Goth Opera (novel)

Goth Opera was the first novel in the Virgin Missing Adventures series. Written by Paul Cornell, it featured the Fifth Doctor, Tegan Jovanka and Nyssa. It built on the narrative in PROSE: Blood Harvest, which was deliberately crafted to build interest in this novel.

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
 * Flavia
 * Jake
 * Madeleine
 * Eric
 * Jeremy
 * Victor Lang
 * Matthew
 * Child

The Doctor

 * The Doctor is bitten by vampire Nyssa.
 * The Doctor is a contributor to the Wisden cricket magazine.
 * The Doctor brushes up on his batting skills in the cricket nets.
 * The Doctor uses his cricket bag.
 * The Doctor also uses a bowling machine.

Gallifrey

 * Romana II's political rise on Gallifrey is chronicled here.
 * The Doctor and Ruath were classmates at the Prydonian Academy on Gallifrey with the Monk.

Theories and concepts

 * Tegan possesses the strength of faith to ward off vampires.

Continuity

 * Tegan is recovering from her second battle with the Mara on Manussa. (TV: Snakedance)
 * Following Adric's death, the Doctor swears that he will not allow another of his companions to die during his current incarnation. (TV: Earthshock)
 * Tracking the journeys of the Fifth Doctor, Ruath notes that he has travelled to a deserted planet, Monarch's ship in deep space, Deva Loka, Earth on several occasions, Gallifrey, and Manussa. (Seasons 19 and 20)
 * Ruath sees a point in the future where Gallifrey does not exist. (PROSE: The Ancestor Cell, TV: The End of the World)