Newbies Guide to Doctor Who
Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark
Author: Andrew Hunt
ISBN: 0 426 20368 2
Published: June 1992
Editor: Peter Darvill-Evans
Placement: After Cat's Cradle: Warhead (Virgin New Adventure)
Links: The third book in the Cat's Cradle arc. Follows on from Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible (Virgin New Adventure) and Witch Mark (Virgin New Adventure).
Doctor:
The Seventh The seventh Doctor is short, dark-haired, and speaks with a slight scottish accent. He thinks of himself as "Time's Champion", deliberately seeking out situations to "put right". He usually has a plan, and is willing to manipulate everyone - including his companions - to achieve it.
Companions:
Ace: Ace was a teenaged delinquent in 1980s Perivale. She invented her own homemade explosive called nitro-nine, and prefers her nickname of Ace to her real name of Dorothy. She she was swept away from Perivale by a timestorm, ending up on Iceworld in the far future. Ace met the Seventh Doctor in Dragonfire (Classic Series Season 24) and became his companion. During her travels with the Doctor she has grown up considerably. However, she has been hurt by the way the Doctor has manipulated her. In particular, she was hurt by the way he tricked her in The Curse of Fenric (Classic Series Season 26) and the way he forced her to face the evil she sensed in a house her 13 year old self had burnt down in Ghost Light (Classic Series Season 26). She calls the Doctor "Professor".
Recurring Characters:
None
Recommended Viewing:
None.
Recommended Reading:
In Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible (Virgin New Adventure) the TARDIS collided with the Time Scaphe, an experimental time-travel capsule from ancient Gallifrey. As a result, she was severely damaged. She was still recovering during Cat's Cradle: Warhead (Virgin New Adventure).
Recommended Listening:
None.
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