends a message to Nyborg in space.
-*[[Kildenny Odoyle]]
+Barbara becomes bored of staying in Fluxford castle and so joins the queen in cheering the locals up. When supposedly seeing Susan in the crowd, she is led into the forest outside the city. She gets lost and falls into a trance. She is saved by a cat and shown to a house in the forest belonging to an old woman named [[Anni Glassfeather]]. In the morning, she is given breakfast by the old woman and they decide to help save Melissa and Susan in the black tower. They use broomsticks, to Barbara's amusement, to travel.
-*[[Marton Dhal]]
+While Dhal is distracted by off-worlders trying to enter the atmosphere, Susan and Melissa use the acids on the bars to the outside. After burning through thoroughly, they manage to escape using the [[Rapunzel]] story and plait Mellisa's long hair and climb down the side of the tower. There they find Edmund and his attacking army and also Barbara and Anni Glassfeather who have come to help. On [[Raven's Tor]], a raging battle begins between Fluxford soldiers and all manner of creatures. As Edmund's army leaves in triumph, Dhal believes he still hasn't lost as he rides the dragons towards Fluxford.
-*Captain [[Shannon]]
+With Jen Komati now on their side, the Doctor, Ian and the other companions return to Fluxford to begin the crowning ceremony. Gramling prepares himself to gain control while Dhal's army closes in. Ian is happy to see Barbara, Susan and Melissa. Captain Morgane and the rest of the knights prepare for a siege.
-*Lieutenant [[Modando]]
+The off-worlders arrive, captained by Shannon, and the Doctor offers to make peace. Shannon refuses, and the battle begins. Most of the knights are killed and many of Shannon's men too. Suddenly Dhal arrives with his huge army, and the two armies are forced to fight together in order to survive. The Doctor return to the main hall to see the developments.
-*[[Ivanov]]
+However, when Gramling is crowned, everything stops outside except for Dhal. The audience realise that Gramling was their enemy and has been working with Dhal. Dhal wants to end the world with one easy movement. However, being very old and very weak, Gramling is unable to control the power. He somehow swaps bodies with Dhal who dies unexpectedly. Gramling is now the main enemy. Using their joint powers, Kilvenny Odoyle, Anni Glassfeather and the Doctor fight against Gramling. Odoyle is killed by Gramling's strong powers and Anni is knocked out. Becoming weaker, the Doctor finally manages to subdue Gramling and they break apart.
-*[[Jen Komati]]
+An ancient [[cephlie]] comes to rectify the problem. He promises to cease everything bad by killing its species. Thanking the TARDIS crew, the king, queen, princess and prince to be are grateful. With the danger now gone, they are allowed back into the TARDIS without any more problems.
-*[[Harding]]
+== Characters ==
+* [[First Doctor]]
+* [[Susan Foreman]]
+* [[Ian Chesterton]]
+* [[Barbara Wright]]
-*Admiral [[Nyborg]]
+=== Avalonians ===
+* [[Marton Dhal]]
+* Sir [[Bron of Westhold]]
+* [[Gramling]]
+* [[Mellisa|Princess Mellisa]]
+* [[Kilvenny Odoyle]]
+* [[Anni Glassfeather]]
+* [[Magnus III|King Magnus III]]
+* [[Leonora|Queen Leonora]]
+* [[Edmund Palbury]]
+* [[Harding]]
+* [[Stephan Palbury|Sir Stephan]]
+* [[Peridor|Sir Peridor]]
+* [[Morgane|Captain Morgane]]
+* [[Thurguld Thongarson]]
+* [[Alammar]]
+* [[Tristram (The Sorcerer's Apprentice)|Tristram]]
-*[[Anni Glassfeather]]
+=== Earth Empire ===
+* [[Shannon (The Sorcerer's Apprentice)|Captain Shannon]]
+* [[Vincent Monadno|Lieutenant Monadno]]
+* [[Ivanov]]
+* [[Jen Komati]]
+* [[Nyborg|Admiral Nyborg]]
+* [[Bob Chandry|Captain Bob Chandry]]
-==References==
+== Worldbuilding ==
-*The fall of the [[Earth Empire]] is mentioned.
+=== Culture ===
-*[[Body bepple|body beppling]] is also mentioned as a fad.
+* [[Body bepple|Body beppling]] is a fad.
-*Susan tells Ian that she cannot get drunk (whilst drinking [[Alcohol#Wine|Wine]]) unless she wants to.
-*[[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] has a [[force field]] that protects the doors and filters the outside air when the doors are open.
-*The Special Services Directorate is concerned with the security of the Earth Empire and was formed after the [[Imperial Landsknechte]] collapsed.
-*Barabara flies on a broomstick with a [[witch]].
-*Ian fights a [[dragon]].
-*The Doctor uses his [[the Doctor's ring|sapphire ring]] to create 'magic' spells.
-*The Doctor asks Susan to check the [[radiation]] counter and Ian makes her make sure, commenting, "We don't want a repeat of what happened on [[Skaro]]" - a reference to the events of [[DW]]: ''[[The Daleks]]''.
-==Notes==
+=== The Doctor ===
-''to be added''
+* The Doctor palms an [[egg]] to demonstrate "magic".
+* The Doctor dresses up like a [[wizard]].
+* The Doctor has visited [[Ireland]].
+* The Doctor and Susan are noted to be speaking a 'strange language' (presumably a dialect of gallifreyan).
-==Continuity==
+=== The Doctor's items ===
-*The story begins literally two minutes after the events of [[DW]]: ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]''; Ian in particular is described as wearing the same outfit he wore in the preceding story.
+* The Doctor uses [[The Doctor's signet ring|his sapphire ring]] to create "magic" spells.
-*The body beppling reaction and 'city riots' occured in [[NA]]: ''[[Original Sin]]''.
-*[[MA]]: ''[[The Dark Path]]'' makes mention of events in this novel.
-==[[First Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]]==
+=== Foods and beverages ===
-*The Sorcerer's Apprentice occurs immediately after: [[DW]]: ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]''
+* Susan tells Ian that she cannot get drunk (whilst drinking [[wine]]) unless she wants to.
-*The Sorcerer's Apprentice occurs before: [[ST]]: ''[[The Ruins of Time]]''
-==External links==
+=== Individuals ===
-*{{dwrefguide|who_ma12.htm|The Sorcerer's Apprentice}}
+* Ian fights a [[dragon]], stabbing it with a lance.
-*{{whoniverse|MA12.php|The Sorcerer's Apprentice}}
+* [[Marton Dhal]] has an army that includes [[dragon]]s and [[winged ape]]s.
-{{prose stub}}
+=== Governments ===
-[[Category:Virgin Missing Adventure Novels|Sorcerer's Apprentice]]
+* The fall of the [[Earth Empire]] is mentioned.
-[[Category:First Doctor novels|Sorcerer's Apprentice]]
+* The Special Services Directorate is concerned with the security of the Earth Empire and was formed after the [[Imperial Landsknechte]] collapsed.
-[[Category:1995 novels|Sorcerer's Apprentice]]
+* The human colonists arrived on [[Avalon (planet)|Avalon]] on [[28 September]] [[2145]].
-[[Category:Stories set in the 31st century|Sorcerer's Apprentice]]
+* The [[Interstellar Court of Justice]] judges whether colonies have the right to declare independence.
+=== Books ===
+* Avalon's distorted history books include an account of King Arthur defeating a [[Nazi]] armada off the coast of [[Cornwall]].
+=== TARDIS ===
+* [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] has a [[force field]] that protects the doors and filters the outside air when the doors are open.
+=== Vehicles ===
+* Barbara flies on a broomstick with a [[witch]].
+* The ''[[Valkyrie (ship)|Valkyrie]]'' burned up in the atmosphere.
+* The ''[[Mercury Starhopper .C]]'' was built by the [[Armstrong Aerospace Company]], which was based in [[Empire City, Tycho|Empire City]], [[Tycho]], [[The Moon|Luna]], in [[2976]].
+== Notes ==
+* This story is set between ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'' and ''[[The Keys of Marinus (TV story)|The Keys of Marinus]]'', beginning literally two minutes after the events of the former.
+* The novel's title is likely a reference to the [[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe|Goethe]] poem {{wi|The Sorcerer's Apprentice}} and the well-known {{w|The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Dukas)|symphonic poem}} by {{w|Paul Dukas}} based on it.
+* This story can be determined to take place in [[2991]], since the TARDIS arrives on 15 June 846 AL (After landfall), with landfall later being revealed to have occurred in [[2145]].
+== Continuity ==
+* Ian is still wearing the tunic he acquired in [[TV]]: ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]''.
+* Ian refers to the [[radiation]] poisoning from which the travellers suffered on [[Skaro]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'')
+* Prior to their arrival in [[1963]], the Doctor and Susan met [[Harry Houdini]] in the [[United States of America|United States]]. Houdini taught the Doctor how to perform sleight-of-hand tricks. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Wrath of the Iceni (audio story)|The Wrath of the Iceni]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Nevermore (audio story)|Nevermore]]'')
+* The Doctor refers to the fall of the [[Earth Empire]] in the late [[30th century]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mutants (TV story)|The Mutants]]'')
+* The novel ''[[The Dark Path (novel)|The Dark Path]]'' makes mention of events in this novel.
+* When facing the dragon, the Doctor stands in front of its fireball and yells that it is impossible, Ian briefly thinking that it looks as though the Doctor is trying to will the fireball to stop simply by not believing in it. The First Doctor would actually succeed in such an endeavor when facing the [[Patriarch (Salvation)|Patriarch]] of the [[Latter-Day Pantheon]] in [[New York City]] in [[1965]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Salvation (novel)|Salvation]]'')
+* [[Body bepple|Body beppling]] and the city riots are referred to by the Earth Empire soldiers. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Original Sin (novel)|Original Sin]]'')
+== External links ==
+{{dwrefguide|who_ma12.htm|The Sorcerer's Apprentice}}
+* {{whoniverse|ma12|The Sorcerer's Apprentice}}
+* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/sorcapp.htm The Cloister Library: '''The Sorcerer's Apprentice''']
+{{MA}}
+{{TitleSort}}
+[[Category:MA novels]]
+[[Category:First Doctor novels]]
+[[Category:1995 novels]]
+[[Category:Stories set in 2991]]
+[[Category:Novels set in Mutter's Spiral]]