The Unwanted Gift of Prophecy (short story)

The Unwanted Gift of Prophecy

Key crew

Writer:

Richard Dinnick

Illustrator:

Adrian Salmon

Release details

Part of:

Myths & Legends

Release date:

29 June 2017

*Myths & Legends*
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The Unwanted Gift of Prophecy was the third short story in Myths & Legends, featuring several incarnations of the Master.

Summary[]

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Characters[]

Worldbuilding[]

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Notes[]

This story is based on the theme of the Cumaean Sybil mythology.

Continuity[]

The "UNIT enemy" Master is in prison. (TV: The Sea Devils)
The "Tremas" Master is preparing a trap that involves a captive in his TARDIS. (TV: Castrovalva)
Missy tells Lucy that she will shoot her husband, and that he will not regenerate. (TV: Last of the Time Lords) She also speaks of his resurrection. (TV: The End of Time)
Missy obtains three Matrix data slices. (TV: Dark Water, Death in Heaven)

v • e Myths & Legends

The Mondas Touch • The Terrible Manussa • The Unwanted Gift of Prophecy • Jorus and the Voganauts • The Vardon Horse • Defiance of the New Bloods • The Kingdom of the Blind • The Labyrinthine Web • The Angels of Vengeance • The Jeopardy of Solar Proximity • The Multi-Faceted War • The Enigma of Sisterhood • Pandoric's Box

v • e "UNIT era" Master stories

Television	Terror of the Autons • The Mind of Evil • The Claws of Axos • Colony in Space • The Dæmons • The Sea Devils • The Time Monster • Frontier in Space

Audio	The Same Face • Master Thief • Terror of the Master • Rivers of Light • The Threshold

Prose	The Legacy of Gallifrey • Doctor Who Fights Masterplan "Q" • Smash Hit • The One Second Hour • Doorway into Nowhere • Listen - The Stars • Out of the Green Mist • The Duke of Dominoes • Night Flight to Nowhere • Reconnaissance • The Dragon of Hyacinth Lodge • Who Killed Kennedy • The Eight Doctors • The Face of the Enemy • Freedom • Legacy of the Daleks • Last of the Gaderene • Verdigris • The Switching • Hidden Talent • The Touch of the Nurazh • Deadly Reunion • UNIT Christmas Parties: Christmas Truce • The Seismologist's Story • The Nameless City • The Spear of Destiny • Harvest of Time • The Christmas Inversion • The Unwanted Gift of Prophecy • Winning • Anything You Can Do • Anger Management • Josephine and the Argonauts

Comics	The Glen of Sleeping • The Time Thief • Fogbound • The Man in the Ion Mask • Character Assassin • The Heralds of Destruction • Doorway to Hell • The Master Plan

Video games	Legacy ("Sonic Adventure")

Considered not part of the DWU	Doctor Who Pinball: Time Streams • Doctor Who and the Fangs of Time • Doctor Who? (150) • Nix View (165 • 199) • 50 Years • The Daft Dimension (560)

* Substantial appearances only; see a full list of appearances here

v • e Tremas Master stories

Television	Logopolis • Castrovalva • Time-Flight • The King's Demons • The Five Doctors • Planet of Fire • The Mark of the Rani • The Ultimate Foe • Survival

Audio	Smoke and Mirrors • The End of the Line • Lesser Evils • The Auton Infinity

Prose	The Legacy of Gallifrey • Birth of a Renegade • Tabby Cats And Time Lords • The Time Savers • First Frontier • The Eight Doctors • Stop the Pigeon • A Town Called Eternity • Prime Time • How did this creep get in here, Professor? • The Velvet Dark • Omegamorphosis • The Quantum Archangel • A Handful of Stardust • Master Faustus • The Unwanted Gift of Prophecy • Dr. Seventh • Dr. Fifth • Winning • A Master of Disguise

Comics	Façades • Cat and Mouse • The Choice / Endgame • The Abominable Showmen / The Five Masters • Crossing the Rubicon

Video games	Doctor Who and the Mines of Terror • Destiny of the Doctors • Lost in Time

Considered not part of the DWU	A Call from the Master • Doctor Who? (66 • 70 • 107 • 210) • What If Doctor Who Was Produced By...?

Substantial appearances only; see a full list of appearances here

v • e Saxon Master stories

Television	The Sound of Drums / Last of the Time Lords • The End of Time • World Enough and Time / The Doctor Falls

Audio	Masterful

Prose	Speech Day • The Story of Martha • The Unwanted Gift of Prophecy • Winning • Alit in Underland • The Night Harvest

Comics	The Abominable Showmen / The Five Masters

Video games	Legacy ("Sonic Adventure")

* Substantial appearances only; see a full list of appearances here

Missy stories

Television

Dark Water / Death in Heaven • The Magician's Apprentice / The Witch's Familiar • Extremis • The Lie of the Land • World Enough and Time / The Doctor Falls

Webcast

Who Is The Master?

Audio

The Bekdel Test • Day of the Master • Masterful • Fairies at the Bottom of the Garden • True Nemesis • The Martian Invasion of Planetoid 50

Missy

A Spoonful of Mayhem • Divorced, Beheaded, Regenerated • The Broken Clock • The Belly of the Beast • The Lumiat • Brimstone and Terror • Treason and Plot • Too Many Masters • Body and Soulless • War Seed • Two Monks, One Mistress

Prose

Meet Missy! • Yes, Missy • Dr. Twelfth • The Unwanted Gift of Prophecy • Missy on Trial • The Master's Beard • Winning • Pain Management • Missing Habitas Frond • Missy's Magical Mystery Mission • The Wonderful Doctor of Oz • Tempered

The Missy
Chronicles

Dismemberment • Lords and Masters • Teddy Sparkles Must Die! • The Liar, the Glitch and the War Zone • Girl Power! • Alit in Underland

Comics

The Abominable Showmen / The Five Masters • Missy Loves Ghostie • The Great Shopping Bill • A Confusion of Angels • The Road To... • The Master Plan

Video games

Legacy ("Sonic Adventure") • Lost in Time

Considered
not part
of the DWU

Master of Time • LEGO Dimensions • Doctor Who Game Maker • The Dalek Invasion of Time • The Daft Dimension (490 • 514)

* Substantial appearances only; see a full list of appearances here

Tardis