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* The title of chapter eleven, ''The Vampire Mutation'', was a working title for ''[[State of Decay (TV story)|State of Decay]]''. | * The title of chapter eleven, ''The Vampire Mutation'', was a working title for ''[[State of Decay (TV story)|State of Decay]]''. | ||
* The Doctor's first line in the ''BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures'' series is; "Dear old H.G., such an optimist. Such an enthusiast... especially for the ladies." | * The Doctor's first line in the ''BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures'' series is; "Dear old H.G., such an optimist. Such an enthusiast... especially for the ladies." | ||
* Flavia is president. However, | * Flavia is president. However, Dicks' earlier novel [[PROSE]]: ''[[Blood Harvest (novel)|Blood Harvest]]'' established that [[Romana II]] was President. This discrepancy was addressed in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Unnatural History (novel)|Unnatural History]]'', where Rassilon's "improvements to the pattern of history" were explained as an attempt to undo the events of [[PROSE]]: ''[[Lungbarrow (novel)|Lungbarrow]]''. | ||
* By the end of the novel the first eight Doctors have appeared, three versions of [[the Master]] — the {{Delgado|n=Delgado}}, the {{Ainley|n=Ainley}}, and an unknown incarnation — plus [[the War Chief]] have appeared, we meet two versions of the [[Sixth Doctor]], and [[Borusa]] is temporarily released from the [[Dark Tower]], but may have returned to [[Rassilon]] as he still feels as though he should be punished. | * By the end of the novel the first eight Doctors have appeared, three versions of [[the Master]] — the {{Delgado|n=Delgado}}, the {{Ainley|n=Ainley}}, and an unknown incarnation — plus [[the War Chief]] have appeared, we meet two versions of the [[Sixth Doctor]], and [[Borusa]] is temporarily released from the [[Dark Tower]], but may have returned to [[Rassilon]] as he still feels as though he should be punished. | ||
* This novel also makes for one of the more continuity-heavy novels, with Terrance Dicks referencing [[TV]]: ''[[State of Decay (TV story)|State of Decay]]'' (which he had previous written a sequel to as [[PROSE]]: ''[[Blood Harvest (novel)|Blood Harvest]]''). [[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' (also by Dicks) is referenced heavily here. | * This novel also makes for one of the more continuity-heavy novels, with Terrance Dicks referencing [[TV]]: ''[[State of Decay (TV story)|State of Decay]]'' (which he had previous written a sequel to as [[PROSE]]: ''[[Blood Harvest (novel)|Blood Harvest]]''). [[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' (also by Dicks) is referenced heavily here. | ||
