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* Prior to the release of ''[[The Company of Friends]]'', the novel held the distinction of featuring the only appearance of Professor [[Bernice Summerfield]] with the Eighth Doctor for over ten years. | * Prior to the release of ''[[The Company of Friends]]'', the novel held the distinction of featuring the only appearance of Professor [[Bernice Summerfield]] with the Eighth Doctor for over ten years. | ||
* 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]]. | ||
* This novel was the first to be re-released by BBCi on the Doctor Who website in ebook form | * This novel was the first to be re-released by BBCi on the official Doctor Who website in ebook form, accompanied by extensive notes and commentary from author Lance Parkin and new illustrations by artist [[Allan Bednar]]. It became inaccessible in 2010. | ||
* 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 specialty of the 20th century actually ranges from [[1963]] to [[1989]], a reference to the period of the TV series' original run. | * Benny's knowledge specialty of the 20th century actually ranges from [[1963]] to [[1989]], a reference to the period of the TV series' original run. | ||
