Legacy (novel)

 is the twenty-fifth New Adventures novel. It features the Seventh Doctor, Bernice Summerfield, Ace and the Ice Warriors. This was the third story to feature the planet Peladon.

Publisher's summary
"So, that's an Ice Warrior. Brings a whole new meaning to the concept of shell suits."

The Doctor is pursuing a master criminal. The trail leads to Peladon: a desolate world once home to a barbaric, feudal society. Now the Galactic Federation is attempting to bring prosperity and civilisation to the planet. But not all Peladonians support the changes, and when ancient relics are stolen from their Citadel, the representatives of the Federation are blamed. The Doctor suspects the Ice Warrior delegation, but before long the Time Lord himself is arrested for the crime — and sentenced to death.

Elsewhere, interplanetary mercenaries are bringing one of the galaxy's most evil artefacts to Peladon, apparently on the Doctor's instruction. Ace is pursuing a dangerous mission on another world and Bernice is getting friendly — perhaps too friendly — with the Ice Warriors she has studied for so long.

The players are making the final moves in a devious and lethal plan — but for once it isn't the Doctor's.

Plot
to be added

Characters

 * Seventh Doctor
 * Ace
 * Bernice Summerfield
 * Nic Reece
 * Lianna
 * Savaar
 * Keri
 * Kitai
 * Alpha Centauri
 * Atissa
 * Damajina
 * Geban
 * Hissel
 * Hyn't'n
 * Jav
 * Jina
 * Kort
 * Lambert
 * Neal Corry
 * Rassburr
 * Sadler
 * Sharrod
 * Sskeet
 * Vor'r'na

Culture

 * There are wind chimes from Deva Loka aboard the Bruk.
 * The Sword of Tuburr in mentioned for the first time, a symbol of the Ice Warriors / Martian's warrior past. The Sword on display on the Bruk is a replica.

The Doctor

 * The Doctor's eyes are either brown or black.

Foods and beverages

 * Bernice (and others) drink some wine during a meal on Peladon.

Individuals

 * Queen Thalira died in a shuttle crash a few years after the Third Doctor's second visit to Peladon.
 * Keri is a Pakhar.
 * Alpha Centauri is still alive. Reproduction comes naturally with the right mental urges.
 * Savaar enjoys his kiss with Bernice.
 * Nic Reece considers himself a pretty suave PR guy.
 * Lianna gets speared (and dies) by Nic Reece.

Languages

 * "Shsurr" is Martian for the equivalent of "m'lady".

Politics

 * Mavic Chen succeeded Madam Amazonia as Guardian of the Solar System.
 * The Doctor convinces King Peladon to withdraw from the Galactic Federation, thereby sparing it from the Daleks.

Species

 * Ace was hamster monitor in Miss Marshall's class.

Time Lords

 * Chancellor Goth convinced the Celestial Intervention Agency to send the Third Doctor to Peladon.

Continuity

 * TV: The Curse of Peladon and The Monster of Peladon were the two stories to feature Peladon prior to this novel.
 * AUDIO: The Bride of Peladon also featured Peladon. It takes place before this story, but after Curse and Monster.
 * At the conclusion of this story the Doctor receives "payment" from the Time Lords in the form of a chess set. The novel features a prologue to the events of TV: The Curse of Peladon.
 * Queen Thalira died in a shuttle crash a few years after the events of TV: The Monster of Peladon.
 * TV: The Daleks' Master Plan first featured Guardians of the Solar system.
 * At the end of this novel Benny leaves to go on a dig with Rhukk. She returns in PROSE: Theatre of War.
 * PROSE: Happy Endings features some characters Benny meets for the first time in this novel.
 * The real Sword of Tuburr is seen in PROSE: GodEngine.
 * It is implied that the Diadem is similar to the mind parasite in TV: The Mind of Evil.
 * Ogri are the guards of the Federation. (TV: The Stones of Blood)
 * There are Deva Lokan wind chimes on board the Bruk. (TV: Kinda)
 * The Doctor previously met Alpha Centauri on three occasions during his third incarnation (TV: The Curse of Peladon AUDIO: The Prisoner of Peladon, TV: The Monster of Peladon) and once again during his fifth incarnation (AUDIO: The Bride of Peladon). All four of these encounters likewise occurred on Peladon.
 * The Doctor tells Bernice of the events of TV: The Ice Warriors.
 * An alternative version of the Doctor was beheaded by the Ice Warrior on Peladon. (PROSE: So Vile a Sin)