Revenge of the Nestene (short story)
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Revenge of the Nestene was "Chapter 21" of the original novelisation for Rose, written by Russell T Davies and narrated by Jacob Dudman. It was released in 2020 as a sequel to the television story Rose for the Who at Home watch-along series.
Synopsis
Part of the Nestene survives in the form of a clown. It enters Westminster and merges with the body of someone killed in the destruction, who has ambitions of power, creating a new being, and deciding to take revenge on the Doctor.
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Notes
- This story was first released as an audiobook of sorts, narrated by Jacob Dudman, and then published as a text by Russell T Davies on his Instagram. Mirroring Doctor Who and the Time War, the latter release framed this as an excerpt — Chapter 21, "Revenge of the Nestene" — from the fictitious pages 198-203 of Davies' 2018 Rose novelisation.[1]
- The cover included with this second release was a slight edit on the original Target novelisation cover, which was illustrated by Anthony Dry. Davies credits Richard Atkinson for this altered cover design.[1]
- In the audio release's credits, Big Finish Productions is given "special thanks".
- The man the Auton becomes at the end of the story is implied to be Prime Minister Boris Johnson but this is not stated outright to be the case.
Continuity
- One "nugget" of the Nestene Consciousness has survived the Ninth Doctor's anti-plastic. (TV: Rose)
- The Nestene Consciousness considers starting an alliance with the Doctor's greatest enemies, including the Daleks and the Cybermen, in order to finally defeat him. (TV: The Pandorica Opens)
- The Nestene Consciousness enjoyed a romance with the Embodiment of Gris. (TV: The Daleks' Master Plan, PROSE: Cold Fusion, et al.)
- At the edge of the Time War, the Nestene encountered 100 Gallifreys, 1,000 burnt out Skaros, and a dozen Earths, taken from different moments and used as weapons in the War. (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Time War)
Behind the scenes
It is likely the person the Nestene merges with is meant to be Boris Johnson, at the time of this story's writing the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
