Prisoner of the Daleks
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| Prisoner of the Daleks | |
| Series: | Doctor Who - BBC New Series Adventures |
| Release Number: | 27 |
| Doctor: | Tenth Doctor |
| Companions: | Space Major Jon Bowman, Koral |
| Enemy: | The Daleks |
| Setting: | Kappa Galanga Sector Hurala Arkheon Auros |
| Author: | Trevor Baxendale |
| Publisher: | BBC Books |
| Publication: | April, 2009 |
| Format: | Hardcover book |
| ISBN: | ISBN 1-846-07641-2 |
| Previous Story: | The Slitheen Excursion |
| Following Story: | The Taking of Chelsea 426 |
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[edit] Publisher's Summary
The Daleks are advancing, their empire constantly expanding in to Earth's space. The Earth forces are resisting the Daleks in every way they can. But the battles rage on across countless solar systems. And now the future of our galaxy hangs in the balance... The Doctor finds himself stranded on board a starship near the front line with a group of ruthless bounty hunters.
Earth Command will pay them for every Dalek they kill, every eye stalk they bring back as proof. With the Doctor's help, the bounty hunters achieve the ultimate prize: a Dalek prisoner - intact, powerless, and ready for interrogation. But where the Daleks are involved, nothing is what it seems, and no one is safe. Before long the tables will be turned, and how will the Doctor survive when he becomes a prisoner of the Daleks?
[edit] Characters
[edit] References
- Koral's unique ability, of being able to extend blades from her fingers, may be a reference to the "Razorgirls" of the sci-fi novel Neuromancer. (It might also be a reference to X-Men as Wolverine and Lady Deathstrike among other characters can also do this.)
- The planet Auros is blown up by Osterhagen technology.
- The Daleks in this book are pre-Time War due to the Doctor crossing the Dalek timeline. It specifically takes place during the Second Dalek War of the 26th century (see History of the Daleks), though a specific year isn't given.)
- Skaro is still in existence due to being pre-Time War and end of Dalek civil war, and mention of a Supreme Dalek.
- The planet "Gauda Prime" is a reference to Blake's 7; this is the name of the planet on which the last episode of that series was set. ("Auros" may be another such reference, being similair to "Auron", Cally's home planet from B7.)
- The Daleks' speech is printed using a similair font to that used in The Dalek Chronicles and other comic strips.
[edit] Locations
[edit] Timeline
- Prisoner of the Daleks occurs after: NSA: The Slitheen Excursion
- Prisoner of the Daleks occurs before; DW: Dreamland
[edit] Continuity
- Daleks last appeared on television in DW: The Stolen Earth / Journey's End. The last novel the Daleks appeared in was NSA: I am a Dalek, a Quick Read novella.
- Osterhagen technology is a reference to the Osterhagen Project, capable of destroying the Earth, as featured in DW: The Stolen Earth / Journey's End.
- This book, as the Doctor is travelling alone, occurs during the specials. It is hard to distinguish actually where, but it is presumably between DW: Planet of the Dead and DW: The Waters of Mars, as the Doctor is wearing a brown suit, while he is wearing a blue suit in DW: The Waters of Mars, and is companionless in this novel.
- The Doctor suspects that he has jumped a 'time track' when he realises that these Daleks are pre-Time War (DW: The Space Museum).
[edit] External Links
| Tenth Doctor Adventures series |
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| 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 |
