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When [[Ninth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Rose Tyler|Rose]] stumble across thirteen-year-old [[Lily Henwick|Lily]], they both agree she needs their help. | When [[Ninth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Rose Tyler|Rose]] stumble across thirteen-year-old [[Lily Henwick|Lily]], they both agree she needs their help. | ||
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It is a search that will take them from the [[Cardiff Space-Time Rift|Cardiff Rift]] right back to the childhood of [[Miriam Henwick|Lily's grandmother]], and another disappearance [[1936|all those years ago]]... | It is a search that will take them from the [[Cardiff Space-Time Rift|Cardiff Rift]] right back to the childhood of [[Miriam Henwick|Lily's grandmother]], and another disappearance [[1936|all those years ago]]... | ||
===Blurb=== | |||
[[2000]]. | |||
Lily thinks there's a monster in her house, hiding in the cupboard. | |||
The monster is made of immense light and power, she says, and it's taken her mum and brother. So when a chance refuel lands the Doctor and Rose right on Lily's doorstep, they both agree she needs their help. | |||
It's a search that will take them from the Cardiff Rift right back to another disappearance, many years ago... | |||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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* [[Miriam Henwick]] | * [[Miriam Henwick]] | ||
* [[Powell (The Monster in the Cupboard)|Officer Powell]] | * [[Powell (The Monster in the Cupboard)|Officer Powell]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Angela Henwick]] | ||
* [[Noah Henwick]] | * [[Noah Henwick]] | ||
* The [[Zeeng]] | * The [[Zeeng]] | ||
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== Worldbuilding == | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* [[Miriam Henwick's house]] was built in [[1894]] by her ancestors, at that time for use as a base of operations for their [[copper ore]] [[mining]] operation. | * [[Miriam Henwick's house]] was built in [[1894]] by her ancestors, at that time for use as a base of operations for their [[copper ore]] [[mining]] operation. | ||
* When Miriam was a child, [[King of England|King]] [[George V]] died, and was succeeded by his son [[Edward VIII|Edward]], who [[abdication|abdicated]], leaving the throne to his younger brother, [[George VI]]. This would be known as "the year of the three kings". | * When Miriam was a child, [[King of England|King]] [[George V]] died, and was succeeded by his son [[Edward VIII|Edward]], who [[abdication|abdicated]], leaving the throne to his younger brother, [[George VI]]. This would be known as "the [[1936|year]] of the three kings". | ||
* That year, Miriam's cousin [[Phillip (The Monster in the Cupboard)|Phillip]] disappeared under mysterious circumstances. She told [[Miriam Henwick's mother|her mother]], who had [[Miriam Henwick's father|her father]] and aunts and uncles search for the boy. | * That year, Miriam's cousin [[Phillip (The Monster in the Cupboard)|Phillip]] disappeared under mysterious circumstances. She told [[Miriam Henwick's mother|her mother]], who had [[Miriam Henwick's father|her father]] and aunts and uncles search for the boy. | ||
* The Doctor scans Rose with [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver|his sonic screwdriver]], and tells her she's [[dehydration|dehydrated]], with an "abysmal" [[electrolyte]] count. | * The Doctor scans Rose with [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver|his sonic screwdriver]], and tells her she's [[dehydration|dehydrated]], with an "abysmal" [[electrolyte]] count. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
'' | *The original publisher's summary says that [[Angela Henwick|Lily's mother]] and [[Noah Henwick|brother]] went missing [[month]]s before, and describes Lily as being thirteen years old. The actual novel begins on the very night of the disappearance, and says Lily is twelve. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
Revision as of 22:25, 14 March 2024
The Monster in the Cupboard was the fifth novel published in The Decades Collection on 26 October 2023 by Puffin Books to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of Doctor Who.
The novel was written by Kalynn Bayron and covered the 2000s and featured the Ninth Doctor.
Publisher's summary
Original
When the Doctor and Rose stumble across thirteen-year-old Lily, they both agree she needs their help.
Lily thinks there are monsters in the closet, hiding under the bed. And that they've taken her mother and brother - who went missing months ago.
When asked about the monster, Lily can only say it's made of immense light and power. Rose and the Doctor must find out who and what the creature is, and where it's taken Lily's family.
It is a search that will take them from the Cardiff Rift right back to the childhood of Lily's grandmother, and another disappearance all those years ago...
Blurb
2000.
Lily thinks there's a monster in her house, hiding in the cupboard.
The monster is made of immense light and power, she says, and it's taken her mum and brother. So when a chance refuel lands the Doctor and Rose right on Lily's doorstep, they both agree she needs their help.
It's a search that will take them from the Cardiff Rift right back to another disappearance, many years ago...
Plot
to be added
Characters
- Ninth Doctor
- Rose Tyler
- Lily Henwick
- Miriam Henwick
- Officer Powell
- Angela Henwick
- Noah Henwick
- The Zeeng
- Stranger
Mentioned only
- Lily Henwick's father
- Phillip
- Miriam Henwick's mother
- Miriam Henwick's father
- Miriam's aunts and uncles
Worldbuilding
- Miriam Henwick's house was built in 1894 by her ancestors, at that time for use as a base of operations for their copper ore mining operation.
- When Miriam was a child, King George V died, and was succeeded by his son Edward, who abdicated, leaving the throne to his younger brother, George VI. This would be known as "the year of the three kings".
- That year, Miriam's cousin Phillip disappeared under mysterious circumstances. She told her mother, who had her father and aunts and uncles search for the boy.
- The Doctor scans Rose with his sonic screwdriver, and tells her she's dehydrated, with an "abysmal" electrolyte count.
Notes
- The original publisher's summary says that Lily's mother and brother went missing months before, and describes Lily as being thirteen years old. The actual novel begins on the very night of the disappearance, and says Lily is twelve.
Continuity
- The Doctor refers to the TARDIS failing to bring them to Naples. This is now only the second time they've landed in the wrong location, soon after. (TV: The Unquiet Dead)
- When Miriam mentions that Lily's father died in a car accident around the time she was born, Rose visibly saddens, clearly remembering the stories of her own father's death in similar circumstances. (TV: Father's Day)
- At the end of the adventure, Rose indicates that she'd like to see her own family again. (TV: Aliens of London)
- The Ninth Doctor was actually present at George VI's coronation, (PROSE: Have You Seen This Man?) and the Sixth Doctor once played a major part in coercing Edward VIII into abdicating, foiling his plan to dissolve Parliament with the aid of the Nazis. (PROSE: Players)
External links
- Official The Monster in the Cupboard page at Penguin Books
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