765,429
edits
The Taking of Chelsea 426 (novel): Difference between revisions
From Tardis Wiki, the free Doctor Who reference
m
enforcing T:CLEAN CODE
Ventry Girl (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
m (enforcing T:CLEAN CODE) |
||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
{{title|''{{PAGENAME}}''}} | {{title|''{{PAGENAME}}''}} | ||
{{Infobox Novel | {{Infobox Novel | ||
|image = [[ | |image = [[File:Chelsea_426.jpg|250px]] | ||
|novel name = The Taking of Chelsea 426 | |novel name = The Taking of Chelsea 426 | ||
|series = [[BBC New Series Adventures]] | |series = [[BBC New Series Adventures]] | ||
|number = 34 | |number = 34 | ||
|doctor = [[Tenth Doctor]] | |doctor = [[Tenth Doctor]] | ||
|companions = [[Jake Carstairs]] (guest)<br>[[Vienna Carstairs]] (guest)<br>[[Wallace Fitch]] (guest) | |companions = [[Jake Carstairs]] (guest)<br />[[Vienna Carstairs]] (guest)<br />[[Wallace Fitch]] (guest) | ||
|enemy = [[Sontaran | |enemy = [[Sontaran]]s<br />[[Rutan Host|Rutans]] | ||
|year = [[26th century]] | |year = [[26th century]] | ||
|writer = [[David Llewellyn]] | |writer = [[David Llewellyn]] | ||
| Line 14: | Line 14: | ||
|release date = [[3 September]], [[2009]] | |release date = [[3 September]], [[2009]] | ||
|format = Hardcover, 241 Pages | |format = Hardcover, 241 Pages | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1- | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-84607-758-6 | ||
|previous story = [[Prisoner of the Daleks]] | |previous story = [[Prisoner of the Daleks]] | ||
|next story = [[Autonomy]] | |next story = [[Autonomy]] | ||
| Line 29: | Line 29: | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
*[[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] | * [[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] | ||
*[[Vienna Carstairs]] | * [[Vienna Carstairs]] | ||
*[[Jake Carstairs]] | * [[Jake Carstairs]] | ||
*[[Wallace Fitch]] | * [[Wallace Fitch]] | ||
*[[Bess Carstairs]] | * [[Bess Carstairs]] | ||
*[[Brian Carstairs]] | * [[Brian Carstairs]] | ||
*[[Pemberton|Mr Pemberton]] | * [[Pemberton|Mr Pemberton]] | ||
*[[Wilberforce|Professor Wilberforce]] | * [[Wilberforce|Professor Wilberforce]] | ||
*[[Alice Wendell]] | * [[Alice Wendell]] | ||
*[[Zack]] | * [[Zack]] | ||
*[[Jenny (The Taking of Chelsea 426)|Jenny]] | * [[Jenny (The Taking of Chelsea 426)|Jenny]] | ||
*[[Henry Whittington Smythe|Field Marshal Henry Whittington Smythe]] | * [[Henry Whittington Smythe|Field Marshal Henry Whittington Smythe]] | ||
*[[Smalls|Mr Smalls]] | * [[Smalls|Mr Smalls]] | ||
*[[Sedgefield|Mr Sedgefield]] | * [[Sedgefield|Mr Sedgefield]] | ||
*[[Kade|General Kade]] | * [[Kade|General Kade]] | ||
*[[Sarg (The Taking of Chelsea 426)|Colonel Sarg]] | * [[Sarg (The Taking of Chelsea 426)|Colonel Sarg]] | ||
*[[Strom|Commander Strom]] | * [[Strom|Commander Strom]] | ||
==References== | == References == | ||
*The [[Rutan]]s and the [[Sontaran]]s are present. The Doctor says that they have been at war for around fifty thousand years. | * The [[Rutan]]s and the [[Sontaran]]s are present. The Doctor says that they have been at war for around fifty thousand years. | ||
*According to The Doctor (on page 54) it is early in the 26th Century ("...about due for the Third Renaissance..."). | * According to The Doctor (on page 54) it is early in the 26th Century ("...about due for the Third Renaissance..."). | ||
*The Doctor cannot stand pears ''(Page 21)'', which was also revealed in a deleted scene in [[DW]]: ''[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]''. | * The Doctor cannot stand pears ''(Page 21)'', which was also revealed in a deleted scene in [[DW]]: ''[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]''. | ||
==Notes== | == Notes == | ||
*This book continues the theme set by the [[BBC Tenth Doctor Adventures]] line for 2009, featuring returning monsters from the TV series. It also continues a series of novels in which the Doctor travels without a companion. | * This book continues the theme set by the [[BBC Tenth Doctor Adventures]] line for 2009, featuring returning monsters from the TV series. It also continues a series of novels in which the Doctor travels without a companion. | ||
*[[David Llewellyn]] also wrote the [[BBC Torchwood Novels|Torchwood]] novel [[Trace Memory]]. | * [[David Llewellyn]] also wrote the [[BBC Torchwood Novels|Torchwood]] novel [[Trace Memory]]. | ||
*The title is a reference to the novel and film ''[[wikipedia:The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974 film)|The Taking of Pelham One Two Three]]''. The number is also reminiscent of [[The 456]], an alien race introduced a few months prior to the book's release in [[TW]]: ''[[Children of Earth]]''. | * The title is a reference to the novel and film ''[[wikipedia:The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974 film)|The Taking of Pelham One Two Three]]''. The number is also reminiscent of [[The 456]], an alien race introduced a few months prior to the book's release in [[TW]]: ''[[Children of Earth]]''. | ||
*The Doctor asks Vienna "The city or the song". The song may be a referrence to the Owl City song Dear Vienna, or the 80's song by Ultravox. | * The Doctor asks Vienna "The city or the song". The song may be a referrence to the Owl City song Dear Vienna, or the 80's song by Ultravox. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
*The Sontarans last appeared on screen in [[DW]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem]]'' / ''[[The Poison Sky]]'' and [[SJA]]: ''[[Enemy of the Bane]]''. They last appeared in print in [[QR]]: ''[[The Sontaran Games]]''. | * The Sontarans last appeared on screen in [[DW]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem]]'' / ''[[The Poison Sky]]'' and [[SJA]]: ''[[Enemy of the Bane]]''. They last appeared in print in [[QR]]: ''[[The Sontaran Games]]''. | ||
*The events of [[DW]]: ''[[The Two Doctors]]'' and ''[[The Time Warrior]]'' are mentioned. | * The events of [[DW]]: ''[[The Two Doctors]]'' and ''[[The Time Warrior]]'' are mentioned. | ||
*Chelsea 426 was founded by the [[Interplanetary Mining Corporation]] (''[[DW]]:[[Colony in Space]].)'' | * Chelsea 426 was founded by the [[Interplanetary Mining Corporation]] (''[[DW]]:[[Colony in Space]].)'' | ||
*The Doctor mentions a [[Krynoid]] (p. 84) | * The Doctor mentions a [[Krynoid]] (p. 84) | ||
*While in the TARDIS Jake plays with the crate of items beginning with C, last seen in ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp]]''. Its contents include an [[Agatha Christie]] [[Death in the Clouds|novel]], the [[Carrionite]] globe and a [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cyberman's]] chest plate. | * While in the TARDIS Jake plays with the crate of items beginning with C, last seen in ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp]]''. Its contents include an [[Agatha Christie]] [[Death in the Clouds|novel]], the [[Carrionite]] globe and a [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cyberman's]] chest plate. | ||
*At the end of the novel, The Doctor looks around the empty TARDIS. he also did this before his second meeting with Donna Noble ([[DW]]: [[Partners in Crime]]) | * At the end of the novel, The Doctor looks around the empty TARDIS. he also did this before his second meeting with Donna Noble ([[DW]]: [[Partners in Crime]]) | ||
==[[Tenth Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]]== | == [[Tenth Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]] == | ||
*''The Taking of Chelsea 426'' occurs after: [[DWS]]: ''[[The Haldenmor Fugue]]'' | * ''The Taking of Chelsea 426'' occurs after: [[DWS]]: ''[[The Haldenmor Fugue]]'' | ||
*''The Taking of Chelsea 426'' occurs before: [[NSA]]: ''[[Autonomy]]'' | * ''The Taking of Chelsea 426'' occurs before: [[NSA]]: ''[[Autonomy]]'' | ||
==Audio release== | == Audio release == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
*{{Dwrefguide|whobb934.htm|The Taking of Chelsea 426}} | * {{Dwrefguide|whobb934.htm|The Taking of Chelsea 426}} | ||
{{NSA}} | {{NSA}} | ||
{{Sontaran stories}} | {{Sontaran stories}} | ||
{{TitleSort}} | {{TitleSort}} | ||
[[Category:Tenth Doctor NSA novels|Taking]] | [[Category:Tenth Doctor NSA novels|Taking]] | ||
[[Category:2009 novels|Taking]] | [[Category:2009 novels|Taking]] | ||
