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novel name= The Art of Destruction|
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series= [[BBC Tenth Doctor Adventures]]|
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number= 5|
|series = [[BBC New Series Adventures]]
doctor= [[Tenth Doctor]]|
|number = 11
companions= [[Rose Tyler]]|
|doctor = Tenth Doctor
enemy= [[Golems]], Wurms, [[Valnaxi]] (redeem themselves)|
|companions = [[Rose Tyler|Rose]]
year= 22nd Century Africa|
|enemy = [[Valnaxi]], [[Golem (The Art of Destruction)|Golems]], [[Wurm]]s
writer= [[Stephen Cole]]|
|setting = [[Chad (country)|Chad]], [[2118]]
publisher= [[BBC Books]]|
|writer = Stephen Cole
release date= [[September]] [[2006]]|
|publisher = BBC Books
format= Hardcover, 255 pages|
|release date = 21 September 2006
isbn= ISBN 0-56348-651-1|
|format = Hardcover, 255 pages
previous story= [[The Nightmare of Black Island]]|
|isbn = ISBN 0-563-48651-1
next story= [[The Price of Paradise]]
|prev = The Nightmare of Black Island (novel)
|}}
|next = The Price of Paradise (novel)
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|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...


==Characters==
== Plot ==
*[[Tenth Doctor]]
''to be added''
*[[Rose Tyler]]
*[[Solomon Nabarr]]
*[[Adiel]]
*[[Basel]]
*[[Edet Fynn]]
*[[Kanjuchi]]
*[[Jaxamillian Faltato]]
*[[King Ottak]]
*Knight-Major [[Korr]]
*[[Male]]
*[[Female]]
*[[Valnaxi]] Council


==Timeline==
== Characters ==
*The Art of Destruction occurs after: [[The Nightmare of Black Island]]
* [[Tenth Doctor]]
*The Art of Destruction occurs before: [[The Price of Paradise]]  
* [[Rose Tyler]]
* [[Soloman Nabarr]]
* [[Adiel]]
* [[Basel]]
* [[Edet Fynn]]
* [[Kanjuchi]]
* [[Jaxamillian Faltato]]
* [[Ottak|King Ottak]]
* Knight-Major [[Korr (The Art of Destruction)|Korr]]
* [[Male (The Art of Destruction)|Male]]
* [[Female (The Art of Destruction)|Female]]
* [[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. ([[DW]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks]]'')
''to be added''
*The Valnaxi rebuilding themselves from humans and hiding under a [[volcano]] are two things the [[Pyrovile]]s have done. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii]]'')


==Notes==
== Notes ==
''to be added''
* This story was also released as an ebook available from the Amazon Kindle store.
 
== 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]]'')
* 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]]'')


==Continuity==
== Audiobook ==
''to be added''
* This novel was released as an audiobook on [[2 October (releases)|2 October]] [[2006 (releases)|2006]] by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Don Warrington]].


==Audiobook Release==
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*Read by [[Don Warrington]]
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==External Links==
== External links ==
* [http://www.whoniverse.org/discontinuity/NS12.php Whoniverse Discontinuity Guide entry for '''The Art of Destruction''']
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* {{whoniverse|ns11|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]]