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|companions=[[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]], [[Kamelion]] | |companions=[[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]], [[Kamelion]] | ||
|enemy= The [[Vrall]] | |enemy= The [[Vrall]] | ||
|setting=[[Scotland]], [[September]] [[1878]] | |setting=[[Scotland]], [[September]] [[1878]]; [[The Moon]], [[September]] [[1878]] | ||
|writer= [[Christopher Bulis]] | |writer= [[Christopher Bulis]] | ||
|publisher= BBC Books | |publisher= BBC Books | ||
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== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
The year is [[1878]]. Three ships of the [[Great Britain|British]] Imperial Spacefleet have just set course for [[the Moon | The year is [[1878]]. Three ships of the [[Great Britain|British]] Imperial Spacefleet have just set course for [[the Moon]]. | ||
The discovery of a mysterious diary, recalling a seemingly impossible journey, takes the [[Fifth Doctor]] and his companions back to a crucial moment in history — and into certain danger. For the moon of 1878 is far from deserted. | The discovery of a mysterious diary, recalling a seemingly impossible journey, takes the [[Fifth Doctor]] and his companions back to a crucial moment in history — and into certain danger. For the moon of 1878 is far from deserted. | ||
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With the loss of one of their ships — and their captain — the British team become embroiled in a struggle to survive that tests duty and honour to their limits. Meanwhile, Turlough finds himself with time in his hands and the Doctor must make a choice that will determine the future of an empire — and [[Earth]] itself. | With the loss of one of their ships — and their captain — the British team become embroiled in a struggle to survive that tests duty and honour to their limits. Meanwhile, Turlough finds himself with time in his hands and the Doctor must make a choice that will determine the future of an empire — and [[Earth]] itself. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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* [[Parallel universe]]s exist separated by a millisecond of [[time]] and a nanometre of [[space]]. If they don't diverge cleanly, it becomes an [[alternate timeline]] that destroys the original. | * [[Parallel universe]]s exist separated by a millisecond of [[time]] and a nanometre of [[space]]. If they don't diverge cleanly, it becomes an [[alternate timeline]] that destroys the original. | ||
=== Individuals === | === Individuals === | ||
* Kamelion impersonates [[Albert|Prince Albert]] and tells Queen Victoria to end the British Space Programme and to look to domestic concerns. | * Kamelion impersonates [[Albert|Prince Albert]] and tells Queen Victoria to end the British Space Programme and to look to domestic concerns. | ||
* Captain [[Richard Haliwell]] is captain of the ship ''[[Cygnus]]'' | * Captain [[Richard Haliwell]] is captain of the ship ''[[Cygnus]]'', Captain [[Sinclair]] is captain of the ship '' [[Lynx (spaceship)|Lynx]]'' and Captain [[Green (Imperial Moon)|Green]] is captain of the ship ''[[Draco]]''. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Doctor refers to his granddaughter [[Susan Foreman]] ([[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'') and his former companion [[Leela]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Face of Evil (TV story)|The Face of Evil]]'') | * The Doctor refers to his granddaughter [[Susan Foreman]] ([[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'') and his former companion [[Leela]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Face of Evil (TV story)|The Face of Evil]]'') | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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*{{whoniverse|pd34|Imperial Moon}} | *{{whoniverse|pd34|Imperial Moon}} | ||
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/imprmoon.htm The Cloister Library: '''Imperial Moon'''] | * [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/imprmoon.htm The Cloister Library: '''Imperial Moon'''] | ||
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[[Category:Fifth Doctor novels]] | [[Category:Fifth Doctor novels]] | ||
