''Relative Dementias'' is a

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original novel written by Mark Michalowski and based on the long-running British

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series '' Doctor Who''. It features the

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and Ace.

Ace's name

Ace's full name is given as Dorothy Gale McShane. This resolves a naming anomaly created during sequence of BBC Books'

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set after Survival and written by

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and Robert Perry. They had used the name 'Dorothy Gale', as the authors were unaware that the name 'McShane' had been used in the New Adventures novels.

Continuity

* Dorothy Gale McShane is given as Ace's full name in the Big Finish audio drama

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