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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novel released on [[10 June (releases)|10 June]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]] by [[BBC Children's Books]]. It was written by [[Jacqueline Rayner]] and featured the [[Tenth Doctor]]. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novel released on [[10 June (releases)|10 June]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]] by [[BBC Children's Books]]. It was written by [[Jacqueline Rayner]] and featured the [[Tenth Doctor]]. | ||
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* [[Lancelot]] | * [[Lancelot]] | ||
* [[Guardian of Magic|Morgwen]] | * [[Guardian of Magic|Morgwen]] | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
''to be added'' | |||
=== Individuals === | === Individuals === | ||
* Donna knows about the Tenth Doctor's former companions [[Rose Tyler]] and [[Martha Jones]]. | * Donna knows about the Tenth Doctor's former companions [[Rose Tyler]] and [[Martha Jones]]. | ||
* The Doctor mentions that he learned swordsmanship from a Captain in Cleopatra’s bodyguard. | * The Doctor mentions that he learned swordsmanship from a Captain in Cleopatra’s bodyguard. | ||
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=== Technology === | === Technology === | ||
* The Doctor loses the link to the [[Heart of the TARDIS]]. | * The Doctor loses the link to the [[Heart of the TARDIS]]. | ||
=== Cultural References === | === Cultural References === | ||
* Donna mentions television shows [[EastEnders]], ''[[Xena: Warrior Princess]]'', ''[[Bullseye]].'' | * Donna mentions television shows [[EastEnders]], ''[[Xena: Warrior Princess]]'', ''[[Bullseye]].'' | ||
* Donna mentions literary works [[Sherlock Holmes]] and the ''[[The Beano|Beano]]''. | * Donna mentions literary works [[Sherlock Holmes]] and the ''[[The Beano|Beano]]''. | ||
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=== References to the real world === | === References to the real world === | ||
* The Doctor implies that [[COVID-19|something crazy]] happens in [[2020]]. | * The Doctor implies that [[COVID-19|something crazy]] happens in [[2020]]. | ||
* Donna intends to pick up snacks from the 1970s, including Pacers, Aztec bars, Tiger Tots, Ringos, Terry’s Chocolate Lemon, Sky Ray ice lollies, and Horror Bags. | * Donna intends to pick up snacks from the 1970s, including Pacers, Aztec bars, Tiger Tots, Ringos, Terry’s Chocolate Lemon, Sky Ray ice lollies, and Horror Bags. | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* This is not the first time the Doctor has been involved in Arthurian mythology: | * This is not the first time the Doctor has been involved in Arthurian mythology: | ||
**The [[Fourth Doctor]] claimed to have taught [[Lancelot]] how to use a [[sword]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Wolfsbane (novel)|Wolfsbane]]'') | ** The [[Fourth Doctor]] claimed to have taught [[Lancelot]] how to use a [[sword]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Wolfsbane (novel)|Wolfsbane]]'') | ||
**The [[Fifth Doctor]] and [[The Master#In%20Tremas.27%20body|the Master]] once crossed paths in the presence of King Arthur. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Creation of Camelot]]'') The [[Fifth Doctor]] was also suprised upon seeing Merlin sitting on a council of the [[Higher Evolutionary|Higher Evolutionaries]] in [[the Matrix]] alongside [[Rassilon]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Tides of Time (comic story)|The Tides of Time]]'') | ** The [[Fifth Doctor]] and [[The Master#In%20Tremas.27%20body|the Master]] once crossed paths in the presence of King Arthur. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Creation of Camelot]]'') The [[Fifth Doctor]] was also suprised upon seeing Merlin sitting on a council of the [[Higher Evolutionary|Higher Evolutionaries]] in [[the Matrix]] alongside [[Rassilon]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Tides of Time (comic story)|The Tides of Time]]'') | ||
**The [[Seventh Doctor]] encountered individuals related to the King Arthur legend, as they crossed dimensions in an invasion of Earth in Carbury. ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'') This account was heavily discussed and referenced by the Tenth Doctor and Donna. | ** The [[Seventh Doctor]] encountered individuals related to the King Arthur legend, as they crossed dimensions in an invasion of Earth in Carbury. ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'') This account was heavily discussed and referenced by the Tenth Doctor and Donna. | ||
**The [[Eighth Doctor]] encountered individuals related to the King Arthur legend, called himself Merlin and created messages for his past self. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[One Fateful Knight (short story)|One Fateful Knight]]'') Other accounts also claimed that [[The Doctor (Battlefield)|a future, red-haired incarnation of the Doctor]] also became Merlin, although the Eighth Doctor believed it was merely another Time Lord posing as the Doctor. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Battlefield (novelisation)|Battlefield]]'', ''[[Happy Endings (novel)|Happy Endings]]'', et al.) | ** The [[Eighth Doctor]] encountered individuals related to the King Arthur legend, called himself Merlin and created messages for his past self. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[One Fateful Knight (short story)|One Fateful Knight]]'') Other accounts also claimed that [[The Doctor (Battlefield)|a future, red-haired incarnation of the Doctor]] also became Merlin, although the Eighth Doctor believed it was merely another Time Lord posing as the Doctor. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Battlefield (novelisation)|Battlefield]]'', ''[[Happy Endings (novel)|Happy Endings]]'', et al.) | ||
**The [[Tenth Doctor]] claimed that he was once called Merlin by [[King Arthur]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Fugitive (comic story)|Fugitive]]'') | ** The [[Tenth Doctor]] claimed that he was once called Merlin by [[King Arthur]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Fugitive (comic story)|Fugitive]]'') | ||
**The [[Twelfth Doctor]] said he once met a young [[King Arthur]] who was looking for a [[sword]]. The Doctor pulled the sword from within the [[stone]]<nowiki/> and was made [[King]] of [[England]] for a day before abdicating in favour of Arthur. ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'') | ** The [[Twelfth Doctor]] said he once met a young [[King Arthur]] who was looking for a [[sword]]. The Doctor pulled the sword from within the [[stone]]<nowiki/> and was made [[King]] of [[England]] for a day before abdicating in favour of Arthur. ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'') | ||
*The Doctor uses a [[crank handle]] to open the TARDIS door. ([[TV]]: ''[[Death to the Daleks (TV story)|Death to the Daleks]]''; ''[[AUDIO]]'': ''[[The Gift (audio story)|The Gift]]'') | * The Doctor uses a [[crank handle]] to open the TARDIS door. ([[TV]]: ''[[Death to the Daleks (TV story)|Death to the Daleks]]''; ''[[AUDIO]]'': ''[[The Gift (audio story)|The Gift]]'') | ||
*The Doctor refers to his time in his [[Seventh Doctor|Seventh Incarnation]] as being all mysterious and manipulative, the rebellious phase one goes through when turning a thousand years old, and slipping notes to himself from the future would be something he would have done. | * The Doctor refers to his time in his [[Seventh Doctor|Seventh Incarnation]] as being all mysterious and manipulative, the rebellious phase one goes through when turning a thousand years old, and slipping notes to himself from the future would be something he would have done. | ||
*The Doctor lists previous titles, positions and names he has held: '''Doctor''' ([[TV]]: ''[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]''), '''Scientific Adviser to [[UNIT]]''' ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'', et al), one-time '''Lord President of the Time Lords''' ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]],'' et al), the '''Oncoming Storm''' ([[TV]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]''), '''Destroyer of Worlds''' ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]''), and '''Time’s Champion''' ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Love and War (novel)|Love and War]]'') which was unique only to the Seventh Doctor. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Room With No Doors (novel)|The Room With No Doors]]''). | * The Doctor lists previous titles, positions and names he has held: '''Doctor''' ([[TV]]: ''[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]''), '''Scientific Adviser to [[UNIT]]''' ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'', et al), one-time '''Lord President of the Time Lords''' ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]],'' et al), the '''Oncoming Storm''' ([[TV]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]''), '''Destroyer of Worlds''' ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]''), and '''Time’s Champion''' ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Love and War (novel)|Love and War]]'') which was unique only to the Seventh Doctor. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Room With No Doors (novel)|The Room With No Doors]]''). | ||
*The Doctor encountered the real Spear of Destiny in his [[Third Doctor|Third Incarnation]], battling the Master for possession of it. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Spear of Destiny (short story)|The Spear of Destiny]]'') | * The Doctor encountered the real Spear of Destiny in his [[Third Doctor|Third Incarnation]], battling the Master for possession of it. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Spear of Destiny (short story)|The Spear of Destiny]]'') | ||
*The Doctor compares the quest for the Shards to his first search for the [[Key to Time]], involving collecting six things that were hidden in six different parts of the universe and could disguise themselves as anything. He mentions that one piece of the Key was a [[Calufrax|planet]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pirate Planet (TV story)|The Pirate Planet]]'') one was a [[Astra of Atrios|person]], one was swallowed by a [[Kroll|giant god octopus]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of Kroll (TV story)|The Power of Kroll]]'') and he had to deal with four versions of [[Romana I|his companion]] including her, her double, her robot double and her double’s robot double. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Androids of Tara (TV story)|The Androids of Tara]]'') | * The Doctor compares the quest for the Shards to his first search for the [[Key to Time]], involving collecting six things that were hidden in six different parts of the universe and could disguise themselves as anything. He mentions that one piece of the Key was a [[Calufrax|planet]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pirate Planet (TV story)|The Pirate Planet]]'') one was a [[Astra of Atrios|person]], one was swallowed by a [[Kroll|giant god octopus]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of Kroll (TV story)|The Power of Kroll]]'') and he had to deal with four versions of [[Romana I|his companion]] including her, her double, her robot double and her double’s robot double. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Androids of Tara (TV story)|The Androids of Tara]]'') | ||
* The Doctor observes that [[Lancelot]] reminds him of an old companion of his, a [[Ian Chesterton|science teacher]] who is now in his eighties in Donna's time. ([[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'' et al) Donna responds that the gorgeous ones always turn out to be either married or actually [[Lance Bennett|evil alien spider lackeys]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'') | * The Doctor observes that [[Lancelot]] reminds him of an old companion of his, a [[Ian Chesterton|science teacher]] who is now in his eighties in Donna's time. ([[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'' et al) Donna responds that the gorgeous ones always turn out to be either married or actually [[Lance Bennett|evil alien spider lackeys]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'') | ||
*The Tenth Doctor also used a pair of 3D glasses when observing the effects [[the Void]] had on people and objects. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]'') | * The Tenth Doctor also used a pair of 3D glasses when observing the effects [[the Void]] had on people and objects. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]'') | ||
*The Doctor tells [[Morgaine|Morgwen]] of how Donna asked him to save just one person in [[Pompeii]], which made him a better person. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)|The Fires of Pompeii]], [[The Girl Who Died (TV story)|The Girl Who Died]]'') | * The Doctor tells [[Morgaine|Morgwen]] of how Donna asked him to save just one person in [[Pompeii]], which made him a better person. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)|The Fires of Pompeii]], [[The Girl Who Died (TV story)|The Girl Who Died]]'') | ||
*The TARDIS' [[Hostile Action Displacement System]] is activated, jumping a few minutes into the future. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Krotons (TV story)|The Krotons]],'' [[PROSE]]: ''[[Dead of Winter (novel)|Dead of Winter]]'') | * The TARDIS' [[Hostile Action Displacement System]] is activated, jumping a few minutes into the future. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Krotons (TV story)|The Krotons]],'' [[PROSE]]: ''[[Dead of Winter (novel)|Dead of Winter]]'') | ||
*The Guardian of Might and Guardian of Magic appears similar to the [[White Guardian|White]] and [[Black Guardian]], the former being the emobdiment of order and the latter embodying chaos. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ribos Operation (TV story)|The Ribos Operation]]'') | * The Guardian of Might and Guardian of Magic appears similar to the [[White Guardian|White]] and [[Black Guardian]], the former being the emobdiment of order and the latter embodying chaos. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ribos Operation (TV story)|The Ribos Operation]]'') | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
