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|novel name = SkyPoint | |novel name = SkyPoint | ||
|series = [[BBC Torchwood novels]] | |series = [[BBC Torchwood novels]] | ||
|number = 8 | |number = 8 | ||
|main character = Captain [[Jack Harkness]] | |main character = Captain [[Jack Harkness]] | ||
|featuring = [[Gwen Cooper]]<br>[[Toshiko Sato]]<br>[[Owen Harper]]<br>[[Ianto Jones]]<br>[[Rhys Williams]] | |featuring = [[Gwen Cooper]]<br />[[Toshiko Sato]]<br />[[Owen Harper]]<br />[[Ianto Jones]]<br />[[Rhys Williams]] | ||
|enemy = [[Besnik Lucca]] | |enemy = [[Besnik Lucca]] | ||
|year = [[Earth]], [[Wales]], [[Cardiff]] | |year = [[Earth]], [[Wales]], [[Cardiff]] | ||
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'''SkyPoint''' was the eighth release in the [[BBC Torchwood novels|BBC ''Torchwood'' Novels]] series. It was the final novel to feature [[Owen Harper]] and [[Toshiko Sato]]. | '''SkyPoint''' was the eighth release in the [[BBC Torchwood novels|BBC ''Torchwood'' Novels]] series. It was the final novel to feature [[Owen Harper]] and [[Toshiko Sato]]. | ||
==Publisher's summary== | == Publisher's summary == | ||
[[SkyPoint]] is the latest high-rise addition to the ever-developing [[Cardiff]] skyline. It's the most high-tech, avant-garde apartment block in the city. And it's where [[Rhys Williams]] is hoping to find a new home for himself and [[Gwen Cooper|Gwen]]. When [[Torchwood Three|Torchwood]] discover that residents have been going missing from the tower block, one of the team gets her dream assignment. Soon, SkyPoint's latest newly married tenants are moving in. And [[Toshiko Sato]] finally gets to make a home with [[Owen Harper]]. Then something comes out of the wall... | [[SkyPoint]] is the latest high-rise addition to the ever-developing [[Cardiff]] skyline. It's the most high-tech, avant-garde apartment block in the city. And it's where [[Rhys Williams]] is hoping to find a new home for himself and [[Gwen Cooper|Gwen]]. When [[Torchwood Three|Torchwood]] discover that residents have been going missing from the tower block, one of the team gets her dream assignment. Soon, SkyPoint's latest newly married tenants are moving in. And [[Toshiko Sato]] finally gets to make a home with [[Owen Harper]]. Then something comes out of the wall... | ||
==Characters== | == Characters == | ||
* Captain [[Jack Harkness]] | * Captain [[Jack Harkness]] | ||
* [[Gwen Cooper]] | * [[Gwen Cooper]] | ||
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* [[Alison Lloyd]] | * [[Alison Lloyd]] | ||
==References== | == References == | ||
* [[Harwood's Haulage]] | * [[Harwood's Haulage]] | ||
:* Gwen mentions Rhys' job. Harwood's use [http://www.freightlinertrucks.com/ Freightliner] trucks. | :* Gwen mentions Rhys' job. Harwood's use [http://www.freightlinertrucks.com/ Freightliner] trucks. | ||
*Gwen keeps her maiden name for work purposes | * Gwen keeps her maiden name for work purposes | ||
*Jack dies twice | * Jack dies twice | ||
* Rhys and Gwen have just returned from their ten-day honeymoon to [[Cuba]]. | * Rhys and Gwen have just returned from their ten-day honeymoon to [[Cuba]]. | ||
==Notes== | == Notes == | ||
* The novel takes place at the exact same time as the short story [[TWM]]: ''[[Plant Life]]'', both featuring Gwen's first day back to work after her honeymoon. In both Gwen tells Jack that she is retaining her name professionally. | * The novel takes place at the exact same time as the short story [[TWM]]: ''[[Plant Life]]'', both featuring Gwen's first day back to work after her honeymoon. In both Gwen tells Jack that she is retaining her name professionally. | ||
*Tosh has gone through the records of past team members and had noted all had died 'on the job'. But in [[TWN]]: ''[[Trace Memory]]'' it indicates [[Charles Cromwell]] left ''Torchwood'' in [[1975]] and lived for another thirty years. | * Tosh has gone through the records of past team members and had noted all had died 'on the job'. But in [[TWN]]: ''[[Trace Memory]]'' it indicates [[Charles Cromwell]] left ''Torchwood'' in [[1975]] and lived for another thirty years. | ||
==Continuity== | == Continuity == | ||
* Gwen remembers getting pregnant on her hen night ([[TW]]: ''[[Something Borrowed]]'') andthe first time she saw a [[Weevil]] in the [[Royal Cardiff Infirmary]] ([[TW]]: ''[[Everything Changes]])''. The reference is made to the fact that Rhys has encountered a few aliens in the past few months. ([[TW]]: ''[[Meat]]'', ''[[Something Borrowed]]'', [[TWM]]: ''[[Harm's Way]]'', [[TWN]]: ''[[Pack Animals]]'') | * Gwen remembers getting pregnant on her hen night ([[TW]]: ''[[Something Borrowed]]'') andthe first time she saw a [[Weevil]] in the [[Royal Cardiff Infirmary]] ([[TW]]: ''[[Everything Changes]])''. The reference is made to the fact that Rhys has encountered a few aliens in the past few months. ([[TW]]: ''[[Meat]]'', ''[[Something Borrowed]]'', [[TWM]]: ''[[Harm's Way]]'', [[TWN]]: ''[[Pack Animals]]'') | ||
* Gwen suspects that Brian Shaw was taken by the [[Cardiff rift|Rift]], a concept that is further explored in [[TW]]: ''[[Adrift]]''. | * Gwen suspects that Brian Shaw was taken by the [[Cardiff rift|Rift]], a concept that is further explored in [[TW]]: ''[[Adrift]]''. | ||
* It has been two months since [[TW]]: ''[[Reset (TV story)|Reset]]'' and just under two weeks since [[TW]]: ''[[Something Borrowed]]''. | * It has been two months since [[TW]]: ''[[Reset (TV story)|Reset]]'' and just under two weeks since [[TW]]: ''[[Something Borrowed]]''. | ||
==Timeline== | == Timeline == | ||
*''SkyPoint ''occurs between: [[TW]]: ''[[Something Borrowed]]'' and [[TW]]: ''[[Exit Wounds]]'' | * ''SkyPoint ''occurs between: [[TW]]: ''[[Something Borrowed]]'' and [[TW]]: ''[[Exit Wounds]]'' | ||
==External links== | == External links == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
{{TorchwoodNovelsandAudio}} | {{TorchwoodNovelsandAudio}} | ||
[[Category:Torchwood novels]] | [[Category:Torchwood novels]] | ||
[[Category:2008 novels]] | [[Category:2008 novels]] | ||
Revision as of 11:52, 5 November 2011
SkyPoint was the eighth release in the BBC Torchwood Novels series. It was the final novel to feature Owen Harper and Toshiko Sato.
Publisher's summary
SkyPoint is the latest high-rise addition to the ever-developing Cardiff skyline. It's the most high-tech, avant-garde apartment block in the city. And it's where Rhys Williams is hoping to find a new home for himself and Gwen. When Torchwood discover that residents have been going missing from the tower block, one of the team gets her dream assignment. Soon, SkyPoint's latest newly married tenants are moving in. And Toshiko Sato finally gets to make a home with Owen Harper. Then something comes out of the wall...
Characters
- Captain Jack Harkness
- Gwen Cooper
- Toshiko Sato
- Owen Harper
- Ianto Jones
- Rhys Williams
- Besnik Lucca
- Brian Shaw
- Carmen
- Ewan Lloyd
- Wendy Lloyd
- Alison Lloyd
References
- Gwen mentions Rhys' job. Harwood's use Freightliner trucks.
- Gwen keeps her maiden name for work purposes
- Jack dies twice
- Rhys and Gwen have just returned from their ten-day honeymoon to Cuba.
Notes
- The novel takes place at the exact same time as the short story TWM: Plant Life, both featuring Gwen's first day back to work after her honeymoon. In both Gwen tells Jack that she is retaining her name professionally.
- Tosh has gone through the records of past team members and had noted all had died 'on the job'. But in TWN: Trace Memory it indicates Charles Cromwell left Torchwood in 1975 and lived for another thirty years.
Continuity
- Gwen remembers getting pregnant on her hen night (TW: Something Borrowed) andthe first time she saw a Weevil in the Royal Cardiff Infirmary (TW: Everything Changes). The reference is made to the fact that Rhys has encountered a few aliens in the past few months. (TW: Meat, Something Borrowed, TWM: Harm's Way, TWN: Pack Animals)
- Gwen suspects that Brian Shaw was taken by the Rift, a concept that is further explored in TW: Adrift.
- It has been two months since TW: Reset and just under two weeks since TW: Something Borrowed.
Timeline
- SkyPoint occurs between: TW: Something Borrowed and TW: Exit Wounds
External links
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