Beautiful Chaos
From TARDIS Index File, the free Doctor Who reference.
| |
| Beautiful Chaos | |
| Series: | Doctor Who - BBC New Series Adventures |
| Release Number: | 22 |
| Doctor: | Tenth Doctor |
| Companions: | Donna Noble |
| Enemy: | Mandragora Helix |
| Setting: | Chiswick and other parts of London, Essex, 15th-18th May, 2009 |
| Author: | Gary Russell |
| Publisher: | BBC Books |
| Publication: | 26th December, 2008 |
| Format: | Hardcover book |
| ISBN: | ISBN 978-1846075636 |
| Previous Story: | Shining Darkness |
| Following Story: | The Eyeless |
Contents |
[edit] Publisher's Summary
Donna Noble is back home in London, catching up with her family and generally giving them all the gossip about her journeys. Her grandfather is especially overjoyed — he's discovered a new star and had it named after him. He takes the Doctor, as his special guest, to the naming ceremony.
But the Doctor is suspicious about some of the other changes he can see in Earth's heavens. Particularly that bright star, right there. No, not that one, that one, there, on the left...
The world's population is slowly being converted to a new path, a new way of thinking. Something is coming to Earth, an ancient force from the Dark Times. Something powerful, angry, and all-consuming...
[edit] Characters
- Says of Aubrey Fairchild "clearly makes no impression on history".
[edit] References
- Geoff Noble, Martha Jones and UNIT are mentioned.
- Lukas Samuel Carnes goes to Park Vale Comprehensive School, the same school as Luke Smith and his friends do.
[edit] Story notes
- This is the last novel to feature Donna Noble.
- Indeed, the preface and epilogue are set post-Journey's End, suggesting a "goodbye" to Donna.
- Discounting the special case of the multi-authored The Story of Martha, this is presently the last announced Tenth Doctor Adventures release to feature the Doctor with a regular companion. As of January 2009 all announced novel releases for 2009 feature the Tenth Doctor travelling alone.
- Page 231 refers to Wilf's astrology books. Surely these should be astronomy books?
[edit] Continuity
- The Tycho satellite from SJA: The Last Sontaran is referred to.
- The Prime Minister is called Aubrey Fairchild. This is also the name of the deceased reverend in DW: The Next Doctor. This is most likely because an early draft DW: The Stolen Earth included a Prime Minister of the same name before his scenes were removed.
- This story is a sequel to the Fourth Doctor story DW: The Masque of Mandragora.
[edit] Timeline
- Beautiful Chaos occurs after: NSA: Shining Darkness / DW: Forest of the Dead
- Beautiful Chaos occurs before: DW: Turn Left
- The preface and epilogue occurs after DW: Journey's End
[edit] External Links
| Tenth Doctor Adventures series |
|---|
| With Rose Tyler : The Stone Rose • The Feast of the Drowned • The Resurrection Casket • The Nightmare of Black Island • The Art of Destruction • The Price of Paradise |
| With Martha Jones : Sting of the Zygons • The Last Dodo • Wooden Heart • Wetworld • Sick Building • Forever Autumn • Wishing Well • Peacemaker • The Pirate Loop • The Many Hands • Snowglobe 7 • Martha in the Mirror • The Story of Martha |
| With Donna Noble : Ghosts of India • Shining Darkness • The Doctor Trap • Beautiful Chaos |
| Alone : The Eyeless • Judgement of the Judoon • The Slitheen Excursion • Prisoner of the Daleks • The Taking of Chelsea 426 • The Krillitane Storm • Autonomy |
| Quick Reads : I am a Dalek • Made of Steel • Revenge of the Judoon • The Sontaran Games • Code of the Krillitanes |
| Audio Books : Pest Control • The Forever Trap • The Nemonite Invasion • The Rising Night • Day of the Troll |
