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|image=Long Time Dead.jpg | |image = Long Time Dead.jpg | ||
|series=[[BBC Torchwood novels]] | |series = [[BBC Torchwood novels]] | ||
|number= 17 | |number = 17 | ||
|main character= [[Tom Cutler]] | |main character = [[Tom Cutler]] | ||
|featuring= | |featuring = | ||
|enemy= [[Suzie Costello]] | |enemy = [[Suzie Costello]] | ||
|setting= [[Cardiff]], October 2009 | |setting = [[Cardiff]], October 2009 | ||
|writer= | |writer = Sarah Pinborough | ||
|read by=[[Indira Varma]] | |read by = [[Indira Varma]] | ||
|publisher= BBC Books | |publisher = BBC Books | ||
|release date= | |release date = 4 August 2011 | ||
|format= Softcover Book | |format = Softcover Book, 256 pages | ||
|isbn= ISBN 1-84990-284-4 | |isbn = ISBN 1-84990-284-4 | ||
|prev= First Born (novel) | |prev = First Born (novel) | ||
|next= The Men Who Sold the World (novel) | |next = The Men Who Sold the World (novel) | ||
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'''''Long Time Dead''''' was the seventeenth release in the [[BBC Torchwood novels|BBC ''Torchwood'' Novels]] series and served as a prequel to ''[[The New World]]'', as well as a direct sequel to the events of ''[[Series 3 (Torchwood)|Children of Earth]]''. | '''''Long Time Dead''''' was the seventeenth release in the [[BBC Torchwood novels|BBC ''Torchwood'' Novels]] series and served as a prequel to ''[[The New World (TV story)|The New World]]'', as well as a direct sequel to the events of ''[[Series 3 (Torchwood)|Children of Earth]]''. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
Cardiff Bay. The government has ordered the excavation of the wreckage of a secret underground base. DCI [[Tom Cutler]] is watching from a distance, fascinated by the process. There are people in his dreams. People he feels he should know. | [[Cardiff Bay]]. The government has ordered the excavation of the wreckage of a secret underground base. DCI [[Tom Cutler]] is watching from a distance, fascinated by the process. There are people in his dreams. People he feels he should know. | ||
The disbanded Torchwood Institute spent a century accumulating non-terrestrial artefacts and catching aliens. Who knows what – or who – might still be intact down there. But by the time they find the first body, Suzie Costello is long gone. | The disbanded [[Torchwood Institute]] spent a century accumulating non-terrestrial artefacts and catching aliens. Who knows what – or who – might still be intact down there. But by the time they find the first body, [[Suzie Costello]] is long gone. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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=== Government === | === Government === | ||
* [[Black (Long Time Dead)|Mr Black]] | * [[Black (Long Time Dead)|Mr Black]] | ||
* Commander [[Elwood Jackson]] | * Commander [[Elwood Jackson]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* [[MI5]] and [[MI6]] are exploring possible buyers for salvaged [[Torchwood]] technology. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* [[Tom Cutler]] appears in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Into the Silence]]'' and the events of that story are mentioned several times. | * [[Tom Cutler]] appears in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Into the Silence (novel)|Into the Silence]]'' and the events of that story are mentioned several times. | ||
* Andy has recently been promoted to Sergeant and is secretly wondering if the promotion is to "shut him up" following his involvement with the recent [[The 456|456]] crisis. | * Andy has recently been promoted to Sergeant and is secretly wondering if the promotion is to "shut him up" following his involvement with the recent [[The 456|456]] crisis. ([[TV]]: '' [[Children of Earth: Day Five (TV story)|Day Five]]'') | ||
* One of the empty packing crates in the ruins of the Hub is labelled "[[Angelo Colasanto|Colasanto]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[End of the Road (TV story)|End of the Road]]'') | * One of the empty packing crates in the ruins of the Hub is labelled "[[Angelo Colasanto|Colasanto]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[End of the Road (TV story)|End of the Road]]'') | ||
* Suzie recalls shooting Jack through the head. ([[TV]]: ''[[Everything Changes (TV story)|Everything Changes]]'') | |||
== Audio release == | == Audio release == | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:02, 6 March 2024
Long Time Dead was the seventeenth release in the BBC Torchwood Novels series and served as a prequel to The New World, as well as a direct sequel to the events of Children of Earth.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Cardiff Bay. The government has ordered the excavation of the wreckage of a secret underground base. DCI Tom Cutler is watching from a distance, fascinated by the process. There are people in his dreams. People he feels he should know.
The disbanded Torchwood Institute spent a century accumulating non-terrestrial artefacts and catching aliens. Who knows what – or who – might still be intact down there. But by the time they find the first body, Suzie Costello is long gone.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Torchwood[[edit] | [edit source]]
Police[[edit] | [edit source]]
- DI Tom Cutler
- Sergeant Andy Davidson
- DCI Waterman
Government[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Mr Black
- Commander Elwood Jackson
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This book is also available as an ebook from the Amazon Kindle store.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Tom Cutler appears in PROSE: Into the Silence and the events of that story are mentioned several times.
- Andy has recently been promoted to Sergeant and is secretly wondering if the promotion is to "shut him up" following his involvement with the recent 456 crisis. (TV: Day Five)
- One of the empty packing crates in the ruins of the Hub is labelled "Colasanto". (TV: End of the Road)
- Suzie recalls shooting Jack through the head. (TV: Everything Changes)
Audio release[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The story was released as an audiobook on download only from the AudioGo website read by Indira Varma.
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Long Time Dead page at Penguin Books
