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| Independence Day | |
| Series | Past Doctor Adventures |
| Release number | 36 |
| Featuring | Seventh Doctor Ace |
| Writer | Peter Darvill-Evans |
| Publisher | BBC Books |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-563-53804-X |
| Set between | Survival and Doctor Who (1996) |
| Number of pages | 285 |
| Release date | October 2000 |
| Preceded by | 'Festival of Death' |
| Followed by | 'The King of Terror' |
Independence Day is a BBC Books 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 and Ace. Like all Doctor Who spin-off media, its canonicity in relation to the television series is open to interpretation.
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Continuity
- The book also features a brief appearance by the Second Doctor and Jamie McCrimmon, however they do not interact in person with the Seventh Doctor or Ace.
- Ace almost leaves the Doctor towards the end of this novel. In spin-off media, she would eventually leave the Doctor first in the novel Love and War, and again later in Set Piece.
Outside References
- The book references the movie Withnail and I. Many years after the movie was made, but prior to the release of this novel, its stars Paul McGann and Richard E. Grant would eventually become the Eighth Doctor and the voice of the Shalka Doctor, respectively.
External links
Reviews
- Independence Day reviews at Outpost Gallifrey
- Independence Day reviews at The Doctor Who Ratings Guide
