Speed of Flight (novel)

Speed of Flight was the twenty-seventh novel in the Virgin Missing Adventures series. It was written by Paul Leonard. It featured the Third Doctor, Jo Grant and Mike Yates.

Publisher's summary

 * "Those who are intelligent, strong and virtuous are promoted. The stupid, the weak and the unworthy will die. How else is it possible for the world to make progress?"

The TARDIS lands on Nooma, a world in the middle of an industrial revolution. But the Third Doctor, Jo and Mike Yates quickly discover that there is no limit to the upheaval. The sky is alive, and at war with the ground. The continents are on the move, competing for a place under the sun. And somewhere, there is a starship...

Mike finds himself committed to a fight where his only option is to kill or be killed. Jo is caught in a workers' revolt. And the Doctor must find out what is really happening to Nooma before the struggle for survival kills the world and everyone on it.

Plot
to be added

Characters

 * The Doctor
 * Jo Grant
 * Mike Yates
 * Bell

Noomans

 * Epreto
 * Lofanu
 * Xaai
 * Duboli
 * Karilee
 * Aapurian
 * Eeneeri
 * Jobanu
 * Omonu
 * The Dead

Planets

 * The Doctor and Jo discuss their recent visit to Karfel.

Continuity

 * The Doctor and Jo have just visited Karfel, which as is seen in TV: Timelash the Third Doctor visited at some point.

Timeline
The back cover of this novel states that this story takes place between TV: Planet of the Daleks and The Green Death.


 * Speed of Flight occurs after PROSE: ...And Eternity in an Hour.
 * Speed of Flight occurs before TV: The Green Death.