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{{Infobox Story
|image = ArtofDestruction.jpg
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|name = The Art of Destruction
|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 = [[Africa]], [[2118]]
|setting = [[Chad (country)|Chad]], [[2118]]
|writer = [[Stephen Cole]]
|writer = Stephen Cole
|publisher = BBC Books
|publisher = BBC Books
|release date = [[21 September (releases)|21 September]] [[2006 (releases)|2006]]
|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
|prev = The Nightmare of Black Island (novel)
|prev = The Nightmare of Black Island (novel)
|next = The Price of Paradise (novel)
|next = The Price of Paradise (novel)
|clip = Doctor Who The Art Of Destruction
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}}'''''The Art of Destruction''''' was the fifth [[BBC New Series Adventures|Tenth Doctor novel]] released.
|read by = [[Don Warrington]]
|cover = [[Henry Steadman]]
}}{{prose stub}}
'''''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 [[The Doctor's TARDIS|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.
[[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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== Plot ==
== Plot ==
''To be added''
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== Characters ==
== Characters ==
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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


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* [[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]]'')
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* The Valnaxi rebuilt themselves from humans and hid under a [[volcano]]. The [[Pyrovile]]s have also done these things. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii]]'')
 
=== Species ===
 
* Faltato, a spiky creature, with a fat neck, pincers for hands and a multitude of legs. It has long bristly eyelashes around five piggy eyes
 
* Wurms, worm-like creatures with special attachments on stubby arms and no legs, about the size of a baby elephant.


== 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.
[[File:Art of Destruction audio.JPG|thumb|right|The audiobook cover.]]


== 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]]'')


* There is a mention to the [[Krillitanes]] ([[TV]]: ''[[School Reunion]]'') and the Kilbracken technique ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invisible Enemy]]'')
== 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]].


== Audio release ==
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* The story was released as an audiobook on 2x CD read by [[Don Warrington]].
Art of Destruction audio.JPG|Audiobook cover
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{dwrefguide|whobb911.htm|The Art of Destruction}}
{{dwrefguide|whobb911.htm|The Art of Destruction}}
* {{whoniverse|ns11|The Art of Destruction}}
* {{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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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]]

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]]

Audiobook[[edit] | [edit source]]

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