Blue Box was the fifty-eighth novel in the BBC Past Doctor Adventures series. It was written by Kate Orman, released 3 March 2003 and featured the Sixth Doctor and Peri Brown.

This is Orman's only contribution to the PDA range.

Publisher's summary[]

What lurks in the electronic labyrinth?

"A timely look at a vital issue of today... you will never look at a computer the same way." — Phreakphest

A dramatic true story of hi-tech crime

The nineteen-eighties; as we enter the Age of the Personal Computer, the newborn "Internet" spreads across America, and the computer invasion enters our homes. Across the technological frontier, an incredible war begins between the criminals and their savvy opponents.

A brilliant young programmer, a beautiful college student, and a mysterious hacker known only as "the Doctor" join forces to combat an electronic threat fallen into the hands of a notorious computer outlaw.

Respected computer journalist Charles "Chick" Peters was an eyewitness as these unlikely heroes fought their hi-tech skirmishes across the nation's vulnerable capital — and inside the world of the computer. Blue Box is the compelling true story of a secret computer project that could literally change the way you think.

Plot[]

to be added

Characters[]

• Sixth Doctor
• Peri Brown
• Charles Peters
• Bob Salmon
• Charles Cobb
• Ghislain
• Ian Mond
• Luis Perez
• Sarah Swan
• Trina

Locations[]

• The people of Epsilon Eridani had a fledgling colony in the late 20th century circling Van Maanen's Star.

Worldbuilding[]

to be added

Foods and beverages[]

• Peri drinks Fosters lager and loves grape soda.

Notes[]

• This book is also available as an ebook and from the Amazon Kindle store.
• BBC Books announced that a "print on demand" reprint edition of this novel would be made available as of 30 September 2011 as the imprint revisits adventures featuring the first eight Doctors.

Continuity[]

to be added

External links[]

• Official Blue Box page at Penguin Books
• Blue Box at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
• The Discontinuity Guide to: Blue Box at The Whoniverse
• The Cloister Library: Blue Box