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doctor=[[Eighth Doctor]] | | doctor=[[Eighth Doctor]] | | ||
companions= [[Bernice Summerfield | companions= [[Bernice Summerfield]]<br>[[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]] | | ||
enemy= [[Xznaal]] | | enemy= [[Xznaal]] | | ||
year= [[Earth]], [[England]], [[1997]] | | year= [[Earth]], [[England]], [[1997]] | | ||
writer= [[Lance Parkin]] | | writer= [[Lance Parkin]] | | ||
publisher= [[Virgin Books]] | | publisher= [[Virgin Books]] | | ||
release date= | | release date=[[April]], [[1997]] | | ||
format= Paperback Book, 298 Pages | | format= Paperback Book, 298 Pages | | ||
isbn= ISBN 0426205049 | | isbn= ISBN 0426205049 | | ||
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This time, the Doctor is already too late. | This time, the Doctor is already too late. | ||
==Plot== | |||
''to be added'' | |||
==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
*[[Eighth Doctor |The Doctor]] | *[[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] | ||
*[[Bernice Summerfield]] | *[[Bernice Summerfield]] | ||
*[[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]] | *[[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]] | ||
*[[Alexander Christian]] | *[[Alexander Christian]] | ||
*[[Winifred Bambera]] | *[[Winifred Bambera]] | ||
*[[Edward Greyhaven]] | *[[Edward Greyhaven]] | ||
*[[David Staines]] | *[[David Staines]] | ||
*[[Xznaal]] | *[[Xznaal]] | ||
*[[Eve Waugh]] | *[[Eve Waugh]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
===[[:Category:Archaeology|Archaeology]]=== | |||
*Bernice excavated [[Mare Sirenum]]; [[Mars]] when she was 24, this established her reputation as an archaeologist. | |||
===[[:Category:Books|Books]]=== | |||
*Bernice nicked parts of her diary describing events around the UNIT/Rebel assault on Martian held London from a "tattered old paperback with a creepy eye on the cover". <ref>This describes the cover of [[Lance Parkin]]'s original ''[[A History of the Universe]]''. Which ironically doesn't cover this period.</ref> | |||
===[[:Category:The Doctor|The Doctor]]=== | |||
*[[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] refers to himself as the [[Eighth Man Bound]], the champion of Life and Time, The Bringer of Darkness to the Daleks and the Oncoming Storm to the Draconians. And the guy with two hearts. | |||
*Is calm about dying after blowing up the Martian War Rocket. | |||
*The Doctor creates several balloons to slow his descent after being blown out of the Ice Warrior's War Rocket out of; bin bangs, curtain rings and a cannister of [[helium]]. | |||
===[[:Category:Cultural references from the real world|Cultural references]]=== | ===[[:Category:Cultural references from the real world|Cultural references]]=== | ||
*The whole [[Alien invasion|Martian invasion]] is viewed as a hoax by the public as a distraction to enable the Provisional Government to keep control of the country. | *The whole [[Alien invasion|Martian invasion]] is viewed as a hoax by the public as a distraction to enable the Provisional Government to keep control of the country. | ||
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*Benny notices the [[Seal of Rassilon]] inside [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. | *Benny notices the [[Seal of Rassilon]] inside [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. | ||
*The Doctor left [[Chris Cwej]] on [[Gallifrey]]. | *The Doctor left [[Chris Cwej]] on [[Gallifrey]]. | ||
===[[:Category:Governments|Governments]]=== | |||
*[[David Staines]] home secretary of the United Kingdom government. | |||
===[[:Category:History|History]]=== | |||
*Bernice's [[20th century]] knowledge speciality actually ranges from [[1963]] to [[1989]] | |||
===[[:Category:Individuals|Individuals]]=== | ===[[:Category:Individuals|Individuals]]=== | ||
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*Bernice is staying at [[The Doctor's House]] in Kent after getting a lift there with [[Kadiatu Lethbridge-Stewart]] and [[aM!xitsa]]. | *Bernice is staying at [[The Doctor's House]] in Kent after getting a lift there with [[Kadiatu Lethbridge-Stewart]] and [[aM!xitsa]]. | ||
* [[The Brigadier]] mentions debriefing [[Jo Grant]] after her 'adventures' with the Doctor, one involving the Ice Warriors and [[Peladon (planet)|Peladon]]. | * [[The Brigadier]] mentions debriefing [[Jo Grant]] after her 'adventures' with the Doctor, one involving the Ice Warriors and [[Peladon (planet)|Peladon]]. | ||
*[[Alexander Christian]] knew Jo Grant when she was studying her A levels. | |||
*[[Winifred Bambera]] is married to Ancelyn, who has gone with the crown into exile, as befitting a Knight of the Realm. | |||
*Reminds Bambera that he is ''still'', technically, retired despite being the figurehead of the anti-Martian/Greyhaven rebellion. | |||
*At the Queen's re-coronation the Brigadier points out the [[Fourth Doctor]], [[Romana II|Romana]] and [[K9]] to [[Doris Lethbridge-Stewart|Doris]]. | *At the Queen's re-coronation the Brigadier points out the [[Fourth Doctor]], [[Romana II|Romana]] and [[K9]] to [[Doris Lethbridge-Stewart|Doris]]. | ||
*Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart is made General by the end of this story. | |||
===[[:Category:Languages|Languages]]=== | |||
*Bernice can speak [[Martian]]. | |||
===[[:Category:Media|Media]]=== | |||
*[[Eve Waugh]] an American news reporter. | |||
===[[:Category:Organisations|Organisations]]=== | ===[[:Category:Organisations|Organisations]]=== | ||
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*The [[Arturan]] Treaty of [[2085]] is the 'official' date of peaceful first contact with aliens. | *The [[Arturan]] Treaty of [[2085]] is the 'official' date of peaceful first contact with aliens. | ||
*The [[Sword of Tuburr]] is mentioned. | *The [[Sword of Tuburr]] is mentioned. | ||
===[[:Category:Races and species|Races and species]]=== | |||
*[[Xznaal]] despite being an Ice Lord, doesn't wear the traditional armour, rather wearing the shell of a Warrior. This makes him rather eccentric and is an insight into his mindset according to Benny (he's militaristic and close-minded). | |||
===[[:Category:Technology|Technology]]=== | ===[[:Category:Technology|Technology]]=== | ||
*The Doctor uses his [[sonic screwdriver]] to reflect a Ice Warrior sonic blast. | *The Doctor uses his [[sonic screwdriver]] to reflect a Ice Warrior sonic blast. | ||
*Bernice knows how to isolate electrics from the fuel supply of a 20th century [[helicopter]]. | |||
===[[:Category:Timeline|Timeline]]=== | ===[[:Category:Timeline|Timeline]]=== | ||
*Benny receives a letter (from [[2593]]) offering her the Edward Watkins chair of archaeology at [[St. Oscar's University]], [[Dellah]]. | *Benny receives a letter (from [[2593]]) offering her the Edward Watkins chair of archaeology at [[St. Oscar's University]], [[Dellah]]. | ||
*The Brigadier met the Eighth Doctor in [[Hong Kong]] in [[1988]] when they discovered the secret of the [[Embodiment of Gris]]. | *The Brigadier met the Eighth Doctor in [[Hong Kong]] in [[1988]] when they discovered the secret of the [[Embodiment of Gris]]. | ||
===[[:Category:Vehicles|Vehicles]]=== | |||
*The Brigadier kept Bessie in mothballs for the Doctor and waits for the Doctor in the UNIT parking bays for him with the car. | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* | * Although officially considered the last release of the Doctor Who New Adventures line, it was in fact not the last to be published. Due to production delays, a novel featuring the [[Seventh Doctor]] that had been intended for release several months earlier, ''[[So Vile a Sin]]'', was not published until a month ''after'' this novel came out, making it, technically, the final Doctor Who NA release. | ||
* This was the only New Adventures book to feature the Eighth Doctor, and is the last Doctor Who book to be published by Virgin. | * This was the only New Adventures book to feature the Eighth Doctor, and is the last Doctor Who book to be published by Virgin. | ||
* Rather than using the McCoy era Doctor Who logo on the spine, or the later New Adventures logo intended for the Summerfield novels, ''The Dying Days'' features the Virgin Books logo on the spine. | * Rather than using the McCoy era Doctor Who logo on the spine, or the later New Adventures logo intended for the Summerfield novels, ''The Dying Days'' features the Virgin Books logo on the spine. | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/ebooks/dyingdays/index.shtml Official BBC Ebook of '''The Dying Days'''] | *[http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/ebooks/dyingdays/index.shtml Official BBC Ebook of '''The Dying Days'''] | ||
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