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== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* This is the second book in its format. [[NSA]]: ''[[The Coming of the Terraphiles]]'' is the first.
* This is the second book in its format. [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Coming of the Terraphiles]]'' is the first.
* Dan Abnett's last story for Doctor Who was part of [[NSA]]: ''[[The Story of Martha]]''.
* Dan Abnett's last story for Doctor Who was part of [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Story of Martha]]''.
* This story was also released as an ebook available from the Amazon Kindle store.
* This story was also released as an ebook available from the Amazon Kindle store.
* The title is a quotation from the Christmas Carol, "O Little Town of Bethlehem".  All the chapter titles are also quotations from Christmas carols.
* The title is a quotation from the Christmas Carol, "O Little Town of Bethlehem".  All the chapter titles are also quotations from Christmas carols.
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== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* The Ice Warriors last appeared in [[IDW]]: ''[[Cold Blooded War!]]''.
* The Ice Warriors last appeared in [[COMIC]]: ''[[Cold Blooded War!]]''.
* When associating snow with [[Scotland]], the Doctor recalls his companion [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]]. He also recalls [[Victoria Waterfield|Victoria]] when discussing the Ice Warriors. Both were companions of the [[Second Doctor]] and were present when the Doctor first encountered the Ice Warriors. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Ice Warriors (TV story)|The Ice Warriors]]'')
* When associating snow with [[Scotland]], the Doctor recalls his companion [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]]. He also recalls [[Victoria Waterfield|Victoria]] when discussing the Ice Warriors. Both were companions of the [[Second Doctor]] and were present when the Doctor first encountered the Ice Warriors. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ice Warriors (TV story)|The Ice Warriors]]'')
* Rory remembers seeing [[Cybermen]] marching. He first encountered a damaged [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cyberman]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'', and later stormed a [[Twelfth Cyber Legion|full Cyber force]] in [[DW]]: ''[[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]''.
* Rory remembers seeing [[Cybermen]] marching. He first encountered a damaged [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cyberman]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'', and later stormed a [[Twelfth Cyber Legion|full Cyber force]] in [[TV]]: ''[[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]''.
* The Doctor mentions the [[Jagrafess]] ([[DW]]: ''[[The Long Game (TV story)|The Long Game]]'') and [[Castrovalva]] ([[DW]]: ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'').
* The Doctor mentions the [[Jagrafess]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Long Game (TV story)|The Long Game]]'') and [[Castrovalva]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'').
* The Doctor mentions having a fur coat. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Abominable Snowmen]]'', [[DW]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'', [[DW]]: ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'')
* The Doctor mentions having a fur coat. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Abominable Snowmen]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'')
* Amy describes the [[Dalek]]s as "''Ras-py voiced a-liens who talk like this and yell ex-ter-mi-nate''". Amy met the Daleks in [[DW]]: ''[[Victory of the Daleks]]''.
* Amy describes the [[Dalek]]s as "''Ras-py voiced a-liens who talk like this and yell ex-ter-mi-nate''". Amy met the Daleks in [[TV]]: ''[[Victory of the Daleks]]''.


== Audio release ==
== Audio release ==

Revision as of 15:20, 18 September 2012

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The Silent Stars Go By is a hardcover book that marked the return of the Ice Warriors.

Publisher's summary

"Things have to get worse before they can get better. Trouble is, I think they're about to get a lot worse. As worse as worse can be. And then some."

For centuries the Morphans have worked. With no help from other worlds, they subsist on the food they can grow and that's little enough. But their purpose, their whole life is to maintain the machines that will one day make their world as habitable as old Earth.

Life used to be hard. Now as their crops fail, livestock sickens, and the temperature drops, it's becoming impossible. This year's winter festival won't be the usual celebration. It's not a time for optimism or hope – and it's not a time to welcome unexpected guests. The Doctor, Amy and Rory find a society breaking apart under the strain. Tensions are mounting, old rivalries are coming to the fore, people are dying...

And then the Doctor's old enemies the Ice Warriors make their move. With the cold-hearted threat of invasion, the real battle for survival begins. Or does it? The Doctor begins to suspect that behind everything lies a deadlier, and even more chilling danger...

Characters

Notes

  • This is the second book in its format. PROSE: The Coming of the Terraphiles is the first.
  • Dan Abnett's last story for Doctor Who was part of PROSE: The Story of Martha.
  • This story was also released as an ebook available from the Amazon Kindle store.
  • The title is a quotation from the Christmas Carol, "O Little Town of Bethlehem". All the chapter titles are also quotations from Christmas carols.
The Audiobook cover.

Continuity

Audio release

  • The story was released as an audiobook on 6x CD read by Michael Maloney.
  • The audiobook is also available as a download from the AudioGo website.

External links

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