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|image = ArtofDestruction.jpg | |image = ArtofDestruction.jpg | ||
|series = [[BBC New Series Adventures]] | |series = [[BBC New Series Adventures]] | ||
|number = 11 | |number = 11 | ||
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|companions = [[Rose Tyler|Rose]] | |companions = [[Rose Tyler|Rose]] | ||
|enemy = [[Valnaxi]], [[Golem (The Art of Destruction)|Golems]], [[Wurm]]s | |enemy = [[Valnaxi]], [[Golem (The Art of Destruction)|Golems]], [[Wurm]]s | ||
|setting = [[ | |setting = [[Chad (country)|Chad]], [[2118]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Stephen Cole | ||
|publisher = BBC Books | |publisher = BBC Books | ||
|release date = | |release date = 21 September 2006 | ||
|format = Hardcover, 255 pages | |format = Hardcover, 255 pages | ||
|isbn = ISBN 0-563-48651-1 | |isbn = ISBN 0-563-48651-1 | ||
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|next = The Price of Paradise (novel) | |next = The Price of Paradise (novel) | ||
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}}'''''The Art of Destruction''''' was the | |read by = [[Don Warrington]] | ||
|cover = [[Henry Steadman]] | |||
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'''''The Art of Destruction''''' was the eleventh novel in the [[BBC New Series Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Stephen Cole]] and featured the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Rose Tyler]]. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
The TARDIS lands in 22nd century Africa in the shadow of a dormant volcano. Agri-teams are growing new foodstuffs in the baking soil to help feed the world's starving millions – but the Doctor and Rose have detected an alien signal somewhere close by. | [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] lands in [[22nd century]] [[Africa]] in the shadow of a dormant [[volcano]]. Agri-teams are growing new foodstuffs in the baking soil to help feed the world's starving millions – but the [[Tenth Doctor|Doctor]] and [[Rose Tyler|Rose]] have detected an alien signal somewhere close by. | ||
When a nightmare force starts surging along the dark volcanic tunnels, the Doctor realises an ancient trap has been sprung. But who was it meant for? And what is the secret of the eerie statues that stand at the heart of the volcano? | When a nightmare force starts surging along the dark volcanic tunnels, the Doctor realises an ancient trap has been sprung. But who was it meant for? And what is the secret of the eerie statues that stand at the heart of the volcano? | ||
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Dragged into a centuries-old conflict, Rose and the Doctor are soon elevating survival to an art form – as ancient, alien hands practice arts of destruction all around them... | Dragged into a centuries-old conflict, Rose and the Doctor are soon elevating survival to an art form – as ancient, alien hands practice arts of destruction all around them... | ||
==Plot== | == Plot == | ||
'' | ''to be added'' | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Tenth Doctor]] | * [[Tenth Doctor]] | ||
* [[Rose Tyler]] | * [[Rose Tyler]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Soloman Nabarr]] | ||
* [[Adiel]] | * [[Adiel]] | ||
* [[Basel]] | * [[Basel]] | ||
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* [[Jaxamillian Faltato]] | * [[Jaxamillian Faltato]] | ||
* [[Ottak|King Ottak]] | * [[Ottak|King Ottak]] | ||
* Knight-Major [[Korr]] | * Knight-Major [[Korr (The Art of Destruction)|Korr]] | ||
* [[Male]] | * [[Male (The Art of Destruction)|Male]] | ||
* [[Female]] | * [[Female (The Art of Destruction)|Female]] | ||
* [[Valnaxi]] Council | * [[Valnaxi]] Council | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
''to be added'' | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This story was also released as an ebook available from the Amazon Kindle store. | * This story was also released as an ebook available from the Amazon Kindle store. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The [[Eighth Doctor]] previously encountered a different kind of [[Golem (The Beast of Orlok)|golem]] in [[Germany]] in [[December]] [[1827]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Beast of Orlok (audio story)|The Beast of Orlok]]'') | * The [[Eighth Doctor]] previously encountered a different kind of [[Golem (The Beast of Orlok)|golem]] in [[Germany]] in [[December]] [[1827]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Beast of Orlok (audio story)|The Beast of Orlok]]'') | ||
* There is a mention of the [[Krillitane]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[School Reunion (TV story)|School Reunion]]'') and the Kilbracken technique ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invisible Enemy (TV story)|The Invisible Enemy]]'') | |||
* Fynn used dead human bodies to produce a [[fungus]] which he hoped would cultivate food. [[Davros]] used the patients of [[Tranquil Repose]] to produce food for a galaxy in famine. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]'') | |||
* The Valnaxi rebuilt themselves from humans and hid under a [[volcano]]. The [[Pyrovile]]s have also done these things. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)|The Fires of Pompeii]]'') | |||
* | == Audiobook == | ||
* This novel was released as an audiobook on [[2 October (releases)|2 October]] [[2006 (releases)|2006]] by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Don Warrington]]. | |||
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Art of Destruction audio.JPG|Audiobook cover | |||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{dwrefguide|whobb911.htm|The Art of Destruction}} | |||
* {{whoniverse| | * {{whoniverse|ns11|The Art of Destruction}} | ||
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/artdestruction.htm The Cloister Library: '''The Art of Destruction'''] | * [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/artdestruction.htm The Cloister Library: '''The Art of Destruction'''] | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:40, 3 November 2024
The Art of Destruction was the eleventh novel in the BBC New Series Adventures series. It was written by Stephen Cole and featured the Tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The TARDIS lands in 22nd century Africa in the shadow of a dormant volcano. Agri-teams are growing new foodstuffs in the baking soil to help feed the world's starving millions – but the Doctor and Rose have detected an alien signal somewhere close by.
When a nightmare force starts surging along the dark volcanic tunnels, the Doctor realises an ancient trap has been sprung. But who was it meant for? And what is the secret of the eerie statues that stand at the heart of the volcano?
Dragged into a centuries-old conflict, Rose and the Doctor are soon elevating survival to an art form – as ancient, alien hands practice arts of destruction all around them...
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Tenth Doctor
- Rose Tyler
- Soloman Nabarr
- Adiel
- Basel
- Edet Fynn
- Kanjuchi
- Jaxamillian Faltato
- King Ottak
- Knight-Major Korr
- Male
- Female
- Valnaxi Council
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story was also released as an ebook available from the Amazon Kindle store.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Eighth Doctor previously encountered a different kind of golem in Germany in December 1827. (AUDIO: The Beast of Orlok)
- There is a mention of the Krillitanes (TV: School Reunion) and the Kilbracken technique (TV: The Invisible Enemy)
- Fynn used dead human bodies to produce a fungus which he hoped would cultivate food. Davros used the patients of Tranquil Repose to produce food for a galaxy in famine. (TV: Revelation of the Daleks)
- The Valnaxi rebuilt themselves from humans and hid under a volcano. The Pyroviles have also done these things. (TV: The Fires of Pompeii)
Audiobook[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This novel was released as an audiobook on 2 October 2006 by BBC Audio and read by Don Warrington.
Audiobook cover
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Art of Destruction at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- The Discontinuity Guide to: The Art of Destruction at The Whoniverse
- The Cloister Library: The Art of Destruction
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