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|enemy = The [[Zygon]]s
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|setting = [[Lake District]], [[1909]]
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|writer = [[Stephen Cole]]
|setting     = [[Lake District]], [[16 September]] [[1909]]
|publisher = BBC Books
|writer       = Stephen Cole
|release date = [[19 April (releases)|19 April]] [[2007 (releases)|2007]]
|read by      = [[Reggie Yates]]
|format = Hardcover, 248 pages
|cover        = [[Henry Steadman]]
|isbn = ISBN 1-84607-225-5
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|isbn         = ISBN 1-84607-225-5
'''''Sting of the Zygons''''' was the seventh [[BBC New Series Adventures|Tenth Doctor novel]] released. It featured the return of the [[Zygon]]s.
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'''''Sting of the Zygons''''' was the thirteenth novel in the [[BBC New Series Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Stephen Cole]] and featured the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Martha Jones]].


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
[[The TARDIS]] lands the Doctor and [[Martha Jones|Martha]] in the [[Lake District]] in 1909, where a small village has been terrorised by a giant, scaly monster. The search is on for the elusive "[[Skarasen|Beast of Westmorland]]", and explorers, naturalists and hunters from across the country are descending on the fells. King [[Edward VII]] himself is on his way to join the search, with a knighthood for whoever finds the Beast. But there is a more sinister presence at work in the Lakes than a mere monster on the rampage, and the Doctor is soon embroiled in the plans of an old and terrifying enemy. And as the hunters become the hunted, a desperate battle of wits begins — with the future of the entire world at stake...
[[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] lands the [[Tenth Doctor|Doctor]] and [[Martha Jones|Martha]] in the [[Lake District]] in [[1909]], where a small village has been terrorised by a giant, scaly monster. The search is on for the elusive "[[Skarasen|Beast of Westmorland]]", and explorers, naturalists and hunters from across the country are descending on the fells. King [[Edward VII]] himself is on his way to join the search, with a knighthood for whoever finds the Beast. But there is a more sinister presence at work in the Lakes than a mere monster on the rampage, and the Doctor is soon embroiled in the plans of an old and terrifying enemy. And as the hunters become the hunted, a desperate battle of wits begins — with the future of the entire world at stake...


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
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* [[Tenth Doctor]]
* [[Martha Jones]]
* [[Martha Jones]]
* [[Victor Meredith]]
* [[Victor Meredith (Sting of the Zygons)|Victor Meredith]]
* [[Ian Lunn]]
* [[Ian Lunn]]
* [[Nanny Flock]]
* [[Nanny Flock]]
* [[Claude Romand]]
* [[Claude Romand]]
* [[Lord Haleston]]
* [[Haleston|Lord Haleston]]
* [[Chivvers]]
* [[Chivvers]]
* [[Edward Lunn]]
* [[Edward Lunn]]
* [[Mrs Unswick]]
* [[Unswick|Mrs Unswick]]
* [[Brelarn]]
* [[Brelarn]]
* [[Taro (Sting of the Zygons)|Taro]]
* [[Taro (Sting of the Zygons)|Taro]]
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* [[Teazel]]
* [[Teazel]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* [[Ian Lunn]] was born in [[1896]].
* Ian Lunn was born in [[1896]].
* [[Sheffield]] is mentioned.
* [[Rüsselsheim]] is a place in [[Germany]].
* [[Lake Kelmore]] is a lake in the [[Lake District]].
* [[Templewell]] is a place in the Lake District.
* Diastellic transmissions leave a trace resonance in the airwaves for up to two weeks.
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== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* This novel was reprinted by [[BBC Books]] on [[6 March (releases)|6 March]] [[2014 (releases)|2014]] as ''The Monster Collection Edition''. An e-book version was also released.
* This novel was reprinted by [[BBC Books]] on [[6 March (releases)|6 March]] [[2014 (releases)|2014]] as ''The Monster Collection Edition''. An e-book version was also released.
* This was the first novel in the [[BBC New Series Adventures]] series not to feature [[Rose Tyler]].


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* Martha mentions that she'd had enough of [[New York City]], and recalls her past visit in [[TV]]: ''[[Daleks in Manhattan]]'' / ''[[Evolution of the Daleks]]''. Prior to that story, she claimed to have always wanted to visit the city.
* Martha mentions that she's had enough of [[New York City]], and recalls her past visit in [[TV]]: ''[[Daleks in Manhattan (TV story)|Daleks in Manhattan]]''/''[[Evolution of the Daleks (TV story)|Evolution of the Daleks]]''.
* The Doctor wears a yellow-and-red-striped scarf. The Doctor previously had a great enthusiasm for colourful scarves in his [[Fourth Doctor|fourth incarnation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Robot]]'', et al)
* The Doctor wears a yellow-and-red-striped scarf. He previously had a great enthusiasm for colourful scarves in his [[Fourth Doctor|fourth incarnation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]'', et al.)
* The Doctor tells [[Victor Meradith]] that he used to be a motorcar enthusiast, specifically during his [[Third Doctor|third incarnation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space]]'', et al)
* The Doctor tells [[Victor Meredith (Sting of the Zygons)|Victor Meredith]] that he used to be a motorcar enthusiast, specifically during his [[Third Doctor|third incarnation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'', et al.)
* The Doctor claims that Martha is once again from [[Freedonia (nation)|Freedonia]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Shakespeare Code]]'')
* The Doctor once again claims that Martha is from [[Freedonia (nation)|Freedonia]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]'')
* The Doctor refers to his expertise in augmented delta waves. ([[TV]]: ''[[Kinda (TV story)|Kinda]]'')
* The Doctor refers to his expertise in augmented delta waves. ([[TV]]: ''[[Kinda (TV story)|Kinda]]'')
* The [[Zygon]]s last appeared on screen in [[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Zygons]]'' and in print in [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Bodysnatchers]]''.
* The [[Zygon]]s last appeared on screen in [[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Zygons (TV story)|Terror of the Zygons]]'' and in print in [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Bodysnatchers (novel)|The Bodysnatchers]]''.
* In contradiction to [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Bodysnatchers]],'' Zygon bodyprinting is able to scan and copy the Doctor. In the former story, the sheer load of the Doctor's memories overloaded the system.
* In contradiction to [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Bodysnatchers (novel)|The Bodysnatchers]]'', Zygon bodyprinting is able to scan and copy the Doctor. In the former story, the sheer load of the Doctor's memories overloaded the system.
* The Doctor names all of Mrs Unswick's horses Arthur, just as he did in [[TV]]: ''[[The Girl in the Fireplace]]''.
* The Doctor names all of Mrs Unswick's horses Arthur. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Girl in the Fireplace (TV story)|The Girl in the Fireplace]]'')
* The Tenth Doctor would encounter the Zygons once again in [[England]] in [[1562]] in the company of two of his other incarnations, the [[War Doctor]] and the [[Eleventh Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'')
* The Tenth Doctor would encounter the Zygons once again in [[England]] in [[1562]] in the company of two of his other incarnations, the [[War Doctor]] and the [[Eleventh Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'')
[[File:Dw sting of the zygons 600.jpg|thumb|''The Monster Collection ''cover]]


== Audio release ==
== Additional cover images ==
* An abridged reading of the story was released as an audiobook on 2x CD read by [[Reggie Yates]].
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* Before the company went into administration, the audiobook was available as a download from the [[AudioGo]] website.
Dw sting of the zygons 600.jpg|2014 edition. Cover by [[Two Associates]].
* An unabridged reading of the story was produced for the RNIB, read by Tim Bruce.
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== Editions published outside Britain ==
* Published in Germany by Cross Cult in 2021 as a paperback edition.
 
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GermanStingOfTheZygons.jpg|German edition
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== Audiobook ==
* This novel was released as an audiobook on [[2 July (releases)|2 July]] [[2007 (releases)|2007]] by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Reggie Yates]].
 
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Sting of the Zygons audiobook.jpg|Audiobook cover
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{dwrefguide|whobb913.htm|Sting of the Zygons}}
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* {{whoniverse|ns13|Sting of the Zygons}}
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* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/stingzygons.htm The Cloister Library: '''Sting of the Zygons''']
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/stingzygons.htm The Cloister Library: '''Sting of the Zygons''']
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Sting of the Zygons was the thirteenth novel in the BBC New Series Adventures series. It was written by Stephen Cole and featured the Tenth Doctor and Martha Jones.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

The TARDIS lands the Doctor and Martha in the Lake District in 1909, where a small village has been terrorised by a giant, scaly monster. The search is on for the elusive "Beast of Westmorland", and explorers, naturalists and hunters from across the country are descending on the fells. King Edward VII himself is on his way to join the search, with a knighthood for whoever finds the Beast. But there is a more sinister presence at work in the Lakes than a mere monster on the rampage, and the Doctor is soon embroiled in the plans of an old and terrifying enemy. And as the hunters become the hunted, a desperate battle of wits begins — with the future of the entire world at stake...

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

Additional cover images[[edit] | [edit source]]

Editions published outside Britain[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Published in Germany by Cross Cult in 2021 as a paperback edition.
  • German edition

    German edition

Audiobook[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Audiobook cover

    Audiobook cover

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

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