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doctor=[[Eighth Doctor]] | | doctor=[[Eighth Doctor]] | | ||
companions= [[Sam Jones]] | | companions= [[Sam Jones]] | | ||
enemy= [[Dalek | enemy= [[Dalek]]s, [[Davros]] | | ||
year= Border of [[Thal]] and [[Dalek]] Space | year= {{il|Border of [[Thal]] and [[Dalek]] Space|[[Skaro]]|[[Antalin (ocean world)|Antalin]] (interlude)|[[Hesperus]] (interlude)}}| | ||
writer= [[John Peel]] | | writer= [[John Peel]] | | ||
publisher= [[BBC Books]] | | publisher= [[BBC Books]] | | ||
cover=[[Black Sheep]]| | |||
release date= [[October]], [[1997]] | | release date= [[October]], [[1997]] | | ||
format= Paperback Book, 277 Pages | | format= Paperback Book, 277 Pages | | ||
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next= Alien Bodies (novel) | next= Alien Bodies (novel) | ||
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'''''War of the Daleks''''' is the fifth [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] novel featuring the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Samantha Jones]], it also features the [[Dalek]]s, [[Davros]] and several [[Thal]]s. This novel is also notable for significantly attempting to retroactively rewrite every Dalek story from ''[[Destiny of the Daleks]]'' onwards. It also features a reference to every single Dalek story from ''[[The Daleks]]'' through to ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]''. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
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But this is no out-and-out rescue of Davros. Delani and his crew are Thals, the sworn enemies of the Daleks. They intend to use Davros as a means to wipe out the Daleks, finally ridding the [[universe]] of the most aggressive, deadly race ever to exist. But the Doctor is still worried. For there is a signal beacon inside the pod, and even now a Dalek ship is closing in... | But this is no out-and-out rescue of Davros. Delani and his crew are Thals, the sworn enemies of the Daleks. They intend to use Davros as a means to wipe out the Daleks, finally ridding the [[universe]] of the most aggressive, deadly race ever to exist. But the Doctor is still worried. For there is a signal beacon inside the pod, and even now a Dalek ship is closing in... | ||
==Plot== | |||
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== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] | *[[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] | ||
*[[Samantha Jones|Sam Jones]] | |||
* [[Samantha Jones|Sam Jones]] | *[[Davros]] | ||
*[[Dalek Prime]] | |||
*[[Dalek|The Daleks]] | |||
*[[Ayaka]] | |||
*[[Chayn]] | |||
* [[Davros]] | *[[Cathbad]] | ||
*[[Delani]] | |||
* [[Dalek Prime]] | *[[Harmon]] | ||
* [[Dalek|The Daleks]] | |||
* [[Ayaka]] | |||
* [[Chayn]] | |||
* [[Cathbad]] | |||
* [[Delani]] | |||
* [[Harmon]] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
===[[:Category:Daleks|Daleks]]=== | |||
* Skaro means 'home' in the original Kaled language. | * Skaro means 'home' in the original Kaled language. | ||
* [[Davros]] still has Dalek supporters on Skaro. | * [[Davros]] still has Dalek supporters on Skaro. | ||
* Davros used [[Hand of Omega]] which destroyed what he thought of as Skaro. | * Davros used [[Hand of Omega]] which destroyed what he thought of as Skaro. | ||
* Various types of Daleks appear: [[Dalek variants#Dalek strider|Dalek Striders]], [[Dalek variants#Spider Dalek|Spider Daleks]], [[Dalek variants#Marine Dalek|Marine Dalek]]. | * Various types of Daleks appear: [[Dalek variants#Dalek strider|Dalek Striders]], [[Dalek variants#Spider Dalek|Spider Daleks]], [[Dalek variants#Marine Dalek|Marine Dalek]]. | ||
* [[Movellan]]s are suggested to be of Dalek manufacture. | * [[Movellan]]s are suggested to be of Dalek manufacture. | ||
* The [[ | * The Doctor says the Daleks ''"have no interest in anything but conquest and war. Art, decoration, poetry, music - it's all irrelevant to them."'' <ref>''War of the Daleks'', page 170</ref> | ||
* At Davros's (or the Dalek Race's, depending on how you see it) trial the Daleks play a recording of Professor [[Rachel Jensen]] concerning [[Coal Hill School]] and [[Shoreditch Incident|the battle]] that took place there. | |||
*The [[Dalek Prime]] is one of the original Daleks, it is the leader of all the Daleks. | |||
===[[:Category:The Doctor's items|The Doctor's items]]=== | |||
* The Doctor has another [[sonic screwdriver]] which he uses to kill the Daleks with high frequency shock waves. | |||
* The Doctor's jacket came from a costume shop in [[San Francisco]]. | |||
===[[:Category:Foods and beverages|Foods and beverages]]=== | |||
*Sam Jones is vegetarian. | |||
===[[:Category:Individuals|Individuals]]=== | |||
*Sam Cries out "I'm too young to die!" before breaking into hysterical giggles that turn into odd laughter. She's been in the TARDIS for around six months. | |||
* The Doctor, Sam, the [[Thal]]s and the crew of the [[Quetzel]] are taken by [[Dalek|The Daleks]] to [[Skaro]]. | |||
===[[:Category:Planets|Planets]]=== | |||
* It is suggested that the [[Seventh Doctor]] destroyed a planet called [[Antalin]] rather than Skaro. | |||
===[[:Category:Species|Species]]=== | |||
* [[Mechanoid]]s have fought the Daleks on more than one occasion. | * [[Mechanoid]]s have fought the Daleks on more than one occasion. | ||
* A [[Slyther]] makes a brief appearance (during an interlude). | * A [[Slyther]] makes a brief appearance (during an interlude). | ||
* Some [[Draconian]]s make an appearance (also during an interlude), they die. | * Some [[Draconian]]s make an appearance (also during an interlude), they die. | ||
* [[Varga plant]]s are mentioned briefly as the crew of the [[Quetzel]] consider what could be within the pod. | * [[Varga plant]]s are mentioned briefly as the crew of the [[Quetzel]] consider what could be within the pod. | ||
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* The | ===[[:Category:TARDIS|TARDIS]]=== | ||
* The Doctor removes the [[TARDIS lock]] to discover how [[the Master]] got through the lock in [[San Francisco]]. | |||
===[[:Category:Vehicles|Vehicles]]=== | |||
* The [[Quetzel]] has a [[Bussard Ram Jet]] which Sam learnt from reading ''[[Jane's Spaceships]]''. | |||
== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
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== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == | ||
{{reflist}} | |||
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