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number= 14 | | |series=[[BBC Torchwood novels]] | ||
main character= | |number= 14 | ||
featuring= | | |main character= [[Jack Harkness|Jack]] | ||
|featuring= Gwen Cooper|Gwen | |||
|featuring2= Ianto Jones | |||
|enemy = [[Keshkali]] | |||
publisher= | |setting= [[Cardiff]], [[2000s]] | ||
release date= | |writer= Trevor Baxendale | ||
format= Hardcover Book| | |publisher= BBC Books | ||
isbn= ISBN 978- | |release date= 15 October 2009 | ||
|format= Hardcover Book, 256 pages | |||
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|next= Consequences (anthology) | |||
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'''''The Undertaker's Gift''''' was the fourteenth release in the [[BBC Torchwood novels|BBC ''Torchwood'' Novels]] series. | |||
==Publisher's summary== | == Publisher's summary == | ||
The Hokrala Corp | The [[Hokrala Corp]] [[lawyer]]s are back, and they're suing [[planet]] [[Earth]] for mishandling the [[21st century|twenty-first century]]! An [[assassin]] has been sent to remove [[Captain]] [[Jack Harkness]]! And, a record number of aliens have been coming through the [[Cardiff Space-Time Rift|Rift]] — it's been a busy week in [[Cardiff]]. Now, there are reports of an extraordinary funeral cortege in the night time city, with mysterious pallbearers guarding a rotting cadaver that simply doesn't want to be buried. Torchwood should be ready for anything, but with Jack the target of an invisible killer, [[Gwen Cooper|Gwen]] trapped in a forgotten crypt, and [[Ianto Jones]] falling desperately ill, could a world of suffering be the [[Undertaker's Gift|Undertaker's gift]] to planet Earth? | ||
== | == Plot == | ||
''to be added'' | |||
== | == Characters == | ||
''to | * Captain [[Jack Harkness]] | ||
* [[Gwen Cooper]] | |||
* [[Ianto Jones]] | |||
* [[Nina Rogers]] | |||
* [[Jessica Montague]] | |||
* [[Rachel Banks]] | |||
* [[Wynnie (The Undertaker's Gift)|Wynnie]] | |||
* [[Gillian (The Undertaker's Gift)|Gillian]] | |||
* [[Kerko]] | |||
* [[Harold (The Undertaker's Gift)|Harold]] | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
* Jack was once imprisoned on [[Rigel 77]]. | |||
* Jack takes a pair of [[SIG Sauer]] 9mm pistols, an energy lance, a [[Sontaran]] [[Stenk 11 pistol]] and a pair of [[AI knife|AI throwing knives]] from the Torchwood armoury. | |||
* [[Warp shunt]] technology can be used to achieve time travel if used near a [[time rift]]. | |||
* Jack and the [[Time Agency]] were involved in the sinking of [[Atlantis]]. | |||
* The [[Keshkali]] soldiers use Flechette guns which use compressed [[praxis gas]]. | |||
* The [[Keshkali Ring Worlds]] were where the Keshkali homeworld was located. It was destroyed by a [[temporal fusion bomb]]. | |||
* The team capture a [[Vortex Dweller]]. | |||
* Harold sends Torchwood a recording on [[Betamax]]. | |||
* [[Pitbullfrog]]s are predators. | |||
* AI knives are made of [[Trintillium]]. | |||
* [[Grolon rat]]s infest [[Butetown]]. | |||
==Notes== | == Notes == | ||
* This book is also available as an ebook from the Amazon Kindle store. | |||
==Continuity== | == Continuity == | ||
*Jack mentions the [[Silurian]]s. | * Jack mentions the [[Silurian]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)|The Silurians]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Warriors of the Deep (TV story)|Warriors of the Deep]]'') | ||
* The team use [[Abaddon]], the [[Sleeper agent|Alien Sleepers]] ([[ | * The team use [[Abaddon]], ([[TV]]: ''[[End of Days (TV story)|End of Days]]'') the [[Sleeper agent|Alien Sleepers]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Sleeper (TV story)|Sleeper]]'') [[the Pharm]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Reset (TV story)|Reset]]'') and the events at [[CERN]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Lost Souls (audio story)|Lost Souls]]'') to prove the success of Torchwood Three. | ||
*Wynnie knows [[Nina Rogers]]. ([[ | * Wynnie knows [[Nina Rogers]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Bay of the Dead (novel)|Bay of the Dead]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Consequences (short story)|Consequences]]'') | ||
*[[Harriet Derbyshire]] was interested in the abduction of Francis Morgan. | * [[Harriet Derbyshire]] was interested in the abduction of Francis Morgan. ([[TV]]: ''[[To the Last Man (TV story)|To the Last Man]]'') | ||
* Jack calls [[Kathy Swanson]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[They Keep Killing Suzie (TV story)|They Keep Killing Suzie]]'') | |||
* [[Erisa Magambo]] calls Jack. ([[TV]]: ''[[Turn Left (TV story)|Turn Left]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'') | |||
* Torchwood has been busy since [[Jackson Leaves]] and [[Agnes Havisham]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The House That Jack Built (novel)|The House That Jack Built]]'', ''[[Risk Assessment (novel)|Risk Assessment]]'') | |||
* Jack and Ianto talk about the last time they received a Hokrala writ, around the time they encountered the [[Strepto]] [[Water Hag|Hag]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Something in the Water (novel)|Something in the Water]]'') | |||
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Latest revision as of 19:20, 1 March 2024
The Undertaker's Gift was the fourteenth release in the BBC Torchwood Novels series.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Hokrala Corp lawyers are back, and they're suing planet Earth for mishandling the twenty-first century! An assassin has been sent to remove Captain Jack Harkness! And, a record number of aliens have been coming through the Rift — it's been a busy week in Cardiff. Now, there are reports of an extraordinary funeral cortege in the night time city, with mysterious pallbearers guarding a rotting cadaver that simply doesn't want to be buried. Torchwood should be ready for anything, but with Jack the target of an invisible killer, Gwen trapped in a forgotten crypt, and Ianto Jones falling desperately ill, could a world of suffering be the Undertaker's gift to planet Earth?
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Captain Jack Harkness
- Gwen Cooper
- Ianto Jones
- Nina Rogers
- Jessica Montague
- Rachel Banks
- Wynnie
- Gillian
- Kerko
- Harold
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Jack was once imprisoned on Rigel 77.
- Jack takes a pair of SIG Sauer 9mm pistols, an energy lance, a Sontaran Stenk 11 pistol and a pair of AI throwing knives from the Torchwood armoury.
- Warp shunt technology can be used to achieve time travel if used near a time rift.
- Jack and the Time Agency were involved in the sinking of Atlantis.
- The Keshkali soldiers use Flechette guns which use compressed praxis gas.
- The Keshkali Ring Worlds were where the Keshkali homeworld was located. It was destroyed by a temporal fusion bomb.
- The team capture a Vortex Dweller.
- Harold sends Torchwood a recording on Betamax.
- Pitbullfrogs are predators.
- AI knives are made of Trintillium.
- Grolon rats infest Butetown.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This book is also available as an ebook from the Amazon Kindle store.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Jack mentions the Silurians. (TV: The Silurians, TV: Warriors of the Deep)
- The team use Abaddon, (TV: End of Days) the Alien Sleepers, (TV: Sleeper) the Pharm (TV: Reset) and the events at CERN (AUDIO: Lost Souls) to prove the success of Torchwood Three.
- Wynnie knows Nina Rogers. (PROSE: Bay of the Dead, PROSE: Consequences)
- Harriet Derbyshire was interested in the abduction of Francis Morgan. (TV: To the Last Man)
- Jack calls Kathy Swanson. (TV: They Keep Killing Suzie)
- Erisa Magambo calls Jack. (TV: Turn Left, TV: Planet of the Dead)
- Torchwood has been busy since Jackson Leaves and Agnes Havisham. (PROSE: The House That Jack Built, Risk Assessment)
- Jack and Ianto talk about the last time they received a Hokrala writ, around the time they encountered the Strepto Hag. (PROSE: Something in the Water)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official The Undertaker's Gift page at Penguin Books
- The Undertaker's Gift at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
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