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|image | |image = Ma-4.jpg | ||
|series | |series = [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] | ||
|range = Virgin Missing Adventures | |range = Virgin Missing Adventures | ||
|number in range = 4 | |number in range = 4 | ||
|number | |number = 4 | ||
|doctor | |doctor = Fifth Doctor | ||
|companions | |companions = [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]], [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]], [[Kamelion]] | ||
|enemy | |enemy = [[Maximillian Arrestis]] | ||
|setting | |setting = {{il|[[Crystal Bucephalus]]|[[New Alexandria]], | ||
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|writer | |writer = [[Craig Hinton]] | ||
|publisher | |publisher = Virgin Books | ||
|cover | |cover = [[Alister Pearson]] | ||
|release date = [[17 November (releases)|17 November]] [[1994 (releases)|1994]] | |release date = [[17 November (releases)|17 November]] [[1994 (releases)|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) | ||
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{{you may|Crystal Bucephalus|n1=the titular restaurant}} | {{you may|Crystal Bucephalus|n1=the titular restaurant}} | ||
'''''The Crystal Bucephalus''''' was the fourth novel in the [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Craig Hinton]]. It | '''''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 three novels published under [[Virgin Publishing]]'s control of the ''Doctor Who'' licence to feature the [[Cyberman | 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 == | ||
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* [[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]]. | ||
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* 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]]'') | ||
