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* 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. | ||
* For over ten years (before the release of [[The Company of Friends]]) this was the only appearance of Professor [[Bernice Summerfield]] with the Eighth Doctor. | * For over ten years (before the release of [[The Company of Friends]]) this was the only appearance of Professor [[Bernice Summerfield]] with the Eighth Doctor. | ||
* Virgin would continue to publish The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield | * Virgin would continue to publish The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield. ''The Dying Days'' ends leading Bernice to her new home at the University of [[Dellah]]. | ||
*At the Mars landing party there are a few notable guests; Jeremy Paxman, Richard Dawkins, Chris Evans, Gillian Anderson, Richard Branson, Alan Yentob, Emma Peel and [[Lalla Ward]] (who appears as herself and 'in character' as Romana II at the end of the book). | *At the Mars landing party there are a few notable guests; Jeremy Paxman, Richard Dawkins, Chris Evans, Gillian Anderson, Richard Branson, Alan Yentob, Emma Peel and [[Lalla Ward]] (who appears as herself and 'in character' as Romana II at the end of the book). | ||
*Benny's knowledge speciality of the 20th century actually ranges from [[1963]] to [[1989]] (which is the length of the TV series' original continuous run). | *Benny's knowledge speciality of the 20th century actually ranges from [[1963]] to [[1989]] (which is the length of the TV series' original continuous run). | ||
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*This book is notable for not having the Doctor Who logo anywhere on the cover, spine or interior, due to Virgin not having the rights to the logo introduced for the Eighth Doctor (the rights to which were owned by BBC Books) and not wanting to use the Seventh Doctor's logo. Instead, Virgin Publishing's logo is used instead. In addition, the title "Doctor Who" appears nowhere on the back cover or interior pages until one gets to the copyright page. There is also a brief mention on an acknowledgements page. | *This book is notable for not having the Doctor Who logo anywhere on the cover, spine or interior, due to Virgin not having the rights to the logo introduced for the Eighth Doctor (the rights to which were owned by BBC Books) and not wanting to use the Seventh Doctor's logo. Instead, Virgin Publishing's logo is used instead. In addition, the title "Doctor Who" appears nowhere on the back cover or interior pages until one gets to the copyright page. There is also a brief mention on an acknowledgements page. | ||
*The book concludes with the afterword "The End and a new beginning", signed by the editors of the New Adventures line, acknowledging this as the final Doctor Who novel and promoting the start of the [[Virgin Bernice Summerfield New Adventures]] line. | *The book concludes with the afterword "The End and a new beginning", signed by the editors of the New Adventures line, acknowledging this as the final Doctor Who novel and promoting the start of the [[Virgin Bernice Summerfield New Adventures]] line. | ||
*[[The Dying Days/The Dying Days Final Chapter|The Dying Days - Final Chapter]], this was a chapter released by Lance Parkin and posted on ''rec.arts.drwho'' | *[[The Dying Days/The Dying Days Final Chapter|The Dying Days - Final Chapter]], this was a chapter released by Lance Parkin and posted on ''rec.arts.drwho'' some time in 1997, it is the original epilogue / final chapter to ''The Dying Days''. | ||
==Continuity== | ==Continuity== | ||
