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'''''Timewyrm: Exodus''''' is the second book in the [[Virgin New Adventures|New Adventures]] series | '''''Timewyrm: Exodus''''' is the second book in the [[Virgin New Adventures|New Adventures]] series. It was [[Writer|written]] by [[Terrance Dicks]]. Featuring the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]], it is the second book in the [[Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)|Timewyrm]] story arc, and also acts as a sequel to ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]''. | ||
Dicks' first original novel, the plot, in essence, is comprised numerous interrelated mini-stories, with the Doctor hopping to various times and locations to sort out related instances of alien interference with Earth's history. A similar structure and premise was adopted in some of Dicks' later novels, in particular the [[Players (novel)|Player]]s trilogy: ''[[Players (novel)|Players]]'', ''[[Endgame (novel)|Endgame]]'' and ''[[World Game (novel)|World Game]]''. Some of these novels even include references to ''Exodus'' which lightly ties it to the spanning narrative. | |||
''Exodus'' features the first appearance in all of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' media of [[Adolf Hitler]], who had previously only been mentioned. It explores his rise to power and his reign at the beginning of [[World War II]] in the context of the [[Doctor Who universe|DWU]]. The later release, ''[[The Shadow in the Glass (novel)|The Shadow in the Glass]]'', complements ''Exodus'' by exploring Hitler's [[Battle of Berlin|downfall]]. ''Players'' is also a significant companion piece, containing a number of references to ''Exodus'', expanding on some of its ideas, and also following a similar story line with a focus on [[Winston Churchill]] rather than Hitler. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
The pursuit of the [[Timewyrm]] leads [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Ace]] to [[London]], [[1951]], and the [[Festival of Britain]] — a celebration of the achievements of this small country, this insignificant corner of the glorious Thousand Year Reich. | The pursuit of the [[Timewyrm]] leads [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Ace]] to [[London]], [[1951]], and the [[Festival of Britain]] — a celebration of the achievements of [[Great Britain|this small country]], this insignificant corner of the glorious [[Third Reich|Thousand Year Reich]]. | ||
Someone — or something — has been interfering with the time lines, and in order to investigate, the Doctor travels further back in time to the very dawn of the [[Nazi]] evil. In the heart of the [[Germany]] of the [[Third Reich]], he finds that this little band of thugs and misfits did not take over half the world unaided. | Someone — or something — has been interfering with the time lines, and in order to investigate, the Doctor [[Time travel|travels further back]] in [[time]] to the [[Beer Hall Putsch|very dawn]] of the [[Nazi]] [[evil]]. In the heart of the [[Germany]] of the [[Third Reich]], he finds that this little band of thugs and misfits did not take over half the world unaided. | ||
History must be restored to its proper course, and in his attempt to repair the time lines, the Doctor faces the most terrible dilemma he has ever known... | [[History]] must be restored to its proper course, and in his attempt to repair the time lines, the Doctor faces the most terrible dilemma he has ever known... | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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* The novel ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)|Timewyrm: Revelation]]'' continues some elements of this novel. | * The novel ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)|Timewyrm: Revelation]]'' continues some elements of this novel. | ||
* The novel ''[[Endgame (novel)|Endgame]]'' features a brief scene from this novel. In that instance, the currently-amnesic [[Eighth Doctor]] observes but does not recognise the Seventh Doctor and Ace visiting the Festival of Britain in 1951. | * The novel ''[[Endgame (novel)|Endgame]]'' features a brief scene from this novel. In that instance, the currently-amnesic [[Eighth Doctor]] observes but does not recognise the Seventh Doctor and Ace visiting the Festival of Britain in 1951. | ||
* This is a sequel to the television story ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'', which introduced the War Chief. | * This is a sequel to the television story ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'', which introduced the War Chief and the War Lords. | ||
* Some of the influences of the War Chief are seen in the novel ''[[Players (novel)|Players]]''. | * Some of the influences of the War Chief are seen in the novel ''[[Players (novel)|Players]]''. | ||
* [[Lance Parkin]] spoke favourably of ''Exodus'' and acknowledged its enduring popularity but took issue with the contribution of aliens to Hitler's rise to power. Parkin wrote ''[[Just War (novel)|Just War]]'' as a reaction to this aspect of ''Exodus''; it contains a much more realistic exploration of the Nazi ideology. To draw parallels, the publisher's summary of ''Just War'' was written to give the impression that it was a sequel to ''Exodus'', and both stories contain the line "Everything from the [[Holocaust]] to [[Hiroshima]], with [[Dresden]] along the way."<ref>http://doctorwho.org.nz/archive/tsv48/lanceparkin.html</ref> | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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File:NA002 exodus textless cover.jpg|Textless cover | File:NA002 exodus textless cover.jpg|Textless cover | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
