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Instruments of Darkness
Series:	Doctor Who - BBC Past Doctor Adventures
Release Number:	48
Doctor:	Sixth Doctor
Companions:	Melanie Bush Evelyn Smythe
Enemy:	Lai-Ma Tko-Ma
Setting:	Earth
Author:	Gary Russell
Publisher:	BBC Books
Publication:	November 2001
Format:	Paperback Book, ? Pages
ISBN:	ISBN 0-563-53828-7
Previous Story:	Dying in the Sun
Following Story:	Relative Dementias

Publisher's Summary

The leaders on planet Earth think that the Magnate is a mysterious 'shadow Government' that controls the world. It isn't. The leaders believe the Network to be a ramshackle, paranoid outfit of European anarchists who will eventually blow themselves up. They won't. The leaders believe that if there are humans who can control things with their minds - ESPnets - they're few and far between, and not worth worrying about. They're wrong. The leaders believe that one minute after midnight on 31 December 1993, a new year, full of promise, will begin. They're wrong.

The Doctor and Mel arrive on Earth just days before New Year. An old friend as been kidnapped and taken to France. And two murderous enemies are setting up a new life in the Peak District. Which of these threats should the Doctor deal with first? And why is his old travelling companion Evelyn Smythe using her knowledge of the future to make a fortune from chocolate cake recipes?!

Characters

• The Doctor
• Melanie Bush
• Evelyn Smythe

References

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Notes

• This account of Mel's first meeting with Evelyn, along with Evelyn's post-TARDIS life, seems to be in conflict with BFA: Thicker Than Water.

Continuity

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Timeline

• Instruments of Darkness occurs after: PDA Dying in the Sun
• Instruments of Darkness occurs before: PDA Relative Dementias

External Links

• The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of Instruments of Darkness
• Whoniverse Discontinuity Guide entry for Instruments of Darkness