Divided Loyalties (novel)

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Divided Loyalties
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Author Gary Russell
Series Doctor Who book:
Past Doctor Adventures
Release number
26
SubjectFeaturing:
Fifth Doctor
Tegan, Adric, Nyssa and the Toymaker
Set inPeriod between
The Visitation and
Black Orchid
Publisher BBC Books
Publication date
October 1999
Pages252
ISBN 0-563-55578-5
Preceded by City at World's End  
Followed by Corpse Marker  

Divided Loyalties is a BBC Books original novel written by Gary Russell and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who . It features the Fifth Doctor, Tegan Jovanka, Nyssa, Adric and the Toymaker. [1]

Contents

The book is divided into four rounds, each named after the title of an Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark song, as well as all the chapters within each round.

Continuity

Critical Reaction

According to E.G. Wolverson of Doctor Who Reviews, many critiqued the portrayal of the Doctor's childhood on Gallifrey in the extended flashback. They state that they and Chadd Knueppe of Outpost Gallifrey are the only ones who enjoyed it. [2]

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References

  1. "BBC - Cult - Doctor Who - Books - Divided Loyalties". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  2. "Doctor Who - Divided Loyalties". www.doctorwhoreviews.altervista.org. Retrieved 12 February 2024.