Companion Piece (novel)
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Companion Piece was the thirteenth Telos Doctor Who novella. It featured the Seventh Doctor and Catherine Broome. This is the second and final (the first was Citadel of Dreams) Telos novella featuring the Seventh Doctor.
Publisher's summary
Escaping from one battle and straight into another, the Doctor and his companion, Catherine, find themselves on a far-flung world where time travellers are persecuted as witches and warlocks by the Holy Inquisition. The Doctor is arrested, his only hope of escape being Cat. But she has demons of her own to face, and as the Doctor starts to realise exactly what is happening, so time rapidly starts to slip away, both for him and Cat.
Plot
to be added
Characters
- Seventh Doctor
- Catherine Broome
- Philippo
- Agatho
- Guii del Toro
- Father Julian, the Sublime and Venerable Patriarch of the Spinward Clusters
- Runciman
- Paddy O'Hearne
References
Drugs and medicines
- Del Toro uses terelexin to drug the Doctor.
Individuals
- Catherine Broome is an android.
Planets
- Father Julian is said to have been the Patriarch of the Spinward Colonies.
Religion
- By the 28th century the Catholic Church has re-established itself, becoming a major space power with jurisdiction over numerous worlds.
- A Scarthian named Brotak names himself Tsar of the Magellanic Clouds after converting to Catholicism.
Notes
- The novella featured a foreword by Colin Midlane.
- The cover piece illustration was illustrated by Allan Bednar.
Illustration by Allan Bednar
Continuity
- The TARDIS console is (described) as the same first seen in TV: Doctor Who.
- The Doctor has a premonition of hearing Giacomo Puccini while unconscious. (TV: Doctor Who)
- The Doctor refers to the deaths of Katarina and Adric (TV: The Daleks' Master Plan, Earthshock) and Jo Grant's wedding. (TV: The Green Death)
- The TARDIS' fluid links have run out of mercury. (TV: The Daleks)
External links
- Companion Piece at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- The Discontinuity Guide to: Companion Piece at The Whoniverse
- The Cloister Library: Companion Piece
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