Talk:Interference - Book Two (novel)

Question
Since the Third Doctor regenerates into the Fourth Doctor in this book, and "History will carry on much as before, apart from this one alteration," shouldn't the next story for the Third Doctor be TV: Robot? It seems unlikely that it leads into any further Third Doctor stories, since he isn't the Third Doctor anymore by the end of it. -- Rowan Earthwood talk to me 18:02, November 6, 2011 (UTC)

Merge tag
Removed merge tag, as both novels have different titles. Precedent suggests that a two-parter get one page only when they have the same title, as does not happen in this case. Shambala108 ☎  03:22, April 2, 2017 (UTC)


 * Hmm, the trouble is that the "different titles" aren't used in the names of either page. I'd equate "Shock Tactic" and "Hour of the Geek" to be just like the episode titles of stories in the early 60s. We don't separate "The Powerful Enemy" and "Desperate Measures". CoT     ?  03:32, April 2, 2017 (UTC)
 * Actually, I was referring to the "Book One" and "Book Two" parts of the titles. Shambala108 ☎  03:45, April 2, 2017 (UTC)


 * But the "Book One" and "Book Two" bits are separated from the "Interference". Here's an image of the cover of Book One and a crude recreation of the interior cover page of Book One.

Interference _____________ Book One Shock Tactic Notice how on the cover the "Book One" is smaller and in a different colour? The spines of the books use the naming format we currently use, the "Interference - Book One", but the majority of the renderings of the titles keep the Interference by itself. CoT    ?  04:01, April 2, 2017 (UTC)

Just like the "Book One" and "Book Two" subtitles on Interference, The Jago & Litefoot Revival (audio story) has "Act One" and "Act Two" subtitles, listed on both the Big Finish website and on the actual covers themselves, but we've already combined those into one page. NateBumber ☎  14:25, April 3, 2017 (UTC)


 * More importantly, both volumes feature the following description: "Featuring the Third and Eighth Doctors, INTERFERENCE is the first ever full-length two-part Doctor Who novel." Since the book clearly states that it is one novel in two parts, the merge is warranted. Shambala108, does it remove your objection? Amorkuz ☎  23:59, August 23, 2017 (UTC)


 * Shambala108 replied over at User talk:NateBumber; they don't name any more objections, but they recommend that we consult User:CzechOut because Thread:183627 hasn't been closed yet. Skimming the ~350 posts in that thread, I can see how its eventual closure might be useful in this scenario; indeed, Book One of Interference ends in a "To be continued". However, I'll also note that Interference isn't a TV story, and its status as "a novel in two parts" is based on plenty of evidence beyond just that phrase, so I'm not sure if Thread:183627 is 100% applicable to this particular case (especially since it seems to specifically apply to only post-2005 TV Doctor Who). – N8 ☎ 04:02, September 4, 2017 (UTC)


 * While I'm at it, I should mention here the salient information from Amorkuz's talk page: the books present one continuous narrative, and they have the same title. Also, the two volumes of Interference are the only two BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures published in the same month, not to even mention that they were actually released on the same day. I've cobbled together an example of what a merged article would look like over at my sandbox. – N8 ☎ 15:30, September 4, 2017 (UTC)