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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* The title of chapter eleven, ''The Vampire Mutation'', was a working title for ''[[State of Decay]]''. | * The title of chapter eleven, ''The Vampire Mutation'', was a working title for ''[[State of Decay]]''. | ||
* There are several discontinuities within The Eight Doctors, owing perhaps to Dicks's tendency to insert continuity links everywhere. | * There are several discontinuities within ''The Eight Doctors'', owing perhaps to Dicks's tendency to insert continuity links everywhere. | ||
* Flavia is president. However according to continuity so far, [[Romana II|Romana]] is President (Dicks' own novel [[NA]]: ''[[Blood Harvest]]'' established it). | * Flavia is president. However, according to continuity so far, [[Romana II|Romana]] is President (Dicks' own novel [[NA]]: ''[[Blood Harvest]]'' established it). | ||
* Borusa's time scoop was previously destroyed in [[MA]]: ''[[Goth Opera]]'' is now eaten. | * Borusa's time scoop was previously destroyed in [[MA]]: ''[[Goth Opera]]'' is now eaten.{{what}} | ||
* In this novel the Seventh Doctor has a "mid life crisis" while trying to deal with his approaching death, which was more or less addressed in [[NA]]: ''[[The Room With No Doors]]'' and ''[[Lungbarrow]]''. | * In this novel the Seventh Doctor has a "mid life crisis" while trying to deal with his approaching death, which was more or less addressed in [[NA]]: ''[[The Room With No Doors]]'' and ''[[Lungbarrow]]''. | ||
* There is an explanation of how the Master became worm-like in [[DW]]: ''[[Doctor Who (1996)|Doctor Who]]''. | * There is an explanation of how the Master became worm-like in [[DW]]: ''[[Doctor Who (1996)|Doctor Who]]''. | ||
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* By the end of the novel: | * By the end of the novel: | ||
:* All eight of the Doctors have appeared. | :* All eight of the Doctors have appeared. | ||
:* Three versions of the Master ([[ | :* Three versions of the Master ([[the Master (UNIT years)]], an unknown incarnation and [[the Master (Bruce)]]) have appeared. | ||
:* At one point there are two Sixth Doctors. | :* At one point there are two Sixth Doctors. | ||
:* Borusa testifies in a future where he's still locked in the [[Dark Tower]]. | :* Borusa testifies in a future where he's still locked in the [[Dark Tower]]. | ||
* It has long been acknowledged by ''some'' fans (according to the [ | * It has long been acknowledged by ''some'' fans (according to the ''[[Doctor Who Reference Guide]]'') that the Eighth Doctor audio dramas and comic strips are set in the gap between ''The Eight Doctors'' and ''[[Vampire Science]]''. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
