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* Although this story was officially the final of Virgin's ''Doctor Who'' New Adventures, it was in fact not the last to be published: due to production delays, the [[Seventh Doctor]] novel ''[[So Vile a Sin (novel)|So Vile a Sin]]'', which had been planned for release several months earlier, was only published a month after ''The Dying Days''. | * Although this story was officially the final of Virgin's ''Doctor Who'' New Adventures, it was in fact not the last to be published: due to production delays, the [[Seventh Doctor]] novel ''[[So Vile a Sin (novel)|So Vile a Sin]]'', which had been planned for release several months earlier, was only published a month after ''The Dying Days''. | ||
* Until the release of ''[[The Company of Friends (audio anthology)|The Company of Friends]]'' over ten years later, this novel held the distinction of being the only appearance of [[Bernice Summerfield]] alongside the [[Eighth Doctor]]. | * Until the release of ''[[The Company of Friends (audio anthology)|The Company of Friends]]'' over ten years later, this novel held the distinction of being the only appearance of [[Bernice Summerfield]] alongside the [[Eighth Doctor]]. | ||
* After ''The Dying Days'', [[Virgin Books]] continued to release ''[[Virgin New Adventures|New Adventures]]'' novels | * After ''The Dying Days'', [[Virgin Books]] continued to release ''[[Virgin New Adventures|New Adventures]]'' novels centred around [[Bernice Summerfield]]. ''The Dying Days'' ends with Bernice going to her new home at the University of [[Dellah]]. | ||
* This novel was re-released by BBCi on the official Doctor Who website in ebook form, accompanied by extensive notes and commentary from author Lance Parkin and new illustrations by artist [[Allan Bednar]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20041023031505/http://www.bbc.co.uk:80/cult/doctorwho/ebooks/dyingdays/ Dying Days on BBCi, archived with The Internet Archive]</ref> | * This novel was re-released by BBCi on the official Doctor Who website in ebook form, accompanied by extensive notes and commentary from author Lance Parkin and new illustrations by artist [[Allan Bednar]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20041023031505/http://www.bbc.co.uk:80/cult/doctorwho/ebooks/dyingdays/ Dying Days on BBCi, archived with The Internet Archive]</ref> | ||
* At the Mars landing party there are a few notable guests: [[Jeremy Paxman]], [[Richard Dawkins (in-universe)|Richard Dawkins]], [[Chris Evans]], [[Gillian Anderson]], [[Richard Branson]], [[Alan Yentob]], [[Emma Knight]], and [[Lalla Ward (in-universe)|Lalla Ward]]. The real-world figures abruptly disappear when the invasion occurs, both to avoid calling anyone real a collaborator and because "there would have been something irredeemably camp about having [[Gazza]] or {{w|Mel B|Scary Spice}} joining the fight".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20041027204810/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/doctorwho/ebooks/dyingdays/notes/page10.shtml Chapter 7 author's notes (archived)]</ref> | * At the Mars landing party there are a few notable guests: [[Jeremy Paxman]], [[Richard Dawkins (in-universe)|Richard Dawkins]], [[Chris Evans]], [[Gillian Anderson]], [[Richard Branson]], [[Alan Yentob]], [[Emma Knight]], and [[Lalla Ward (in-universe)|Lalla Ward]]. The real-world figures abruptly disappear when the invasion occurs, both to avoid calling anyone real a collaborator and because "there would have been something irredeemably camp about having [[Gazza]] or {{w|Mel B|Scary Spice}} joining the fight".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20041027204810/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/doctorwho/ebooks/dyingdays/notes/page10.shtml Chapter 7 author's notes (archived)]</ref> | ||
