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|image = The Eyeless.jpg |
|image = The Eyeless.jpg |
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| − | |name = The Eyeless |
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|series = [[BBC New Series Adventures]] |
|series = [[BBC New Series Adventures]] |
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|number = 30 |
|number = 30 |
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|doctor = Tenth Doctor |
|doctor = Tenth Doctor |
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| − | |companions = [[Alsa]] |
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|enemy = [[Eyeless|The Eyeless]] |
|enemy = [[Eyeless|The Eyeless]] |
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|setting = [[Arcopolis]], [[292,009]] |
|setting = [[Arcopolis]], [[292,009]] |
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|writer = [[Lance Parkin]] |
|writer = [[Lance Parkin]] |
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| + | |read by = [[Russell Tovey]] |
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|publisher = BBC Books |
|publisher = BBC Books |
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|release date = [[26 December (releases)|26 December]] [[2008 (releases)|2008]] |
|release date = [[26 December (releases)|26 December]] [[2008 (releases)|2008]] |
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|prev = Beautiful Chaos (novel) |
|prev = Beautiful Chaos (novel) |
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|next = Judgement of the Judoon (novel) |
|next = Judgement of the Judoon (novel) |
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| − | |clip = Doctor Who The Eyeless Audio Sample |
+ | |clip = Doctor Who The Eyeless Audio Sample |
| + | }} |
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| − | '''''The Eyeless''''' was the |
+ | '''''The Eyeless''''' was the thirtieth novel in the [[BBC New Series Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Lance Parkin]] and featured the [[Tenth Doctor]]. |
== Publisher's summary == |
== Publisher's summary == |
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| − | At the heart of the ruined city of [[Arcopolis]] is [[the Fortress]]. It's a brutal structure placed here by one of the sides in a devastating intergalactic war that's long ended. Fifteen years ago, the entire population of the [[planet]] was killed in an instant by the weapon housed deep in the heart of the Fortress. Now only the ghosts remain. |
+ | At the heart of the ruined city of [[Arcopolis]] is [[the Fortress]]. It's a brutal structure placed here by one of the sides in a [[Last Great Time War|devastating intergalactic war]] that's long ended. Fifteen years ago, the entire population of the [[planet]] was killed in an instant by [[Weapon (The Eyeless)|the weapon]] housed deep in the heart of the Fortress. Now only the ghosts remain. |
[[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] arrives, and determines to fight his way past the Fortress's automatic defences and put the weapon beyond use. But he soon discovers he's not the only person in Arcopolis. What is the true nature of the weapon? Is the planet really haunted? Who are the [[Eyeless]]? And what will happen if they get to the weapon before the Doctor? |
[[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] arrives, and determines to fight his way past the Fortress's automatic defences and put the weapon beyond use. But he soon discovers he's not the only person in Arcopolis. What is the true nature of the weapon? Is the planet really haunted? Who are the [[Eyeless]]? And what will happen if they get to the weapon before the Doctor? |
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== Plot == |
== Plot == |
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| − | [[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] lands, alone, on an uninhabited, green skied planet in Galaxy Seven |
+ | [[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] lands, alone, on an uninhabited, green skied planet in [[Seventh Galaxy|Galaxy Seven]], almost exactly 290,000 lightyears from Earth, around the year [[292009]], near [[Arcopolis]], to disable a weapon that wiped out the population fifteen years ago in 291994. He wanders through the city, looking at the futuristic technology. A six fingered ghost hand touches [[the TARDIS]]. |
The Doctor encounters a group of children scavenging the city. They seem to think the Doctor is a ghost and try to attack him. While trying to convince them that he is no ghost, the Doctor wishes he could see one. A ghost appears and kills one of the children, making the other ones flee. |
The Doctor encounters a group of children scavenging the city. They seem to think the Doctor is a ghost and try to attack him. While trying to convince them that he is no ghost, the Doctor wishes he could see one. A ghost appears and kills one of the children, making the other ones flee. |
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| − | Moving closer to the heavily guarded Fortress where the weapon is located, two older children, Alsa and Gar, catch up on The Doctor. They ask him if he killed a girl who died a few days ago, which he denies. He then manages to shake them off and makes his way to the Fortress, where he sees a glass-like creature. Alsa and Gar catch up on the Doctor again and knock him unconscious. |
+ | Moving closer to the heavily guarded Fortress where the weapon is located, two older children, [[Alsa]] and [[Gar]], catch up on The Doctor. They ask him if he killed a girl who died a few days ago, which he denies. He then manages to shake them off and makes his way to the Fortress, where he sees a glass-like creature. Alsa and Gar catch up on the Doctor again and knock him unconscious. |
| − | The Doctor wakes up in a settlement consisting of a group of adults who survived the weapon, and a lot of children. The adults want the Doctor to stay, so he can help them with scientific progress and agriculture, but the Doctor refuses their demands. During his stay in the village, the Doctor befriends a woman named Dela. Recently her daughter Jall was found dead, and her eyes were missing from the body. |
+ | The Doctor wakes up in a settlement consisting of a group of adults who survived the weapon, and a lot of children. The adults want the Doctor to stay, so he can help them with scientific progress and agriculture, but the Doctor refuses their demands. During his stay in the village, the Doctor befriends a woman named [[Dela]]. Recently her daughter Jall was found dead, and her eyes were missing from the body. |
| − | The Doctor goes to the Fortress again and spots a transparent, six-fingered figure. The figure flees. While the Doctor manages to reach the Fortress, Alsa, Gar, a few other children and |
+ | The Doctor goes to the Fortress again and spots a transparent, six-fingered figure. The figure flees. While the Doctor manages to reach the Fortress, Alsa, Gar, a few other children and two adults followed him. Alsa enters the Fortress with the Doctor. Outside the Fortress transparent creatures approach the remaining people and introduce themselves as the Eyeless. One of them has two eyes embedded inside its body, Jall's eyes. |
| − | A group of Eyeless manages to enter the Fortress and chases the Doctor and Alsa. They manage to convince Alsa that the Doctor is a threat and that she should become one of them. The Eyeless predicted the Doctor's landing on Acropolis and his intentions, and they also want the weapon the Doctor is trying to destroy. Eventually the Eyeless lose their influence on Alsa. When the Doctor reaches the heart of the Fortress, he finds the weapon, but the Eyeless fight to gain it. Meanwhile the Eyeless spaceships attack the Fortress from outside |
+ | A group of Eyeless manages to enter the Fortress and chases the Doctor and Alsa. They manage to convince Alsa that the Doctor is a threat and that she should become one of them. The Eyeless predicted the Doctor's landing on Acropolis and his intentions, and they also want the weapon the Doctor is trying to destroy. Eventually the Eyeless lose their influence on Alsa. When the Doctor reaches the heart of the Fortress, he finds the weapon, but the Eyeless fight to gain it. Meanwhile, the Eyeless spaceships attack the Fortress from outside the Doctor and the Fortress' security kill all the Eyeless inside except the leader. The Doctor offers the leader the TARDIS key if he gets to keep the weapon. While trading, the Doctor unintentionally triggers the weapon, destroying all the remaining Eyeless. |
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| ⚫ | The Fortress' defenses are deactivated and the Doctor and Alsa escape. He gives the weapon to Alsa, and gives her the choice to destroy it. Alsa is unsure about the future and the Doctor takes her to the TARDIS. They travel to Acropolis in 292029. There an adult version of Gar tells them how they destroyed the weapon and Alsa is assured enough. Alsa is returned to her own time and the Doctor leaves. |
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== Characters == |
== Characters == |
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* [[Tenth Doctor]] |
* [[Tenth Doctor]] |
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* [[Gar]] |
* [[Gar]] |
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* [[Dela]] |
* [[Dela]] |
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| + | * Jall |
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* [[Jennver]] |
* [[Jennver]] |
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* [[Fladon]] |
* [[Fladon]] |
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== References == |
== References == |
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| ⚫ | * The Doctor's pockets contain his [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]], [[psychic paper]], a ball of string, [[anti-radiation pill]]s, a pocket [[Gallifreyan (language)|Gallifreyan]]-[[Welsh language|Cymraeg]] phrasebook, a bag of [[kola nut]]s, a [[yo-yo]], a collection of [[coin]]s from a dozen different planets, [[everlasting match]]es, and the TARDIS key. |
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| − | * The [[The Fortress|weapon]] the Doctor seeks is capable of wiping out everyone who ever heard of its target. It is implied that the weapon was used in the Last Great Time War. |
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| + | * [[Weapon (The Eyeless)|The weapon]] was built using [[quantum physics]], the [[observer effect]], the [[superforce]], [[vunktotechnology]], and [[vundatechnology]]. |
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| ⚫ | * The Doctor's pockets contain his [[sonic screwdriver]], [[psychic paper]], a ball of string, [[anti-radiation pill]]s, a pocket [[Gallifreyan (language)|Gallifreyan]]-[[Welsh language|Cymraeg]] phrasebook, a bag of [[kola nut]]s, a [[yo-yo]], a collection of [[coin]]s from a dozen different planets, [[everlasting match]]es, and the TARDIS key. |
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== Notes == |
== Notes == |
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* This is the only "companionless" Tenth Doctor Adventure in which the Doctor does not combat a returning alien race. |
* This is the only "companionless" Tenth Doctor Adventure in which the Doctor does not combat a returning alien race. |
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* 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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| + | * In ''[[AHistory]]'', Lance Parkin reveals a deleted line from this novel would have revealed the [[Eighth Doctor]] was betrayed by his companions during the [[Last Great Time War]], leading him to ending his life alone. |
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== Continuity == |
== Continuity == |
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* The Doctor says that ghosts could be explained as being [[Gelth]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Unquiet Dead]]''), time travellers with a dodgy [[temporal feedback circuit]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Daleks]]''), an [[osmic projection]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Warrior]]''), [[Waterhive]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Feast of the Drowned]]''), or [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cybermen]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Army of Ghosts]]''). |
* The Doctor says that ghosts could be explained as being [[Gelth]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Unquiet Dead]]''), time travellers with a dodgy [[temporal feedback circuit]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Daleks]]''), an [[osmic projection]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Warrior]]''), [[Waterhive]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Feast of the Drowned]]''), or [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cybermen]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Army of Ghosts]]''). |
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| − | * The Doctor recalls the deaths of [[Racnoss |
+ | * The Doctor recalls the deaths of [[Empress of the Racnoss (The Runaway Bride)|the last Racnoss]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride]]''), the [[Pyrovile]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii]]''), and [[Richard Lazarus]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lazarus Experiment]]''). |
| − | * It is suggested that the [[Ninth Doctor]] travelled by himself for a while after he regenerated, explaining why he appears in [[Clive |
+ | * It is suggested that the [[Ninth Doctor]] travelled by himself for a while after he regenerated, explaining why he appears in [[Clive Finch|Clive]]'s photographs without Rose as a travelling companion. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'') |
| − | * In the [[Last Great Time War]], Gallifrey was destroyed in the same manner as it had been previously at the aversion of [[the War]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Gallifrey Chronicles (novel)|The Gallifrey Chronicles]]'') |
+ | * In the [[Last Great Time War]], Gallifrey was destroyed in the same manner as it had been previously at the aversion of [[War in Heaven|the War]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Gallifrey Chronicles (novel)|The Gallifrey Chronicles]]'') |
== Audio release == |
== Audio release == |
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| + | [[File:Bbcnewaudio27.jpg|thumb|Audiobook cover.]] |
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| − | + | An abridged reading of the story was released as an audiobook on 2x CD read by [[Russell Tovey]]. |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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| + | * {{penguin|1080671/doctor-who--the-eyeless/}} |
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| − | + | {{dwrefguide|whobb930.htm|The Eyeless}} |
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| + | * {{whoniverse|ns30|The Eyeless}} |
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* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/eyeless.htm The Cloister Library: '''The Eyeless'''] |
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/eyeless.htm The Cloister Library: '''The Eyeless'''] |
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* [http://theeyeless.blogspot.com/ Lance Parkin's Blog on writing '''The Eyeless'''] |
* [http://theeyeless.blogspot.com/ Lance Parkin's Blog on writing '''The Eyeless'''] |
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Revision as of 04:19, 23 September 2019
The Eyeless was the thirtieth novel in the BBC New Series Adventures series. It was written by Lance Parkin and featured the Tenth Doctor.
Publisher's summary
At the heart of the ruined city of Arcopolis is the Fortress. It's a brutal structure placed here by one of the sides in a devastating intergalactic war that's long ended. Fifteen years ago, the entire population of the planet was killed in an instant by the weapon housed deep in the heart of the Fortress. Now only the ghosts remain.
The Doctor arrives, and determines to fight his way past the Fortress's automatic defences and put the weapon beyond use. But he soon discovers he's not the only person in Arcopolis. What is the true nature of the weapon? Is the planet really haunted? Who are the Eyeless? And what will happen if they get to the weapon before the Doctor?
The Doctor has a fight on his hands. And this time he's all on his own.
Plot
The Doctor lands, alone, on an uninhabited, green skied planet in Galaxy Seven, almost exactly 290,000 lightyears from Earth, around the year 292009, near Arcopolis, to disable a weapon that wiped out the population fifteen years ago in 291994. He wanders through the city, looking at the futuristic technology. A six fingered ghost hand touches the TARDIS.
The Doctor encounters a group of children scavenging the city. They seem to think the Doctor is a ghost and try to attack him. While trying to convince them that he is no ghost, the Doctor wishes he could see one. A ghost appears and kills one of the children, making the other ones flee.
Moving closer to the heavily guarded Fortress where the weapon is located, two older children, Alsa and Gar, catch up on The Doctor. They ask him if he killed a girl who died a few days ago, which he denies. He then manages to shake them off and makes his way to the Fortress, where he sees a glass-like creature. Alsa and Gar catch up on the Doctor again and knock him unconscious.
The Doctor wakes up in a settlement consisting of a group of adults who survived the weapon, and a lot of children. The adults want the Doctor to stay, so he can help them with scientific progress and agriculture, but the Doctor refuses their demands. During his stay in the village, the Doctor befriends a woman named Dela. Recently her daughter Jall was found dead, and her eyes were missing from the body.
The Doctor goes to the Fortress again and spots a transparent, six-fingered figure. The figure flees. While the Doctor manages to reach the Fortress, Alsa, Gar, a few other children and two adults followed him. Alsa enters the Fortress with the Doctor. Outside the Fortress transparent creatures approach the remaining people and introduce themselves as the Eyeless. One of them has two eyes embedded inside its body, Jall's eyes.
A group of Eyeless manages to enter the Fortress and chases the Doctor and Alsa. They manage to convince Alsa that the Doctor is a threat and that she should become one of them. The Eyeless predicted the Doctor's landing on Acropolis and his intentions, and they also want the weapon the Doctor is trying to destroy. Eventually the Eyeless lose their influence on Alsa. When the Doctor reaches the heart of the Fortress, he finds the weapon, but the Eyeless fight to gain it. Meanwhile, the Eyeless spaceships attack the Fortress from outside the Doctor and the Fortress' security kill all the Eyeless inside except the leader. The Doctor offers the leader the TARDIS key if he gets to keep the weapon. While trading, the Doctor unintentionally triggers the weapon, destroying all the remaining Eyeless.
The Fortress' defenses are deactivated and the Doctor and Alsa escape. He gives the weapon to Alsa, and gives her the choice to destroy it. Alsa is unsure about the future and the Doctor takes her to the TARDIS. They travel to Acropolis in 292029. There an adult version of Gar tells them how they destroyed the weapon and Alsa is assured enough. Alsa is returned to her own time and the Doctor leaves.
Characters
- Tenth Doctor
- Alsa
- Jeffip
- Gar
- Dela
- Jall
- Jennver
- Fladon
- Qerl
References
- The Doctor's pockets contain his sonic screwdriver, psychic paper, a ball of string, anti-radiation pills, a pocket Gallifreyan-Cymraeg phrasebook, a bag of kola nuts, a yo-yo, a collection of coins from a dozen different planets, everlasting matches, and the TARDIS key.
- The weapon was built using quantum physics, the observer effect, the superforce, vunktotechnology, and vundatechnology.
Notes
- This is the first book in the BBC New Series Adventures series to only feature just one person on the top half of the cover (discounting reissues with Rose Tyler removed from the cover) and the first in which he is not travelling with a companion.
- This is the only "companionless" Tenth Doctor Adventure in which the Doctor does not combat a returning alien race.
- This story was also released as an ebook available from the Amazon Kindle store.
- In AHistory, Lance Parkin reveals a deleted line from this novel would have revealed the Eighth Doctor was betrayed by his companions during the Last Great Time War, leading him to ending his life alone.
Continuity
- The Doctor says that ghosts could be explained as being Gelth (TV: The Unquiet Dead), time travellers with a dodgy temporal feedback circuit (TV: Day of the Daleks), an osmic projection (TV: The Time Warrior), Waterhive (PROSE: The Feast of the Drowned), or Cybermen (TV: Army of Ghosts).
- The Doctor recalls the deaths of the last Racnoss (TV: The Runaway Bride), the Pyroviles (TV: The Fires of Pompeii), and Richard Lazarus (TV: The Lazarus Experiment).
- It is suggested that the Ninth Doctor travelled by himself for a while after he regenerated, explaining why he appears in Clive's photographs without Rose as a travelling companion. (TV: Rose)
- In the Last Great Time War, Gallifrey was destroyed in the same manner as it had been previously at the aversion of the War. (PROSE: The Gallifrey Chronicles)
Audio release
Audiobook cover.
An abridged reading of the story was released as an audiobook on 2x CD read by Russell Tovey.
External links
- Official The Eyeless page at Penguin Books
- The Eyeless at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- The Discontinuity Guide to: The Eyeless at The Whoniverse
- The Cloister Library: The Eyeless
- Lance Parkin's Blog on writing The Eyeless
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