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'''''The Adventuress of Henrietta Street''''' was the fifty-first novel in the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Lawrence Miles]]. It featured the [[Eighth Doctor]], [[Fitz Kreiner]] and [[Anji Kapoor]]. | '''''The Adventuress of Henrietta Street''''' was the fifty-first novel in the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Lawrence Miles]]. It featured the [[Eighth Doctor]], [[Fitz Kreiner]] and [[Anji Kapoor]]. This novel marks Sabbath's first 'official' appearance in a novel. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
''On [[9 February|February 9]], [[1783]], a [[funeral]] was held in the tunnels at the dead heart of [[London]]. It was the funeral of a warrior and a conjurer, a paladin and an [[oracle]], the last of an ancient breed who'd once stood between the [[Earth]] and the [[blood]]iest of its nightmares.'' | ''On [[9 February|February 9]], [[1783]], a [[funeral]] was held in the tunnels at the dead heart of [[London]]. It was the funeral of a warrior and a conjurer, a paladin and an [[oracle]], the last of an ancient breed who'd once stood between the [[Earth]] and the [[blood]]iest of its nightmares.'' | ||
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And then there was Scarlette's accomplice, the 'elemental champion' who stood alongside her in the final battle. The one they called the Doctor. | And then there was Scarlette's accomplice, the 'elemental champion' who stood alongside her in the final battle. The one they called the Doctor. | ||
==Plot== | |||
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== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* The [[Eighth Doctor]] | * The [[Eighth Doctor]] | ||
* [[Fitz Kreiner]] | * [[Fitz Kreiner]] | ||
* [[Anji Kapoor]] | * [[Anji Kapoor]] | ||
* [[Scarlette]] | * [[Scarlette]] | ||
* [[Juliette Vierge]] | * [[Juliette Vierge]] | ||
* [[Lisa-Beth Lachlan]] | * [[Lisa-Beth Lachlan]] | ||
* [[Katchka Nakhova]] | * [[Katchka Nakhova]] | ||
* [[Rebecca Macardle]] | * [[Rebecca Macardle]] | ||
* [[Tula Lui]] | * [[Tula Lui]] | ||
* [[Sabbath]] | * [[Sabbath]] | ||
* [[Man with the Rosette]] | * [[Man with the Rosette]] | ||
* [[Nie Who]] | * [[Nie Who]] | ||
* [[Anne-Belle Paley]] | * [[Anne-Belle Paley]] | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
===Biology=== | |||
* Sabbath removes the Doctor's second heart. | |||
===The Doctor=== | |||
* The Doctor marries Scarlette. | |||
* The Doctor grows a beard and has chest hair. | |||
===Individuals=== | |||
*Fitz once again demonstrates his ability to cope with impossible situations through role-play. Here he pretends to be a | |||
*Anji does not cope well with being trapped in the past and having to live in a brothel. | |||
*Tula Lui is able to negate the Doctor's formidable 'powers' (such as his innate time senses and enhanced reflexes) and beats him severely on Sabbath's orders. | |||
*Sabbath decides that the Doctor is an "elemental" who doesn't know that the "elemental's" time is over, and therefore beneath his notice (therefore calls off his attacks on the Doctor and Scarlette). | |||
* [[Katchka Nakhova]] calls herself Katya | |||
* The Man with the Rosette will later appear in an "unexpected capacity" although it remains unclear what this means. | |||
===Locations=== | |||
* [[Hellfire Club]] | * [[Hellfire Club]] | ||
* ''[[The Jonah]]'' is Sabbath's steam ship. It can travel in time and is around twenty feet long. Sabbath hopes to gain better control of his time travel using the Doctor's black heart. | * ''[[The Jonah]]'' is Sabbath's steam ship. It can travel in time and is around twenty feet long. Sabbath hopes to gain better control of his time travel using the Doctor's black heart. | ||
===Species=== | |||
* The [[Babewyns]] originated in the [[Kingdom of Beasts]]. | * The [[Babewyns]] originated in the [[Kingdom of Beasts]]. | ||
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* In [[Lance Parkin]]'s [[AHistory]], Parkin acknowledges that [[Lawrence Miles]] intended the [[Man with the Rosette]] to be the Master. | * In [[Lance Parkin]]'s [[AHistory]], Parkin acknowledges that [[Lawrence Miles]] intended the [[Man with the Rosette]] to be the Master. | ||
* The novel saw Lawrence Miles' return to writing ''Doctor Who'' novels following a well-publicised online "resignation" in August 1999.[http://web.archive.org/web/20050228081424/http://planeteleven.co.uk/features/lmia/coat.php] It is his last ''Doctor Who'' novel to date, however, as he went on to writing ''[[Faction Paradox]]'' works for other publishers and other projects. | * The novel saw Lawrence Miles' return to writing ''Doctor Who'' novels following a well-publicised online "resignation" in August 1999.[http://web.archive.org/web/20050228081424/http://planeteleven.co.uk/features/lmia/coat.php] It is his last ''Doctor Who'' novel to date, however, as he went on to writing ''[[Faction Paradox]]'' works for other publishers and other projects. | ||
*There is a character referred to only as [[Man with the Rosette]], it is implied to be [[the Master]]. He is present at the Doctor's wedding; the Doctor's only family. He no beard because the Doctor grows one. Wears all black, apart from a blue and white rosette on his lapel and refuses to fight the Doctor on the grounds that there are only four [[Time Lord]]s left in the Universe. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
