The King's Dragon (novel)

The King's Dragon
Doctor:	Eleventh Doctor
Companion(s):	Amy, Rory
Main enemy:	Beol, The Herald
Main setting:	Geath
Key crew
Publisher:	BBC Books
Writer:	Una McCormack
Read by:	Nicholas Briggs
Release details
Release number:	41
Release date:	8 July 2010 16 March 2011 (audio)
Format:	Hardcover, 244 pages
ISBN:	ISBN 978-1-84607-990-0
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The King's Dragon was the forty-first novel in the BBC New Series Adventures series. It was written by Una McCormack and featured the Eleventh Doctor, Amy Pond and Rory Williams.

Publisher's summary

"They called it Enamour. It turned minds, sold merchandise, and swayed elections. And it did its job far too well..."

In the city-state of Geath, the King lives in a golden hall, and the people want for nothing. Everyone is happy and everyone is rich. Or so it seems. When the Doctor, Amy and Rory look beneath the surface, they discover a city of secrets. In dark corners, strange creatures are stirring. At the heart of the hall, a great metal dragon oozes gold.

Then the Herald appears, demanding the return of her treasure... And next come the gunships. The battle for possession of the treasure has begun, and only the Doctor and his friends can save the people of the city from being destroyed in the crossfire of an ancient civil war. But will the King surrender his new-found wealth? Or will he fight to keep it...?

Plot

to be added

Characters

• Eleventh Doctor
• Amy Pond
• Rory Williams
• King Beol
• The Teller
• Hilthe
• The Herald
• Anwa
• Camba
• Regulator

References

• The Doctor says, "Do I look like Buffy?"

Notes

• Amy and Rory both reference Rory's grandmother, who made "good gravy". This is the first reference to Rory's family in any Doctor Who media.
• This story was also released as an ebook available from the Amazon Kindle store.

Audio release

• The story was released as an audiobook on 4x CD read by Nicholas Briggs.

Continuity

• Amy brings up the star whale, (TV: The Beast Below) while Rory mentions the events in Venice. (TV: The Vampires of Venice)
• Amy calls the Doctor "Doc", which once again annoys him. (TV: The Time Meddler, The Five Doctors, The Ultimate Foe, Dreamland, PROSE: Apollo 23)
• The Doctor brings up Lucy the stripper. We learn that Rory didn't want a stripper at his stag (as he is entirely faithful to Amy); his friends did so without his permission. (TV: The Vampires of Venice)
• The Doctor mentions to Rory that the sonic screwdriver doesn't do wood. (TV: Silence in the Library, Cold Blood)
• Rory confronts the Doctor about him having kissed Amy. (TV: Flesh and Stone)

Gallery

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  Original cover

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  French edition

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  The Audiobook cover

External links

• The King's Dragon at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
• The Discontinuity Guide to: The King's Dragon at The Whoniverse
• The Cloister Library: The King's Dragon