Goth Opera (novel)

Goth Opera was the first novel in the Virgin Missing Adventures series. It was written by Paul Cornell. It featured the Fifth Doctor, Tegan Jovanka and Nyssa.

Publisher's summary

 * "The time of humanity on this world has come to an end. The long night is starting. The age of the undead is upon us."

Manchester, 1993. The vampires of Great Britain have received a message: the long-awaited arrival of their evil messiah is imminent. It’s time for a recruitment drive.

On holiday in Tasmania with Tegan and the Fifth Doctor, Nyssa is attacked by a demonic child. She escapes unharmed - except for two small wounds in her neck.

Why are the descendants of the Great Vampire so desperate to obtain the blood of a Time Lord? And what is their connection to a forbidden ancient Gallifreyan cult?

Plot
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Characters

 * The Doctor
 * Tegan Jovanka
 * Nyssa
 * Romana II
 * Ruath
 * Yarven

The Doctor

 * The Doctor is bitten by vampire Nyssa.
 * The Doctor is a contributor to the Wisden cricket magazine.

Gallifrey

 * Romana's rise to Lady President of Gallifrey begins.
 * The Doctor and Ruath were classmates at Prydonian Academy on Gallifrey with Mortimus.

Theories and concepts

 * Tegan Jovanka is still recovering from her second possession by the Mara.
 * Tegan possesses the strength of faith to ward off vampires.

Continuity

 * This is a sequel to NA: Blood Harvest.
 * Following Adric's death, the Doctor swears that he will not allow another of his companions to die during his current incarnation. (DW: Earthshock)
 * Tracking the journeys of the Fifth Doctor, Ruath notes that he has travelled to a deserted planet (DW: Castrovalva), Monarch's ship in deep space (DW: Four to Doomsday), Deva Loka (DW: Kinda), Earth on several occasions (DW: The Visitation, DW: Black Orchid, DW: Earthshock, DW: Time-Flight, DW: Arc of Infinity, BFA: Hexagora, MA: The Sands of Time), Gallifrey (DW: Arc of Infinity) and Manussa (DW: Snakedance).
 * Ruath sees a point in the future where Gallifrey does not exist. (EDA: The Ancestor Cell, DW: The End of the World)

Timeline

 * Goth Opera occurs after DWM: Blood Invocation.
 * Goth Opera occurs before DW: Mawdryn Undead.