A History of the Universe by Lance Parkin
- Publication: Interzone
- Date: issue 113 (Nov. 1996)
- Author: Ken Brown
- Page: 58
- Language: English
A History of the Universe by Lance Parkin (Virgin, £7.99) is strictly for the anoraks, an attempt to save the phenomena of the Doctor Who TV series and embed into it Virgin Publishing's "New and Missing Adventures." Of course it's impossible to write a definitive history of the worlds of Dr Who. There is almost certainly more broadcast material in Dr Who than any other screen sf presentation, not excluding Star Trek and its symbionts and parasites. There are more characters, more events, more plot and more inconsistencies. Most of the stories are about time-travelling, historical paradoxes have frequently been part of the point and continuity has not always been a high priority for the makers of the series. (In fact, during some parts of the John Pertwee -UNIT- period continuity seemed to be a discipline of which the programme makers were entirely unaware)
But, all in all, not a bad job if you like that sort of thing. The one big problem is that Parkin has fallen into the trap of believing Gallifreyan propaganda! Everyone knows that the so-called "Time Lords," far from being the most ancient and glorious race in the galaxy were (or rather will be) a rather dingy group of shape-shifting chameleonoid swamp-dwelling bickering predators from the near future who, finding themselves in a galaxy dominated by humans and their Dalek descendants (that's the real reason everybody speaks English —it's the Daleks' native tongue) chose to use time travel to establish their rule in the past, back before the conquest, and are now stuck trying to bring off an utterly unsuitable role as Secret Masters of the Universe. Don't be fooled! The evidence speaks for itself!
Now what was that I said about anoraks?
Spelling correction: Jon Pertwee
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- APA 6th ed.: Brown, Ken (issue 113 (Nov. 1996)). A History of the Universe by Lance Parkin. Interzone p. 58.
- MLA 7th ed.: Brown, Ken. "A History of the Universe by Lance Parkin." Interzone [add city] issue 113 (Nov. 1996), 58. Print.
- Chicago 15th ed.: Brown, Ken. "A History of the Universe by Lance Parkin." Interzone, edition, sec., issue 113 (Nov. 1996)
- Turabian: Brown, Ken. "A History of the Universe by Lance Parkin." Interzone, issue 113 (Nov. 1996), section, 58 edition.
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