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|name = Beautiful Chaos
  
 
|series = [[BBC New Series Adventures#Tenth Doctor|BBC New Series Adventures]]
  
|series = [[BBC New Series Adventures#Tenth Doctor|BBC New Series Adventures]]
 
|number = 29
  
|number = 29
 
|doctor = Tenth Doctor
  
|doctor = Tenth Doctor
 
|companions = [[Donna Noble|Donna]]
  
|companions = [[Donna Noble|Donna]]
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|featuring = [[Wilfred Mott|Wilf]], [[Sylvia Noble|Sylvia]]
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|featuring = Wilfred Mott|Wilf
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|featuring2 = Sylvia Noble
 
|enemy = [[Mandragora Helix]], [[Dara Morgan]], [[Delphi (Beautiful Chaos)|Delphi]]
  
|enemy = [[Mandragora Helix]], [[Dara Morgan]], [[Delphi (Beautiful Chaos)|Delphi]]
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|setting = [[England]] and [[New York City|New York]], [[2009]]
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|setting = [[London]] and [[Essex]], [[Friday]] [[15 May]] [[2009]]
 
|writer = [[Gary Russell]]
  
|writer = [[Gary Russell]]
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|read by = [[Bernard Cribbins]]
 
|publisher = BBC Books
  
|publisher = BBC Books
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|release date = [[26 December (releases)|26 December]] [[2008 (releases)|2008]] (Hardcover)
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|release date = {{il|[[26 December (releases)|26 December]] [[2008 (releases)|2008]] (hardcover)|[[7 March (releases)|7 March]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]] (paperback 50th Anniversary Edition)}}
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|format = {{il|Hardcover, 236 pages|Paperback, 256 pages}}
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[[7 March (releases)|7 March]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]] (Paperback 50th Anniversary Edition)
  
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|format = Hardcover, 236 pages
  
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Paperback, 256 pages
  
 
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84607-563-6
  
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84607-563-6
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|prev = The Story of Martha (novel)
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|prev = The Story of Martha (anthology)
 
|next = The Eyeless (novel)
  
|next = The Eyeless (novel)
 
|clip = Doctor Who Beautiful Chaos Unabridged
  
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'''''Beautiful Chaos''''' was the twenty-third [[BBC New Series Adventures|Tenth Doctor novel]] released. It was the last to feature [[Donna Noble]].
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'''''Beautiful Chaos''''' was the twenty-ninth novel in the [[BBC New Series Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Gary Russell]] and featured the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Donna Noble]].
   
 
== Publisher's summary ==
  
== Publisher's summary ==
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=== 2013 BBC Books edition ===
  
=== 2013 BBC Books edition ===
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[[Wilfred Mott]] is very happy: his granddaughter, [[Donna Noble|Donna]], is back home, catching up with family and gossiping about her journeys, and he has just discovered a new [[star]] and had it named after him. He takes the [[Tenth Doctor]] with him to the naming ceremony. But the Doctor soon discovers something else new, and worryingly bright, in the heavens – something that is heading for [[Earth]]. It’s an ancient force from the [[Dark Times]]. And it is very, very angry...
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[[Wilfred Mott]] is very happy: his granddaughter, [[Donna Noble|Donna]], is back home, catching up with family and gossiping about her journeys, and he has just discovered a new [[star]] and had it named after him. He takes the [[Tenth Doctor]] with him to the naming ceremony. But the Doctor soon discovers something else new, and worryingly bright, in the heavens – something that is heading for [[Earth]]. It's an ancient force from the [[Dark Times]]. And it is very, very angry...
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== Plot ==
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''to be added''
   
 
== Characters ==
  
== Characters ==
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* [[Sylvia Noble]]
  
* [[Sylvia Noble]]
 
* [[Henrietta Goodheart|Henrietta "Netty" Goodheart]]
  
* [[Henrietta Goodheart|Henrietta "Netty" Goodheart]]
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* [[Minnie Hooper]]
 
* [[Mandragora Helix]]
  
* [[Mandragora Helix]]
 
* [[Dara Morgan]]
  
* [[Dara Morgan]]
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* [[Geoff Noble]], [[Martha Jones]] and [[UNIT]] are mentioned.
  
* [[Geoff Noble]], [[Martha Jones]] and [[UNIT]] are mentioned.
 
* Lukas Samuel Carnes goes to [[Park Vale Comprehensive School]], the same school as [[Luke Smith]] and his friends do.
  
* Lukas Samuel Carnes goes to [[Park Vale Comprehensive School]], the same school as [[Luke Smith]] and his friends do.
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* The Doctor mentions that he hates [[bow tie]]s.
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* The late wife of Wilf and mother of Sylvia was named Eileen.
  
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* The Doctor mentions that he hates bow ties. The [[Eleventh Doctor]] would later often express his fondness of them.
  
 
* The Doctor says that [[Aubrey Fairchild (Beautiful Chaos)|Aubrey Fairchild]] "clearly makes no impression on history".
  
* The Doctor says that [[Aubrey Fairchild (Beautiful Chaos)|Aubrey Fairchild]] "clearly makes no impression on history".
   
 
== Notes ==
  
== Notes ==
 
[[File:Doctor_Who_Beautiful_Chaos_50th.jpg|thumb|The cover of the [[2013]] edition.]]
  
[[File:Doctor_Who_Beautiful_Chaos_50th.jpg|thumb|The cover of the [[2013]] edition.]]
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* This is the last novel to feature [[Donna Noble]].
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* This is the last novel to feature [[Donna Noble]]. Indeed, the preface and epilogue are set post-''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'', suggesting a "goodbye" to Donna.
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* Discounting the special case of the anthology ''[[The Story of Martha (anthology)|The Story of Martha]]'', this was the last announced Tenth Doctor Adventures release to feature the Doctor with a regular companion. All novel releases for 2009 featured the Tenth Doctor travelling alone.
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** Indeed, the preface and epilogue are set post-''[[Journey's End]]'', suggesting a "goodbye" to Donna.
  
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* Discounting the special case of the multi-authored [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Story of Martha]]'', this was the last announced Tenth Doctor Adventures release to feature the Doctor with a regular companion. All novel releases for 2009 featured the Tenth Doctor travelling alone.
 
 
* This story was also released as an ebook available from the Amazon Kindle store.
  
* This story was also released as an ebook available from the Amazon Kindle store.
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* The novel was reprinted with a new cover in [[2013]] to celebrate the 50th anniversary of ''[[Doctor Who]]''.
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* The novel was reprinted with a new cover in 2013 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of ''[[Doctor Who]]''.
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=== Audio release ===
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* An abridged reading of the story was released as an audiobook on 2x CD read by [[Bernard Cribbins]].
 
[[File:Bbcnewaudio26.jpg|thumb|right|The Audiobook cover.]]
  
[[File:Bbcnewaudio26.jpg|thumb|right|The Audiobook cover.]]
   
 
== Continuity ==
  
== Continuity ==
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* The Tycho satellite from [[TV]]: ''[[The Last Sontaran]]'' is referred to.
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* The Tycho satellite from [[TV]]: ''[[The Last Sontaran (TV story)|The Last Sontaran]]'' is mentioned.
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* The [[Prime Minister]] is called Aubrey Fairchild. This is also the name of the deceased reverend in [[TV]]: ''[[The Next Doctor]]''. This is most likely because an early draft of [[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth]]'' included a Prime Minister of the same name before his scenes were removed.
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* The [[Prime Minister]] is called Aubrey Fairchild. This is also the name of [[Aubrey Fairchild (The Next Doctor)|the deceased reverend]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Next Doctor]]''. This is most likely because an early draft of [[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth]]'' included a Prime Minister of the same name before his scenes were removed.
 
* This story is a sequel to the [[Fourth Doctor]] story [[TV]]: ''[[The Masque of Mandragora]]''.
  
* This story is a sequel to the [[Fourth Doctor]] story [[TV]]: ''[[The Masque of Mandragora]]''.
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* There are also references to splinters at the Sacred Mountain of Xi'an and the Mandrake [[nightclub]], referring to the [[First Doctor]] novel [[PROSE]]:''[[The Eleventh Tiger]]'' and the [[Seventh Doctor]] comic strip [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Mark of Mandragora]]''.
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* There is a reference to a splinter of the Mandragora Helix being involved with the white and the crimson. This harks back to Sarah Jane Smith's encounters in the Big Finish Sarah Jane CDs.
  
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* There are also references to splinters at the Sacred Mountain of Xi'an and the Mandrake nightclub, referring to the [[First Doctor]] novel [[PROSE]]:''[[The Eleventh Tiger]] ''and the [[Seventh Doctor]] comic strip [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Mark of Mandragora]].''
  
 
* Netty is referenced in [[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'' as a part of the [[Silver Cloak]].
  
* Netty is referenced in [[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'' as a part of the [[Silver Cloak]].
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* The preface and epilogue occur after [[TV]]: ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]''.
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* While pondering how Sylvia does not like him, the Doctor remembers [[Jackie Tyler]] and [[Francine Jones]] - particularly the occasions when they slapped him. ([[TV]]: ''[[Aliens of London (TV story)|Aliens of London]]'', ''[[The Lazarus Experiment (TV story)|The Lazarus Experiment]]'')
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* The preface and epilogue occur after [[TV]]: ''[[Journey's End]]''
  
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* The Doctor, trying to explain why London is deserted, suggests that it's Sunday. The [[Third Doctor]] had once remarked that London seemed to close on Sunday. ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'') The Tenth Doctor and [[Eleventh Doctor|his immediate successor]] had both stated that they did not like Sundays, finding them boring. ([[TV]]: ''[[Silence in the Library (TV story)|Silence in the Library]]'', ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]'')
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* Donna mentions that the Doctor has faced [[Pyrovile]]s, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)|The Fires of Pompeii]]'') [[Sontaran]]s, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]'') and the [[Fishman|Fishmen of Kandalinga]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Fishmen of Kandalinga (short story)|The Fishmen of Kandalinga]]'')
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* Donna mentions that she recently visited the [[Garazone Bazaar]] with the Doctor. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Sword of Orion (audio story)|Sword of Orion]]'' et al)
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* The story was released as an audiobook on 2x CD read by [[Bernard Cribbins]].
  
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* The audiobook is also available as a download from the [[AudioGo]] website.
  
   
 
== External links ==
  
== External links ==
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* {{Penguin|1093766/doctor-who--beautiful-chaos/}}
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* [http://www.magnetopia.org/cloisterlibrary/beautifulchaos.htm The Cloister Library: '''Beautiful Chaos''']
  
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* {{whoniverse|ns29|Beautiful Chaos}}
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* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/beautifulchaos.htm The Cloister Library: '''Beautiful Chaos''']
 
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Revision as of 05:48, 30 September 2019

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Beautiful Chaos was the twenty-ninth novel in the BBC New Series Adventures series. It was written by Gary Russell and featured the Tenth Doctor and Donna Noble.

Publisher's summary

2008 BBC Books edition

Donna Noble is back home in London, catching up with her family and generally giving them all the gossip about her journeys. Her grandfather is especially overjoyed — he's discovered a new star and had it named after him. He takes the Tenth Doctor, as his special guest, to the naming ceremony.

But the Doctor is suspicious about some of the other changes he can see in Earth's heavens. Particularly that bright star, right there. No, not that one, that one, there, on the left...

The world's population is slowly being converted to a new path, a new way of thinking. Something is coming to Earth, an ancient force from the Dark Times. Something powerful, angry, and all-consuming...

2013 BBC Books edition

Wilfred Mott is very happy: his granddaughter, Donna, is back home, catching up with family and gossiping about her journeys, and he has just discovered a new star and had it named after him. He takes the Tenth Doctor with him to the naming ceremony. But the Doctor soon discovers something else new, and worryingly bright, in the heavens – something that is heading for Earth. It's an ancient force from the Dark Times. And it is very, very angry...

Plot

to be added

Characters

References

Notes

Doctor Who Beautiful Chaos 50th

The cover of the 2013 edition.

  • This is the last novel to feature Donna Noble. Indeed, the preface and epilogue are set post-Journey's End, suggesting a "goodbye" to Donna.
  • Discounting the special case of the anthology The Story of Martha, this was the last announced Tenth Doctor Adventures release to feature the Doctor with a regular companion. All novel releases for 2009 featured the Tenth Doctor travelling alone.
  • This story was also released as an ebook available from the Amazon Kindle store.
  • The novel was reprinted with a new cover in 2013 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who.

Audio release

  • An abridged reading of the story was released as an audiobook on 2x CD read by Bernard Cribbins.
Bbcnewaudio26

The Audiobook cover.

Continuity

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