The Empire of Glass
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| The Empire of Glass | |
| Series | Virgin Missing Adventures |
| Release number | 16 |
| Featuring | First Doctor Steven Taylor, Vicki and Irving Braxiatel |
| Writer | Andy Lane |
| Publisher | Virgin Books |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-426-20457-3 |
| Set between | The Time Meddler and Galaxy 4 for the companions. After The Three Doctors for the First Doctor. |
| Number of pages | 257 |
| Release date | November 1995 |
| Preceded by | 'Millennial Rites' |
| Followed by | 'Lords of the Storm' |
The Empire of Glass is a Virgin Missing Adventures original novel written by Andy Lane based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the First Doctor, Steven Taylor, Vicki and Irving Braxiatel. It takes place between the serials The Time Meddler and Galaxy 4, but also immediately after the Time Lords return the Doctor from the events of The Three Doctors.
Like all Doctor Who spin-off media, the way the plot fits in to the ongoing story of television series is open to interpretation. See Whoniverse#Inclusion and canonicity
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[edit] Plot
The Doctor, Steven, and Vicki travel to what seems to be Venice in 1609, where they meet a host of historical characters including Galileo Galilei and William Shakespeare. However, with the arrival of Braxiatel and Vicki's kidnapping, the Doctor soon finds himself embroiled in an alien invasion attempt.
[edit] Source
In the acknowledgements, Lane notes that this was his own version of Tim Powers' The Stress of Her Regard.
[edit] External links
- The Empire of Glass e-book at the BBC Doctor Who website
- The Empire of Glass at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- The Cloister Library - The Empire of Glass
[edit] Reviews
- The Empire of Glass reviews at Outpost Gallifrey
- The Empire of Glass reviews at The Doctor Who Ratings Guide
