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|image = The blood cell.jpg | |image = The blood cell.jpg | ||
| | |number = 56 | ||
|doctor = Twelfth Doctor | |doctor = Twelfth Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Clara Oswald|Clara]] | |companions = [[Clara Oswald|Clara]] | ||
|featuring = | |featuring = | ||
|enemy = [[Judge (The Blood Cell)|The Judge]] | |enemy = [[Judge (The Blood Cell)|The Judge]] | ||
|setting = [[The Prison]] | |setting = [[The Prison]] | ||
|writer = [[ | |writer = James Goss | ||
|read by = [[Colin McFarlane]] | |cover = [[Lee Binding]] | ||
|publisher = BBC Books | |read by = [[Colin McFarlane]] | ||
|release date = | |publisher = BBC Books | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84990-774-3 | |release date = 11 September 2014 | ||
|format = {{il|Hardback (UK)|Paperback (US)}} | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-84990-774-3 | ||
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|next = Silhouette (novel) | |format = {{il|Hardback (UK)|Paperback (US)}}, 256 pages, 14 chapters | ||
|series = [[BBC New Series Adventures|BBC ''New Series Adventures'']] | |||
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|next = Silhouette (novel) | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''''The Blood Cell''''' was | {{prose stub}} | ||
'''''The Blood Cell''''' was the fifty-sixth novel in the [[BBC New Series Adventures]] series. It was written by [[James Goss]] and featured the [[Twelfth Doctor]] and [[Clara Oswald]]. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
"Release [[Twelfth Doctor|the Doctor]] — or the killing will start." | "Release [[Twelfth Doctor|the Doctor]] — or the killing will start." | ||
An [[asteroid]] in the furthest reaches of [[space]] — the most secure prison for the most dangerous of criminals. The Governor is responsible for the worst fraudsters and the cruellest murderers. So he's certainly not impressed by the arrival of the man they're calling the most dangerous criminal in the quadrant. Or, as he prefers to be known, the Doctor. | An [[asteroid]] in the furthest reaches of [[space]] — the most secure prison for the most dangerous of criminals. The Governor is responsible for the worst fraudsters and the cruellest murderers. So he's certainly not impressed by the arrival of the man they're calling the most dangerous criminal in the quadrant. Or, as he prefers to be known, the Doctor. | ||
What does impress the Governor is the way the new prisoner immediately sets about trying to escape. And keeps trying. Finally, he sends for the Doctor and asks him why? But the answer surprises even the Governor. And then there's the threat — unless the Governor listens to the Doctor, a lot of people will die. | What does impress the Governor is the way the new prisoner immediately sets about trying to escape. And keeps trying. Finally, he sends for the Doctor and asks him why? But the answer surprises even the Governor. And then there's the threat — unless the Governor listens to the Doctor, a lot of people will die. | ||
Who is the Doctor and what's he really doing here? Why does he want to help the Governor? And who is [[Clara Oswald|the young woman]] who comes every day to visit him, only to be turned away by the guards? | Who is the Doctor and what's he really doing here? Why does he want to help the Governor? And who is [[Clara Oswald|the young woman]] who comes every day to visit him, only to be turned away by the guards? | ||
When the killing finally starts, the Governor begins to get his answers... | When the killing finally starts, the Governor begins to get his answers... | ||
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== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Governor (The Blood Cell)|The Governor]] | * [[Governor (The Blood Cell)|The Governor]] | ||
* [[Twelfth Doctor]] | * [[Twelfth Doctor]] | ||
* [[Clara Oswald]] | * [[Clara Oswald]] | ||
* Guardian [[Bentley]] | * Guardian [[Bentley (The Blood Cell)|Bentley]] | ||
* [[Marianne Globus]] | * [[Marianne Globus]] | ||
* [[Lafcardio]] | * [[Lafcardio]] | ||
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* [[Marla (The Blood Cell)|Marla]] | * [[Marla (The Blood Cell)|Marla]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Clara suggests that the Doctor [[Regeneration|regenerate]] to fix his broken [[toe]]. | * Clara suggests that the Doctor [[Regeneration|regenerate]] to fix his broken [[toe]]. | ||
* The Doctor says if the Governor hadn't destroyed Clara's [[mobile phone]], he would have used it to show him how annoying [[Candy Crush]] was. | * The Doctor says if the Governor hadn't destroyed Clara's [[mobile phone]], he would have used it to show him how annoying [[Candy Crush]] was. | ||
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* The Doctor says that the walls were painted pink in [[Alcatraz]]. | * The Doctor says that the walls were painted pink in [[Alcatraz]]. | ||
* The Doctor discusses how the citizens of [[Dachau]] claimed not to be aware of the "[[Concentration camp|death camps]]" during [[World War II]]. | * The Doctor discusses how the citizens of [[Dachau]] claimed not to be aware of the "[[Concentration camp|death camps]]" during [[World War II]]. | ||
* When ''[[Arabian Nights]] ''is mentioned, the Doctor remembers when he flew on a [[flying carpet]]. | * When ''[[Arabian Nights]] ''is mentioned, the Doctor remembers when he flew on a [[Magic carpet|flying carpet]]. | ||
* The Doctor hums ''[[The Entry of the Toreadors]]'' from ''[[Carmen (opera)|Carmen]]''. | * The Doctor hums ''[[The Entry of the Toreadors]]'' from ''[[Carmen (opera)|Carmen]]''. | ||
* The Doctor talks about [[Clockwork Droid|clockwork robots]] and [[Cybermen|"living silver suits of armour"]]. | * The Doctor talks about [[Clockwork Droid|clockwork robots]] and [[Cybermen|"living silver suits of armour"]]. | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Clara gives the Doctor's birthday cake to [[Danny Pink]] for being nice, and also borrows a [[broom]] off him. ([[TV]]: ''[[Into the Dalek (TV story)|Into the Dalek]]'') | * Clara gives the Doctor's birthday cake to [[Danny Pink]] for being nice, and also borrows a [[broom]] off him. ([[TV]]: ''[[Into the Dalek (TV story)|Into the Dalek]]'') | ||
* Due to [[Governor (The Blood Cell)|the Governor]]'s ignorance, the [[sonic screwdriver]] is yet again destroyed, although Clara appears to be in possession of a second one that she attempts to smuggle into the prison by disguising it as the candle on a cake. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Visitation (TV story)|The Visitation]], [[Smith and Jones (TV story)|Smith and Jones]], [[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]], [[The Rebel Flesh (TV story)|The Rebel Flesh]])'' | * Due to [[Governor (The Blood Cell)|the Governor]]'s ignorance, the [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]] is yet again destroyed, although Clara appears to be in possession of a second one that she attempts to smuggle into the prison by disguising it as the candle on a cake. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Visitation (TV story)|The Visitation]], [[Smith and Jones (TV story)|Smith and Jones]], [[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]], [[The Rebel Flesh (TV story)|The Rebel Flesh]])'' | ||
* The Doctor uses [[Venusian aikido]] to defend himself from Abesse. ([[TV]]: ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'', ''[[Robot of Sherwood (TV story)|Robot of Sherwood]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eight Doctors (novel)|The Eight Doctors]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Voyage to Venus (audio story)|Voyage to Venus]]'', ''[[Faith Stealer (audio story)|Faith Stealer]]'') | * The Doctor uses [[Venusian aikido]] to defend himself from Abesse. ([[TV]]: ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'', ''[[Robot of Sherwood (TV story)|Robot of Sherwood]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eight Doctors (novel)|The Eight Doctors]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Voyage to Venus (audio story)|Voyage to Venus]]'', ''[[Faith Stealer (audio story)|Faith Stealer]]'') | ||
* The Doctor and Clara refer to the TARDIS's initial dislike of Clara and how the ship mostly tolerates her now. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Rings of Akhaten (TV story)|The Rings of Akhaten]]'', ''[[Hide (TV story)|Hide]]'', ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'', [[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Clara and the TARDIS (home video)|Clara and the TARDIS]]'') | * The Doctor and Clara refer to the TARDIS's initial dislike of Clara and how the ship mostly tolerates her now. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Rings of Akhaten (TV story)|The Rings of Akhaten]]'', ''[[Hide (TV story)|Hide]]'', ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'', [[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Clara and the TARDIS (home video)|Clara and the TARDIS]]'') | ||
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* The Doctor is blamed for things he didn't do. ([[TV]]: ''[[Midnight (TV story)|Midnight]]'', ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'', ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'', ''[[Cold War (TV story)|Cold War]]'', et al) | * The Doctor is blamed for things he didn't do. ([[TV]]: ''[[Midnight (TV story)|Midnight]]'', ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'', ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'', ''[[Cold War (TV story)|Cold War]]'', et al) | ||
* The Doctor has previously been imprisoned (a fact he alludes to himself by suggesting he should write a book on the subject). ([[TV]]: ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]] ''et al.) | * The Doctor has previously been imprisoned (a fact he alludes to himself by suggesting he should write a book on the subject). ([[TV]]: ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]] ''et al.) | ||
* The Governor suspects Clara may be infatuated with the Doctor or his wife. She had flirted with him in his [[Eleventh Doctor|eleventh incarnation]] and considered him her "boyfriend", ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]] ''et al.) something the Doctor also believed ([[TV]]: ''[[Deep Breath (TV story)|Deep Breath]]'') | * The Governor suspects Clara may be infatuated with the Doctor or his wife. She had flirted with him in his [[Eleventh Doctor|eleventh incarnation]] and considered him her "boyfriend", ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]] ''et al.) something the Doctor also believed. ([[TV]]: ''[[Deep Breath (TV story)|Deep Breath]]'') Clara also considered travelling with the Doctor be "an addiction". ([[TV]]: ''[[Mummy on the Orient Express (TV story)|Mummy on the Orient Express]]'') | ||
* Clara mentions that [[Danny Pink|Danny]] is a fellow teacher in her school. The Governor suspects he is her boyfriend. ([[TV]]: ''[[Into the Dalek (TV story)|Into the Dalek]]'' et al.) | * Clara mentions that [[Danny Pink|Danny]] is a fellow teacher in her school. The Governor suspects he is her boyfriend. ([[TV]]: ''[[Into the Dalek (TV story)|Into the Dalek]]'' et al.) | ||
* Reference is made to [[New Earth (New Earth)|New Earth]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]] ''et al.) | * Reference is made to [[New Earth (New Earth)|New Earth]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]] ''et al.) | ||
* The Doctor compares The Judge to the [[Clockwork Droid]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[The Girl in the Fireplace (TV story)|The Girl in the Fireplace]]''/''[[Deep Breath (TV story)|Deep Breath]]'') and the [[Cybermen]]. It would appear the Doctor has regained his memory of the Clockwork Droids after previously suggesting he couldn't remember them (''Deep Breath''). | * The Doctor compares The Judge to the [[Clockwork Droid]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[The Girl in the Fireplace (TV story)|The Girl in the Fireplace]]''/''[[Deep Breath (TV story)|Deep Breath]]'') and the [[Cybermen]]. It would appear the Doctor has regained his memory of the Clockwork Droids after previously suggesting he couldn't remember them (''Deep Breath''). | ||
* The Doctor recalls talking about levers with [[Archimedes]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[City at World's End (novel)|City at World's End]]'', ''[[Fallen Gods (novel)|Fallen Gods]]'') | * The Doctor recalls talking about levers with [[Archimedes]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[City at World's End (novel)|City at World's End]]'', ''[[Fallen Gods (novel)|Fallen Gods]]'') | ||
* Clara says that [[Clara Oswald's | * Clara says that [[Clara Oswald's gran|her nan]] is in a mobility scooter. However, she was still mobile over the Christmas of 2013, which occurs prior to this story (though mobility scooters are not exclusively used by people who cannot walk at all). ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'') | ||
* The Doctor exhibits telepathic abilities. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sensorites (TV story)|The Sensorites]]'') | * The Doctor exhibits telepathic abilities. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sensorites (TV story)|The Sensorites]]'') | ||
* For reasons not made clear, the Doctor is in possession of Clara's [[mobile phone]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Mummy on the Orient Express (TV story)|Mummy on the Orient Express]]'', et al) until it is destroyed. | * For reasons not made clear, the Doctor is in possession of Clara's [[mobile phone]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Mummy on the Orient Express (TV story)|Mummy on the Orient Express]]'', et al) until it is destroyed. | ||
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* Clara is still not totally used to the Doctor's older appearance and strongly implies the Doctor could use the mending of his broken toe as an excuse to regenerate and perhaps become younger-looking again. ([[TV]]: ''[[Deep Breath (TV story)|Deep Breath]]'') | * Clara is still not totally used to the Doctor's older appearance and strongly implies the Doctor could use the mending of his broken toe as an excuse to regenerate and perhaps become younger-looking again. ([[TV]]: ''[[Deep Breath (TV story)|Deep Breath]]'') | ||
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== Editions published outside Britain == | |||
* Published in the USA by Broadway Books in 2014 as a paperback edition. | |||
* Published in Germany by Cross Cult in 2015 as a paperback edition. | |||
* Published in Russia by AST in 2015 as a hardback edition. | |||
* Published in Italy by Asengard Edizioni in 2015 as a paperback edition. | |||
* Published in the China by New Star Press in 2018 as a paperback edition. | |||
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AmericanBloodCell.jpg|US edition | |||
GermanBloodCell.jpg|German edition | |||
RussianBloodCell.jpg|Russian edition | |||
ItalianBloodCell.jpg|Italian edition | |||
ChineseBloodCell.jpg|Chinese edition | |||
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== Audiobook == | |||
* This novel was released as an audiobook on [[13 November (releases)|13 November]] [[2014 (releases)|2014]] complete and unabridged by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Colin McFarlane]]. | |||
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Bloodcell-cd.jpg|Audiobook cover | |||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
'' | * {{whoniverse|ns55|The Blood Cell}} | ||
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/bloodcell.htm The Cloister Library: '''The Blood Cell'''] | |||
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