The Dalek Factor (novel)

The Dalek Factor
Doctor:	[[doctor::The Doctor]]
Main enemy:	Daleks
Key crew
Publisher:	[[publisher::Telos Publishing]]
Writer:	Simon Clark
Illustrator:	Graham Humphreys
Release details
Release number:	15
Release date:	March 2004
Format:	Hardback Book, 139 Pages
ISBN:	ISBN 1-903889-30-8 (Standard) ISBN 1-903889-31-6 (Limited)
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Publisher's summary

When a Thal platoon arrive on a hostile planet investigating reports that Dalek artefacts have been detected, they are unprepared for what they find. In an underground room is a stranger, a Professor, or so he claims, with no memory of who he is or why he is there. With death and horror their only companions, the Thals make their way with the Professor into the heart of a crumbling Dalek citadel in search of answers... only to find that the Daleks are the least of the horrors they must face.

Characters

• The Doctor
• Pelt
• Rain
• Jomi
• Vay
• Kye
• Tar'ant
• Golstar
• Amattan
• Dissari
• Fellebe
• Emperor Dalek

References

• 'Sweet life' is a Thal oath.
• The Doctor wears trousers and a white shirt.
• It is implied that the Doctor first arrived on the planet with a companion, who was later shot by the Daleks.
• The Dalek Emperor is referred to as "an Emperor", suggesting that there is more than one.

Notes

• Which particular incarnation of the Doctor is not specified in this novella.
• The Limited Deluxe Edition was autographed by Simon Clarke, Christopher Fowler and Graham Humpreys. Only 800 copies of the Limited Deluxe Edition were produced.

Continuity

• The Emperor Dalek that appears on the (unnamed) planet matches the description of the Emperor from DW: The Evil of the Daleks.

Timeline

• The Dalek Factor occurs after: to be added
• The Dalek Factor occurs before: to be added
• The Dalek Factor (could) take place between: BFDE: Dalek War and BFDE: Dalek Empire III.

Though this incarnation of the Doctor is not identified or fully described, the cluster hives’ mimicry of his first incarnation and his familiarity with Daleks indicate that it certainly isn’t the First Doctor. His use of the title “Professor” suggests a buried memory of Ace, placing this as his seventh incarnation or later. Furthermore, this doctor is suffering from amnesia, possibly implying it to be the Eighth Doctor who continually suffered from amnesia.

External links

• Telos.co.uk page for The Dalek Factor
• The Dalek Factor at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
• The Discontinuity Guide to: The Dalek Factor at The Whoniverse