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"The Squall feed on psychic energy. They spread like a plague and if they are not stopped they will strip the Earth clean..." | "The Squall feed on psychic energy. They spread like a plague and if they are not stopped they will strip the Earth clean..." | ||
London 1910: an unsuspecting thief finds himself confronted by grey-skinned creatures that are waiting to devour his mind. London 2789: the remains of an ancient android are dredged from the Thames. When reactivated it has a warning that can only be delivered to a man named | London 1910: an unsuspecting thief finds himself confronted by grey-skinned creatures that are waiting to devour his mind. London 2789: the remains of an ancient android are dredged from the Thames. When reactivated it has a warning that can only be delivered to a man named "the Doctor". | ||
The Doctor and his friends must solve a mystery that has spanned over a thousand years. If they fail, the deadly alien Squall will devour the world. | The Doctor and his friends must solve a mystery that has spanned over a thousand years. If they fail, the deadly alien Squall will devour the world. | ||
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* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/paradoxlost.htm The Cloister Library: '''Paradox Lost'''] | * [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/paradoxlost.htm The Cloister Library: '''Paradox Lost'''] | ||
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Revision as of 00:31, 19 June 2016
Paradox Lost was the eleventh Eleventh Doctor novel released.
Publisher's summary
"The Squall feed on psychic energy. They spread like a plague and if they are not stopped they will strip the Earth clean..."
London 1910: an unsuspecting thief finds himself confronted by grey-skinned creatures that are waiting to devour his mind. London 2789: the remains of an ancient android are dredged from the Thames. When reactivated it has a warning that can only be delivered to a man named "the Doctor".
The Doctor and his friends must solve a mystery that has spanned over a thousand years. If they fail, the deadly alien Squall will devour the world.
Plot
to be added
Characters
References
- While fleeing the Squall in a car, the Doctor says that he "hasn't had this much fun since Bessie."
Notes
- This story was also released as an ebook available from the Amazon Kindle store.
- Professor Angelchrist reads records of previous incarnations of the Doctor, describing a "tall, thin man with long hair and a frock coat" (Eighth Doctor), a man with "teeth and curls" and "a long woollen scarf" (Fourth Doctor), a man who wore a "leather jacket" and "spoke with a Northern accent" (Ninth Doctor), and a man clad in a "pantomime coat of many colours" (Sixth Doctor).
Audio release
- The story was released as an audiobook download read by Nicholas Briggs, and was available from the AudioGo website before the company went into administration.
Continuity
- The Doctor says "top hats are cool", a variation of his catchphrase "bow ties are cool". (TV: The Eleventh Hour, et al)
- The Doctor shouts "Geronimo!", another of his catchphrases. (TV: The End of Time, et al)
- Rory recalls aliens made of wool (PROSE: The Glamour Chase), vampire creatures (TV: The Vampires of Venice) and nuclear bombs. (PROSE: Nuclear Time)
- The Doctor tells Professor Angelchrist "I'm the one the monsters are scared of." He made similar declarations in TV: The Girl in the Fireplace and The Hungry Earth.
- 28th century London has an oxygen factory in its center, similar to the one on the Byzantium. (TV: Flesh and Stone) This factory, however, has live animals within it.
- Rory mentions that both he and Amy have experience with "waiting". (TV: The Eleventh Hour, The Big Bang)
- The Doctor mentions that the rift caused by the Squall is large enough to drive a double decker bus through, then mentions that he has done something similar. (TV: Planet of the Dead)
- The Doctor brings up the TARDIS exploding. (TV: The Big Bang)
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