Divided Loyalties (novel)

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Divided Loyalties
AuthorGary Russell
SeriesDoctor Who book:
Past Doctor Adventures
Release number
26
SubjectFeaturing:
Fifth Doctor
Tegan, Adric, Nyssa and the Toymaker
Set inPeriod between
The Visitation and
Black Orchid
PublisherBBC Books
Publication date
October 1999
Pages252
ISBN0-563-55578-5
Preceded byCity at World's End 
Followed byCorpse Marker 

Divided Loyalties is a BBC Books original novel written by Gary Russell and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Fifth Doctor, Tegan Jovanka, Nyssa, Adric and the Toymaker.[1]

The book is divided into four rounds, each named after the title of an Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark song, as well as all the chapters within each round.

Continuity[edit]

  • This novel references Quences, the Kithriarch of the House of Lungbarrow, who was introduced in Lungbarrow.

Critical Reaction[edit]

According to E.G. Wolverson of Doctor Who Reviews, many critiqued the portrayal of the Doctor's childhood on Gallifrey in the extended flashback. They state that they and Chadd Knueppe of Outpost Gallifrey are the only ones who enjoyed it.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "BBC - Cult - Doctor Who - Books - Divided Loyalties". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Doctor Who - Divided Loyalties". www.doctorwhoreviews.altervista.org. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

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