Toy Soldiers is the forty-second Virgin New Adventures novel. It featured the Seventh Doctor, Bernice Summerfield, Roz Forrester and Chris Cwej.
Contents
Publisher's summary[edit | edit source]
"Children make better soldiers," said the teddy bear. "They kill without compunction."
The Doctor and Benny are following a trail of kidnapped children across Europe, a continent recovering from the ravages of the First World War. The only clue they find is the toy bear each missing child was given. But someone is aware of their search, and they soon find themselves unwilling guests on the planet Q'ell, where a similar war still rages — and has done for fourteen hundred years.
Stranded on Earth, Chris Cwej and Roslyn Forrester struggle to find a way of stopping the Q'ell from recruiting every child in the world to their cause. And the Doctor tries to start a peaceful revolution on a planet where there is no longer any word for peace.
Plot[edit | edit source]
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Characters[edit | edit source]
- Seventh Doctor
- Bernice Summerfield
- Roz Forrester
- Chris Cwej
- Ingrid
- Robert Dale
- Hannah Tannenbaum
- Josef Tannenbaum
- Charlotte Sutton
- Charles Sutton
- Manda Sutton
- Parmentier
- Emile Chevillon
- Ségovie
- Gabrielle Govier
- Amalie Govier
- Martineau
- Holder
- John Betts
- David Stringer
- Hans Göth
- Reinhardt Perelmann
- John Staunton
- Edward Holt
- Gregory Peters
- Carrie Sutton
- Edi Tannenbaum
- Bertoldt Schneider
- Bertoldt Schneider's father
- Jean-Pierre Douel
- Nadienne Douel
- Henry
- Nicolas Govier
- James
- Christine
- Weiss
- Szymon Goldblum
- Itzhak Goldblum
- Rebecca
- Lutek Feigenbaum
- Artur Feigenbaum
- David Bau
- Henri
- Claude
- George Sutton
- Fox
- Neville
- Frederick
- Roger
- Ginny
- Klondike
- Upton
- Gebauer
- Julius
- Reeder
- Turkish boy
- Yewenntee
- Barker
- Milsom
- Kelly
- Dark
- Vee
- Lil
- Barbara
- Bob
- Kelvine
- Oni
- Elreek
- Jeekeel
- Freeneek
- Purdeek
- Mathilde Detaze
- Michelle
- Salamande
- Georges
- Marie
- Duvalle
- Urggh
- Iggh
- T'oru
- D'sha
- Mai
- Ge'von
- P'skeo
- Ji'taj
- Louis
References[edit | edit source]
- To her horror and astonishment, Roz experiences racism in Paris. She was previously only familiar with it through African history involving individuals like Nelson Mandela.
- The Doctor's eyes are blue-grey.
- Amongst the many species that are recruited to fight are Ogrons.
- Chris doesn't know what an aeroplane is, but flies one (a biplane).
Notes[edit | edit source]
- The 1,400 year long Q'ell war ultimately killed 2,846,014,032 people.
- This novel had a working title of Toy Solstice.[1]
Continuity[edit | edit source]
- Summerfield thinks of Oolian brandy. (PROSE: Original Sin)
- The Uvodni also kidnapped children from Earth to fight in the Ghost Wars. (TV: Warriors of Kudlak)
Cover gallery[edit | edit source]
External links[edit | edit source]
- Toy Soldiers at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- The Discontinuity Guide to: Toy Soldiers at The Whoniverse
- The Cloister Library: Toy Soldiers
