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|image = Nuclear.jpg | |image = Nuclear.jpg | ||
|series = [[BBC New Series Adventures]] | |series = [[BBC New Series Adventures]] | ||
|number = 40 | |number = 40 | ||
|doctor = Eleventh Doctor | |doctor = Eleventh Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Amy Pond|Amy]], [[Rory Williams|Rory]] | |companions = [[Amy Pond|Amy]], [[Rory Williams|Rory]] | ||
|enemy = [[ | |enemy = Albert Gilroy's [[android]]s | ||
|setting = {{il|[[University of Michigan]], [[1973]]|[[California]], [[1975]]|[[Utah]], [[1977]]|[[Florida]], [[1980]]|[[Colorado]], [[1981]]|[[Washington DC]], [[1981]]}} | |setting = {{il|[[University of Michigan]], [[1973]]|[[California]], [[1975]]|[[Utah]], [[1977]]|[[Florida]], [[1980]]|[[Colorado]], [[1981]]|[[Washington DC]], [[1981]]}} | ||
|writer = | |writer = Oli Smith | ||
|read by = [[Nicholas Briggs]] | |read by = [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
|publisher = BBC Books | |publisher = BBC Books | ||
|release date = | |release date = 8 July 2010 | ||
|format = Hardcover, 243 Pages | |release date2 = 9 June 2011 (audio) | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84607-989-4 | |format = Hardcover, 243 Pages | ||
|prev = The Forgotten Army (novel) | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-84607-989-4 | ||
|next = The King's Dragon (novel) | |prev = The Forgotten Army (novel) | ||
|next = The King's Dragon (novel) | |||
|cover = [[Lee Binding]] | |||
}}{{prose stub}} | }}{{prose stub}} | ||
'''''Nuclear Time''''' was the fortieth novel in the [[BBC New Series Adventures]] series. It was written by [[ | '''''Nuclear Time''''' was the fortieth novel in the [[BBC New Series Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Oli Smith]] and featured the [[Eleventh Doctor]], [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]]. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
"My watch is running backwards." | |||
[[Colorado]], [[1981]]. [[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]], [[Amy Pond|Amy]] and [[Rory Williams|Rory]] arrive in [[Appletown]] – an idyllic village in the remote American desert where the townsfolk go peacefully about their suburban routines. But when two more strangers arrive, things begin to change. The first is [[Albert Gilroy|a mad scientist]] – whose warnings are cut short by an untimely and brutal death. The second is the Doctor... | [[Colorado]], [[1981]]. [[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]], [[Amy Pond|Amy]] and [[Rory Williams|Rory]] arrive in [[Appletown]] – an idyllic village in the remote American desert where the townsfolk go peacefully about their suburban routines. But when two more strangers arrive, things begin to change. The first is [[Albert Gilroy|a mad scientist]] – whose warnings are cut short by an untimely and brutal death. The second is the Doctor... | ||
As death falls from the sky, the Doctor is trapped. [[The TARDIS]] is damaged, and the Doctor finds he is living backwards through time. With Amy and Rory being hunted through the suburban streets of the Doctor's own future and getting farther away with every passing second, he must unravel the secrets of Appletown before time runs out... | As death falls from the sky, the Doctor is trapped. [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] is damaged, and the Doctor finds he is living backwards through time. With Amy and Rory being hunted through the suburban streets of the Doctor's own future and getting farther away with every passing second, he must unravel the secrets of Appletown before time runs out... | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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* [[Mr Sanderson]] | * [[Mr Sanderson]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Rory mentions ''[[Desperate Housewives]]''. | |||
=== Foods and Beverages === | |||
* Rory and Amy got food poisoning from some frozen [[pie]]s in September. | |||
* Gilroy makes a comment about "[[canapé]]s and [[wine]]". | * Gilroy makes a comment about "[[canapé]]s and [[wine]]". | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* A ''Preview Sampler'' was included with ''Doctor Who - [[Series 5 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 5 Volume 1]]'' DVD & Blu-ray released on [[7 June (releases)|7 June]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]]. | |||
* This story was also released as an ebook available from the Amazon Kindle store. | * This story was also released as an ebook available from the Amazon Kindle store. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
''to be added'' | |||
== | == Editions published outside Britain == | ||
* | * Published in France by Milady in 2012 as a paperback edition. | ||
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Nuclear Time French.jpg|French edition | Nuclear Time French.jpg|French edition | ||
Nuclear_Time_Audiobook.jpg| | </gallery> | ||
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== Audiobook == | |||
* This novel was released as an audiobook in [[May (releases)|May]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]] complete and unabridged by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Nicholas Briggs]]. | |||
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Nuclear_Time_Audiobook.jpg|Audiobook cover | |||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{dwrefguide|whobb940.htm|Nuclear Time}} | {{dwrefguide|whobb940.htm|Nuclear Time}} | ||
*{{whoniverse|ns40|Nuclear Time}} | * {{whoniverse|ns40|Nuclear Time}} | ||
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/nucleartime.htm The Cloister Library: '''Nuclear Time'''] | * [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/nucleartime.htm The Cloister Library: '''Nuclear Time'''] | ||
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[[Category:Stories set in Washington DC]] | [[Category:Stories set in Washington DC]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in 1981]] | [[Category:Stories set in 1981]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:44, 25 April 2024
Nuclear Time was the fortieth novel in the BBC New Series Adventures series. It was written by Oli Smith and featured the Eleventh Doctor, Amy Pond and Rory Williams.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
"My watch is running backwards."
Colorado, 1981. The Doctor, Amy and Rory arrive in Appletown – an idyllic village in the remote American desert where the townsfolk go peacefully about their suburban routines. But when two more strangers arrive, things begin to change. The first is a mad scientist – whose warnings are cut short by an untimely and brutal death. The second is the Doctor...
As death falls from the sky, the Doctor is trapped. The TARDIS is damaged, and the Doctor finds he is living backwards through time. With Amy and Rory being hunted through the suburban streets of the Doctor's own future and getting farther away with every passing second, he must unravel the secrets of Appletown before time runs out...
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Eleventh Doctor
- Amy Pond
- Rory Williams
- Dr Albert Gilroy
- Colonel Geoffrey Redvers
- Isley
- Mrs Sanderson
- Mr Sanderson
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Rory mentions Desperate Housewives.
Foods and Beverages[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Rory and Amy got food poisoning from some frozen pies in September.
- Gilroy makes a comment about "canapés and wine".
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- A Preview Sampler was included with Doctor Who - Series 5 Volume 1 DVD & Blu-ray released on 7 June 2010.
- This story was also released as an ebook available from the Amazon Kindle store.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Editions published outside Britain[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Published in France by Milady in 2012 as a paperback edition.
French edition
Audiobook[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This novel was released as an audiobook in May 2011 complete and unabridged by BBC Audio and read by Nicholas Briggs.
Audiobook cover
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Nuclear Time at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- The Discontinuity Guide to: Nuclear Time at The Whoniverse
- The Cloister Library: Nuclear Time
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