- Combat Rock (Doctor Who)
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Doctor Who book 
Combat Rock Series Past Doctor Adventures Release number 55 Featuring Second Doctor
Victoria and JamieWriter Mick Lewis Publisher BBC Books ISBN ISBN 0-563-53855-4 Number of pages 288 Release date July 2, 2002 Preceded by 'Ten Little Aliens' Followed by 'The Suns of Caresh' Combat Rock is a BBC Books original novel written by Mick Lewis and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Second Doctor, Victoria and Jamie.
The story encompasses an extended allegory on Indonesia's colonial treatment of Irian Jaya and draws on Lewis's own experiences in the region. The characters of Jamie and Victoria are also used to explore post-colonial themes.
As with all Doctor Who spin-off media, its relationship to the televised serials is open to interpretation.
Placement
Its precise placement in the series continuity is not stated. The Doctor describes landing on a tropical beach as a "welcome change", implying that their last landing was in a more inhospitable place like in the serial The Ice Warriors or the novel Dreams of Empire. However, it could equally fit in between many of the stories with the Second Doctor, Jamie and Victoria, in particular the ending of The Abominable Snowmen.
External links
- Combat Rock at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- The Cloister Library - Combat Rock
- Combat Rock at The TARDIS Library
Reviews
- Combat Rock reviews at Outpost Gallifrey
- Combat Rock reviews at The Doctor Who Ratings Guide
Categories:- Past Doctor Adventures
- Second Doctor novels
- 2002 novels
- Doctor Who stubs
- BBC stubs
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