A Device of Death was the thirty-first novel in the Virgin Missing Adventures series. It was written by Christopher Bulis. It featured the Fourth Doctor, Sarah Jane Smith and Harry Sullivan. This novel is set rather uniquely between Genesis of the Daleks and Revenge of the Cybermen; it takes place during their time ring travels just after Genesis of the Daleks.

Contents 1 Publisher's summary 2 Plot 3 Characters 4 References 4.1 The Doctor 4.2 Governments 4.3 Locations 4.4 Science 4.5 Individual spacecraft 4.6 Species 4.7 Time travel 5 Notes 6 Continuity 7 External links

Publisher's summary Edit

"As a member of an inferior race, you either work to serve the cause of Averon, or die."

Sarah Jane is marooned on a slave world where the only escape is death. Harry is caught in the middle of an interplanetary invasion, and has to combine medicine with a desperate mission. And the Fourth Doctor lands on a world so secret it does not even have a name.

Why have the TARDIS crew been scattered across the stars? What terrible accident could have wiped the Doctor's memory? And what could interest the Time Lords in this war-torn sector of space?

At the heart of a star-spanning conspiracy lies an ancient quest: people have been making weapons since the dawn of time — but perhaps someone has finally discovered the ultimate device of death.

Plot Edit

to be added

Characters Edit

• The Doctor
• Sarah Jane Smith
• Harry Sullivan
• Andez
• Arken'rek
• Backley
• Elyze Brant
• Brastall
• Callon'mal
• Chell'lak
• Crietz
• Martyn Daw
• Emberley
• Farris
• Baal Garikth-tal
• Gillsen
• Hensall
• Barris Kambril
• Lassiter
• Olivor Malf (aka Admiral Zeff Dorling)
• Angelyn Marcavos (aka 829)
• Max
• Morven
• Nacroth'ves
• Naversen
• Oban
• Orsang'tor
• Pascal
• Neels Prander
• Scout
• Cara Tarron
• Mattew Tarron
• Taxos
• Thurval
• Tramour'des
• Vane
• Brin Vender
• Mogul of Tralsammavar

References Edit

The Doctor Edit

• The Doctor gives his age as seven hundred and forty-eight.
• The Time Lords give the Doctor another TARDIS, one with a functioning chameleon circuit, but he gives it back.
• The Doctor mentions adventures with the Daleks, the Aztecs, Atlanteans, the London Underground, the Peladon and the Minoan labyrinth of Crete.

Governments Edit

• Averon Union
• Landoran Alliance

Locations Edit

• Adelphine Cluster
• Averon
• Calfon colony
• Deepcity
• Heliotrix
• Jand
  • Tesh'gar
  • Tomar'yat
• Landor
• Oceanus
• Tralsammavar

Science Edit

• MICA
• neutronium
• penatholene
• synthoid

Individual spacecraft Edit

• Oranos
• Rossberg

Species Edit

• Averonian
• Garvantine
• Glarrock
• Jand
• Maarcheen
• Nethrass
• Tarracosian
• Tralsammavarian

Time travel Edit

• After departing from Skaro, the Doctor, Sarah Jane and Harry are scattered across the Adelphine Cluster due to temporal disruption interfering with the Time Ring.

Notes Edit

• According to the Time Lords, due to the Doctor's actions, a force of robots will arise that will contribute to the fall of the Daleks. It is implied that these robots are the Movellans.

Continuity Edit

to be added

External links Edit

• Detailed synopsis of A Device of Death at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
• The Discontinuity Guide to: A Device of Death at The Whoniverse

v • e Virgin Missing Adventures First Doctor Susan, Ian, Barbara The Sorcerer's Apprentice Ian, Barbara Venusian Lullaby Ian, Barbara, Vicki The Plotters Vicki, Steven The Empire of Glass Dodo The Man in the Velvet Mask Second Doctor Ben, Polly Invasion of the Cat-People Jamie, Victoria Twilight of the Gods • The Dark Path Jamie, Zoe The Menagerie Third Doctor Liz, UNIT The Eye of the Giant • The Scales of Injustice Jo, UNIT Dancing the Code Jo, Yates Speed of Flight Sarah, Jeremy, The Brig The Ghosts of N-Space Fourth Doctor Sarah, Harry System Shock • A Device of Death Sarah Evolution • Managra Romana I, K9 The Shadow of Weng-Chiang Romana II, K9 The Romance of Crime • The English Way of Death • The Well-Mannered War Fifth Doctor Adric, Nyssa, Tegan Seventh Doctor, Chris, Roz Cold Fusion Nyssa, Tegan Goth Opera • The Sands of Time Tegan, Turlough, Kamelion The Crystal Bucephalus Turlough Lords of the Storm Sixth Doctor Peri State of Change • Burning Heart Grant Time of Your Life • Killing Ground Mel Millennial Rites Seventh Doctor Chris, Roz Fifth Doctor, Adric, Nyssa, Tegan Cold Fusion Other Victoria, Sarah, The Brig Downtime Second, Third, Seventh Doctors with Dodo and Sarah Who Killed Kennedy

N

Have a question about how A Device of Death (novel) relates to the rest of the DWU? See a problem here that's also happening on other pages of the wiki? Join us at our forum to have a good, ol' natter with the rest of our community. But if you want to talk about the editing of just this article, please click here and start talkin'.