TIMEWYRM: REVELATION TIMEWYRM: REVELATION Paul Cornell First published in Great Britain in 1991 by Doctor Who Books an imprint of Virgin Publishing Ltd 332 Ladbroke Grove London W10 5AH Copyright © Paul Cornell 1991 'Doctor Who' series copyright © British Broadcasting Corporation 1991 Typeset by Type Out, London SW16 Printed and bound in Great Britain by Cox & Wyman Ltd, Reading, Berks ISBN 426 20450 A catalogue record for this title is available from the British Library This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, resold, hired out or otherwise circulated without the publisher's prior written consent in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition including this condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser Contents Prologues: Hymn From A Village 1: Step On 2: Art And Articulation 3: Pepper And Architecture 4: Head Dance 5: Roses 6: The Damage Done 7: Regrets 8: It’s A Wonderful Life 9: Schoolgirl Chums 10: Chaos Song 11: Sympathy For The Doctor 12: Cruciform Blues 13: Total Eclipse 12 31 48 67 81 97 114 137 155 176 192 201 224 With thanks to: Miles Booy -Criticism and structural advice Jean Riddler - Rune lore Tony Gallichan -"This is a dead chapter " Penny List, Wendy Ratter, Marion Barnes - Moral support And to all my friends, for their love and patience And thanks to Mum and Dad, for Bread and Butter and Honey Thanks to the Estate of Aldous Huxley for permission to quote from The Doors of Perception, published by The Hogarth Press, and to Elaine Greene for permission to quote from Arthur Miller's The Crucible, published by Penguin Books 2 Prologues: Hymn From a Village "But if it wasn't for the snow, how could we believe in the immortality of the soul?" "What an interesting question, Mr Wilde But tell me exactly what you mean " "I haven't the slightest idea " Oscar Wilde, escorting an over-earnest lady into dinner They say that no two snowflakes are the same But nobody ever stops to check Above the Academy blew great billows of them, whipping around the corners of the dark building as if to emphasize the structure's harsh lines Mount Cadon, Gallifrey's highest peak, extended to the fringes of the planet's atmosphere, and the Prydonian Academy stood far up its slopes From within the fortress, chanting could be heard, as young Time Lords were instructed in the rigours to which biology had made them heir Trains of scarlet-robed acolytes made their way about the towers in endless recollection of protocols and procedures From the courtyard came the sounds of mathematical drill, as instructors demanded instant answers to complex temporal induction problems In high towers, certain special pupils were being taught darker things But behind the Academy, somebody was tending a flower The bloom was a tiny, yellow blossom, sheltering in a crack in the greygreen mountainside Near it stood a blasted tree, and under the tree sat a robed figure, regarding the flower It was just a simple bloom, but hardy The Gallifreyans called it a Sarlain, but the Hermit knew of people who would have called it a Daisy, or a Rose, or a Daffodil It was complex and strange, the edges of its petals notched and striated It was very beautiful, but to understand it, they would have to label it as something, the Hermit knew This, to him, was the most urgent issue in the universe 3 ... TIMEWYRM: REVELATION TIMEWYRM: REVELATION Paul Cornell First published in Great Britain in 1991 by Doctor Who Books an imprint of Virgin Publishing Ltd 332... Doctor Who Books an imprint of Virgin Publishing Ltd 332 Ladbroke Grove London W10 5AH Copyright © Paul Cornell 1991 'Doctor Who' series copyright © British Broadcasting Corporation 1991 Typeset by... be a matter for psychiatrists She had spent some time in their hands herself, and knew that the neighbours knew it "Inherited," they would say "The sins of the fathers " She was unable to sleep