Divided Loyalties (novel)
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| Author | Gary Russell |
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| Series | Doctor Who book: Past Doctor Adventures |
Release number | 26 |
| Subject | Featuring: Fifth Doctor Tegan, Adric, Nyssa and the Toymaker |
| Set in | Period between The Visitation and Black Orchid |
| Publisher | BBC Books |
Publication date | October 1999 |
| Pages | 252 |
| ISBN | 0-563-55578-5 |
| Preceded by | City at World's End |
| Followed by | Corpse Marker |
Divided Loyalties is a BBC Books original novel written by Gary Russell and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Fifth Doctor, Tegan Jovanka, Nyssa, Adric and the Toymaker.
The book is divided into four rounds, each named after the title of an Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark song, as well as all the chapters within each round.
Summary[edit]
There are some evils in the universe that need to be fought. And others that need redeeming... Many years ago the Doctor, a student at the Academy on Gallifrey, lost a friend to the mysterious and malevolent force known as the Celestial Toymaker. Now, in his fifth incarnation, the Doctor receives a telepathic call from his long-lost classmate, begging for help. As he sets out to rescue his friend and exact revenge, the Doctor's companions become increasingly involved. Adric, determined to justify his place aboard the TARDIS, opts to face the Toymaker's game challenges while Nyssa, angered by the Doctor's actions, finds herself excluded by the people she thought were her friends. And what is the connection between the Toymaker and the planet Dymok, whose comatose inhabitants find a new saviour in the shape of Tegan Jovanka?[1]
Continuity[edit]
- This novel references Quences, the Kithriarch of the House of Lungbarrow, who was introduced in Lungbarrow.
Critical Reaction[edit]
According to E.G. Wolverson of Doctor Who Reviews, many critiqued the portrayal of the Doctor's childhood on Gallifrey in the extended flashback. They state that they and Chadd Knueppe of Outpost Gallifrey are the only ones who enjoyed it.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "BBC - Cult - Doctor Who - Books - Divided Loyalties". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "Doctor Who - Divided Loyalties". www.doctorwhoreviews.altervista.org. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
External links[edit]
- Divided Loyalties title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database