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'''''Consequences''''' was the fifteenth release in the [[BBC Torchwood novels|BBC ''Torchwood'' Novels]] series. Unlike previous releases, this book took the form of short stories by five authors — the first time such a format was used for ''Torchwood''.
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: ''For the short story collection, see [[Decalog 3: Consequences]]''.


'''''Consequences''''' was the fifteenth release in the [[BBC Torchwood novels|BBC ''Torchwood'' Novels]] series. Unlike previous releases, this book takes the form of short stories by five authors -- the first time such a format has been used for ''Torchwood''.
== Publisher's summary ==
Saving the planet, watching over the Rift, preparing the human race for the twenty-first century... Torchwood has been keeping Cardiff safe since the late 1800s. Small teams of heroes, working 24/7, encountering and containing the alien, the bizarre and the inexplicable.


== Publisher's summary ==
But Torchwood do not always see the effects of their actions. What links the Rules and Regulations for replacing a Torchwood leader to the destruction of a supermarket? How does a witness to an alien's reprisals against Torchwood become caught up in a night of terror in a university library? And why should Gwen and Ianto's actions at a local publisher's affect Torchwood more than a century earlier?
Saving the planet, watching over the Rift, preparing the human race for the twenty-first century... Torchwood has been keeping Cardiff safe since the late 1800s. Small teams of heroes, working 24/7, encountering and containing the alien, the bizarre, and the inexplicable. But Torchwood do not always see the effects of their actions. What links the Rules and Regulations for replacing a Torchwood leader to the destruction of a shopping center? How does a witness to an alien's reprisals against Torchwood become caught up in a night of terror in a university library? And why should Gwen and Ianto's actions at a local publisher have a cost for Torchwood more than half-a-century earlier? For Torchwood, the past will always catch up with them. And sometimes the future will catch up with the past...


== Individual Stories ==
For Torchwood, the past will always catch up with them. And sometimes the future will catch up with the past...


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== Stories ==
|'''Title''' || '''Author''' || '''Featuring'''
{| {{Prettytable}}
!Title||Author||Featuring
|-
|-
|''[[The Baby Farmers]]''||[[David Llewellyn]]||[[Emily Holroyd]]<br />[[Charles Gaskell]]<br />[[Alice Guppy]]<br />Captain [[Jack Harkness]]
|''[[The Baby Farmers (short story)|The Baby Farmers]]''
|[[David Llewellyn]]
|[[Emily Holroyd|Emily]], [[Charles Gaskell|Gaskell]], [[Alice Guppy|Alice]], [[Jack Harkness|Jack]]
|-
|-
|''[[Kaleidoscope]]''||[[Sarah Pinborough]]||[[Toshiko Sato]]<br />[[Gwen Cooper]]<br />[[Owen Harper]]<br />[[Ianto Jones]]
|''[[Kaleidoscope (short story)|Kaleidoscope]]''
|[[Sarah Pinborough]]
|[[Toshiko Sato|Tosh]], [[Gwen Cooper|Gwen]], [[Owen Harper|Owen]], [[Ianto Jones|Ianto]]
|-
|-
|''[[The Wrong Hands]]||[[Andrew Cartmel]]||Captain [[Jack Harkness]]<br />[[Gwen Cooper]]<br />[[Ianto Jones]]
|''[[The Wrong Hands (short story)|The Wrong Hands]]''
|[[Andrew Cartmel]]
|Jack, Gwen, Ianto
|-
|-
|''[[Virus (short story)|Virus]]''||[[James Moran]]||Captain [[Jack Harkness]]<br />[[Gwen Cooper]]<br />[[Ianto Jones]]<br />Detective [[Kathy Swanson]]<br />[[Rhys Williams]]<br />[[Nina Rogers]]
|''[[Virus (short story)|Virus]]''
|[[James Moran]]
|Jack, Gwen, Ianto, [[Kathy Swanson|Kathy]], [[Rhys Williams|Rhys]], [[Nina Rogers|Nina]]
|-
|-
|''[[Consequences (short story)|Consequences]]''||[[Joseph Lidster]]||Captain [[Jack Harkness]]<br />[[Gwen Cooper]]<br />[[Ianto Jones]]<br />[[Nina Rogers]]
|''[[Consequences (short story)|Consequences]]''
|[[Joseph Lidster]]
|Jack, Gwen, Ianto, Nina
|}
|}
[[File:Consequences.JPG|thumb|right|Originally released cover art]]
== References ==
''to be added''


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
[[File:Consequences.JPG|thumb|right|Originally released cover art.]]
* This book is also available as an ebook from the Amazon Kindle store.
* This book is also available as an ebook from the Amazon Kindle store.
== Continuity ==
* Among the incidents recalled by Nina Rogers are the bombing of Cardiff ([[TW]]: ''[[Exit Wounds]]''), the [[Dalek Invasion of Earth (2009)|Dalek invasion]] ([[DW]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth]]''/''[[Journey's End]]''), [[Martin Trueman|an astrologer on TV]] taking people over through their star signs ([[SJA]]: ''[[Secrets of the Stars]]''), a serial killer targeting people with singing talent ([[TWN]]: ''[[Into the Silence]]''), and the zombie attack ([[TWN]]: ''[[Bay of the Dead]]'').
== Notes ==
* The originally released cover art for the book only credited three authors: Moran, Lidster and Cartmel. Additional names were added to the cover when BBC Books made its official release announcement in July 2009. BBC Books also released a revised version of the cover art.
* The originally released cover art for the book only credited three authors: Moran, Lidster and Cartmel. Additional names were added to the cover when BBC Books made its official release announcement in July 2009. BBC Books also released a revised version of the cover art.


== Timeline ==
== External links ==
* This story takes place after [[TWN]]: ''[[The Undertaker's Gift (novel)|The Undertaker's Gift]]''
* {{Penguin|1083424/torchwood-consequences/}}
* This story takes place before [[BBCR]]: ''[[Asylum (audio story)|Asylum]]''


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Consequences was the fifteenth release in the BBC Torchwood Novels series. Unlike previous releases, this book took the form of short stories by five authors — the first time such a format was used for Torchwood.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

Saving the planet, watching over the Rift, preparing the human race for the twenty-first century... Torchwood has been keeping Cardiff safe since the late 1800s. Small teams of heroes, working 24/7, encountering and containing the alien, the bizarre and the inexplicable.

But Torchwood do not always see the effects of their actions. What links the Rules and Regulations for replacing a Torchwood leader to the destruction of a supermarket? How does a witness to an alien's reprisals against Torchwood become caught up in a night of terror in a university library? And why should Gwen and Ianto's actions at a local publisher's affect Torchwood more than a century earlier?

For Torchwood, the past will always catch up with them. And sometimes the future will catch up with the past...

Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

Title Author Featuring
The Baby Farmers David Llewellyn Emily, Gaskell, Alice, Jack
Kaleidoscope Sarah Pinborough Tosh, Gwen, Owen, Ianto
The Wrong Hands Andrew Cartmel Jack, Gwen, Ianto
Virus James Moran Jack, Gwen, Ianto, Kathy, Rhys, Nina
Consequences Joseph Lidster Jack, Gwen, Ianto, Nina

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Originally released cover art.
  • This book is also available as an ebook from the Amazon Kindle store.
  • The originally released cover art for the book only credited three authors: Moran, Lidster and Cartmel. Additional names were added to the cover when BBC Books made its official release announcement in July 2009. BBC Books also released a revised version of the cover art.

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

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