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{{Infobox Novel| | {{Infobox Novel| | ||
novel name= Invasion of the Cat-People | | novel name= Invasion of the Cat-People | | ||
image= [[ | image= [[File:Ma-13.jpg|250px]] | | ||
series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[Virgin Missing Adventures]] | | series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br />[[Virgin Missing Adventures]] | | ||
number= 13 | | number= 13 | | ||
doctor=[[Second Doctor]] | | doctor=[[Second Doctor]] | | ||
companions= [[Ben Jackson|Ben]], [[Polly]] | | companions= [[Ben Jackson|Ben]], [[Polly]] | | ||
enemy= [[Cat-People|the Cat-People]] <br> The Euterpians | | enemy= [[Cat-People|the Cat-People]] <br /> The Euterpians | | ||
year= {{bp|[[Cumbria]], North West [[England]], [[United Kingdom|UK]], [[Earth]]|[[Queensland]], North-East [[Australia]], [[Earth]], [[6 July]] [[1994]]}} | | year= {{bp|[[Cumbria]], North West [[England]], [[United Kingdom|UK]], [[Earth]]|[[Queensland]], North-East [[Australia]], [[Earth]], [[6 July]] [[1994]]}} | | ||
writer= [[Gary Russell]] | | writer= [[Gary Russell]] | | ||
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release date= [[August]], [[1995]] | | release date= [[August]], [[1995]] | | ||
format= Paperback Book, ? Pages | | format= Paperback Book, ? Pages | | ||
isbn= ISBN | isbn= ISBN 0-426-20440-9| | ||
previous story=[[The Sorcerer's Apprentice]]| | previous story=[[The Sorcerer's Apprentice]]| | ||
next story= [[Managra]] }} | next story= [[Managra]] }} | ||
==Publisher's summary== | == Publisher's summary == | ||
'''‘Explode the buoys? But that will destroy the Earth!’'''<br /> | '''‘Explode the buoys? But that will destroy the Earth!’'''<br /> | ||
'''‘Oh dear, so it will. Pass on my apologies to the humans, won’t you?’''' | '''‘Oh dear, so it will. Pass on my apologies to the humans, won’t you?’''' | ||
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The recently regenerated [[Second Doctor|Doctor]], along with companions [[Ben Jackson|Ben]] and [[Polly]], teams up with a group of amateur ghost-hunters and a mysterious white witch on a journey that takes them from [[20th century|twentieth-century]] [[Cumbria]] to the [[Arabian]] deserts of folklore and [[Australia]] 40,000 years in the past. Can the Doctor stop the invaders and disarm the bombs left buried beneath the planet’s surface - or have the ancient [[Aborigine]]s of Australia sung the seeds of their own destruction? | The recently regenerated [[Second Doctor|Doctor]], along with companions [[Ben Jackson|Ben]] and [[Polly]], teams up with a group of amateur ghost-hunters and a mysterious white witch on a journey that takes them from [[20th century|twentieth-century]] [[Cumbria]] to the [[Arabian]] deserts of folklore and [[Australia]] 40,000 years in the past. Can the Doctor stop the invaders and disarm the bombs left buried beneath the planet’s surface - or have the ancient [[Aborigine]]s of Australia sung the seeds of their own destruction? | ||
==Characters== | == Characters == | ||
*[[Second Doctor|The Doctor]] | * [[Second Doctor|The Doctor]] | ||
*[[Ben Jackson]] | * [[Ben Jackson]] | ||
*[[Polly]] | * [[Polly]] | ||
'''[[Cat-People]]''' | '''[[Cat-People]]''' | ||
*[[Aysha|Queen Aysha]] | * [[Aysha|Queen Aysha]] | ||
*[[Pride Mother]] | * [[Pride Mother]] | ||
*[[Chosan]] | * [[Chosan]] | ||
*[[Lotuss]] | * [[Lotuss]] | ||
*[[Jayde]] | * [[Jayde]] | ||
'''[[Euterpian]]s''' | '''[[Euterpian]]s''' | ||
*[[Thorgarsuunela|Thorsuun]] | * [[Thorgarsuunela|Thorsuun]] | ||
*[[Atimkos]] | * [[Atimkos]] | ||
*[[Udentkista]] | * [[Udentkista]] | ||
*[[Tarwildbaning]] | * [[Tarwildbaning]] | ||
*[[Godwanna]] | * [[Godwanna]] | ||
'''Professors and Students''' | '''Professors and Students''' | ||
*[[Bridegman|Professor Bridgeman]] | * [[Bridegman|Professor Bridgeman]] | ||
*[[Martin Kerbe]] | * [[Martin Kerbe]] | ||
*[[Peter Moore]] | * [[Peter Moore]] | ||
*[[Simon Griffiths]] | * [[Simon Griffiths]] | ||
*[[Carfrae Morgan]] | * [[Carfrae Morgan]] | ||
*[[George Smithers]] | * [[George Smithers]] | ||
*[[Charlie Coates]] | * [[Charlie Coates]] | ||
'''People from [[Baghdad]]''' | '''People from [[Baghdad]]''' | ||
*[[Aroon]] | * [[Aroon]] | ||
*[[Nypp]] | * [[Nypp]] | ||
*[[Aall]] | * [[Aall]] | ||
*[[Tuq]] | * [[Tuq]] | ||
==References== | == References == | ||
*When the Cat-People are searching around the [[Sol System]] they see signs of a lost civilisation. This could be a reference to the [[Ice Warrior]]s or the [[Osirian]]s. | * When the Cat-People are searching around the [[Sol System]] they see signs of a lost civilisation. This could be a reference to the [[Ice Warrior]]s or the [[Osirian]]s. | ||
*The Doctor's regeneration caused the TARDIS to regenerate to some extent, shrinking fifteen centimetres. | * The Doctor's regeneration caused the TARDIS to regenerate to some extent, shrinking fifteen centimetres. | ||
*[[Magnus]] (later known as the War Chief) was unconcerned about wasting regenerations, and never listened to the Doctor, who advised him not to waste them. | * [[Magnus]] (later known as the War Chief) was unconcerned about wasting regenerations, and never listened to the Doctor, who advised him not to waste them. | ||
*Ben finds clothes in the TARDIS wardrobe which have pockets that are bigger on the inside, much like the Doctor's own pockets. | * Ben finds clothes in the TARDIS wardrobe which have pockets that are bigger on the inside, much like the Doctor's own pockets. | ||
*There were books coated in reverse tachyon-chronons (RTC) on [[Gallifrey]], but the [[Time Lord]] leaders decided that they were too dangerous and got rid of them. | * There were books coated in reverse tachyon-chronons (RTC) on [[Gallifrey]], but the [[Time Lord]] leaders decided that they were too dangerous and got rid of them. | ||
==Notes== | == Notes == | ||
*At the beginning of this story, three weeks have passed since the Doctor's regeneration. | * At the beginning of this story, three weeks have passed since the Doctor's regeneration. | ||
*When commenting on the Cat-People, the Doctor mentions they are related to races outside of normal canon. These included: [http://flashgordon.wikia.com/wiki/The_Lion_Men Lion-Men of Mongo], [http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/Caitian Caitians], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kzin Kzinti], and agents of the [http://memory-beta.wikia.com/wiki/Aegis Aegis]. He also references mercenaries from Gin-Seng and the natives of Vedela and Capella. | * When commenting on the Cat-People, the Doctor mentions they are related to races outside of normal canon. These included: [http://flashgordon.wikia.com/wiki/The_Lion_Men Lion-Men of Mongo], [http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/Caitian Caitians], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kzin Kzinti], and agents of the [http://memory-beta.wikia.com/wiki/Aegis Aegis]. He also references mercenaries from Gin-Seng and the natives of Vedela and Capella. | ||
==Continuity== | == Continuity == | ||
*The [[Cat-People]] are related to the [[Cheetah People]] who appeared in [[DW]]: ''[[Survival]]''. | * The [[Cat-People]] are related to the [[Cheetah People]] who appeared in [[DW]]: ''[[Survival]]''. | ||
*The [[War Machine]]s and [[WOTAN]] ([[DW]]: ''[[The War Machines]]''), the smugglers in Cornwall ([[DW]]: ''[[The Smugglers]]''), the Cybermen ([[DW]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet]]'') and the Daleks ([[DW]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks]]'') are all mentioned. | * The [[War Machine]]s and [[WOTAN]] ([[DW]]: ''[[The War Machines]]''), the smugglers in Cornwall ([[DW]]: ''[[The Smugglers]]''), the Cybermen ([[DW]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet]]'') and the Daleks ([[DW]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks]]'') are all mentioned. | ||
*The RTC causes the Doctor's mind to wander back to his [[First Doctor|previous incarnation]], and as a result he mistakenly refers to several of his past companions - [[Ian Chesterton|Chesterton]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]], [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[Steven Taylor|Steven]], [[Dodo Chaplet|Dodo]] and [[Vicki Pallister|Vicki]]. | * The RTC causes the Doctor's mind to wander back to his [[First Doctor|previous incarnation]], and as a result he mistakenly refers to several of his past companions - [[Ian Chesterton|Chesterton]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]], [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[Steven Taylor|Steven]], [[Dodo Chaplet|Dodo]] and [[Vicki Pallister|Vicki]]. | ||
*The Doctor has always told himself that he would like to buy himself [[Smithwood Manor|a little house in Kent]] to use as a home whenever he came to Earth. This wish was subsequently fulfilled by his [[Third Doctor|third incarnation]] ([[PDA]]: ''[[Verdigris (novel)|Verdigris]]'') and used mostly by his [[Seventh Doctor|seventh incarnation]]. | * The Doctor has always told himself that he would like to buy himself [[Smithwood Manor|a little house in Kent]] to use as a home whenever he came to Earth. This wish was subsequently fulfilled by his [[Third Doctor|third incarnation]] ([[PDA]]: ''[[Verdigris (novel)|Verdigris]]'') and used mostly by his [[Seventh Doctor|seventh incarnation]]. | ||
*The Doctor mentions several misdeeds of his [[First Doctor|previous incarnation]], suggesting Ben ask Ian and Barbara about the caveman ([[DW]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child]]'') and mention the name 'Anne Chaplet' to Steven ([[DW]]: ''[[The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve]]''), and that even Dodo would have some stories to tell. | * The Doctor mentions several misdeeds of his [[First Doctor|previous incarnation]], suggesting Ben ask Ian and Barbara about the caveman ([[DW]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child]]'') and mention the name 'Anne Chaplet' to Steven ([[DW]]: ''[[The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve]]''), and that even Dodo would have some stories to tell. | ||
*The [[Time Vector Generator]] first appeared in [[DW]]: ''[[The Wheel in Space]]''. | * The [[Time Vector Generator]] first appeared in [[DW]]: ''[[The Wheel in Space]]''. | ||
*The Doctor mentions that he witnessed the [[Troy|Fall of Troy]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Myth Makers]]'') | * The Doctor mentions that he witnessed the [[Troy|Fall of Troy]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Myth Makers]]'') | ||
*The Doctor mentions his friend [[The War Chief|Magnus]], from the Academy. ([[DW]]: ''[[The War Games]]'') | * The Doctor mentions his friend [[The War Chief|Magnus]], from the Academy. ([[DW]]: ''[[The War Games]]'') | ||
==Timeline== | == Timeline == | ||
*This story occurs after [[ST]]: ''[[Pluto (short story)|Pluto]]'' | * This story occurs after [[ST]]: ''[[Pluto (short story)|Pluto]]'' | ||
*This story occurs before [[PDA]]: ''[[The Murder Game]]'' | * This story occurs before [[PDA]]: ''[[The Murder Game]]'' | ||
==External links== | == External links == | ||
*{{dwrefguide|who_ma13.htm|Invasion of the Cat-People}} | * {{dwrefguide|who_ma13.htm|Invasion of the Cat-People}} | ||
*{{whoniverse|MA13.php|Invasion of the Cat-People}} | * {{whoniverse|MA13.php|Invasion of the Cat-People}} | ||
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20021212055911/www.gary.dircon.co.uk/StrangeCat.html Gary Russell's Strange Matter: '''Invasion of the Cat-People''', notes on the writing of the novel] via [http://www.archive.org/web/web.php Internet Archive: Wayback Machine] | * [http://web.archive.org/web/20021212055911/www.gary.dircon.co.uk/StrangeCat.html Gary Russell's Strange Matter: '''Invasion of the Cat-People''', notes on the writing of the novel] via [http://www.archive.org/web/web.php Internet Archive: Wayback Machine] | ||
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