The Discontinuity Guide

The Discontinuity Guide
Author: Paul Cornell
Publisher: Monkeybrain
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2004
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781932265095

A brilliant attempt to stitch the 26 years of Doctor Who into a coherent narrative. This is an essential reference for fans and a hilarious introduction for newcomers.

The Doctor Who Discontinuity Guide

The Doctor Who Discontinuity Guide
Author: Paul Cornell
Publisher: Gateway
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2013-10-31
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 057513318X

When it was originally published, the Discontinuity Guide was the first attempt to bring together all of the various fictional information seen in BBC TV's DOCTOR WHO, and then present it in a coherent narrative. Often copied but never matched, this is the perfect guide to the 'classic' Doctors. Fulffs, goofs, double entendres, fashion victims, technobabble, dialogue disasters: these are just some of the headings under which every story in the Doctor's first twenty-seven years of his career is analysed. Despite its humorous tone, the book has a serious purpose. Apart from drawing attention to the errors and absurdities that are among the most loveable features of DOCTOR WHO, this reference book provides a complete analysis of the story-by-story creation of the Doctor Who Universe. One sample story, Pyramids of Mars, yields the following gems: TECHNOBABBLE: a crytonic particle accelerator, a relative continuum stabiliser, and triobiphysics. DIALOGUE TRIUMPHS: 'I'm a Time Lord... You don't understand the implications. I'm not a human being. I walk in eternity.' CONTINUITY: the doctor is about 750 years old at this point, and has apparently aged 300 years since Tomb of the Cybermen. He ages about another 300 years between this story and the seventh' Doctor's Time and the Rani. An absolute must for every Doctor Who fan, this new edition of the classic reference guide has not been updated at all for the 50th anniversary.

Unnatural History

Unnatural History
Author: Jonathan Blum
Publisher: BBC Worldwide Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1999
Genre: Doctor Who (Fictitious character)
ISBN: 9780563555766

A story featuring the eighth Doctor Who, Sam and Fitz. The Doctor regenerated in San Francisco at the turn of the millennium. When he returns there a few years later, it seems the catastrophic events that nearly sent the whole of Earth into cosmic oblivion have taken their toll.

Vampire Science

Vampire Science
Author: Jonathan Blum
Publisher: BBC Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1997
Genre: Doctor Who (Fictitious character)
ISBN: 9780563405665

"In the days when the Time Lords were young, their war with the Vampires cost trillions of lives on countless worlds. Now the Vampires have been sighted again, in San Francisco. Some want to coexist with humans, using genetic engineering in a macabre experiment to find a new source of blood. But some would rather go out in a blaze of glory -- and UNIT's attempts to contain them could provoke another devastating war. The Doctor strikes a dangerous bargain, but even he might not be able to keep the city from getting caught in the crossfire. While he finds himself caught in a web of old feuds and high-tech schemes, his new companion Sam finds out just how deadly travelling with the Doctor can be."--Page 4 of cover

The Infinity Doctors

The Infinity Doctors
Author: Lance Parkin
Publisher: BBC Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1998
Genre: Doctor Who
ISBN: 9780563405917

"Gallifrey. The Doctor's home planet. For twenty thousand centuries the Gallifreyans have been the most powerful race in the cosmos. They have circumnavigated infinity and eternity, harnessed science and conquered death. They are the Lords of Time, and have used their powers carefully. But now a new force has been unleashed, one that is literally capable of everything. It is enough to give even the Time Lords nightmares. More than that: it is enough to destroy them. It is one of their own. Waiting for them at the end of the universe."--Page 4 of cover.

The Adventures of Henrietta Street

The Adventures of Henrietta Street
Author: Lawrence Miles
Publisher: BBC Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2001
Genre: Doctor Who (Fictitious character)
ISBN: 9780563538424

At the outer reaches of the universe, where human consciousness cannot reach, time goes "soft", allowing mankind to meets its own animal and subconscious limitations in the form of the brutal baboon-like Beast. In London, and all major cities of the Napoleonic era, covens of witches are using ancient techniques to attain time-consciousness. Perceiving time in a new way, they call on the Beast.

Legacy of the Daleks

Legacy of the Daleks
Author: John Peel
Publisher: BBC Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1998
Genre: Dictatorship
ISBN: 9780563405740

"England in the late 22nd century is slowly recovering from the devastation that followed the Daleks' invasion. The Doctor's very first travelling companion -- his granddaughter, Susan -- is where he left her, helping to rebuild the Earth for the survivors. But danger still remains all around. While searching for his lost companion Sam, the Doctor finds himself in the Domain London. But it seems that Susan is now missing too, and his efforts to find her lead to confrontation with the ambitious Lord Haldoran, who is poised to take control of southern England through all-out war. With the help of a sinister adviser, Haldoran's plans are already well-advanced. Power cables have been fed down a mineshaft, reactivating a mysterious old device of hideous power. But has the Dalek presence on Earth really been wiped out? Or are there still traps set for the unwary? The Doctor learns to his cost once again that when dealing with the evil of the Daleks, nothing can be taken at face value."--Page 4 of cover

Burning Heart

Burning Heart
Author: Dave Stone
Publisher: Virgin Books Limited
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1997
Genre: Doctor Who (Fictitious character)
ISBN: 9780426204985

In the self-contained Habitat on Dramos, things are getting out of control. The Church of Adjudication holds absolute power over the people, with the consequences that come from absolute power...corruption. The Doctor is imprisoned and chaos looms.

The Nitpicker's Guide for Next Generation Trekkers Volume 1

The Nitpicker's Guide for Next Generation Trekkers Volume 1
Author: Phil Farrand
Publisher: Dell
Total Pages: 452
Release: 1993-10-02
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9780440505716

Six seasons of bloopers, flubs, technical screw-ups, and picayune plot discrepancies for discriminating fans of Star Trek: The Next Generation Stardate 41153.7-46999.9 Starship Enterprise, Registry NCC-1701D We’re watching you. . . Is there a control panel inside the turbo lift? (No . . . except in the episode “Brothers”) Do or don’t personnel have to tap their badge to access their communicator? (Only when the writers feel like it) Yes, we’re fans. But we’re not unobservant. Some of us even have Vulcanlike logic. Author Phil Farrand figures that even if you love somebody, you can tell them about that dab of mustard on their upper lip. So here’s a compendium for Trekkers who are unafraid of pointing the finger at oversights, and who know it’s great fun to find the sloppy mistakes (or cost-cutting cheating) in a show that takes itself very seriously. So get your VCR ready and your mind set for hours of enjoyment and mental stimulation with: • Plot oversights • Production problems • Changed premises • Equipment oddities • Trivia questions • Fun facts • Covers every show for the first six seasons of Star Trek: The Next Generation • And more!

Sometimes Never

Sometimes Never
Author: Justin Richards
Publisher: BBC Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2004
Genre: Doctor Who (Fictitious character)
ISBN: 9780563486114

This week: a hideous misshapen creature releases a butterfly. Next week: the consequences of this simple action ensure that history follows its predicted path. Sometime: The Council of Eight maps out every moment in history and take drastic measures to ensure it follows their predictions.