Conundrum
From TARDIS Index File, the free Doctor Who reference.
- For the short story of the same name, see Conundrum.
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| Conundrum | |
| Series: | Doctor Who - Virgin New Adventures |
| Release Number: | 22 |
| Doctor: | Seventh Doctor |
| Companions: | Ace Bernice Summerfield (Benny) |
| Enemy: | Jason (Master of the Land of Fiction) |
| Setting: | Land of Fiction |
| Author: | Steve Lyons |
| Publisher: | Virgin Books |
| Publication: | January 1994 |
| Format: | Paperback Book, 261 Pages |
| ISBN: | ISBN 0426204085 |
| Previous Story: | The Left-Handed Hummingbird |
| Following Story: | No Future |
Contents |
[edit] Publisher's Summary
'Doctor, we’re talking about an old man who used to dress up in a skintight white jump suit and fly around New York catching super-villains. Don’t you think there’s something just a bit unusual about that?'
A killer is stalking the streets of the village of Arandale. The victims are found one each day, drained of blood. And if that seems strange, it’s nothing compared to the town’s inhabitants.
The Doctor, Ace and Bernice think they’re investigating a murder mystery. But it’s all much more bizarre than that. And much more dangerous.
Someone has interfered with the Doctor’s past again, and he’s landed in a place he knows he once destroyed. This time there can be no escape.
[edit] Characters
- The Doctor
- Plays scrabble.
- Ace
- Dreams of a woman in red and a door she can't open.
- Knows how to operate the chameleon circuit.
- Bernice Summerfield
- Dreams of Ace strangling her while the Doctor watches saying "it's for the good of the universe."
- The White Knight
- The (new) Master of the Land of Fiction
[edit] References
- The Gods of Ragnarok, originally built the Land of Fiction but grew bored with it and abandoned it.
- McAllerson's Radiation, does exist, but does not give people super powers.
[edit] Notes
- In the Land of Fiction library, Ace sees novels of several of her own adventures including Love and War, Dragonfire and Deceit.
- This is part of the 'Meddling Monk' pentalogy, also known as the 'Alternate Universe Arc'.
- The destruction of the Silurian Earth and the Althosian system continues to put a strain on relationships within the TARDIS.
- A prelude for this novel was published in DWM Issue 208.
[edit] Continuity
- This is a sequel to DW: The Mind Robber.
- NA: Head Games is a sequel to Conundrum.
- The Master of the Land of Fiction turns up at Benny's wedding in NA: Happy Endings.
[edit] External Links
- Prelude to Conundrum as published in DWM #208
- The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of Conundrum
- The Whoniverse - The Discontinuity Guide to: Conundrum
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