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|publisher = BBC Books
 
|publisher = BBC Books
 
|release date = [[5 January (releases)|5 January]] [[1998 (releases)|1998]]
 
|release date = [[5 January (releases)|5 January]] [[1998 (releases)|1998]]
|format = Paperback Book, 288 Pages
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|format = Paperback Book; 22 Chapters, 288 Pages
 
|isbn = ISBN 0-563-40580-5
 
|isbn = ISBN 0-563-40580-5
 
|prev = The Roundheads (novel)
 
|prev = The Roundheads (novel)
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=== The Master ===
 
=== The Master ===
 
* Following his arrest in [[Devil's End]], the Master is held in [[Aylesbury Grange Detention Centre]].
 
* Following his arrest in [[Devil's End]], the Master is held in [[Aylesbury Grange Detention Centre]].
* [[The Master]] is prepared to work with UNIT as long as it benefits him.
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* The Master is prepared to work with [[UNIT]] as long as it benefits him.
 
* He takes action against the government of the [[Republic of Great Britain]] because of how they treated his [[Koschei (Inferno Earth)|parallel self]].
 
* He takes action against the government of the [[Republic of Great Britain]] because of how they treated his [[Koschei (Inferno Earth)|parallel self]].
   
 
=== Parallel Earth (Inferno) individuals ===
 
=== Parallel Earth (Inferno) individuals ===
* [[Koschei (Inferno Earth)|Koschei]] still works for the [[Celestial Intervention Agency]] with [[Ailla (Inferno Earth)|Ailla]], who has already died at the hands of the [[Conclave]] and the Republican Security Forces.
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* [[Koschei (Inferno Earth)|<nowiki/>]][[Koschei]] still works for the [[Celestial Intervention Agency]] with [[Ailla (Inferno Earth)|Ailla]], who has already died at the hands of [[the Conclave]] and the Republican Security Forces.
   
 
== Notes ==
 
== Notes ==
* This story occurs concurrent with the Doctor and Jo's visit to [[Peladon]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Peladon]]''.
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* This story occurs concurrent with the Doctor and Jo's visit to [[Peladon]] in the television story ''[[The Curse of Peladon]]''.
 
* This story ties in with the television story ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'' showing the aftereffects of the Inferno project on the alternate Earth which, contrary to the Doctor's assumption in that story, has not disintegrated, but has been devastated beyond recovery.
 
* The Master's TARDIS is in the form of a black [[Rolls Royce Motors|Rolls-Royce]] limousine (with darkened windows) for much of the story. It takes the appearance of a thick bulkhead door when it materialises aboard ''HMS Redoubt''. When the Master sends his TARDIS to the cavern of the church at [[Devil's End]], it assumes the form of the Stone of Sacrifice; he is depicted recovering it in [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eight Doctors]]''.
   
 
== Continuity ==
 
== Continuity ==
 
* Jo recalls her previous trip in the TARDIS to [[Uxarieus]] on [[23 March]] [[2472]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Colony in Space (TV story)|Colony in Space]]'')
 
* Jo recalls her previous trip in the TARDIS to [[Uxarieus]] on [[23 March]] [[2472]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Colony in Space (TV story)|Colony in Space]]'')
* This ties in with [[TV]]: ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'' showing the after-affects of the Inferno project on the alternate Earth which, contrary to the Doctor's assumption in that story, has not disintegrated, but has been devastated beyond recovery.
 
 
* Ian and Barbara returned to Earth on [[26 June]] [[1965]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time Travellers (novel)|The Time Travellers]]'')
 
* Ian and Barbara returned to Earth on [[26 June]] [[1965]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time Travellers (novel)|The Time Travellers]]'')
* Ian and Barbara's marriage was revealed in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Goth Opera]]''.
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* Ian and Barbara are married. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Goth Opera]]'', [[COMIC]]: ''[[Hunters of the Burning Stone]]'')
 
* Ian and Barbara recall leaving [[Shoreditch]] in [[November]] [[1963]], ([[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'') their first encounter with the [[Dalek]]s on [[Skaro]] and the trouble caused by the supposedly damaged [[fluid link]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'') the sandstorm in the [[Gobi Desert]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'') the [[Voord]]s, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Keys of Marinus (TV story)|The Keys of Marinus]]'') the [[Aztec]]s, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Aztecs (TV story)|The Aztecs]]'') flying in [[rocket]]s in the [[28th century]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sensorites (TV story)|The Sensorites]]'') being imprisoned in the Conciergerie Prison during the [[French Revolution]] in [[July]] [[1794]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Reign of Terror (TV story)|The Reign of Terror]]'') [[Roboman|Robomen]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'') the city of [[Bikugih]] on [[Venus]] in [[BC|3,000,000 BC]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Venusian Lullaby (novel)|Venusian Lullaby]]'') lecherous [[Roman]]s, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Romans (TV story)|The Romans]]'') the [[Zarbi]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web Planet (TV story)|The Web Planet]]'') and jumping [[time track]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Space Museum (TV story)|The Space Museum]]'')
* The Master's TARDIS is in the form of a black [[Rolls Royce Motors|Rolls-Royce]] limousine (with darkened windows) for much of the story. It takes the appearance of a thick bulkhead door when it materialises aboard ''HMS Redoubt''. When the Master sends his TARDIS to the cavern of the church at [[Devil's End]], it assumes the form of the Stone of Sacrifice; he is depicted recovering it in [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eight Doctors]]''.
 
* Ian and Barbara recall leaving [[Shoreditch]] in [[November]] [[1963]] ([[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]''), their first encounter with the [[Dalek]]s on [[Skaro]] and the trouble caused by the supposedly damaged [[fluid link]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]''), the sandstorm in the [[Gobi Desert]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]''), the [[Voord]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[The Keys of Marinus (TV story)|The Keys of Marinus]]''), the [[Aztec]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[The Aztecs (TV story)|The Aztecs]]''), flying in [[rocket]]s in the [[28th century]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sensorites (TV story)|The Sensorites]]''), being imprisoned in the Conciergerie Prison during the [[French Revolution]] in [[July]] [[1794]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Reign of Terror (TV story)|The Reign of Terror]]''), [[Roboman|Robomen]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]''), the city of [[Bikugih]] on [[Venus]] in [[BC|3,000,000 BC]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Venusian Lullaby (novel)|Venusian Lullaby]]''), lecherous [[Roman]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[The Romans (TV story)|The Romans]]''), the [[Zarbi]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web Planet (TV story)|The Web Planet]]'') and jumping [[time track]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[The Space Museum (TV story)|The Space Museum]]'').
 
 
* The Master was remanded in [[Stangmoor Prison]] prior to his trial. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Freedom (short story)|Freedom]]'')
 
* The Master was remanded in [[Stangmoor Prison]] prior to his trial. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Freedom (short story)|Freedom]]'')
 
* The Brigadier vaguely remembers attending a briefing on the [[Chameleon (humanoid)|Chameleons]], whose attempt to invade Earth on [[20 July]] [[1966]] was foiled by the [[Second Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Faceless Ones (TV story)|The Faceless Ones]]'')
 
* The Brigadier vaguely remembers attending a briefing on the [[Chameleon (humanoid)|Chameleons]], whose attempt to invade Earth on [[20 July]] [[1966]] was foiled by the [[Second Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Faceless Ones (TV story)|The Faceless Ones]]'')
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* In the parallel universe, the [[Republican Security Forces]] of the Republic of Great Britain battled a group of [[Bannermen]], from whom they obtained artificial gravity and fast drive technology, in [[Wales]] in [[1959]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Delta and the Bannermen (TV story)|Delta and the Bannermen]]'')
 
* In the parallel universe, the [[Republican Security Forces]] of the Republic of Great Britain battled a group of [[Bannermen]], from whom they obtained artificial gravity and fast drive technology, in [[Wales]] in [[1959]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Delta and the Bannermen (TV story)|Delta and the Bannermen]]'')
 
* In the parallel universe, it was the Master's counterpart [[Koschei (Inferno Earth)|Koschei]] who defeated the [[Robot Yeti]] and the [[Great Intelligence]] earlier in the [[1970s]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'')
 
* In the parallel universe, it was the Master's counterpart [[Koschei (Inferno Earth)|Koschei]] who defeated the [[Robot Yeti]] and the [[Great Intelligence]] earlier in the [[1970s]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'')
* The Brigadier meets [[Harry Sullivan|Surgeon-Lieutenant Harry Sullivan]] for the first time. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]'')
 
 
* While he was posted at the Faslane submarine base, Harry was occasionally visited by [[Esther Bland]], the sister of his close friend [[Teddy Bland]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Harry Sullivan's War (novel)|Harry Sullivan's War]]'')
 
* While he was posted at the Faslane submarine base, Harry was occasionally visited by [[Esther Bland]], the sister of his close friend [[Teddy Bland]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Harry Sullivan's War (novel)|Harry Sullivan's War]]'')
 
* [[Anne Travers]] is now working at [[Whitehall]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Millennial Rites (novel)|Millennial Rites]]'')
 
* [[Anne Travers]] is now working at [[Whitehall]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Millennial Rites (novel)|Millennial Rites]]'')
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[[Category:Stories set in the 1970s]]
 
[[Category:Stories set in the 1970s]]
 
[[Category:Pseudo-historical stories]]
 
[[Category:Pseudo-historical stories]]
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[[Category:Doctor-lite stories]]

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RealWorld

The Face of the Enemy was the first full length novel published by BBC books which does not feature the Doctor as the main character. It features primarily the Master in the lead role, whilst also featuring two previous companions, Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright.

Publisher's summary

The Doctor and Jo have gone off in the TARDIS, leaving the Brigadier and UNIT facing a deadly mystery — and a moral dilemma...

Robbery and murder are on the increase in Britain as disputes between underworld gangs escalate into open warfare on the streets. The Master seems inextricably linked to the chaos — despite the fact he is safely under lock and key.

Meanwhile UNIT is called in when a plane missing in strange circumstances is rediscovered — contaminated with radiation and particle damage that cannot possibly have occurred on Earth.

As the mystery deepens, what little light they can shed on the matter leads the Brigadier to believe that with the Doctor away, Earth's only hope may lie with its greatest enemy...

Plot

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Characters

References

Individuals

  • Ian and Barbara's son John is in primary school.
  • Ian and Barbara eloped on the first anniversary of their returning to Earth.
  • Ian and Barbara required treatment from their exposure to radiation on Skaro.
  • Ian and Barbara are writing a journal to leave for Susan in 2167.
  • Barbara teaches history at a local comprehensive school.
  • The Brigadier meets Surgeon-Lieutenant Harry Sullivan for the first time.
  • The Brigadier is now divorced from his wife.
  • The Doctor has tutored the Brigadier in how to disable a Time Lord, just in case someone needs to stop the Master again.
  • Jo and Benton are not fans of Woody Allen.

The Master

Parallel Earth (Inferno) individuals

Notes

  • This story occurs concurrent with the Doctor and Jo's visit to Peladon in the television story The Curse of Peladon.
  • This story ties in with the television story Inferno showing the aftereffects of the Inferno project on the alternate Earth which, contrary to the Doctor's assumption in that story, has not disintegrated, but has been devastated beyond recovery.
  • The Master's TARDIS is in the form of a black Rolls-Royce limousine (with darkened windows) for much of the story. It takes the appearance of a thick bulkhead door when it materialises aboard HMS Redoubt. When the Master sends his TARDIS to the cavern of the church at Devil's End, it assumes the form of the Stone of Sacrifice; he is depicted recovering it in PROSE: The Eight Doctors.

Continuity

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