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|image=The Face-Eater.jpg | |image = The Face-Eater.jpg | ||
|series=[[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] | |range= BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures | ||
|number in range = 18 | |||
|series = [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] | |||
|number= 18 | |number= 18 | ||
|doctor=Eighth Doctor | |doctor = Eighth Doctor | ||
|companions=[[ | |companions=[[Sam Jones|Sam]] | ||
|enemy= The [[Face-Eater]] | |enemy= The [[Face-Eater]] | ||
|setting= [[Proxima 2]], [[2132]] | |setting= [[Proxima 2]], [[2132]] | ||
|writer= | |writer= Simon Messingham | ||
|publisher= BBC Books | |publisher= BBC Books | ||
|cover=[[Black Sheep]] | |cover = [[Black Sheep]] | ||
|release date= | |release date= 4 January 1999 | ||
|format= Paperback Book; 20 Chapters, 276 Pages | |format= Paperback Book;<br/>20 Chapters, 276 Pages | ||
|isbn= ISBN 0-563-55569-6 | |isbn= ISBN 0-563-55569-6 | ||
|prev= Beltempest (novel) | |prev= Beltempest (novel) | ||
|next= The Taint (novel) | |next= The Taint (novel) | ||
}}{{prose stub}} | }}{{you may|Face-Eater|n1=the titular enemy}}{{prose stub}} | ||
'''''The Face-Eater''''' was the eighteenth [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] | '''''The Face-Eater''''' was the eighteenth novel in the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Simon Messingham]], released [[4 January (releases)|4 January]] [[1999 (releases)|1999]] and featured the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Sam Jones]]. | ||
It is the first of two novels Messingham wrote for the EDAs (''[[The Infinity Race (novel)|The Infinity Race]]'' was the second). | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
[[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[ | [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Sam Jones|Sam]] arrive on [[Proxima II]], one of the earliest planets colonised in humanity's first big push into space. But instead of a brave new world, they find a settlement rife with superstition and unrest. | ||
The native [[Proximan]]s are inexplicably dying out. [[Human]]s too are being killed in horrific ways, with each face being stripped bare. | The native [[Proximan]]s are inexplicably dying out. [[Human]]s too are being killed in horrific ways, with each face being stripped bare. | ||
Posing as investigators from [[Earth]], the Doctor and Sam must track down the force moving through the dark catacombs beneath [[Proxima City]]. It seems that the superstitious whisperings of the colonists may be well founded — that the sinister [[Face-Eater]] from Proximan mythology has awakened from its long sleep, to drive out all those who would defile its world... | Posing as investigators from [[Earth]], [[Eighth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Sam Jones|Sam]] must track down the force moving through the dark catacombs beneath [[Proxima City]]. It seems that the superstitious whisperings of the colonists may be well founded — that the sinister [[Face-Eater]] from Proximan mythology has awakened from its long sleep, to drive out all those who would defile its world... | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Eighth Doctor]] | * [[Eighth Doctor]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Sam Jones]] | ||
* [[Helen Percival]] | * [[Helen Percival]] | ||
* [[Lopez (The Face-Eater)|Lopez]] | |||
* [[Ben Fuller]] | * [[Ben Fuller]] | ||
* [[Joan Betts]] | * [[Joan Betts]] | ||
* [[Jake Leary]] | * [[Jake Leary]] | ||
* The [[Face-Eater]] | * The [[Face-Eater]] | ||
* [[de Winter]] | * [[de Winter (The Face-Eater)|de Winter]] | ||
* [[Jeffries (The Face-Eater)|Jeffries]] | * [[Jeffries (The Face-Eater)|Jeffries]] | ||
* [[Pete (The Face-Eater)|Pete]] | |||
* [[Sims]] | * [[Sims]] | ||
* [[Maddy (The Face-Eater)|Maddy]] | |||
* [[Luiz Clark]] | |||
* [[Luiz Clark's father]] | |||
* [[Luiz Clark's grandmother]] | |||
* [[Al (The Face-Eater)|Al]] | |||
* [[Yoss (The Face Eater)|Yoss]] | |||
* [[Phillipe (The Face-Eater)|Phillipe]] | |||
* [[Marlowe (The Face-Eater)|Marlowe]] | |||
* [[Lily (The Face-Eater)|Lily]] | |||
* [[Ricky (The Face-Eater)|Ricky]] | |||
* [[Camilla (The Face-Eater)|Camilla]] | |||
* [[Magda Wolchenka]] | |||
* [[Patrice Kemall]] | |||
* [[Maeve Rupinder]] | |||
* [[Carlos d'Pul]] | |||
* [[Karl Herzog]] | |||
* [[Brendan Hart]] | |||
* [[Sarah Chen]] | |||
* [[Steve Horton]] | |||
* [[Sun (The Face-Eater)|Sun]] | |||
* [[Ballard (The Face-Eater)|Ballard]] | |||
* [[Lee (The Face-Eater)|Lee]] | |||
* [[Chung (The Face-Eater)|Chung]] | |||
* [[Lawrence (The Face-Eater)|Lawrence]] | |||
* [[Akri]] | |||
* [[Rav]] | |||
* [[Sabby]] | |||
* [[Beauty (The Face-Eater)|Beauty]] | |||
* [[Alfie (The Face-Eater)|Alfie]] | |||
* [[Roo (The Face-Eater)|Roo]] | |||
* [[Cheeky Monkey]] | |||
* [[Price (The Face-Eater)|Price]] | |||
* [[Arnold Coors]] | |||
* [[Kishimoto]] | |||
* [[Barr (The Face-Eater)|Barr]] | |||
* [[Casey Burns]] | |||
* [[Casey Burns' mother]] | |||
* [[Pederson (The Face-Eater)|Pederson]] | |||
* [[Muggy (The Face-Eater)|Muggy]] | |||
* [[Johnny (The Face-Eater)|Johnny]] | |||
* [[Tiny (The Face-Eater)|Tiny]] | |||
* [[Spanish woman (The Face-Eater)|Spanish woman]] | |||
* [[Nishi]] | |||
* [[Torres (The Face-Eater)|Torres]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The [[Oceanic-Nippon Bloc]] existed in the [[22nd century]]. | * The [[Oceanic-Nippon Bloc]] existed in the [[22nd century]]. | ||
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* The [[Rutan]]s gained their shape shifting ability through genetic tampering. | * The [[Rutan]]s gained their shape shifting ability through genetic tampering. | ||
* Mention is made of a Bug Eyed Monster (BEM). This is how [[UNIT]] supposedly classifies such things. | * Mention is made of a Bug Eyed Monster (BEM). This is how [[UNIT]] supposedly classifies such things. | ||
* The [[Proximan]] natives are rodent creatures that can mimic others. | * The [[Proximan]] natives are rodent creatures that can mimic others. | ||
* The Doctor claims that [[Mars]] has two indigenous species, one of them being the [[Ice Warrior]]s. | * The Doctor claims that [[Mars]] has two indigenous species, one of them being the [[Ice Warrior]]s. | ||
* Joan Betts is killed by a Face-Eater. | * Joan Betts is killed by a Face-Eater. | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The events of [[TV]]: ''[[Warriors of the Deep]]'' are mentioned. | * The events of [[TV]]: ''[[Warriors of the Deep (TV story)|Warriors of the Deep]]'' are mentioned. | ||
* The Doctor's imprisonment in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Seeing I]]'' is mentioned by the shape shifter. | * The Doctor's imprisonment in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Seeing I (novel)|Seeing I]]'' is mentioned by the shape shifter. | ||
* There is a flashback sequence to [[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders]]''. | * There is a flashback sequence to [[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]''. | ||
* Sam no longer has the nanotech in her body she accquired in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Beltempest (novel)|Beltempest]]''. | * Sam no longer has the nanotech in her body she accquired in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Beltempest (novel)|Beltempest]]''. | ||
* The Doctor tells Leary of the time he met the [[Hoothi]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Love and War (novel)|Love and War]]'') | * The Doctor tells Leary of the time he met the [[Hoothi]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Love and War (novel)|Love and War]]'') | ||
* The Doctor mentions that [[the Master]] once had a go at being a [[werewolf]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Survival]]'') | * The Doctor mentions that [[the Master]] once had a go at being a [[werewolf]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'') | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
Latest revision as of 20:01, 9 November 2023
- You may be looking for the titular enemy.
The Face-Eater was the eighteenth novel in the BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures series. It was written by Simon Messingham, released 4 January 1999 and featured the Eighth Doctor and Sam Jones.
It is the first of two novels Messingham wrote for the EDAs (The Infinity Race was the second).
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Doctor and Sam arrive on Proxima II, one of the earliest planets colonised in humanity's first big push into space. But instead of a brave new world, they find a settlement rife with superstition and unrest.
The native Proximans are inexplicably dying out. Humans too are being killed in horrific ways, with each face being stripped bare.
Posing as investigators from Earth, the Doctor and Sam must track down the force moving through the dark catacombs beneath Proxima City. It seems that the superstitious whisperings of the colonists may be well founded — that the sinister Face-Eater from Proximan mythology has awakened from its long sleep, to drive out all those who would defile its world...
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Eighth Doctor
- Sam Jones
- Helen Percival
- Lopez
- Ben Fuller
- Joan Betts
- Jake Leary
- The Face-Eater
- de Winter
- Jeffries
- Pete
- Sims
- Maddy
- Luiz Clark
- Luiz Clark's father
- Luiz Clark's grandmother
- Al
- Yoss
- Phillipe
- Marlowe
- Lily
- Ricky
- Camilla
- Magda Wolchenka
- Patrice Kemall
- Maeve Rupinder
- Carlos d'Pul
- Karl Herzog
- Brendan Hart
- Sarah Chen
- Steve Horton
- Sun
- Ballard
- Lee
- Chung
- Lawrence
- Akri
- Rav
- Sabby
- Beauty
- Alfie
- Roo
- Cheeky Monkey
- Price
- Arnold Coors
- Kishimoto
- Barr
- Casey Burns
- Casey Burns' mother
- Pederson
- Muggy
- Johnny
- Tiny
- Spanish woman
- Nishi
- Torres
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Oceanic-Nippon Bloc existed in the 22nd century.
Books[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Professor Joan Betts wrote The Life and Customs of the Marine Saurians after spending three years investigating the Sea Devil base that was involved in the attack on Sea Base 4 in 2084.
Colony planets[[edit] | [edit source]]
Corporations[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Global Mining Corporation has records of the Doctor and a female associate who uses several aliases including Jo Grant, Sarah Jane Smith and Ace.
- The female associate is listed as having graduated from Geneva Corporate University in 2124.
The Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor rambles as he talks to Jake Leary, mentioning a number of things. "I've seen it all over the galaxy. Werewolves, manitous, shape-shifters, Rutans, robots. Even the Master has been known to give it a whirl. And did I tell you about that time at Crook Marsham? Most memorable."
- When the Doctor is attacked by the Face Eater, he sees: Susan Foreman and Polly Wright laughing, his old diary, a Prydonian headdress, Sam's face, and a Cyberman floating through space.
Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Joan Betts is a xenoanthropologist.
Species[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Rutans gained their shape shifting ability through genetic tampering.
- Mention is made of a Bug Eyed Monster (BEM). This is how UNIT supposedly classifies such things.
- The Proximan natives are rodent creatures that can mimic others.
- The Doctor claims that Mars has two indigenous species, one of them being the Ice Warriors.
- Joan Betts is killed by a Face-Eater.
- The Face-Eater is also known to native Proximans as F'Seeta; it is a shape shifter.
Spacecraft[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The New Horizon was the first human large-scale colony transporter and arrived on Proxima 2 in 2128.
Technology[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Sam Jones is still a little bit paranoid about nanotech being in her body.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The events of TV: Warriors of the Deep are mentioned.
- The Doctor's imprisonment in PROSE: Seeing I is mentioned by the shape shifter.
- There is a flashback sequence to TV: Planet of the Spiders.
- Sam no longer has the nanotech in her body she accquired in PROSE: Beltempest.
- The Doctor tells Leary of the time he met the Hoothi. (PROSE: Love and War)
- The Doctor mentions that the Master once had a go at being a werewolf. (TV: Survival)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Face-Eater at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- The Discontinuity Guide to: The Face-Eater at The Whoniverse
- The Cloister Library: The Face-Eater
