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Doctor Who book Deceit Series Virgin New Adventures Release number 13 Featuring Seventh Doctor
Ace, BerniceWriter Peter Darvill-Evans Publisher Virgin Books ISBN ISBN 0-426-20387-9 Release date April 1993 Preceded by The Pit Followed by Lucifer Rising Deceit is an original novel written by Peter Darvill-Evans and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Seventh Doctor, Ace and Bernice. Also included is Doctor Who Magazine comic character Abslom Daak, in his first appearance outside of DWM. A prelude to the novel, also penned by Darvill-Evans, appeared in Doctor Who Magazine #198.
As with all Doctor Who spin-off media, its relationship to the televised serials is open to interpretation.
Trivia
- Deceit is set on the planet Arcadia. The 2006 series episode "Doomsday" mentions that Arcadia was on the front lines of the Time War, although it is not clear if this refers to the planet featured in this novel.
- An Arcadian diamond is said to have been owned by Captain John's "lover" in the Torchwood series 2 premiere, Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang.
External links
- Deceit Prelude
- Deceit at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- The Cloister Library - Deceit
- Deceit at The TARDIS Library
Reviews
- Deceit reviews at Outpost Gallifrey
- Deceit reviews at The Doctor Who Ratings Guide
Categories:- Virgin New Adventures
- 1993 novels
- Novels by Peter Darvill-Evans
- Doctor Who stubs
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