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|companions = [[Polly Wright|Polly]], [[Ben Jackson|Ben]] | |companions = [[Polly Wright|Polly]], [[Ben Jackson|Ben]] | ||
|enemy = The [[Ten-Strong]], [[Morphiean]]s | |enemy = The [[Ten-Strong]], [[Morphiean]]s | ||
|setting = Unnamed [[ | |setting = [[Planetoid (Ten Little Aliens)|Unnamed planetoid]], [[Earth Empire]]-[[Morphiea]] border | ||
|writer = [[Stephen Cole]] | |writer = [[Stephen Cole]] | ||
|publisher = BBC Books | |publisher = BBC Books | ||
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* This adventure is set between ''[[The Smugglers (TV story)|The Smugglers]]'' and ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]''. It is the only novel in a very small number of stories to feature the First Doctor travelling with Ben and Polly. ''[[The Three Paths (short story)|The Three Paths]]'', a [[2006 (releases)|2006]] [[Short Trips: Farewells|short story]], establishes a solid narrative gap between the two TV serials which allows for this. | * This adventure is set between ''[[The Smugglers (TV story)|The Smugglers]]'' and ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]''. It is the only novel in a very small number of stories to feature the First Doctor travelling with Ben and Polly. ''[[The Three Paths (short story)|The Three Paths]]'', a [[2006 (releases)|2006]] [[Short Trips: Farewells|short story]], establishes a solid narrative gap between the two TV serials which allows for this. | ||
* The novel's title is an allusion to the [[Agatha Christie]] story {{wi|And Then There Were None|Ten Little Indians}}. | * The novel's title is an allusion to the [[Agatha Christie]] story {{wi|And Then There Were None|Ten Little Indians}}. | ||
* The book was re-released with a new cover on [[7 March (releases)|7 March]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]] for the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' 50th anniversary. | * The book was re-released with a new cover by [[Two Associates]] on [[7 March (releases)|7 March]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]] for the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' 50th anniversary. | ||
* The story is set in May '90, but the millennium and century are unspecified. The reference book [[AHistory|A''History'']] places the year as circa [[2890]], as it is set during a time when Earth's empire is strong. | * The story is set in May '90, but the millennium and century are unspecified. The reference book [[AHistory|A''History'']] places the year as circa [[2890]], as it is set during a time when Earth's empire is strong. | ||
* The spacesuits worn here are the ones later seen in the television story ''[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]''. | * The spacesuits worn here are the ones later seen in the television story ''[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]''. | ||
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* In order to stop [[Polly Wright|Polly]] from looking at his thoughts, the Doctor produces the image of a penny farthing. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Space Museum (TV story)|The Space Museum]]'') | * In order to stop [[Polly Wright|Polly]] from looking at his thoughts, the Doctor produces the image of a penny farthing. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Space Museum (TV story)|The Space Museum]]'') | ||
* The Doctor mentions civilisations which eat the bodies of the dead in order to remember them. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Venusian Lullaby (novel)|Venusian Lullaby]]'') | * The Doctor mentions civilisations which eat the bodies of the dead in order to remember them. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Venusian Lullaby (novel)|Venusian Lullaby]]'') | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
