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featuring= [[Gwen Cooper]]<br>[[Owen Harper]]<br>[[Ianto Jones]]<br>[[Toshiko Sato]] |
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|main character = [[Jack Harkness|Jack]], [[Gwen Cooper|Gwen]], [[Toshiko Sato|Tosh]], [[Owen Harper|Owen]], [[Ianto Jones|Ianto]]
writer= [[Gary Russell]]|
|featuring      = [[Idris Hopper]], [[Rhys Williams]]
publisher= [[BBC Books]] |
|enemy         = [[Pwccm]]; [[The Dark (The Twilight Streets)|The Dark]]; [[Cafard Manger]]
release date= March [[2008]] |
|setting        = [[Cardiff]], [[August]] [[2008]]
format= Hardcover Book, 256 Pages |
|writer         = Gary Russell
isbn= ISBN 1-84607-439-8 |
|publisher     = BBC Books
previous story= [[Trace Memory]]|
|release date   = 6 March 2008
next story= [[Something in the Water]]}}
|format         = Hardcover Book, 256 Pages
|isbn           = ISBN 1-84607-439-8
|series        = [[BBC Torchwood novels|BBC ''Torchwood'' novels]]
|prev          = Trace Memory (novel)
|next           = Pack Animals (novel)
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'''''The Twilight Streets''''' was the sixth release in the [[BBC Torchwood novels|BBC ''Torchwood'' Novels]] series.


==Publisher's Summary==
== Publisher's summary ==
It's the start of a [[Cardiff]] autumn - the days are getting shorter, the dark evenings settling in. There's [[Tretarri|a part of Cardiff]] that no one goes to much. No crime, no murders, just they stay away. A collection of old rundown houses and gloomy streets. Something's not quite right there, something is off-kilter. Except now, the Council are renovating the area. And a new company have been employed to do this. And look: they're going to organise street parties to show off the gentrified area. [[Clown]] and face-painters for the kids, street magicians for the adults. None of this is [[Torchwood Three|Torchwood]]'s problem. Except that [[Toshiko Sato|Tosh]] recognises the man sponsoring the street parties when she's passing one day: [[Bilis Manger]]!
It's the start of a [[Cardiff]] [[autumn]] - the days are getting shorter, the dark evenings settling in. There's [[Tretarri|a part of Cardiff]] that no one goes to much. No crime, no murders, just they stay away. A collection of old rundown houses and gloomy streets. Something's not quite right there, something is off-kilter. Except now, the Council are renovating the area. And a new company have been employed to do this. And look: they're going to organise street parties to show off the gentrified area. [[Clown]] and face-painters for the kids, street magicians for the adults. None of this is [[Torchwood Three|Torchwood]]'s problem. Except that [[Toshiko Sato|Tosh]] recognises the man sponsoring the street parties when she's passing one day: [[Bilis Manger]]!


==Characters==
== Plot ==
*Captain [[Jack Harkness]]
''to be added''
*[[Gwen Cooper]]
 
*[[Toshiko Sato]]
== Characters ==
*[[Owen Harper]]
* Captain [[Jack Harkness]]
*[[Ianto Jones]]
* [[Gwen Cooper]]
*[[Bilis Manger]]
* [[Toshiko Sato]]
*[[Idris Hopper]]
* [[Owen Harper]]
*[[Rhys Williams]]
* [[Ianto Jones]]
* [[Bilis Manger]]
* [[Idris Hopper]]
* [[Rhys Williams]]
* [[Tilda Brennan|Dr Tilda Brennan]]
* [[Llinos King]]
* [[Greg Bishop]]
* [[Rhydian]]
* [[Eric Lawson]]
* [[Cafard Manger]]
* [[Gideon Tarry]]
 
=== Alternate timeline ===
* [[Geraint Cooper]]
* [[Aubrey Fairchild (Beautiful Chaos)|Prime Minister]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
* [[Alan Turing]] made a [[Rift Predictor]] for Torchwood Three called ''[[The Bronze Goddess]]''.
* Jack reflects that an ancestor of his must be walking about on Earth right now - then realises he's not actually sure if he's descended from [[human]]s.
* Jack once met a [[Hoix]] in the [[Sidings]].
* [[Charles Gaskell|Charlie Gaskell]]'s team is stated to have first discovered and used Torchwood's alien cryo-tech in [[1906]].
* [[Silas Morgan]] died during the [[Tretarri]] fire.


==References==
== Notes ==
*Some past members of the ''Torchwood'' team are introduced in this novel, ''[[Tilda Brennan|Dr Tilda Brennan]], [[Llinos King]], [[Greg Bishop]]'' and ''[[Rhydian]]'', plus [[Eric Lawson]], Torchwoods Head of Logistics from an alternate future.
* This book is also available as an ebook from the Amazon Kindle store.


==Notes==
== Continuity ==
*[[Alan Turing]] made a Rift Predictor for ''Torchwood Three'' called ''The Bronze Goddess''.
* The main story takes place between [[TV]]: ''[[Meat (TV story)|Meat]]'' and [[TV]]: ''[[Reset (TV story)|Reset]]'' (Rhys is aware of Torchwood and Owen is alive), although the featured alternate timeline takes place after [[TV]]: ''[[Reset (TV story)|Reset]]'' as Owen is dead and Gwen and Rhys are married.
* The alternate future Rhys and Gwen make reference to his saving her life with the [[singularity scalpel]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Something Borrowed (TV story)|Something Borrowed]]'')
* In the alternate timeline, Gwen and Rhys have a son whom they name Jack Ianto Geraint Williams, after Jack Harkness, Ianto Jones, and Gwen's father [[Geraint Cooper|Geraint]]. In the real timeline, they will have a daughter, [[Anwen Williams|Anwen]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The New World (TV story)|The New World]]'')
* [[Idris Hopper]], [[Margaret Blaine]]'s secretary in [[TV]]: ''[[Boom Town (TV story)|Boom Town]]'' is a major character in this novel.
* The main story takes place circa August [[2008]]. Idris and Jack's conversation establishes that it has been 22 months since they last met, and that their last meeting was a month after [[TV]]: ''[[Boom Town (TV story)|Boom Town]]''. ''Boom Town'' took place circa September [[2006]], being six months after [[TV]]: ''[[World War Three (TV story)|World War Three]]''.
* Toshiko Sato was responsible for ''The Toaster Incident'', ([[TV]]: ''[[Exit Wounds (TV story)|Exit Wounds]]'') plus Tosh and [[UNIT]] "...are not mates". ([[TV]]: ''[[Fragments (TV story)|Fragments]]'')
* An explanation is given that during the events of [[TV]]: ''[[Boom Town (TV story)|Boom Town]]'', Captain Jack confined the team to the Hub to stop them meeting his past self and contaminating his timeline.
* [[Rhys Williams]] and [[Gwen Cooper]] are making the final plans for their wedding. ([[TV]]: ''[[Something Borrowed (TV story)|Something Borrowed]])''
* The phrase ''Turn Left'' ([[TV]]: ''[[Turn Left (TV story)|Turn Left]]'') is used frequently to describe the events leading to an alternate future.
* [[Bilis Manger]] predicts Owen's death on a couple of occasions, accompanied by a spectral image of the gun that kills him. ([[TV]]: ''[[Reset (TV story)|Reset]]'')
* Bilis Manger also appears to predict Ianto's death ([[TV]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day Four (TV story)|Children of Earth: Day Four]]'') while also hinting something about him by asking has anyone ever known who and what he really was.
* Bilis Manger states that Jack's evil is Abaddon's good. This is similar to a statement made by [[Sutekh]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Pyramids of Mars (TV story)|Pyramids of Mars]]''.
* Ianto mentions the last time Jack disappeared. Jack counters this by saying the team got a nice trip to [[Tibet]] out of it. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'')


==Continuity==
== External links ==
*Takes Place Between [[TW]]: ''[[End of Days]]'' and [[TW]]: ''[[To the Last Man]]''.
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*Toshiko Sato was responsible for ''The Toaster Incident'', ([[TW]]:''[[Exit Wounds]]'') plus Tosh and [[UNIT]] "...are not mates". ([[TW]]:''[[Fragments]]'')
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* An explanation is given that during the events of [[DW]]: ''[[Boom Town]]'', Captain Jack confined the team to the Hub to stop them meeting his past self and contaminating his timeline.
*[[Rhys Williams]] and [[Gwen Cooper]] are making the final plans for their wedding. ([[TW]]: ''[[Something Borrowed]])
*[[Idris Hopper]], [[Margaret Blaine]]'s secretary in [[DW]]: ''[[Boom Town]]'' is a major character in this novel.
*The phrase ''Turn Left'' ([[DW]]: ''[[Turn Left]]'') is used frequently to describe the events leading to an alternate future.
*[[Charles Gaskell|Charlie Gaskill]]'s team is stated to have first discovered and used Torchwood's alien cryo-tech in [[1906]]. (''This would seem to contradict [[TW]]: [[Fragments]] in which Jack is frozen in [[1901]]'')


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The Twilight Streets was the sixth release in the BBC Torchwood Novels series.

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

It's the start of a Cardiff autumn - the days are getting shorter, the dark evenings settling in. There's a part of Cardiff that no one goes to much. No crime, no murders, just they stay away. A collection of old rundown houses and gloomy streets. Something's not quite right there, something is off-kilter. Except now, the Council are renovating the area. And a new company have been employed to do this. And look: they're going to organise street parties to show off the gentrified area. Clown and face-painters for the kids, street magicians for the adults. None of this is Torchwood's problem. Except that Tosh recognises the man sponsoring the street parties when she's passing one day: Bilis Manger!

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Alternate timeline[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • This book is also available as an ebook from the Amazon Kindle store.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The main story takes place between TV: Meat and TV: Reset (Rhys is aware of Torchwood and Owen is alive), although the featured alternate timeline takes place after TV: Reset as Owen is dead and Gwen and Rhys are married.
  • The alternate future Rhys and Gwen make reference to his saving her life with the singularity scalpel. (TV: Something Borrowed)
  • In the alternate timeline, Gwen and Rhys have a son whom they name Jack Ianto Geraint Williams, after Jack Harkness, Ianto Jones, and Gwen's father Geraint. In the real timeline, they will have a daughter, Anwen. (TV: The New World)
  • Idris Hopper, Margaret Blaine's secretary in TV: Boom Town is a major character in this novel.
  • The main story takes place circa August 2008. Idris and Jack's conversation establishes that it has been 22 months since they last met, and that their last meeting was a month after TV: Boom Town. Boom Town took place circa September 2006, being six months after TV: World War Three.
  • Toshiko Sato was responsible for The Toaster Incident, (TV: Exit Wounds) plus Tosh and UNIT "...are not mates". (TV: Fragments)
  • An explanation is given that during the events of TV: Boom Town, Captain Jack confined the team to the Hub to stop them meeting his past self and contaminating his timeline.
  • Rhys Williams and Gwen Cooper are making the final plans for their wedding. (TV: Something Borrowed)
  • The phrase Turn Left (TV: Turn Left) is used frequently to describe the events leading to an alternate future.
  • Bilis Manger predicts Owen's death on a couple of occasions, accompanied by a spectral image of the gun that kills him. (TV: Reset)
  • Bilis Manger also appears to predict Ianto's death (TV: Children of Earth: Day Four) while also hinting something about him by asking has anyone ever known who and what he really was.
  • Bilis Manger states that Jack's evil is Abaddon's good. This is similar to a statement made by Sutekh in TV: Pyramids of Mars.
  • Ianto mentions the last time Jack disappeared. Jack counters this by saying the team got a nice trip to Tibet out of it. (TV: The Sound of Drums)

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

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