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|companions = [[Martha Jones|Martha]] | |companions = [[Martha Jones|Martha]] | ||
|enemy = {{il|[[Domovoi]]|[[Ernest Tiermann]]|[[Voracious Craw]]}} | |enemy = {{il|[[Domovoi]]|[[Ernest Tiermann]]|[[Voracious Craw]]}} | ||
|setting = [[Tiermann's World | |setting = [[Tiermann's World]] | ||
|writer = [[Paul Magrs]] | |writer = [[Paul Magrs]] | ||
|publisher = BBC Books | |publisher = BBC Books | ||
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== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
[[Tiermann's World]]: a planet covered in wintry woods and roamed by [[sabre-toothed tiger]]s and other savage beasts. The Doctor is here to warn [[Ernest Tiermann|Professor Tiermann]], [[Amanda Tiermann|his wife]] and [[Solin Tiermann|their son]] that a terrible danger is on its way. The Tiermanns live in luxury, in a fantastic, futuristic, fully-automated [[Dreamhome]], under an impenetrable [[force field|force shield]]. But that won't protect them from the [[Voracious Craw]]. A gigantic and extremely hungry alien creature is heading remorselessly towards their home. When it gets there everything will be devoured. Can they get away in time? With the force shield cracking up, and the Dreamhome itself deciding who should or should not leave, things are looking desperate... | [[Tiermann's World]]: a planet covered in wintry woods and roamed by [[sabre-toothed tiger]]s and other savage beasts. The Doctor is here to warn [[Ernest Tiermann|Professor Tiermann]], [[Amanda Tiermann|his wife]] and [[Solin Tiermann|their son]] that a terrible danger is on its way. | ||
The Tiermanns live in luxury, in a fantastic, futuristic, fully-automated [[Dreamhome]], under an impenetrable [[force field|force shield]]. But that won't protect them from the [[Voracious Craw]]. A gigantic and extremely hungry alien creature is heading remorselessly towards their home. When it gets there everything will be devoured. | |||
Can they get away in time? With the force shield cracking up, and the Dreamhome itself deciding who should or should not leave, things are looking desperate... | |||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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==== Robots ==== | ==== Robots ==== | ||
* [[Domovoi]]- the artificial intelligence inside the [[Dreamhome]] | * [[Domovoi]]- the artificial intelligence inside the [[Dreamhome]] | ||
* [[Toaster ( | * [[Toaster (Sick Building)|Toaster]] - sun bed | ||
* [[Barbra]] - vending machine | * [[Barbra]] - vending machine | ||
* [[Walter (Sick Building)|Walter]] - drink cabinet | * [[Walter (Sick Building)|Walter]] - drink cabinet | ||
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* The creature shown on the cover to represent the [[Voracious Craw]] is a {{w|lamprey}}. | * The creature shown on the cover to represent the [[Voracious Craw]] is a {{w|lamprey}}. | ||
* 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. | ||
[[File:Bbcnewaudio13.jpg|thumb|right|The | * The third edition of ''[[AHistory]]'' dates this story to circa 5850, as Barbra says in ''[[Enter Wildthyme]]'' that she's from the [[59th century]]. | ||
[[File:Bbcnewaudio13.jpg|thumb|right|The audiobook cover.]] | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The vending machine, [[Barbra]], would later appear in the [[Iris Wildthyme and the Celestial Omnibus]] story | * The vending machine, [[Barbra]], would later appear in the [[Iris Wildthyme and the Celestial Omnibus]] story ''[[The Dreadful Flap]]'' and the Iris Wildthyme novel ''[[Enter Wildthyme]]'', both also by [[Paul Magrs]]. | ||
* The Doctor mentions that he once tamed a savage beast by singing lullabies to it. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Monster of Peladon]]'') | |||
* The Doctor mentions that he once tamed a savage beast by singing lullabies to it. ([[TV]]:''[[The Monster of Peladon]]'') | * Martha mentions being stuck on [[the Moon]] with the [[Judoon]], ([[TV]]:''[[Smith and Jones]]'') caught in a gridlock in the year five billion and fifty-three, ([[TV]]: ''[[Gridlock]]'') and just about plunged into the heart of a living sun. ([[TV]]:''[[42 (TV story)|42]]'') | ||
* Martha mentions being stuck on [[the Moon]] with the [[Judoon]], ([[TV]]:''[[Smith and Jones]]'') caught in a gridlock in the year five billion and fifty-three, ([[TV]]:''[[Gridlock]]'') and just about plunged into the heart of a living sun. ([[TV]]:''[[42 (TV story)|42]]'') | * The Doctor mentions the dead forests of [[Skaro]] after the [[neutron bomb]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'') | ||
* The Doctor mentions the dead forests of [[Skaro]] after the [[neutron bomb]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'' | |||
== Audio release == | == Audio release == | ||
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[[Category:Tenth Doctor NSA novels]] | [[Category:Tenth Doctor NSA novels]] | ||
[[Category:2007 novels]] | [[Category:2007 novels]] | ||
[[fr:Sick Building]] | [[fr:Sick Building]] | ||
Revision as of 12:24, 8 March 2016
Sick Building was the eleventh Tenth Doctor novel released.
Publisher's summary
Tiermann's World: a planet covered in wintry woods and roamed by sabre-toothed tigers and other savage beasts. The Doctor is here to warn Professor Tiermann, his wife and their son that a terrible danger is on its way.
The Tiermanns live in luxury, in a fantastic, futuristic, fully-automated Dreamhome, under an impenetrable force shield. But that won't protect them from the Voracious Craw. A gigantic and extremely hungry alien creature is heading remorselessly towards their home. When it gets there everything will be devoured.
Can they get away in time? With the force shield cracking up, and the Dreamhome itself deciding who should or should not leave, things are looking desperate...
Plot
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Characters
Robots
- Domovoi- the artificial intelligence inside the Dreamhome
- Toaster - sun bed
- Barbra - vending machine
- Walter - drink cabinet
- Stirpeek
References
- The Doctor mentions the Aggedor of Peladon when facing the bear-creature in the Dreamhome.
- Martha is annoyed about the Doctor babbling about Rose Tyler.
Notes
- This was Paul Magrs' first novel to not feature Iris Wildthyme.
- This had the working title of The Wicked Bungalow but was changed prior to the release date after the intervention of Russell T Davies.
- The creature shown on the cover to represent the Voracious Craw is a lamprey.
- This story was also released as an ebook available from the Amazon Kindle store.
- The third edition of AHistory dates this story to circa 5850, as Barbra says in Enter Wildthyme that she's from the 59th century.
Continuity
- The vending machine, Barbra, would later appear in the Iris Wildthyme and the Celestial Omnibus story The Dreadful Flap and the Iris Wildthyme novel Enter Wildthyme, both also by Paul Magrs.
- The Doctor mentions that he once tamed a savage beast by singing lullabies to it. (TV: The Monster of Peladon)
- Martha mentions being stuck on the Moon with the Judoon, (TV:Smith and Jones) caught in a gridlock in the year five billion and fifty-three, (TV: Gridlock) and just about plunged into the heart of a living sun. (TV:42)
- The Doctor mentions the dead forests of Skaro after the neutron bomb. (TV: The Daleks)
Audio release
- An abridged reading of the story was released as an audiobook on 2x CD read by Will Thorp.
External links
- Sick Building at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- The Discontinuity Guide to: Sick Building at The Whoniverse
- The Cloister Library: Sick Building
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