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Alternative title: The Laughing Gnome : Rise of the Dominator
Issue Details: First known date: 2019... 2019 Rise of the Dominator
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'London 1973 - A man in police custody burns to death with no known cause of ignition. Anne Travers and Bill Bishop find themselves catapulted into the middle of a police investigation into the rise to power of the newest criminal godfather the Big Man, aka, the Dominator, Dominic Vaar! A Spanish safe cracker lands on the English coast and is whisked away to a secret meeting with none other than Vaar. His mission? To liberate a priceless sword forged when Sumer was young, a sword whose unshakeable thirst for life threatens the existence of all life. And lurking in the background, plots a fugitive Nazi, using Vaar's rise to power and his own knowledge of the occult as cover for his plans to build a new Reich on British soil. Lost in time and brought together by destiny, can Sir Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart, Dame Anne Travers and Brigadier Bill Bishop stop Britain being pitched into a new age of darkness?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

Notes

  • A Doctor Who spin-off novel. The Doctor is not a character.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Cardiff, Cardiff - Elermore Vale area, Newcastle, Newcastle - Hunter Valley area, New South Wales,: Candy Jar Books , 2019 .
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      Extent: 191p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 4 April 2019.
      ISBN: 9781912535415, 1912535416
      Series: y separately published work icon A Lethbridge-Stewart Adventure Cardiff : Candy Jar Books , 2015- 13978284 2015 series - publisher novella science fiction

      'Lethbridge-Stewart was a series of novels and short stories published by Candy Jar Books beginning in 2015, overseen by editor/author Andy Frankham-Allen, and co-edited by Shaun Russell, Hayley Cox, Will Rees and Lauren Thomas. They starred recurring Doctor Who character Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart and co-starred Anne Travers.

      'The stories bridged the gap between The Web of Fear and The Invasion. They were not licensed by the BBC but by Henry Lincoln and the Mervyn Haisman estate, the copyright holders for the character. They included various elements of other Doctor Who stories, by agreement/license of the original authors, such as Terrance Dicks, who wrote Horror of Fang Rock, and Gary Russell, who created the Vault in The Scales of Injustice.

      'The series built up a new team around Lethbridge-Stewart and Anne Travers, including William Bishop, Samson Ware, and Walter Douglas. It also featured recurring characters, both Harold Chorley and Private Evans come from The Web of Fear, while new characters are added to the roster; of note are Sally Wright, Lethbridge-Stewart's fiancee, Owain Vine, Lethbridge-Stewart's nephew, and Oliver Hamilton.' (Publication summary)

             Number in series: 6.4
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Last amended 8 Jul 2019 13:08:10
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Settings:
  • London,
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    England,
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    United Kingdom (UK),
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    Western Europe, Europe,
  • 1973
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