Lungbarrow (novel)

Lungbarrow was an original Doctor Who novel written by Marc Platt. Published in Virgin Books' New Adventures range, it was the last of that range to feature the Seventh Doctor.

It is considered the final novel, under any banner, to feature the Seventh Doctor as the "current" Doctor, although McGann's Eighth Doctor had already made his televised appearance by the time the novel was published. Due to a publication delay, however, an earlier-commissioned novel, So Vile a Sin, also featuring the Seventh Doctor, would be published later.

Publisher's summary
Nonsense, child,' retorted the Doctor. 'Grandfather indeed! I've never seen you before in my life!

All is not well on Gallifrey. Chris Cwej is having someone else's nightmares. Ace is talking to herself. So is K-9. Leela has stumbled on a murderous family conspiracy. And the beleaguered Lord President, Romanadvoratrelundar, foresees one of the most tumultuous events in her planet history.

At the root of all is an ancient and terrible place, the House of Lungbarrow in the southern mountains of Gallifrey. Something momentous is happening there. But the House has inexplicably gone missing.

673 years ago the Doctor left his family in that forgotten House. Abandoned, disgraced and resentful, they have waited. And now he's home at last.

In this, the seventh Doctor's final New Adventure, he faces a threat that could uncover the greatest secret of them all.

Characters

 * The Doctor
 * Has the nickname 'Snail' and 'Wormhole' by his cousins (because he has a bellybutton).


 * Chris Cwej


 * Ace
 * The CIA kill Ace for 20 minutes and upload her memories to the Matrix.


 * Leelandredloomsagwinaechegesima (aka Leela)
 * Is pair bonded to Andred.
 * Is pregnant.


 * Castellan Andred
 * Belongs to House of the Redlooms.


 * President Romana
 * Is negotiating with the Tharils.


 * K-9 Mark I
 * Learns Andred's security codes.


 * K-9 Mark II
 * Has recently returned from E-Space.


 * Rodan
 * Is Leela's friend.
 * Has been sent on a cross-cultural liaison course.


 * Lord Ferain
 * Is part of the CIA.
 * Kept a book called An Alternative History of Skaro: The Daleks without Davros.
 * Badger

Flashback / In-Memory Character


 * Susan (appears in flashback-like sequence)
 * Her mother died as Pythia cursed Gallifrey.
 * Susan's nanny was called Mamlaurea.


 * The Other
 * Along with Rassilon and Omega was part of the Trimuvate that ruled Gallifrey.
 * Susan was The Other's granddaughter.
 * Threw himself into the original Loom.

The Doctor's Cousins

 * Innocet
 * Loved the Doctor.
 * Has telekinesis and telepathy.


 * Quencessetianobayolocaturgrathageyyilunbarrowmas (aka Quences)
 * Lived for 7,000 years.
 * The 422nd Kithriarch of Lungbarrow.
 * Served as Ordinal-General of the Brotherhood of Kithriarchs (head of the Houses of Gallifrey).


 * Glospinninymortheras (aka Glospin)
 * In his fourth regeneration, is 1,711 years old.


 * Satthralope
 * Housekeeper to the house of Lungbarrow.
 * Became Housekeeper when she was 302 years old.
 * Dismissed the hermit as he was too expensive.


 * Jobiska
 * Old and senile.


 * Rynde
 * Was Epicurla Overseer to the Dromeian Chapterhouse.


 * Arkhew
 * Dead.


 * Maljamin


 * Farg
 * Died 200 years ago.


 * Celesia


 * Almund


 * DeRoosifa


 * Chovor the Various


 * Salpash
 * Multi-chinned.


 * Luton
 * Got stuck in the East chimney of the House of Lungbarrow.


 * Owis
 * Is 675 years old.
 * Was loomed to replace the Doctor.
 * Is quite stupid.
 * He killed Cousin Arkhew.

Continuity

 * The hermit that lived on the mountain near the Doctor's home was mentioned in DW: The Time Monster (and more details given in DW: Planet of the Spiders).
 * The Sisterhood of Karn debuted in DW: The Brain of Morbius.
 * Leela met Andred in DW: The Invasion of Time.
 * Romana returned from E-space in NA: Blood Harvest, and became president in Happy Endings.
 * A lot of Gallifreyan history revisited in this novel first appeared in NA: Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible.
 * Romana gives the Doctor her sonic screwdriver which she built in DW: The Horns of Nimon.
 * The Doctor used the Hand of Omega in DW: Remembrance of the Daleks.
 * The Doctor goes on one final mission to pick up the Master's remains leading into DW: Doctor Who.

Timeline

 * This story occurs after ST: Culture War 
 * This story occurs before ST: Testament