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|image = Plague City (novel).jpg | |image = Plague City (novel).jpg | ||
|doctor = Twelfth Doctor | |doctor = Twelfth Doctor | ||
|companions = [[ | |companions = [[Nardole]], [[Bill Potts|Bill]] | ||
|featuring = | |featuring = | ||
|enemy = [[Grief Leeches]] | |enemy = [[Grief Leeches]] | ||
|setting = [[Edinburgh]], [[1645]] | |setting = [[Edinburgh]], [[1645]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Jonathan Morris | ||
|publisher = BBC Books | |publisher = BBC Books | ||
|number = 65 | |||
|read by = | |read by = | ||
|cover = Lee Binding | |cover = [[Lee Binding]] | ||
|release date = | |release date = 20 April 2017 | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1785942709 | |isbn = ISBN 978-1785942709 | ||
|format = | |format = | ||
|series = ''[[BBC New Series Adventures]]'' | |series = ''[[BBC New Series Adventures]]'' | ||
|prev = Diamond Dogs (novel) | |prev = Diamond Dogs (novel) | ||
|next = The Good Doctor (novel) | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the sixty-fifth novel in the [[BBC New Series Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Jonathan Morris]] and featured the [[Twelfth Doctor]], [[Bill Potts]] and [[Nardole]]. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
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Catherine is suffering from the [[Bubonic plague|plague]] and the person knocking on the door is the [[Night Doctor]]. Thomas and Isobel are reluctant to allow the Night Doctor entry but they do so anyway. The Night Doctor inspected Catherine silently before leaving, only to return roughly two hours later to take her away with him. The Night Doctor carried Catherine away to an unknown location without giving her parents a chance to say goodbye. | Catherine is suffering from the [[Bubonic plague|plague]] and the person knocking on the door is the [[Night Doctor]]. Thomas and Isobel are reluctant to allow the Night Doctor entry but they do so anyway. The Night Doctor inspected Catherine silently before leaving, only to return roughly two hours later to take her away with him. The Night Doctor carried Catherine away to an unknown location without giving her parents a chance to say goodbye. | ||
Meanwhile the [[TARDIS]] arrives in [[Edinburgh]], and [[Bill Potts]] excitedly exits the TARDIS into a dark alley only to be met with the smell of rotting [[ | Meanwhile the [[TARDIS]] arrives in [[Edinburgh]], and [[Bill Potts]] excitedly exits the TARDIS into a dark alley only to be met with the smell of rotting [[vegetable]]s. She is joined by the [[Twelfth Doctor]] and [[Nardole]]. The trio are caught by the 'old bailey' being out past curfew and give chase. The Doctor and Nardole, and Bill split up and Bill is taken in by an old woman called [[Betsy (Plague City)|Betsy]] and her friend [[Agnes (Psycolops Projection)|Agnes]]. | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
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* [[Richard Holmes]] | * [[Richard Holmes]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
=== Culture === | === Culture === | ||
* Nardole wears a [[ | * Nardole wears a [[tam o' shanter]], [[kilt]] and [[Sporran]] when visiting [[Scotland]]. | ||
* A soldier suggests that Bill looks "[[Barbary]]" and "must have come off a ship in Leith". | * A soldier suggests that Bill looks "[[Barbary]]" and "must have come off a ship in [[Leith]]". | ||
=== People === | === People === | ||
* Nardole claims to have Scottish heritage, descending from the clan "MacNardole". | * Nardole claims to have Scottish heritage, descending from the clan "MacNardole". | ||
* With Sir John Smith already a real person in Edinburgh, the Doctor instead adopts the alias of 'Doctor [[Robert Louis Stevenson]]'. | |||
=== Locations === | === Locations === | ||
* The Doctor points out the [[Heart of Midlothian]] and [[St | * [[Canongate Street]] is mentioned. | ||
* The Doctor points out the [[Heart of Midlothian]] and [[St Giles' Cathedral]]. | |||
=== Cultural references === | === Cultural references === | ||
* Nardole is described as wearing a "[[Minnie the Minx]]" [[beret]]. | * Nardole is described as wearing a "[[Minnie the Minx]]" [[beret]]. | ||
* The Doctor hints that he is involved in the creation of Hogmany and the Edinburgh Festival. | |||
=== Foods and Beverages === | |||
* The Doctor and Bill eat [[porridge]]. | |||
* Bill drinks ale. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Doctor is no longer [[blind]] during his travels with Bill and Nardole. ([[TV]]: ''[[Oxygen (TV story)|Oxygen]]'', ''[[The Pyramid at the End of the World (TV story)|The Pyramid at the End of the World]]'', ''[[The Lie of the Land (TV story)|The Lie of the Land]]'') | * The Doctor is no longer [[blind]] during his travels with Bill and Nardole. ([[TV]]: ''[[Oxygen (TV story)|Oxygen]]'', ''[[The Pyramid at the End of the World (TV story)|The Pyramid at the End of the World]]'', ''[[The Lie of the Land (TV story)|The Lie of the Land]]'') | ||
* The Doctor scolds Nardole when he attempts to mimic the regional dialect of the place they are visiting. ([[TV]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]'', ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]'', ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp (TV story)|The Unicorn and the Wasp]]'', [[COMIC]]: ''[[A Rose by Any Other Name (comic story)|A Rose by Any Other Name]]'') | * The Doctor scolds Nardole when he attempts to mimic the regional dialect of the place they are visiting. ([[TV]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]'', ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]'', ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp (TV story)|The Unicorn and the Wasp]]'', [[COMIC]]: ''[[A Rose by Any Other Name (comic story)|A Rose by Any Other Name]]'') | ||
* The Doctor predicts that Bill will ask him why they can't help the people suffering with the plague, then predicts that her next question will be as to why they can't just save one person; he answers that it would mean changing history. [[Donna Noble]] previously asked similar of the [[Tenth Doctor]], when he gave into her request and saved [[Lobus Caecilius]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)|The Fires of Pompeii]]'') | |||
** He goes on to state that "If one person lives who should die or dies who should live... well, who knows what might happen". He had recently saved [[Ashildr]] from death, leading to disastrous consequences. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Girl Who Died (TV story)|The Girl Who Died]]'', ''[[The Woman Who Lived (TV story)|The Woman Who Lived]]'', ''[[Face the Raven (TV story)|Face the Raven]]'') Similar disasters had also been caused by saving others from fixed deaths, such as [[Pete Tyler]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Father's Day (TV story)|Father's Day]]'') | |||
* Nardole uses [[Tarovian martial arts]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lie of the Land (TV story)|The Lie of the Land]]'') | |||
* The Doctor compares the Psycholops's empathic nature to the [[Isolus]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Fear Her (TV story)|Fear Her]]'') | |||
* Catherine says she got treatment by the Sisters of the Plentitude ([[TV]]: ''[[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]]'') | |||
* Whilst in the TARDIS Bill picks up and ends up wearing a "black leather bomber jacket covered in patches for various space missions" ([[TV]]: ''[[Dragonfire (TV story)|Dragonfire]]'', et al.) | |||
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== | == Editions published outside Britain == | ||
* Published in Italy by Armenia in 2017 as a paperback edition. | |||
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ItalianPlagueCity.jpg|Italian edition | |||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* {{penguin|1114430/doctor-who--plague-city/9781785947100.html}} | |||
* {{whoniverse|ns62|Plague City}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 09:31, 13 June 2024
Plague City was the sixty-fifth novel in the BBC New Series Adventures series. It was written by Jonathan Morris and featured the Twelfth Doctor, Bill Potts and Nardole.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The year is 1645, and Edinburgh is in the grip of the worst plague in its history. Nobody knows who will be the next to succumb – nobody except the Night Doctor, a masked figure that stalks the streets, seeking out those who will not live to see another day.
But death is not the end. The Doctor, Bill and Nardole discover that the living are being haunted by the recently departed – by ghosts that do not know they are dead. And there are other creatures lurking in the shadows, slithering, creeping creatures filled with an insatiable hunger.
The Doctor and his friends must face the terrifying secret of the Street of Sorrows – that something which has lain dormant for two hundred million years is due to destroy the entire city...
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
Thomas and Isobel hear four knocks at their tenement door. They know what this means - their nineteen year old daughter, Catherine, would not live to see another dawn.
Catherine is suffering from the plague and the person knocking on the door is the Night Doctor. Thomas and Isobel are reluctant to allow the Night Doctor entry but they do so anyway. The Night Doctor inspected Catherine silently before leaving, only to return roughly two hours later to take her away with him. The Night Doctor carried Catherine away to an unknown location without giving her parents a chance to say goodbye.
Meanwhile the TARDIS arrives in Edinburgh, and Bill Potts excitedly exits the TARDIS into a dark alley only to be met with the smell of rotting vegetables. She is joined by the Twelfth Doctor and Nardole. The trio are caught by the 'old bailey' being out past curfew and give chase. The Doctor and Nardole, and Bill split up and Bill is taken in by an old woman called Betsy and her friend Agnes.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Twelfth Doctor
- Bill Potts
- Nardole
- Anabelle Rae
- Thomas
- Isobel
- Catherine
- Catherine's Ghost
- Agnes
- Betsy
- John Smith
- The Psycholops
- Richard Holmes
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
Culture[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Nardole wears a tam o' shanter, kilt and Sporran when visiting Scotland.
- A soldier suggests that Bill looks "Barbary" and "must have come off a ship in Leith".
People[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Nardole claims to have Scottish heritage, descending from the clan "MacNardole".
- With Sir John Smith already a real person in Edinburgh, the Doctor instead adopts the alias of 'Doctor Robert Louis Stevenson'.
Locations[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Canongate Street is mentioned.
- The Doctor points out the Heart of Midlothian and St Giles' Cathedral.
Cultural references[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Nardole is described as wearing a "Minnie the Minx" beret.
- The Doctor hints that he is involved in the creation of Hogmany and the Edinburgh Festival.
Foods and Beverages[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor and Bill eat porridge.
- Bill drinks ale.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This novel was released several weeks before Nardole joined the Doctor and Bill in the TARDIS as a regular companion.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor is no longer blind during his travels with Bill and Nardole. (TV: Oxygen, The Pyramid at the End of the World, The Lie of the Land)
- The Doctor scolds Nardole when he attempts to mimic the regional dialect of the place they are visiting. (TV: Tooth and Claw, The Shakespeare Code, The Unicorn and the Wasp, COMIC: A Rose by Any Other Name)
- The Doctor predicts that Bill will ask him why they can't help the people suffering with the plague, then predicts that her next question will be as to why they can't just save one person; he answers that it would mean changing history. Donna Noble previously asked similar of the Tenth Doctor, when he gave into her request and saved Lobus Caecilius. (TV: The Fires of Pompeii)
- He goes on to state that "If one person lives who should die or dies who should live... well, who knows what might happen". He had recently saved Ashildr from death, leading to disastrous consequences. (TV: The Girl Who Died, The Woman Who Lived, Face the Raven) Similar disasters had also been caused by saving others from fixed deaths, such as Pete Tyler. (TV: Father's Day)
- Nardole uses Tarovian martial arts. (TV: The Lie of the Land)
- The Doctor compares the Psycholops's empathic nature to the Isolus. (TV: Fear Her)
- Catherine says she got treatment by the Sisters of the Plentitude (TV: New Earth)
- Whilst in the TARDIS Bill picks up and ends up wearing a "black leather bomber jacket covered in patches for various space missions" (TV: Dragonfire, et al.)
Additional cover images[[edit] | [edit source]]
Textless cover art
Editions published outside Britain[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Published in Italy by Armenia in 2017 as a paperback edition.
- ItalianPlagueCity.jpg
Italian edition
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Plague City page at Penguin Books
- The Discontinuity Guide to: Plague City at The Whoniverse
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