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number= 8 |
|series         = [[BBC Torchwood novels]]
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|number         = 8
featuring= Captain [[Jack Harkness]]|
|main character = [[Jack Harkness|Jack]], [[Gwen Cooper|Gwen]], [[Toshiko Sato|Tosh]], [[Owen Harper|Owen]], [[Ianto Jones|Ianto]]
enemy= |
|featuring      = Rhys Williams
year= [[Earth]], [[Wales]], [[Cardiff]] |
|enemy          = [[Besnik Lucca]], [[Mr Pickles]]
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|setting        = [[Cardiff]], [[2008]]
publisher= [[BBC Books]] |
|writer         = Phil Ford
release date= Novemember [[2008]] |
|publisher     = BBC Books
format= Hardcover Book, ?? Pages |
|release date   = 20 November 2008
isbn= ISBN |
|format         = Hardcover Book, 256 pages
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|isbn           = ISBN 1-84607-575-0
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|prev = Pack Animals (novel)
|next     = Almost Perfect (novel)
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'''''SkyPoint''''' was the eighth release in the [[BBC Torchwood novels|BBC ''Torchwood'' Novels]] series. It was the final novel to feature [[Owen Harper]] and [[Toshiko Sato]].


==Publisher's Summary==
== Publisher's summary ==
The eighth novel in the bestselling Torchwood range from BBC Books. SkyPoint is the latest high-rise addition to the ever-developing Cardiff skyline. It's the most high-tech, avant-garde apartment block in the city. And it's where Rhys Williams is hoping to find a new home for himself and Gwen. When Torchwood discover that residents have been going missing from the tower block, one of the team gets her dream assignment. Soon, SkyPoint's latest newly married tenants are moving in. And Toshiko Sato finally gets to make a home with Owen Harper. Then something comes out of the wall...  
[[SkyPoint]] is the latest high-rise addition to the ever-developing [[Cardiff]] skyline. It's the most high-tech, avant-garde apartment block in the city. And it's where [[Rhys Williams]] is hoping to find a new home for himself and [[Gwen Cooper|Gwen]]. When [[Torchwood Three|Torchwood]] discover that residents have been going missing from the tower block, one of the team gets her dream assignment. Soon, SkyPoint's latest newly married tenants are moving in. And [[Toshiko Sato]] finally gets to make a home with [[Owen Harper]]. Then something comes out of the wall...


==Characters==
== Plot ==
*Captain [[Jack Harkness]]
''to be added''
*[[Gwen Cooper]]
*[[Toshiko Sato]]
*[[Owen Harper]]
*[[Ianto Jones]]


==References==
== Characters ==
''to be added''
* Captain [[Jack Harkness]]
* [[Gwen Cooper]]
* [[Toshiko Sato]]
* [[Owen Harper]]
* [[Ianto Jones]]
* [[Rhys Williams]]
* [[Besnik Lucca]]
* [[Brian Shaw]]
* [[Carmen (SkyPoint)|Carmen]]
* [[Ewan Lloyd]]
* [[Wendy Lloyd]]
* [[Alison Lloyd]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
* Rhys and Gwen have just returned from their ten-day honeymoon to [[Cuba]].
* Owen hears [[Evanescence]] playing from one of the flats in [[SkyPoint]].


==Notes==
== Notes ==
''to be added''
* The novel takes place at the exact same time as the short story ''[[Plant Life (short story)|Plant Life]]'', both featuring Gwen's first day back to work after her honeymoon. In both Gwen tells Jack that she is retaining her name professionally.
* This book is set just over two weeks after ''Something Borrowed'', and Toshiko mentions that it's [[September]]. However the novel ''[[Pack Animals (novel)|Pack Animals]]'' takes place in early [[November]], just after Halloween, and is set before Gwen's wedding in ''Something Borrowed''.


==Continuity==
== Continuity ==
''to be added''
* Gwen remembers getting pregnant on her hen night ([[TV]]: ''[[Something Borrowed (TV story)|Something Borrowed]]'') and the first time she saw a [[Weevil]] in the [[Cardiff Royal Infirmary|Royal Cardiff Infirmary]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Everything Changes (TV story)|Everything Changes]]'') The reference is made to the fact that Rhys has encountered a few aliens in the past few months. ([[TV]]: ''[[Meat (TV story)|Meat]]'', ''[[Something Borrowed (TV story)|Something Borrowed]]'', [[COMIC]]: ''[[Harm's Way (short story)|Harm's Way]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Pack Animals (novel)|Pack Animals]]'')
* Gwen suspects that Brian Shaw was taken by [[Cardiff Space-Time Rift|the Rift]], a concept that is further explored in [[TV]]: ''[[Adrift (TV story)|Adrift]]''.
* It has been two months since [[TV]]: ''[[Reset (TV story)|Reset]]'' and just under two weeks since [[TV]]: ''[[Something Borrowed (TV story)|Something Borrowed]]''.
* Jack recalls his last day on the [[Boeshane Peninsula]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Adam (TV story)|Adam]]'')
* Jack remembers his first death, by [[Dalek]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'')
* Jack had visited SkyPoint. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Conspiracy (audio story)|The Conspiracy]]'')
* The book mentions that Gwen and Rhys' honeymoon took place in [[Cuba]], despite it being placed in [[Paris]] in [[TV]]: ''[[From Out of the Rain (TV story)|From Out of the Rain]]''.


==External Links==
== External links ==
''to be added''
* {{Penguin|1075362/torchwood-skypoint/}}
{{dwrefguide|torchwood_n08.htm|SkyPoint}}
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Latest revision as of 20:26, 13 February 2024

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prose stub

SkyPoint was the eighth release in the BBC Torchwood Novels series. It was the final novel to feature Owen Harper and Toshiko Sato.

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

SkyPoint is the latest high-rise addition to the ever-developing Cardiff skyline. It's the most high-tech, avant-garde apartment block in the city. And it's where Rhys Williams is hoping to find a new home for himself and Gwen. When Torchwood discover that residents have been going missing from the tower block, one of the team gets her dream assignment. Soon, SkyPoint's latest newly married tenants are moving in. And Toshiko Sato finally gets to make a home with Owen Harper. Then something comes out of the wall...

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Rhys and Gwen have just returned from their ten-day honeymoon to Cuba.
  • Owen hears Evanescence playing from one of the flats in SkyPoint.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The novel takes place at the exact same time as the short story Plant Life, both featuring Gwen's first day back to work after her honeymoon. In both Gwen tells Jack that she is retaining her name professionally.
  • This book is set just over two weeks after Something Borrowed, and Toshiko mentions that it's September. However the novel Pack Animals takes place in early November, just after Halloween, and is set before Gwen's wedding in Something Borrowed.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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