St Anthony's Fire

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St Anthony's Fire
Series:	Doctor Who - Virgin New Adventures
Release Number:	31
Doctor:	Seventh Doctor
Companions:	Ace, Benny
Enemy:	Chapter of Saint Anthony
Setting:	Betrushia, Massatoris 2148 St Anthony's Chapter mothership, 2148
Author:	Mark Gatiss
Publisher:	Virgin Books
Publication:	October 1994
Format:	Paperback Book, 274 Pages
ISBN:	ISBN 0426204239
Previous Story:	First Frontier
Following Story:	Falls the Shadow

Contents 1 Publisher's Summary 2 Characters 3 References 4 Notes 5 Continuity 6 External Links

[edit] Publisher's Summary

'No time. They have come. They have come at last.'

The Doctor and Bernice visit Betrushia, a planet famous for its beautiful ring system. They soon discover that the rain-drenched jungles are in turmoil. A vicious, genocidal war is raging between the lizard-like natives. The ground itself is wracked by mysterious earthquakes. And an unknown force is moving inexorably forwards, devastating everything in its path.

Ace wanted out; she’s resting on a neighbouring world. But from the outer reaches of space, a far greater threat is approaching Betrushia, and even Ace may find it impossible to escape.

With time running out, the Doctor must save the people of Betrushia from their own terrible legacy before the wrath of St Anthony’s Fire is visited upon them all.

[edit] Characters

• The Doctor
  • Enjoys playing nine dimensional scrabble.
• Ace
  • Gets brain washed by the Chapter of St Anthony, gets her head shaved and walks around naked on their mothership.
• Bernice Summerfield
  • Researches the Shovoran dynasty and finds some interesting information on the Tytheg a humanoid race.

[edit] References

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[edit] Notes

• A prelude to this novel was published in DWM Issue 217.

[edit] Continuity

• The Doctor's cricket ball he used in DW: Four to Doomsday was vacuum resistant and propulsion powered.

[edit] External Links

• The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of St Anthony's Fire
• The Whoniverse - The Discontinuity Guide to: St Anthony's Fire
• Prelude to St Anthony's Fire as published in DWM #217

Virgin New Adventures
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