When the Wolves Came (short story): Difference between revisions
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|enemy = [[Wolf|Wolves]] | |||
|setting = [[22nd century]], [[London]], [[Earth]] | |setting = [[22nd century]], [[London]], [[Earth]] | ||
|writer = [[Moray Laing]] | |writer = [[Moray Laing]] | ||
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'''''When the Wolves Came''''' was a short prose story published in [[September]] [[2014]] in ''[[Doctor Who The Official Annual 2015]]''. It is the first licensed short story in any medium to feature the [[Twelfth Doctor]]. | '''''When the Wolves Came''''' was a short prose story published in [[September]] [[2014]] in ''[[Doctor Who The Official Annual 2015]]''. It is the first licensed short story in any medium to feature the [[Twelfth Doctor]]. While not expressed directly, the story's setting in the a ruinous [[22nd century]] [[London]] and its allusion to [[Bedfordshire]] make it easy to identify it as taking place during the [[22nd century Dalek invasion|Dalek invasion]], which first featured in ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]''. | ||
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In the [[22nd century]], a boy named [[Simon (When the Wolves Came)|Simon]] is trying to survive | Amongst the rubble of [[22nd century]] [[London]], [[Simon (When the Wolves Came)|Simon]] must finds he has a protector in the form of [[The Doctor's TARDIS|a blue box]]... | ||
== Plot == | |||
In the [[22nd century]], a boy named [[Simon (When the Wolves Came)|Simon]] is trying to survive in a [[London]] desolated by the [[22nd century Dalek invasion|Dalek invasion]]. [[Wolf|Wolves]] roam the streets and Simon has to flee from them after an excursion to find food. He drops the tin of [[baked bean]]s he found and runs into [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] which has been keeping him safe for months. Touching the console, he pleads for assistance and suddenly the [[Twelfth Doctor]] and [[Clara Oswald]] materialise near him. The Doctor says that the TARDIS has been stuck in the 22nd century and that Simon must have used the [[telepathic circuit]]s. He then takes the boy outside of the 'danger zone' to [[Bedfordshire]]. | |||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
*Simon finds a tin of [[baked bean]]s. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
Revision as of 10:04, 11 October 2014
When the Wolves Came was a short prose story published in September 2014 in Doctor Who The Official Annual 2015. It is the first licensed short story in any medium to feature the Twelfth Doctor. While not expressed directly, the story's setting in the a ruinous 22nd century London and its allusion to Bedfordshire make it easy to identify it as taking place during the Dalek invasion, which first featured in The Dalek Invasion of Earth.
Synopsis
Amongst the rubble of 22nd century London, Simon must finds he has a protector in the form of a blue box...
Plot
In the 22nd century, a boy named Simon is trying to survive in a London desolated by the Dalek invasion. Wolves roam the streets and Simon has to flee from them after an excursion to find food. He drops the tin of baked beans he found and runs into the TARDIS which has been keeping him safe for months. Touching the console, he pleads for assistance and suddenly the Twelfth Doctor and Clara Oswald materialise near him. The Doctor says that the TARDIS has been stuck in the 22nd century and that Simon must have used the telepathic circuits. He then takes the boy outside of the 'danger zone' to Bedfordshire.
Characters
References
- Simon finds a tin of baked beans.
Notes
to be added
Continuity
- The Doctor previously visited Earth during the Dalek invasion in The Dalek Invasion of Earth. Bedfordshire is alluded to, an important location in that story.
- Simon used the TARDIS telepathic circuits. (COMIC: The Tomb of Shemura, TV: Listen)
