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* For over ten years (before the release of ''[[The Company of Friends]]'') this was the only appearance of Professor [[Bernice Summerfield]] with the Eighth Doctor. | * For over ten years (before the release of ''[[The Company of Friends]]'') this was the only appearance of Professor [[Bernice Summerfield]] with the Eighth Doctor. | ||
* Virgin would continue to publish The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield. ''The Dying Days'' ends leading Bernice to her new home at the University of [[Dellah]]. | * Virgin would continue to publish The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield. ''The Dying Days'' ends leading Bernice to her new home at the University of [[Dellah]]. | ||
* At the Mars landing party there are a few notable guests: Jeremy Paxman, Richard Dawkins, Chris Evans, Gillian Anderson, Richard Branson, Alan Yentob, Emma Peel and [[Lalla Ward]] (who appears as herself and "in character" as Romana II at the end of the book). | * At the Mars landing party there are a few notable guests: Jeremy Paxman, [[Richard Dawkins]], Chris Evans, Gillian Anderson, Richard Branson, Alan Yentob, Emma Peel and [[Lalla Ward]] (who appears as herself and "in character" as Romana II at the end of the book). | ||
* Benny's knowledge | * Benny's knowledge specialty of the 20th century actually ranges from [[1963]] to [[1989]] (which is the length of the TV series' original continuous run). | ||
* When Xznaal is seen from the point of view of Greyhaven, the Doctor, or Benny, the pronoun Parkin uses for Xznaal is "he". From anyone eles's point of view Parkin refers to Xznaal as "it". As in, "Xznaal moved its scaly body". | * When Xznaal is seen from the point of view of Greyhaven, the Doctor, or Benny, the pronoun Parkin uses for Xznaal is "he". From anyone eles's point of view Parkin refers to Xznaal as "it". As in, "Xznaal moved its scaly body". | ||
* The human names are also written (when viewed from the Ice Warrior's point of view) as they would pronounce them, | * The human names are also written (when viewed from the Ice Warrior's point of view) as they would pronounce them, such as Gerayhavun/Greyhaven, Xztaynz/Staines. | ||
* Supposedly Philip Segal stated that a big alien invasion couldn't be done on the TV movie's budget because of the cost of multiple prosthetic costumes and the cost of ''showing'' a full alien invasion. ''The Dying Days'' does an alien invasion with three Ice Warriors (there are never more than two Ice Warriors in a room together throughout the book). <ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/ebooks/dyingdays/notes/page10.shtml '''The Dying Days''' Lance Parkin Ebook Author Notes Chapter 7]</ref> | * Supposedly Philip Segal stated that a big alien invasion couldn't be done on the TV movie's budget because of the cost of multiple prosthetic costumes and the cost of ''showing'' a full alien invasion. ''The Dying Days'' does an alien invasion with three Ice Warriors (there are never more than two Ice Warriors in a room together throughout the book). <ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/ebooks/dyingdays/notes/page10.shtml '''The Dying Days''' Lance Parkin Ebook Author Notes Chapter 7]</ref> | ||
* The book's concluding chapter has been interpreted as showing Benny initiating a romantic encounter with the Doctor. | * The book's concluding chapter has been interpreted as showing Benny initiating a romantic encounter with the Doctor. | ||
