The Slow Empire
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| The Slow Empire | |
| Series | Eighth Doctor Adventures |
| Release number | 47 |
| Featuring | Eighth Doctor Fitz and Anji |
| Writer | Dave Stone |
| Publisher | BBC Books |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-563-53835-X |
| Number of pages | 250 |
| Release date | July 2001 |
| Preceded by | The Year of Intelligent Tigers |
| Followed by | Dark Progeny |
The Slow Empire is a BBC Books original novel written by Dave Stone and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Eighth Doctor, Fitz and Anji.
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] Popular culture allusions
This novel has a number of allusions to popular culture:
- Anji has consecutively watched every episode of Quantum Leap due to her boyfriend, Dave.[1]
- A small screen graphic of the TARDIS is described as having a "video echo effect from a 1970s Top of the Pops."[2]
- The several console terminals on the planet Goronos reminded Anji of that film done by the man who did Time Bandits and was originally going to be titled 1984 and a Half.[3]
[edit] Continuity
- The man who wakes Anji has been confirmed to be Sabbath in disguise
- The Collectors also appeared in Heart of TARDIS and Sky Pirates!.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
[edit] Reviews
- The Slow Empire reviews at Outpost Gallifrey
- The Slow Empire reviews at The Doctor Who Ratings Guide
