Deceit (novel)

Deceit is the thirteenth novel in the Virgin New Adventures series, and was written by Peter Darvill-Evans. It was released in 1993, and features the Seventh Doctor, Ace and Bernice.

Publisher's summary
'Take Arcadia apart if you have to.'

The middle of the twenty-fifth century. The Dalek war is drawing to an untidy close. Earth’s Office of External Operation is trying to extend its influence over the corporations that have controlled human-occupied space since man first ventured to the stars.

Agent Isabelle Defries is leading one expedition. Among her barely-controllable squad is an explosives expert who calls herself Ace. Their destination: Arcadia.

A non-technological paradise? A living laboratory for a centuries-long experiment? Fuel for a super-being? Even when Ace and Benny discover the truth, the Doctor refuses to listen to them.

Nothing is what it seems to be.

Characters

 * The Doctor


 * Bernice Summerfield
 * Is haunted by the destruction of the Seven Planets.
 * Ace
 * She's 3 years older.
 * Is Spacefleet trained in the Special Weapons Division.
 * Thinks about shagging Daak.


 * Abslom Daak
 * Is a clone (a "not very good one" at that).


 * Pool (Gestalt)

Continuity

 * Abslom Daak died destroying the Dalek Death Wheel in DWM: Nemesis of the Daleks, and was later saved by time-travelers in DWM Emperor of the Daleks!
 * The TARDIS was infected with protoplasm in NA: Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark.
 * A construct which is probably Pool turns up in BNA: Down.

Timeline

 * This story takes place after VD: Continuity Errors
 * This story takes place before NA: Lucifer Rising