The Plotters
1996 novel by Gareth Roberts
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::summary 1996 novel by Gareth Roberts ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | The Plotters |
| image | Plotters.jpg |
| caption | Cover Art |
| author | Gareth Roberts |
| series | Doctor Who book: |
| Virgin Missing Adventures | |
| release_number | 28 |
| subject | Featuring: |
| First Doctor | |
| Ian, Barbara, Vicki | |
| set_in | Period between |
| The Space Museum and The Chase (Doctor Who) | |
| release_date | November 1996 |
| publisher | Virgin Books |
| pages | 287 |
| isbn | 0-426-20488-3 |
| preceded_by | Speed of Flight |
| followed_by | Cold Fusion |
| :: |
|name = The Plotters |image = Plotters.jpg |caption = Cover Art |author = Gareth Roberts |series = Doctor Who book: Virgin Missing Adventures |release_number = 28 |subject = Featuring: First Doctor Ian, Barbara, Vicki |set_in = Period between The Space Museum and The Chase (Doctor Who) |release_date = November 1996 |publisher = Virgin Books |pages = 287 | isbn = 0-426-20488-3 |preceded_by = Speed of Flight |followed_by = Cold Fusion The Plotters is an original novel written by Gareth Roberts and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the First Doctor, Ian, Barbara and Vicki. It is set in between the TV stories The Space Museum and The Chase.
Plot Synopsis
The TARDIS materialises in London, the date November 1605. While Ian and Barbara set off for the Globe Theatre, Vicki accompanies the Doctor on a mysterious mission to the court of King James. What is the link between the King's adviser, Robert Cecil, with the hooded figure called 'the Spaniard'? Why is the Doctor so anxious to observe the translation of the Bible? And what is brewing in the cellars of the Houses of Parliament?
References
References
- [http://www.whoniverse.net/biography/timeline01.php The Doctor's Timeline at The Whoniverse]
- Direct placement confirmed by cover blurb.
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