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| Goth Opera | |
| Series | Virgin Missing Adventures |
| Release number | 1 |
| Featuring | Fifth Doctor Tegan, Nyssa, Romana II |
| Writer | Paul Cornell |
| Publisher | Virgin Books |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-426-20418-2 |
| Set between | Snakedance and Mawdryn Undead |
| Number of pages | 238 |
| Release date | July 1994 |
| Followed by | 'Evolution' |
Goth Opera is an original Doctor Who novel, published by Virgin Publishing in their Missing Adventures range of Doctor Who novels. Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The Virgin Missing Adventures (often referred to simply as MA s in fandom were a series of novels from Virgin Publishing based on the British science-fiction The Fifth Doctor is the name given to the fifth incarnation of the Fictional character known as the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running Tegan Jovanka is a fictional character played by Janet Fielding in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who Romana, short for Romanadvoratrelundar, is a Fictional character in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Paul Cornell (born July 18 1967) is a British writer best known for his work in television drama as well as Doctor Who fiction Virgin Books is a United Kingdom book Publisher 90% owned by the publishing group Random House, and 10% owned by Virgin Enterprises, the company originally Snakedance is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four twice-weekly Mawdryn Undead is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was originally broadcast Evolution is an original novel written by John Peel and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. Virgin Books is a United Kingdom book Publisher 90% owned by the publishing group Random House, and 10% owned by Virgin Enterprises, the company originally The Virgin Missing Adventures (often referred to simply as MA s in fandom were a series of novels from Virgin Publishing based on the British science-fiction It was the first book in that series and a sequel to the New Adventure book Blood Harvest, but it can be read separately. The Virgin New Adventures ( NA s were a series of novels from Virgin Publishing based on the British science-fiction television series Blood Harvest is an original novel written by Terrance Dicks and based on the long-running British science fiction television series
Like all Doctor Who spin-off media, the way the plot fits in to the ongoing story of television series is open to interpretation. See Whoniverse#Inclusion and canonicity
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Plot
As the Fifth Doctor and his companions vacation in Tasmania they get caught up in a scheme by the Time Lord Ruath to resurrect the vampire Yarven (from Blood Harvest). The Whoniverse is the Fictional universe in which Doctor Who, Torchwood, The Sarah Jane Adventures and Tasmania is an Australian island and state of the same name It is located south of the eastern side of the Continent, being separated from it by Bass Vampires have been featured a number of times in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who and its other Blood Harvest is an original novel written by Terrance Dicks and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Ruath sends a vampire baby to attack the Doctor and turn him into a vampire, but the child instead attacks and converts Nyssa. Unable to provide Yarven with the Doctor's Time Lord blood, Ruath gives her own blood to Yarven, causing her to die and regenerate into a vampire Time Lord.
Nyssa, while trying fight her new vampire nature, is drawn to Yarven's castle, where she learns more about Ruath's plan. Ruath has created a genetically enhanced mist that can turn normal humans into vampires, and kill those who use traditional methods (garlic, crosses, etc. ) to protect themselves. Ruath has also invented a Time Freeze, a small Time Loop that can hold the Earth in a perpetual night, leaving the vampires free to roam and feed.
Nyssa contacts the Doctor and aids him in entering the castle, which turns out to be Ruath's TARDIS. Ruath captures the Doctor and Tegan. She informs Yarven that his brain, now enhanced by Time Lord blood, will become the controller of the Time Freeze mechanism, and offers the Doctor the change to become her vampiric consort. Yarven, however, decides he doesn't want to sacrifice himself, and places the Doctor in the Time Freze. The Doctor manages to use Ruath's command ring to take control of her TARDIS and force it to materialize on a distant planet, where the rising sun incinerates Yarven and his vampire hordes. The death of the vampire child cures Nyssa of her vampirism. Ruath survives the dawn, but is sucked into the Time Vortex after Nyssa opens the doors to the Doctor's TARDIS while it is in flight.
Background and continuity
The plot for the novel was originally developed from an unproduced comic strip for Doctor Who Magazine, which would have featured the Fourth Doctor in a fight against Dracula. The Fourth Doctor is the name given to the fourth incarnation of the Fictional character known as the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running Dracula is an 1897 novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, featuring as its primary Antagonist the vampire Count Dracula. Cornell revised the story to use the Fifth Doctor for this first Missing Adventure. [1]
The novel's cover was originally to feature a far more graphic image of Nyssa's shirt covered in blood. The artwork had to be adjusted and the blood airbrushed out when retailers insisted that they would not stock the book in that form.
Goth Opera is both a sequel to the 1980 television story State of Decay, which first mentioned the war between the Time Lords and the Vampires, and to the New Adventure Blood Harvest, which introduced the vampire Yarven. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) State of Decay is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four The Time Lords are a fictional race and civilization in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, of which the series' Blood Harvest is an original novel written by Terrance Dicks and based on the long-running British science fiction television series
Using faith as a method of fighting vampires was first mentioned in the serial The Curse of Fenric. The Curse of Fenric is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast
The Doctor and Ruath were classmates at Prydonian Academy on Gallifrey, along with Mortimus, a. k. a. , the Meddling Monk (who first appeared in The Time Meddler). The Meddling Monk, or simply the Monk, is a Fictional character in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who The Time Meddler is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in
Notes
- ^ Pearson, Lars (October 1999). I, Who. New York: Sidewinder Press. 0-9673746-0-X.
External links
Reviews
- Goth Opera reviews at Outpost Gallifrey
- Goth Opera reviews at The Doctor Who Ratings Guide
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