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|image | |image = Ma-4.jpg | ||
|series | |series = [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] | ||
|number | |range = Virgin Missing Adventures | ||
|doctor | |number in range = 4 | ||
|companions | |number = 4 | ||
|enemy | |doctor = Fifth Doctor | ||
|setting | |companions = [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]], [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]], [[Kamelion]] | ||
|enemy = [[Maximillian Arrestis]] | |||
|setting = {{il|[[Crystal Bucephalus]]|[[New Alexandria]], | |||
[[10764|10,764]]}} | [[10764|10,764]]}} | ||
|writer | |writer = Craig Hinton | ||
|publisher | |publisher = Virgin Books | ||
|cover | |cover = [[Alister Pearson]] | ||
|release date = | |release date = 17 November 1994 | ||
|format | |format = Paperback Book; 18 Chapters, 296 Pages | ||
|isbn | |isbn = ISBN 0-426-20429-8 | ||
|prev | |prev = Venusian Lullaby (novel) | ||
|next | |next = State of Change (novel) | ||
}}{{prose stub}} | }}{{prose stub}} | ||
{{you may| | {{you may|Crystal Bucephalus|n1=the titular restaurant}} | ||
'''''The Crystal Bucephalus''''' was the fourth novel in the [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] series. It was | '''''The Crystal Bucephalus''''' was the fourth novel in the ''[[Virgin Missing Adventures]]'' series. It was written by [[Craig Hinton]]. It was the only Missing Adventure novel to feature the [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Tegan Jovanka]] and [[Vislor Turlough]] travelling together. In addition, [[Kamelion]] made a rare appearance. | ||
Also, it was one of only | Also, it was one of only three novels published under [[Virgin Publishing]]'s control of the ''Doctor Who'' licence to feature the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]]. The others were ''[[Killing Ground (novel)|Killing Ground]]'' and ''[[Iceberg (novel)|Iceberg]]''. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
:"I'm a [[Time Lord]], not a [[bank]] manager. When I invested in this place I had no idea that it would succeed. I mean — a [[time-travel]]ling [[restaurant]]?" | :"I'm a [[Time Lord]], not a [[bank]] manager. When I invested in this place I had no idea that it would succeed. I mean — a [[time-travel]]ling [[restaurant]]?" | ||
[[ | The [[Crystal Bucephalus]]: a restaurant patronised by the highest echelons of society in the [[101st century|10th millennium]]. The guests are projected back in time to sample the [[food]] and [[drink]] of a bygone age. | ||
When the galaxy's [[Maximillian Arrestis|most notorious crime boss]] is [[murder]]ed in the Bucephalus, [[Fifth Doctor|The Doctor]], [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]] and [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]] are immediately arrested for the killing. To prove their [[innocence]], they must track down the perpetrators of slaughter and [[sabotage]], and uncover a [[conspiracy]] which has been 5,000 years in the making. | When the galaxy's [[Maximillian Arrestis|most notorious crime boss]] is [[murder]]ed in the Bucephalus, [[Fifth Doctor|The Doctor]], [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]] and [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]] are immediately arrested for the killing. To prove their [[innocence]], they must track down the perpetrators of slaughter and [[sabotage]], and uncover a [[conspiracy]] which has been 5,000 years in the making. | ||
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* [[Neil Corridge]] | * [[Neil Corridge]] | ||
* [[Simon Clavis]] | * [[Simon Clavis]] | ||
* [[Logan (The Crystal Bucephalus)]] | |||
* [[Issasis]] the [[Draconian]] | |||
* [[Untaxyr]] the [[Martian]] | |||
* [[Kruust]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* [[Psychovator]]s are a [[psychic]] race. | * [[Psychovator]]s are a [[psychic]] race. | ||
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* The [[Fifth Doctor]] can "swim" through the [[Time Vortex]]. | * The [[Fifth Doctor]] can "swim" through the [[Time Vortex]]. | ||
* The Doctor again demonstrates his [[psychic]] prowess by seizing control of [[Kamelion]] from "[[Maximillian Arrestis|Lazarus]]" and speaking through Kamelion's mouth. | * The Doctor again demonstrates his [[psychic]] prowess by seizing control of [[Kamelion]] from "[[Maximillian Arrestis|Lazarus]]" and speaking through Kamelion's mouth. | ||
* The Doctor spends an extended period trapped on the ice planet [[Pella Satyrnis]] and creates the [[Tempus Fugit]] while trapped there. | * The Doctor spends an extended period trapped on the [[ice planet]] [[Pella Satyrnis]] and creates the [[Tempus Fugit]] while trapped there. | ||
=== Individuals === | === Individuals === | ||
* While stranded in [[1980s]] [[London]], Tegan meets a young waitress in a [[McDonald's]] [[restaurant]]. | * While stranded in [[1980s]] [[London]], Tegan meets a young waitress in a [[McDonald's]] [[restaurant]]. | ||
=== Species === | |||
* The [[Gubbage Cone]]s are mentioned. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* [[Craig Hinton]] jokingly referred to this novel as "the Crystal Bucket".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://davidj.richardson.name/drwho/prose_interview_craggles.html|title=Interview: Craig Hinton|author=David J Richardson|date of source=January 1995|website name=David J Richardson|accessdate=11 April 2012}}</ref> | * [[Craig Hinton]] jokingly referred to this novel as "the Crystal Bucket".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://davidj.richardson.name/drwho/prose_interview_craggles.html|title=Interview: Craig Hinton|author=David J Richardson|date of source=January 1995|website name=David J Richardson|accessdate=11 April 2012}}</ref> | ||
* The image of [[Kamelion]] on the cover is a photograph rather than an illustration. | * The image of [[Kamelion]] on the cover is a photograph rather than an illustration. | ||
* At the climax of this story, the internal dimensions of the TARDIS are so massively damaged (while stopping a [[vortex rupture]]) that all that is left is the cloister room and a lot of empty white space. This leads the Doctor to comment it | * At the climax of this story, the internal dimensions of the TARDIS are so massively damaged (while stopping a [[vortex rupture]]) that all that is left is the cloister room and a lot of empty white space. This leads the Doctor to comment that it is high time to redesign the console room. This leads directly into the television story ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'', where he is cleaning the reconfigured console. | ||
* Kamelion admits to needing someone to command him. Free will is unsettling for him. The TARDIS also talks to him. This explains his whereabouts between the television stories ''[[The King's Demons (TV story)|The King's Demons]]'' and ''[[Planet of Fire (TV story)|Planet of Fire]]''. | * Kamelion admits to needing someone to command him. Free will is unsettling for him. The TARDIS also talks to him. This explains his whereabouts between the television stories ''[[The King's Demons (TV story)|The King's Demons]]'' and ''[[Planet of Fire (TV story)|Planet of Fire]]''. | ||
* The Crystal Bucephalus resembles the [[Capitol]] on [[Gallifrey]]; Kamelion points out that "the co-ordinates for [[New Alexandria]] are the same as-" but is cut off by Turlough. The [[2018 (releases)|2018]] short story ''[[The Story So Far... (short story)|The Story So Far...]]'' later established that New Alexandria was one of the [[Nine Homeworlds]]. | * The Crystal Bucephalus resembles the [[Capitol]] on [[Gallifrey]]; Kamelion points out that "the co-ordinates for [[New Alexandria]] are the same as-" but is cut off by Turlough. The [[2018 (releases)|2018]] short story ''[[The Story So Far... (short story)|The Story So Far...]]'' later established that New Alexandria was one of the [[Nine Homeworlds]]. | ||
* Turlough notes that the planet [[Qo'noS]] has suffered [[plasma]] damage on its biosphere. This is a reference to the [[Klingon]] homeworld and the destruction wrought by the explosion of its moon {{ma|Praxis}} in ''{{ma|Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country}}''. | * There are a number of ''[[Star Trek (franchise)|Star Trek]]'' references in this novel: | ||
* The novel was originally pitched as a [[Virgin New Adventures|New Adventure]] featuring the [[Seventh Doctor]];<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050407072744/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/news/drwho/2004/06/01/13206.shtml|title=Interview: The Crystal Bucephalus|date of source=1 June 2004|website name=BBC|accessdate=7 April 2005}}</ref> a chapter of this original submission was published in the [[1999 (releases)|1999]] | ** [[Latinum]] is mentioned. | ||
** Turlough notes that the planet [[Qo'noS]] has suffered [[plasma]] damage on its biosphere. This is a reference to the [[Klingon]] homeworld and the destruction wrought by the explosion of its moon {{ma|Praxis}} in ''{{ma|Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country}}''. | |||
** [[Risa]] is mentioned. | |||
** A man says a Union disruptor looks like something from ''Star Trek''. | |||
** The [[Vulcan Academia Scholastica]] is mentioned on three occasions. | |||
* The novel was originally pitched as a [[Virgin New Adventures|New Adventure]] featuring the [[Seventh Doctor]];<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050407072744/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/news/drwho/2004/06/01/13206.shtml|title=Interview: The Crystal Bucephalus|date of source=1 June 2004|website name=BBC|accessdate=7 April 2005}}</ref> a chapter of this original submission was published in the [[1999 (releases)|1999]] charity anthology ''[[Perfect Timing 2]]''. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Doctor claims that he has not smoked [[tobacco]] in four incarnations. ([[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'') | * The Doctor claims that he has not smoked [[tobacco]] in four incarnations. ([[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'') | ||
* The Doctor remembers [[Alexander the Great]] being "a dreadful bore". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Farewell, Great Macedon (audio story)|Farewell, Great Macedon]]'') | * The Doctor remembers [[Alexander the Great]] being "a dreadful bore". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Farewell, Great Macedon (audio story)|Farewell, Great Macedon]]'') | ||
* Tegan refers to her encounters with the [[Cyberman | * Tegan refers to her encounters with the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]'') the [[Terileptil]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[The Visitation (TV story)|The Visitation]]'') and the [[Mara]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Kinda (TV story)|Kinda]]'', ''[[Snakedance (TV story)|Snakedance]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Cradle of the Snake (audio story)|The Cradle of the Snake]]'') | ||
* The Doctor recalls his most recent encounter with the [[Time Lord]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]'') as well as his encounters with [[Ruath]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Goth Opera (novel)|Goth Opera]]'') and [[Omega]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Omega (audio story)|Omega]]'') | * The Doctor recalls his most recent encounter with the [[Time Lord]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]'') as well as his encounters with [[Ruath]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Goth Opera (novel)|Goth Opera]]'') and [[Omega]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Omega (audio story)|Omega]]'') | ||
* The Doctor once again refers to humanity as being "indomitable". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ark in Space (TV story)|The Ark in Space]]'', ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'') | * The Doctor once again refers to humanity as being "indomitable". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ark in Space (TV story)|The Ark in Space]]'', ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'') | ||
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* The Doctor laments the destruction of [[The Doctor's sonic screwdriver|his sonic screwdriver]] by the [[Terileptil]] leader in [[September]] [[1666]], and opines that he should have sued the Terileptils for criminal damage. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Visitation (TV story)|The Visitation]]'') | * The Doctor laments the destruction of [[The Doctor's sonic screwdriver|his sonic screwdriver]] by the [[Terileptil]] leader in [[September]] [[1666]], and opines that he should have sued the Terileptils for criminal damage. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Visitation (TV story)|The Visitation]]'') | ||
* A book by [[Findecker|Ernst Findecker]] is in the [[TARDIS library]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'') | * A book by [[Findecker|Ernst Findecker]] is in the [[TARDIS library]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'') | ||
* [[New Alexandria]] is one of the [[Nine Homeworlds]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Story So Far... (short story)|The Story So Far...]]'') | |||
== Gallery == | |||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true"> | |||
Ma-4.jpg|Official cover | |||
Crystal Bucephalus pulp cover.jpg|Pulp cover from ''[[Shelf Life]]'' | |||
</gallery> | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == | ||
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[[Category:Stories set in France]] | [[Category:Stories set in France]] | ||
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