Gold and Black Ooze single work   short story   science fiction  
Issue Details: First known date: 2007... 2007 Gold and Black Ooze
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Prague. 1689. Slobeslav Stojespal is attacked by the Nockrauler. He falls unconcious before the creature could kill him.

The Doctor and Peri arrive thinking it's 4240 & rescue Slobeslav and nurse him back to health. They discover that Prague's river, the Vltava, is turning into a black ooze. The Doctor gets Peri to go to the TARDIS to retrieve an adaptor. Peri starts to leave and notices that the city is disappearing. The Doctor knows what's going on, but needs to figure out why its happening. The city is growing out the gloop.

Peri is chased by soldiers on her way back from the TARDIS. She falls into the river and gets out with no memory of who she is or where she is.

The Doctor soon realizes that Peri is now missing and returns to the TARDIS to find out what is going on & discovers the soldiers examining the TARDIS. He demands to be taken to the King. He tries to convince the King to stop building his clock as it powers the Nockrauler. It was what took Prague & brought it outside the normal time & space.

Peri has been taken over by the Nockrauler. The Doctor contained the creature & frees Peri from its clutches. The Doctor & Peri take their leave.'

[The Doctor is the Sixth Doctor.]

Source: drwhoguide.com (http://www.drwhoguide.com/whotrip23.htm). Sighted 20/5/11

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    y separately published work icon Destination Prague : A Short-Story Anthology Steven Savile (editor), Maidenhead : Big Finish Productions , 2007 Z1780591 2007 anthology short story science fiction

    'Prague has its demons - a city saved from the ravages of war and the Third Reich because of its beauty, it is home to Rabi Loew's Golem, Rudolph II's obsession with finding the elixir of youth, scientific genius in the form of Kepler and Tycho Brahe, and the alchemical obsessions of Magister Kelly.

    It is believed that there are magnetic energies whose lines intersect in Prague at several spots. Astronomy, astrology, numerology and magnetic forces have all played a role in building the city - but how will they influence its future?

    This is the city rich in history, and full of potential - how will it adapt over the centuries to come? Will it have a glamorous rebirth or wallow in a dystopic nightmare? And what will be the role of the old superstitions in the new world?

    For the Doctor and his companions, the answers to these questions are only just the start of further mysteries...'

    Source: drwhoguide.com (http://www.drwhoguide.com/whotrip23.htm). Sighted: 20/5/11

    Maidenhead : Big Finish Productions , 2007
Last amended 4 Aug 2011 14:48:10
Settings:
  • Prague,
    c
    Czech Republic,
    c
    Eastern Europe, Europe,
  • 1689
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