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novel name= The Face-Eater | | novel name= The Face-Eater | | ||
image=[[ | image=[[File:The_Face-Eater.jpg|250px]]| | ||
series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] | | series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br />[[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] | | ||
number= 18 | | number= 18 | | ||
doctor=[[Eighth Doctor]] | | doctor=[[Eighth Doctor]] | | ||
companions= [[Samantha Jones | Sam Jones]] | | companions= [[Samantha Jones|Sam Jones]] | | ||
enemy= The [[Face-Eater]] | | enemy= The [[Face-Eater]] | | ||
year= [[Proxima 2]], [[2132]] | | year= [[Proxima 2]], [[2132]] | | ||
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next story= [[The Taint]]}} | next story= [[The Taint]]}} | ||
==Publisher’s summary== | == Publisher’s summary == | ||
[[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Samantha Jones|Sam]] arrive on [[Proxima II]], one of the earliest planets colonised in humanity’s first big push into space. But instead of a brave new world, they find a settlement rife with superstition and unrest. | [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Samantha Jones|Sam]] arrive on [[Proxima II]], one of the earliest planets colonised in humanity’s first big push into space. But instead of a brave new world, they find a settlement rife with superstition and unrest. | ||
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Posing as investigators from [[Earth]], the Doctor and Sam must track down the force moving through the dark catacombs beneath [[Proxima City]]. It seems that the superstitious whisperings of the colonists may be well founded -- that the sinister [[Face-Eater]] from Proximan mythology has awakened from its long sleep, to drive out all those who would defile its world... | Posing as investigators from [[Earth]], the Doctor and Sam must track down the force moving through the dark catacombs beneath [[Proxima City]]. It seems that the superstitious whisperings of the colonists may be well founded -- that the sinister [[Face-Eater]] from Proximan mythology has awakened from its long sleep, to drive out all those who would defile its world... | ||
==Plot== | == Plot == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
==Characters== | == Characters == | ||
*[[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] | * [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] | ||
*[[Samantha Jones]] | * [[Samantha Jones]] | ||
*[[Helen Percival]] | * [[Helen Percival]] | ||
*[[Ben Fuller]] | * [[Ben Fuller]] | ||
*[[Joan Betts]] | * [[Joan Betts]] | ||
*[[Jake Leary]] | * [[Jake Leary]] | ||
*The [[Face-Eater]] | * The [[Face-Eater]] | ||
*[[de Winter]] | * [[de Winter]] | ||
*[[Jeffries]] | * [[Jeffries]] | ||
==References== | == References == | ||
===[[:Category:Books|Books]]=== | === [[:Category:Books|Books]] === | ||
*Professor Joan Betts wrote ''The Life and Customs of the Marine Saurians'' after spending three years investigating the [[Sea Devil]] base that was involved in the attack on [[Sea Base 4]] in [[2084]]. | * Professor Joan Betts wrote ''The Life and Customs of the Marine Saurians'' after spending three years investigating the [[Sea Devil]] base that was involved in the attack on [[Sea Base 4]] in [[2084]]. | ||
===[[:Category:Colony planets|Colony planets]]=== | === [[:Category:Colony planets|Colony planets]] === | ||
*[[Proxima 2]] is [[Earth]]'s first interstellar colony. | * [[Proxima 2]] is [[Earth]]'s first interstellar colony. | ||
===[[:Category:Corporations|Corporations]]=== | === [[:Category:Corporations|Corporations]] === | ||
*[[Global Mining Corporation]] has records of [[the Doctor]] and a female associate who uses several aliases including; [[Jo Grant]], [[Sarah Jane Smith]] and [[Ace]]. | * [[Global Mining Corporation]] has records of [[the Doctor]] and a female associate who uses several aliases including; [[Jo Grant]], [[Sarah Jane Smith]] and [[Ace]]. | ||
:*The female associate is listed as having graduated from [[Geneva Corporate University]] in [[2124]]. | :* The female associate is listed as having graduated from [[Geneva Corporate University]] in [[2124]]. | ||
===[[:Category:The Doctor|The Doctor]]=== | === [[:Category:The Doctor|The Doctor]] === | ||
*Falls down a hole and breaks his leg. | * Falls down a hole and breaks his leg. | ||
*The Doctor rambles as he talks to Jake Leary, mentioning a number of things. ''"I've seen it all over the galaxy. [[Werewolf|Werewolves]], manitous, [[shape shifter|shape-shifters]], Rutans, robots. Even [[the Master]] has been known to give it a whirl. And did I tell you about that time at [[Crook Marsham]]? Most memorable."'' | * The Doctor rambles as he talks to Jake Leary, mentioning a number of things. ''"I've seen it all over the galaxy. [[Werewolf|Werewolves]], manitous, [[shape shifter|shape-shifters]], Rutans, robots. Even [[the Master]] has been known to give it a whirl. And did I tell you about that time at [[Crook Marsham]]? Most memorable."'' | ||
*The Doctor mentions the [[Hoothi]] to Leary. | * The Doctor mentions the [[Hoothi]] to Leary. | ||
===[[:Category:Individuals|Individuals]]=== | === [[:Category:Individuals|Individuals]] === | ||
*Sam Jones gets blown up while breaking into an office and gets third degree burns, but recovers. | * Sam Jones gets blown up while breaking into an office and gets third degree burns, but recovers. | ||
:*''Then'' gets into a car, and crashes it, the crash knocking her out and giving her numerous bruises. | :* ''Then'' gets into a car, and crashes it, the crash knocking her out and giving her numerous bruises. | ||
===[[:Category:Individuals by profession|Individuals' professions]]=== | === [[:Category:Individuals by profession|Individuals' professions]] === | ||
*[[Helen Percival]] is colony executive. | * [[Helen Percival]] is colony executive. | ||
*[[Joan Betts]] is a [[xenoanthropologist]]. | * [[Joan Betts]] is a [[xenoanthropologist]]. | ||
===[[:Category:Species|Species]]=== | === [[:Category:Species|Species]] === | ||
*The [[Rutan]]s gained their shape shifting ability through genetic tampering. | * The [[Rutan]]s gained their shape shifting ability through genetic tampering. | ||
*Mention is made of a Bug Eyed Monster (BEM). This is how [[UNIT]] supposedly classifies such things. | * Mention is made of a Bug Eyed Monster (BEM). This is how [[UNIT]] supposedly classifies such things. | ||
*The [[Proximan]] natives are rodent creatures that can mimic others. They are telepathic and were once intelligent, but lose the telepathy and shared consciousness when the Face-Eater is destroyed. | * The [[Proximan]] natives are rodent creatures that can mimic others. They are telepathic and were once intelligent, but lose the telepathy and shared consciousness when the Face-Eater is destroyed. | ||
*The Doctor claims that [[Mars]] has two indigenous species. | * The Doctor claims that [[Mars]] has two indigenous species. | ||
*Joan Betts is killed by a Face-Eater. | * Joan Betts is killed by a Face-Eater. | ||
*The [[Face-Eater]] is also known native [[Proximan]]s as F'Seeta, it is a shape shifter | * The [[Face-Eater]] is also known native [[Proximan]]s as F'Seeta, it is a shape shifter | ||
===[[:Category:Spacecraft|Spacecraft]]=== | === [[:Category:Spacecraft|Spacecraft]] === | ||
*The [[New Horizon]] was the first [[human]] large-scale colony transporter and arrived on Proxima 2 in [[2128]]. | * The [[New Horizon]] was the first [[human]] large-scale colony transporter and arrived on Proxima 2 in [[2128]]. | ||
===[[:Category:Technology|technology]]=== | === [[:Category:Technology|technology]] === | ||
*Sam Jones is still a little bit paranoid about nanotech being in her body. | * Sam Jones is still a little bit paranoid about nanotech being in her body. | ||
==Notes== | == Notes == | ||
*Page 215 contains what is possibly the only mention of the Doctor's bladder in a licensed work of ''Doctor Who'' fiction. | * Page 215 contains what is possibly the only mention of the Doctor's bladder in a licensed work of ''Doctor Who'' fiction. | ||
==Continuity== | == Continuity == | ||
*The events of [[DW]]: ''[[Warriors of the Deep]]'' are mentioned. | * The events of [[DW]]: ''[[Warriors of the Deep]]'' are mentioned. | ||
*The Doctor's imprisonment in [[EDA]]: ''[[Seeing I]]'' is mentioned by the shape shifter. | * The Doctor's imprisonment in [[EDA]]: ''[[Seeing I]]'' is mentioned by the shape shifter. | ||
*There is a flashback sequence to [[DW]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders]]'' | * There is a flashback sequence to [[DW]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders]]'' | ||
*Sam no longer has the nanotech in her body she accquired in [[EDA]]: ''[[Beltempest]]''. | * Sam no longer has the nanotech in her body she accquired in [[EDA]]: ''[[Beltempest]]''. | ||
==[[Eighth Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]]== | == [[Eighth Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]] == | ||
*This story takes place after [[EDA]]: ''[[Beltempest]]'' | * This story takes place after [[EDA]]: ''[[Beltempest]]'' | ||
*This story takes place before [[ST]]: ''[[Femme Fatale]]'' | * This story takes place before [[ST]]: ''[[Femme Fatale]]'' | ||
==External links== | == External links == | ||
*{{dwrefguide|whobbc18.htm|The Face-Eater}} | * {{dwrefguide|whobbc18.htm|The Face-Eater}} | ||
*{{whoniverse|ED18.php|The Face-Eater}} | * {{whoniverse|ED18.php|The Face-Eater}} | ||
{{EDA}} | {{EDA}} | ||
Revision as of 17:19, 5 November 2011
Publisher’s summary
The Doctor and Sam arrive on Proxima II, one of the earliest planets colonised in humanity’s first big push into space. But instead of a brave new world, they find a settlement rife with superstition and unrest.
The native Proximans are inexplicably dying out. humans too are being killed in horrific ways, with each face being stripped bare.
Posing as investigators from Earth, the Doctor and Sam must track down the force moving through the dark catacombs beneath Proxima City. It seems that the superstitious whisperings of the colonists may be well founded -- that the sinister Face-Eater from Proximan mythology has awakened from its long sleep, to drive out all those who would defile its world...
Plot
to be added
Characters
- The Doctor
- Samantha Jones
- Helen Percival
- Ben Fuller
- Joan Betts
- Jake Leary
- The Face-Eater
- de Winter
- Jeffries
References
Books
- Professor Joan Betts wrote The Life and Customs of the Marine Saurians after spending three years investigating the Sea Devil base that was involved in the attack on Sea Base 4 in 2084.
Colony planets
Corporations
- Global Mining Corporation has records of the Doctor and a female associate who uses several aliases including; Jo Grant, Sarah Jane Smith and Ace.
- The female associate is listed as having graduated from Geneva Corporate University in 2124.
The Doctor
- Falls down a hole and breaks his leg.
- The Doctor rambles as he talks to Jake Leary, mentioning a number of things. "I've seen it all over the galaxy. Werewolves, manitous, shape-shifters, Rutans, robots. Even the Master has been known to give it a whirl. And did I tell you about that time at Crook Marsham? Most memorable."
- The Doctor mentions the Hoothi to Leary.
Individuals
- Sam Jones gets blown up while breaking into an office and gets third degree burns, but recovers.
- Then gets into a car, and crashes it, the crash knocking her out and giving her numerous bruises.
Individuals' professions
- Helen Percival is colony executive.
- Joan Betts is a xenoanthropologist.
Species
- The Rutans gained their shape shifting ability through genetic tampering.
- Mention is made of a Bug Eyed Monster (BEM). This is how UNIT supposedly classifies such things.
- The Proximan natives are rodent creatures that can mimic others. They are telepathic and were once intelligent, but lose the telepathy and shared consciousness when the Face-Eater is destroyed.
- The Doctor claims that Mars has two indigenous species.
- Joan Betts is killed by a Face-Eater.
- The Face-Eater is also known native Proximans as F'Seeta, it is a shape shifter
Spacecraft
- The New Horizon was the first human large-scale colony transporter and arrived on Proxima 2 in 2128.
technology
- Sam Jones is still a little bit paranoid about nanotech being in her body.
Notes
- Page 215 contains what is possibly the only mention of the Doctor's bladder in a licensed work of Doctor Who fiction.
Continuity
- The events of DW: Warriors of the Deep are mentioned.
- The Doctor's imprisonment in EDA: Seeing I is mentioned by the shape shifter.
- There is a flashback sequence to DW: Planet of the Spiders
- Sam no longer has the nanotech in her body she accquired in EDA: Beltempest.
Timeline
- This story takes place after EDA: Beltempest
- This story takes place before ST: Femme Fatale
External links
- The Face-Eater at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- The Discontinuity Guide to: The Face-Eater at The Whoniverse
