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number= 2 |
|series = [[BBC Torchwood novels]]
main character=Captain [[Jack Harkness]]|  
|number = 2  
featuring= [[James Mayer]]|
|main character= [[Jack Harkness|Jack]], [[Gwen Cooper|Gwen]], [[James Mayer|James]], [[Toshiko Sato|Tosh]], [[Owen Harper|Owen]], [[Ianto Jones|Ianto]]
enemy=<ul><li>[[The Amok]]</li><li>[[Droon]]</li><li>[[Abaddon]]</li><li>[[Serial G]]</li><li>[[The First Senior]]</li></ul>|
|featuring = [[Rhys Williams|Rhys]]
year= [[Earth]], [[Wales]], [[Cardiff]] |
|enemy = [[The Amok]], [[Droon]], [[Abaddon]], [[Serial G]]
writer= [[Dan Abnett]]|
|setting = [[Cardiff]], [[October]] [[2007]]
publisher= [[BBC Books]] |
|writer = Dan Abnett
release date= January, [[2007]] |
|read by = [[Eve Myles]]
format= Hardcover Book, 254 Pages |
|publisher = BBC Books  
isbn= ISBN 0-56348-654-6 |
|release date= 11 January 2007
previous story= [[Another Life]] |
|format = Hardcover Book, 254 Pages  
next story= [[Slow Decay]]}}
|isbn = ISBN 0-563-48654-6  
|prev = Another Life (novel)
|next = Slow Decay (novel)
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'''''Border Princes''''' was the second release in the [[BBC Torchwood novels|BBC ''Torchwood'' Novels]] series.


==Publisher's Summary==
== Publisher's summary ==
The End of the World began on a Thursday night in October, just after eight in the evening...
The End of the World began on a Thursday night in October, just after eight in the evening...


[[The Amok]] is driving people out of their minds, turning them into zombies and causing riots in the streets. A solitary diner leaves a Cardiff restaurant, his mission to protect the Principal leading him to a secret base beneath a water tower. Everyone has a headache; there's something in [[Davey Morgan]]'s shed; and the church of [[St Mary-in-the-Dust]], demolished in 1840, has reappeared - though it's not due until 2011. Torchwood seem to be out of their depth. What will all this mean for the romance between Torchwood's newest members?  
[[The Amok]] is driving people out of their minds, turning them into zombies and causing riots in the streets. A solitary diner leaves a Cardiff restaurant, his mission to protect the Principal leading him to a secret base beneath a water tower. Everyone has a headache; there's something in [[Davey Morgan]]'s shed; and the church of [[St Mary-in-the-Dust]], demolished in 1840, has reappeared - though it's not due until 2011. Torchwood seem to be out of their depth. What will all this mean for the romance between Torchwood's newest members?


Captain Jack Harkness has something more to worry about: an alarm, an early warning, given to mankind and held - inert - by Torchwood for 108 years. And now it's flashing. Something is coming. Or something is already here.
Captain Jack Harkness has something more to worry about: an alarm, an early warning, given to mankind and held — inert — by Torchwood for 108 years. And now it's flashing. Something is coming. Or something is already here.


==Characters==
== Plot ==
*Captain [[Jack Harkness]]
''to be added''
*[[Gwen Cooper]]
*[[Toshiko Sato]]
*[[Owen Harper]]
*[[Ianto Jones]]
*[[James Mayer]]
*[[James Norris]]
*PC [[Peter Picknall]]
*[[Shiznay Uhma]]
*Mr [[Dine]]
*[[Davey Morgan]]
*[[Dean Simms]]
*Mr [[Lowe (Border Princes)|Lowe]]
*Mr [[Beaven]]
*[[Brian Brady]]


==References==
== Characters ==
''Star Wars'' references
* Captain [[Jack Harkness]]
* Gwen tells Jack "...Not to go all Han Solo on her"
* [[Gwen Cooper]]
* [[Dean Simms]], a con-man, hypnotises people using an alien device with the phrase "...These are not the droids you're looking for"
* [[Toshiko Sato]]
* [[Owen Harper]]
* [[Ianto Jones]]
* [[James Mayer]]
* [[John Norris]]
* PC [[Peter Picknall]]
* [[Shiznay Uhma]]
* Mr [[Dine]]
* [[Davey Morgan]]
* [[Dean Simms]]
* Mr [[Lowe (Border Princes)|Lowe]]
* Mr [[Beaven]]
* [[Brian Brady]]
* [[Peeters (Border Princes)|Peeters]]
* [[Vivian Peeters]]
* [[Serial G]]
* [[Dilip (Border Princes)|Dilip]]


==Notes==
== Worldbuilding ==
* The plot element of the group's memories being altered and a "new member" suddenly appearing among them is similar to the plot of [[TW]]:''[[Adam_%28Torchwood_story%29 | Adam]]'' and ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' episode "Conundrum".
* A [[neon light|neon]] [[advert]] outside a pub advertises "[[Magners]] and [[Budweisers]]".
*''Border Princes'' is also available as an abridged audiobook read by [[Eve Myles]]
* As a child Gwen suffered from car sickness, one time in an old [[Vauxhall Royale]] on the way to [[Carmarthen]].
* The big man who attacks Tosh smells strongly of [[Lynx]].
* Mr Norris' carrier bag contains a [[Marlboro]] cigarette packet, part of a [[Rubik's cube]], a [[sandwich]], the tail of a [[kite]], a scuffed [[Adidas]] trainer in a child’s size, a [[Happy Meal]] toy, part of an electric [[toothbrush]], an out-of-date copy of ''[[Exchange & Mart]]'' with several pages torn out, a [[Bic]] pen with no innards, and a [[Pikachu]]-head [[Pez dispenser]].
* Mr Norris lives on the side of the [[River Taff]] riverbank.
* Tosh and Owen recall [[Operation Goldenrod]].
* Owen scans James with a [[Bekaran deep-tissue scanner]].
* Gwen drives a black [[Saab]].
* The [[Serial G]] robots were created by the [[Melkene]].
* Gwen travels to [[Manchester Piccadilly]] train station.
* Owen tells James that Jack is making calls to [[the Pentagon]], [[NASA]], [[Project Blue Book]], [[NATO]], [[UNIT]], [[International Rescue]], [[Starfleet]], and the [[Fortress of Solitude]].
* Gwen reads a magazine on the train about what [[Jolene Blalock]] got up to after ''[[Enterprise]]'' wound up.


==Continuity==
== Notes ==
*Set in late October 2007
* This book is also available as an ebook from the Amazon Kindle store.
* The plot element of the group's memories being altered and a "new member" suddenly appearing among them is similar to the plot of the television story ''[[Adam (TV story)|Adam]]''.


==Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors==
=== Audio release ===
*Not really 'Discontinuity' more of a loose end; A major subplot is the breakdown of Rhys' and Gwen's relationship with Gwen falling in love with and living with [[James Mayer|James]]. Once the ''Border Princes'' amnesia took place, would Rhys not be a bit annoyed Gwen is suddenly carrying on as if nothing has occured?
* The story was released as an audiobook on 3x CD read by [[Eve Myles]].
* The audiobook is also available as a download from the [[AudioGo]] website.


==External Links==
== Continuity ==
*[http://www.drwhoguide.com/torchwood_n02.htm Doctor Who Reference Guide - Detailed Synopsis: '''Border Princes''']
''to be added''
*{{whoniverse|twn02.php|Border Princes}}
 
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Border_Princes.jpg|Original cover
Border Princes German.jpg|German edition
Border Princes Hungarian.jpg|Hungarian edition
Border Princes Audiobook.jpg|Audiobook cover
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== External links ==
* {{Penguin|1073854/torchwood-border-princes/}}
{{dwrefguide|torchwood_n02.htm|Border Princes}}
* {{whoniverse|twn02|Border Princes}}
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Latest revision as of 20:08, 7 February 2024

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You may be looking for the titular organisation.

Border Princes was the second release in the BBC Torchwood Novels series.

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

The End of the World began on a Thursday night in October, just after eight in the evening...

The Amok is driving people out of their minds, turning them into zombies and causing riots in the streets. A solitary diner leaves a Cardiff restaurant, his mission to protect the Principal leading him to a secret base beneath a water tower. Everyone has a headache; there's something in Davey Morgan's shed; and the church of St Mary-in-the-Dust, demolished in 1840, has reappeared - though it's not due until 2011. Torchwood seem to be out of their depth. What will all this mean for the romance between Torchwood's newest members?

Captain Jack Harkness has something more to worry about: an alarm, an early warning, given to mankind and held — inert — by Torchwood for 108 years. And now it's flashing. Something is coming. Or something is already here.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • This book is also available as an ebook from the Amazon Kindle store.
  • The plot element of the group's memories being altered and a "new member" suddenly appearing among them is similar to the plot of the television story Adam.

Audio release[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The story was released as an audiobook on 3x CD read by Eve Myles.
  • The audiobook is also available as a download from the AudioGo website.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Original cover

    Original cover

  • German edition

    German edition

  • Hungarian edition

    Hungarian edition

  • Audiobook cover

    Audiobook cover

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

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