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|image=To the Slaughter.jpg | |image = To the Slaughter.jpg | ||
|series=[[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] | |range= BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures | ||
|number in range = 72 | |||
|series = [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] | |||
|number= 72 | |number= 72 | ||
|doctor=Eighth Doctor | |doctor = Eighth Doctor | ||
|companions= [[Fitz Kreiner]], [[Trix]] | |companions= [[Fitz Kreiner|Fitz]], [[Trix MacMillan|Trix]] | ||
|enemy= | |enemy = [[Arnauld Klimt]], [[Robart Falsh]] | ||
|setting= [[Sol System]], [[24th century]] | |setting= [[Sol System]], [[24th century]] | ||
|writer= | |writer= Stephen Cole | ||
|publisher= BBC Books | |publisher= BBC Books | ||
|release date= | |release date= 7 February 2005 | ||
|format= Paperback Book; 32 Chapters, | |format= Paperback Book; 32 Chapters, 274 Pages | ||
|isbn= ISBN 0-563-48625-2 | |isbn= ISBN 0-563-48625-2 | ||
|prev= The Deadstone Memorial (novel) | |prev= The Deadstone Memorial (novel) | ||
|next= The Gallifrey Chronicles (novel)}} | |next= The Gallifrey Chronicles (novel) | ||
'''''To the Slaughter''''' was the seventy-second | }}{{prose stub}} | ||
'''''To the Slaughter''''' was the seventy-second novel in the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Stephen Cole]], released [[7 February (releases)|7 February]] [[2005 (releases)|2005]] and featured the [[Eighth Doctor]], [[Fitz Kreiner]] and [[Trix MacMillan]]. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
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But the ancient satellites hold deadly secrets, as the [[Eighth Doctor|Doctor]], [[Fitz]] and [[Trix]] soon discover. With eco-[[terrorist]]s planning sabotage, corrupt officials lining their own pockets and sinister forces acting on their own agendas, only the Doctor sees that millions of innocents have been set on the fast track to bloody, unbridled destruction... | But the ancient satellites hold deadly secrets, as the [[Eighth Doctor|Doctor]], [[Fitz]] and [[Trix]] soon discover. With eco-[[terrorist]]s planning sabotage, corrupt officials lining their own pockets and sinister forces acting on their own agendas, only the Doctor sees that millions of innocents have been set on the fast track to bloody, unbridled destruction... | ||
== Plot == | |||
''to be added'' | |||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
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* [[Mildrid]] | * [[Mildrid]] | ||
* [[Nerren]] | * [[Nerren]] | ||
* [[Phaedra]] | * [[Phaedra (To the Slaughter)|Phaedra]] | ||
* [[Robart Falsh]] | * [[Robart Falsh]] | ||
* [[Roddle]] | * [[Roddle]] | ||
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* [[Torvin (To the Slaughter)|Torvin]] | * [[Torvin (To the Slaughter)|Torvin]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The [[Icthal]] are humanoid aliens with grey skin. | * The [[Icthal]] are humanoid aliens with grey skin. | ||
* [[Chiggock]]s are genetically engineered food animals. | * [[Chiggock]]s are genetically engineered food animals. | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
''to be | * Stephen Cole admits in the Author's Notes that part of the reason he wrote this novel was to defend the Doctor's scientific reputation after the [[Fourth Doctor]] expressed surprise at Jupiter having thirteen moons, which occured in [[TV]]: {{cs|Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)}} , which was known to be inaccurate when the storyline originally aired (scientists having discovered another moon after production finished but before it was broadcast). | ||
* This was the final novel to feature the [[Eighth Doctor]] as the incumbent Doctor, since {{cs|The Gallifrey Chronicles (novel)}} was published after [[Christopher Eccleston]] made his debut as the [[Ninth Doctor]] (and indeed only two weeks before [[David Tennant]] appeared as the [[Tenth Doctor|Tenth]]). | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* When Fitz uses the PadPad, he uses images from [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Fall of Yquatine]]'', ''[[Sometime Never...]]'' and ''[[Parallel 59 (novel)|Parallel 59]]''. | * When Fitz uses the PadPad, he uses images from [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Fall of Yquatine (novel)|The Fall of Yquatine]]'', ''[[Sometime Never... (novel)|Sometime Never...]]'' and ''[[Parallel 59 (novel)|Parallel 59]]''. | ||
* Fitz remembers the events of [[PROSE]]: ''[[Interference - Book One]]'' and ''[[Interference - Book Two]]''. | * Fitz remembers the events of [[PROSE]]: ''[[Interference - Book One (novel)|Interference - Book One]]'' and ''[[Interference - Book Two (novel)|Interference - Book Two]]''. | ||
* Fitz mentions that he visited [[Farside Station]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Fear Itself (novel)|Fear Itself]]'') | * Fitz mentions that he visited [[Farside Station]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Fear Itself (novel)|Fear Itself]]'') | ||
* Trix mentions [[Welwyn Borr]] | * Trix mentions [[Welwyn Borr]], a reference to [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Tomorrow Windows (novel)|The Tomorrow Windows]]'') | ||
* The Doctor tells [[Robart Falsh]] that he may have been able to resist the effects of [[Halcytone]] because he could not see the colour [[violet]]. Either he was joking, or he has been unable to perceive that colour since [[Griffin (Unnatural History)|Griffin]] removed that ability | * The Doctor tells [[Robart Falsh]] that he may have been able to resist the effects of [[Halcytone]] because he, the Doctor, could not see the colour [[violet]]. Either he was joking, or he has been unable to perceive that colour since [[Griffin (Unnatural History)|Griffin]] removed that ability in {{cs|Unnatural History (novel)}} | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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[[Category:EDA novels]] | [[Category:EDA novels]] | ||
[[Category:2005 novels]] | [[Category:2005 novels]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Novels set in the Sol System]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in the 24th century]] | [[Category:Stories set in the 24th century]] | ||