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|image= Divided Loyalties.jpg | |image = Divided Loyalties.jpg | ||
|series=[[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] | |series = [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] | ||
|number= 25 | |number = 25 | ||
|doctor=Fifth Doctor | |doctor = Fifth Doctor | ||
|companions= [[Adric]], [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]], [[Nyssa]] | |companions = [[Adric]], [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]], [[Nyssa]] | ||
|enemy= [[ | |enemy = [[The Toymaker]] | ||
|setting=[[Dymok]], 2370s | |setting = [[Dymok]], 2370s<br>[[Celestial Toyroom]] | ||
[[Celestial Toyroom]] | |writer = [[Gary Russell]] | ||
|writer= [[Gary Russell]] | |publisher = BBC Books | ||
|publisher= BBC Books | |release date = [[4 October (releases)|4 October]] [[1999 (releases)|1999]] | ||
|release date= [[4 October (releases)|4 October]] [[1999 (releases)|1999]] | |format = Paperback Book;<br>22 Chapters, 252 Pages | ||
|format= Paperback Book;<br | |isbn = ISBN 0-563-55578-5 | ||
|isbn= ISBN 0-563-55578-5 | |prev = City at World's End (novel) | ||
|prev=City at World's End (novel) | |next = Corpse Marker (novel) | ||
|next=Corpse Marker (novel) | }} | ||
}}{{prose stub}} | {{prose stub}} | ||
''''' | '''''Divided Loyalties''''' was the twenty-fifth novel in the [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Gary Russell]], released [[4 October (releases)|4 October]] [[1999 (releases)|1999]] and featured the [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Adric]], [[Nyssa]] and [[Tegan Jovanka]]. | ||
This was the first Past Doctor Adventures novel to feature this line up of Doctor and companions and the first full length novel to do so since 1996's ''[[Cold Fusion (novel)|Cold Fusion]]''. This was the first, and {{As of|2020|lc=y}}, only full length novel to feature the [[Celestial Toymaker]]. | This was the first Past Doctor Adventures novel to feature this line up of Doctor and companions and the first full length novel to do so since 1996's ''[[Cold Fusion (novel)|Cold Fusion]]''. This was the first, and {{As of|2020|lc=y}}, only full length novel to feature [[the Toymaker]], originating from [[TV]]: ''[[The Celestial Toymaker (TV story)|The Celestial Toymaker]]''. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
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* [[Sarah Townsend]] | * [[Sarah Townsend]] | ||
* [[Nikos Paladopous]] | * [[Nikos Paladopous]] | ||
*Dieter | * [[Dieter]] | ||
*Braune | * [[Braune]] | ||
=== Nightmare === | === Nightmare === | ||
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* Runcible threatens to report Magnus and Mortimus to Lord Cardinal [[Zass]]. | * Runcible threatens to report Magnus and Mortimus to Lord Cardinal [[Zass]]. | ||
* Tegan is [[Jew]]ish. | * Tegan is [[Jew]]ish. | ||
* The Toymaker likens himself to a "pan-dimensional [[Walt Disney]], [[Charles Darrow]] and [[Hiroshi Yamauchi]]". | |||
=== Planets === | === Planets === | ||
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* The book is set between the TV episodes ''[[The Visitation (TV story)|The Visitation]]'' and ''[[Black Orchid (TV story)|Black Orchid]]'', despite the fact that there is no gap between those two stories. For the Toymaker, it apparently leads into ''[[The Nightmare Fair (TV story)|The Nightmare Fair]]'', though it is incompatible with various elements of that story. | * The book is set between the TV episodes ''[[The Visitation (TV story)|The Visitation]]'' and ''[[Black Orchid (TV story)|Black Orchid]]'', despite the fact that there is no gap between those two stories. For the Toymaker, it apparently leads into ''[[The Nightmare Fair (TV story)|The Nightmare Fair]]'', though it is incompatible with various elements of that story. | ||
* Each character receives a lengthy "flashback" dream sequence full of unnecessary background information and references to previous episodes. Many of these contradict the very episodes they reference: for instance, the [[Rassilon Imprimatur]] is presented as a real thing that a person needs in order to travel through time, despite ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'' only including it as a lie and despite the on-screen evidence of the Doctor's many [[companion]]s. Similarly, [[the Master]] is called by the name "Koschei", despite that the [[Second Doctor]] didn't recognise him by that name in ''[[The Dark Path (novel)|The Dark Path]]''. | * Each character receives a lengthy "flashback" dream sequence full of unnecessary background information and references to previous episodes. Many of these contradict the very episodes they reference: for instance, the [[Rassilon Imprimatur]] is presented as a real thing that a person needs in order to travel through time, despite ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'' only including it as a lie and despite the on-screen evidence of the Doctor's many [[companion]]s. Similarly, [[the Master]] is called by the name "Koschei", despite that the [[Second Doctor]] didn't recognise him by that name in ''[[The Dark Path (novel)|The Dark Path]]''. | ||
* Later, the dream sequences are revealed to have been created by the | * Later, the dream sequences are revealed to have been created by the Toymaker to frustrate the Doctor and his companions. The Toymaker's statement that he was tormenting the Doctor "because I have the power to, and I can!" acts as commentary on the [[Virgin Books]] authors' attitudes toward adding backstory to characters from the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television series. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The [[First Doctor]], [[Steven Taylor]] and [[Dodo Chaplet]] previously encountered | * The [[First Doctor]], [[Steven Taylor]] and [[Dodo Chaplet]] previously encountered [[the Toymaker]] during their travels. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Celestial Toymaker (TV story)|The Celestial Toymaker]]'') | ||
* The First Doctor is shown to be one of the best students of his class, despite being previously identified as not having excelled academically in [[TV]]: ''[[The Ribos Operation (TV story)|The Ribos Operation]]''. | * The First Doctor is shown to be one of the best students of his class, despite being previously identified as not having excelled academically in [[TV]]: ''[[The Ribos Operation (TV story)|The Ribos Operation]]''. | ||
* [[Jelpax]] was part of the team who foresaw [[Dalek]] dominion over all life. ([[TV]]:''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'') This is contradicted by [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Ascension (audio story)|Ascension]]'', in which [[Narvin]] orders [[Valyes]] to complete this task. | * [[Jelpax]] was part of the team who foresaw [[Dalek]] dominion over all life. ([[TV]]:''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'') This is contradicted by [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Ascension (audio story)|Ascension]]'', in which [[Narvin]] orders [[Valyes]] to complete this task. | ||
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* In ''[[No Future (novel)|No Future]]'' it was stated that the Doctor and Mortimus didn't know each other on Gallifrey. Yet in ''Divided Loyalties'' they are good friends, and members of the same Deca gang. In addition, it is stated that Mortimus "gave atomic bazookas to the Normans". However, in ''[[The Time Meddler (TV story)|The Time Meddler]]'' the Time Meddler's entire plot was to prevent the Norman Conquest of England. The Time Meddler had planned to use an atomic warhead to aid the Anglo-Saxons. | * In ''[[No Future (novel)|No Future]]'' it was stated that the Doctor and Mortimus didn't know each other on Gallifrey. Yet in ''Divided Loyalties'' they are good friends, and members of the same Deca gang. In addition, it is stated that Mortimus "gave atomic bazookas to the Normans". However, in ''[[The Time Meddler (TV story)|The Time Meddler]]'' the Time Meddler's entire plot was to prevent the Norman Conquest of England. The Time Meddler had planned to use an atomic warhead to aid the Anglo-Saxons. | ||
* It is stated that a [[Rassilon Imprimatur]] is essential for Time Lords, as without it no Time Lord will be able to regenerate, and that only graduates of the Academy are given the Rassilon Imprimatur. It is also stated in the last chapter of ''Divided Loyalties'' that Jelpax was the only member of the Deca to graduate from the Academy. | * It is stated that a [[Rassilon Imprimatur]] is essential for Time Lords, as without it no Time Lord will be able to regenerate, and that only graduates of the Academy are given the Rassilon Imprimatur. It is also stated in the last chapter of ''Divided Loyalties'' that Jelpax was the only member of the Deca to graduate from the Academy. | ||
* This book is highly significant, as, during the dream sequence, it depicts two separate characters named ''Magnus'' and ''Koschei'' together on Gallifrey at the same time. ''Koschei'' was the name [[The Master]] used in ''[[The Dark Path (novel)|The Dark Path]]''. whereas ''Magnus'' fantasises about working with the [[War Lord]]s, hinting that he is the same person as [[the War Chief]]. As such, many people take this as "proof" that 'The War Chief is not the same character as the Master'. However, this occurs during what is explicitly said to be a "strange dream", brought on by | * This book is highly significant, as, during the dream sequence, it depicts two separate characters named ''Magnus'' and ''Koschei'' together on Gallifrey at the same time. ''Koschei'' was the name [[The Master]] used in ''[[The Dark Path (novel)|The Dark Path]]''. whereas ''Magnus'' fantasises about working with the [[War Lord]]s, hinting that he is the same person as [[the War Chief]]. As such, many people take this as "proof" that 'The War Chief is not the same character as the Master'. However, this occurs during what is explicitly said to be a "strange dream", brought on by [[the Toymaker]]. In addition, time is mixed-up within the dream, as Type 30 TARDISes are still being invented one night, yet the next morning Type 35 TARDISes have already been used for some time. And characters who the Doctor only met long after his time at the Academy interact with him while he is at the Academy. | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
