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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|image = The Eye Of The Tiger.jpg | |||
|series =[[Telos Doctor Who novella|Telos ''Doctor Who'' novellas]] | |series =[[Telos Doctor Who novella|Telos ''Doctor Who'' novellas]] | ||
|number = 12 | |number = 12 | ||
|illustrator=[[Jim Burns]] | |illustrator = [[Jim Burns]] | ||
|doctor = Eighth Doctor | |doctor = Eighth Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Edward Fyne]] | |companions = [[Edward Fyne|Edward]] | ||
|enemy = [[Tyger]]s | |enemy = [[Tyger]]s | ||
|setting = {{il|[[India]], [[20th century]]|In orbit of a [[black hole]] [[32nd century]]}} | |setting = {{il|[[India]], [[20th century]]|In orbit of a [[black hole]] [[32nd century]]}} | ||
|writer = | |writer = Paul McAuley | ||
|publisher = Telos Publishing | |publisher = Telos Publishing | ||
|release date = | |release date = 20 November 2003 | ||
|format = Hardback Book, 120 Pages | |format = Hardback Book, 120 Pages | ||
|isbn = ISBN 1-903889-24-3 (Standard) | |isbn = ISBN 1-903889-24-3 (Standard), ISBN 1-903889-25-1 (Deluxe), ''tba'' (Special) | ||
|prev = Frayed (novel) | |prev = Frayed (novel) | ||
|next = Companion Piece (novel) | |next = Companion Piece (novel) | ||
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== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
Inhabiting a colony [[spaceship]] in the thirty second century are members of a religious cult that left [[Earth]] to find a world of their own. Their leader, [[Seraph]], has downloaded his mind into the ship's computers, but now he has gone silent, enticed and serenaded by a siren song coming from inside a black hole. Trapped in orbit around the void, Seraph's followers are confused by his silence, and when the Doctor arrives with his friend [[Fyne]] seeking a cure to a raging Tyger-fever which has infected his companion, he finds a world on the brink of chaos. | Inhabiting a colony [[spaceship]] in the thirty second century are members of a religious cult that left [[Earth]] to find a world of their own. Their leader, [[Seraph]], has downloaded his mind into the ship's computers, but now he has gone silent, enticed and serenaded by a siren song coming from inside a black hole. Trapped in orbit around the void, Seraph's followers are confused by his silence, and when the Doctor arrives with his friend [[Edward Fyne|Fyne]] seeking a cure to a raging Tyger-fever which has infected his companion, he finds a world on the brink of chaos. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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* [[Eighth Doctor]] | * [[Eighth Doctor]] | ||
* [[Edward Fyne]] | * [[Edward Fyne]] | ||
* [[Singh]] | * [[Singh (The Eye of the Tiger)|Singh]] | ||
* [[Casimir]] | * [[Casimir]] | ||
* [[Tx]] | * [[Tx]] | ||
* [[Seraph]] | * [[Seraph]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
=== The Doctor === | === The Doctor === | ||
* The Doctor says he knows [[Albert Einstein]]. | * The Doctor says he knows [[Albert Einstein]]. | ||
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=== Species === | === Species === | ||
* Seraph and Casimir are members of a [[cat|feline]] race. | * Seraph and Casimir are members of a [[cat|feline]] race. | ||
* Methane-breathing | * Methane-breathing [[octopus]]es live in cold [[gas giant]]s such as [[Neptune (planet)|Neptune]]. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This story was released in three editions: the standard hardback and two limited editions, the deluxe edition and a special fortieth anniversary edition. | * This story was released in three editions: the standard hardback and two limited editions, the deluxe edition and a special fortieth anniversary edition. | ||
* The foreword was written by [[Neil Gaiman]]. | * The foreword was written by [[Neil Gaiman]]. | ||
* Both limited editions had the frontispiece art and were signed by the author, frontispiece artist and foreword writer. | * Both limited editions had the frontispiece art and were signed by the author, frontispiece artist and foreword writer. | ||
* The Special Edition was limited to forty copies (one for each year of ''[[Doctor Who]]'') and had an embossed slipcase, a signature sheet signed by [[Paul McGann]] and full-colour art plates by [[Walter Howarth]], [[Andrew Skilleter]] and [[Fred Gambino]], who also signed the edition. | * The Special Edition was limited to forty copies (one for each year of ''[[Doctor Who]]'') and had an embossed slipcase, a signature sheet signed by [[Paul McGann]] and full-colour art plates by [[Walter Howarth]], [[Andrew Skilleter]] and [[Fred Gambino]], who also signed the edition. | ||
* Frontispiece by [[Jim Burns]] | * Frontispiece by [[Jim Burns]] | ||
<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" > | <gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true"> | ||
File:Eye_of_the_Tyger_cover_illustration.jpg|Frontpiece illustration by [[Jim Burns]] | File:Eye_of_the_Tyger_cover_illustration.jpg|Frontpiece illustration by [[Jim Burns]] | ||
File:Eye of the Tyger special edition.jpg|Special edition cover and slip cover. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Doctor encountered [[Vira]] and the sleepers in [[TV]]: ''[[The Ark in Space]]''. | * The Doctor encountered [[Vira]] and the sleepers in [[TV]]: ''[[The Ark in Space (TV story)|The Ark in Space]]''. | ||
* The Doctor mentions that he has met [[William Blake]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Pit]]'') | * The Doctor mentions that he has met [[William Blake]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Pit (novel)|The Pit]]'') | ||
* The Doctor mentions that he has met [[Albert Einstein]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stones of Blood (TV story)|The Stones of Blood]]'', ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'') He would later do so again on at least two occasions during his [[Eleventh Doctor|eleventh incarnation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[A Christmas Carol (TV story)|A Christmas Carol]]'', ''[[Death Is the Only Answer (TV story)|Death Is the Only Answer]]'') | * The Doctor mentions that he has met [[Albert Einstein]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stones of Blood (TV story)|The Stones of Blood]]'', ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'') He would later do so again on at least two occasions during his [[Eleventh Doctor|eleventh incarnation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[A Christmas Carol (TV story)|A Christmas Carol]]'', ''[[Death Is the Only Answer (TV story)|Death Is the Only Answer]]'') | ||
* The [[Tyger]] spread their pathogen similar to the [[Cheetah People]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Survival]]'') | * The [[Tyger]] spread their pathogen similar to the [[Cheetah People]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'') | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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[[Category:2003 novels]] | [[Category:2003 novels]] | ||
[[Category:Eighth Doctor novels]] | [[Category:Eighth Doctor novels]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Novels set in India]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in the 32nd century]] | [[Category:Stories set in the 32nd century]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in the 20th century]] | [[Category:Stories set in the 20th century]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:08, 19 March 2024
The Eye of the Tyger was the twelfth Telos Doctor Who novella. It featured the Eighth Doctor. This was author Paul McAuley's only contribution to Doctor Who. Doctor Who television writer Neil Gaiman wrote the foreword for this novella.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Inhabiting a colony spaceship in the thirty second century are members of a religious cult that left Earth to find a world of their own. Their leader, Seraph, has downloaded his mind into the ship's computers, but now he has gone silent, enticed and serenaded by a siren song coming from inside a black hole. Trapped in orbit around the void, Seraph's followers are confused by his silence, and when the Doctor arrives with his friend Fyne seeking a cure to a raging Tyger-fever which has infected his companion, he finds a world on the brink of chaos.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor says he knows Albert Einstein.
- The Doctor mentions that humanity went into hibernation to escape solar flares but overslept.
Planets[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor suggests taking Fyne to one of the hospital worlds of the Flower Cultures.
Species[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Seraph and Casimir are members of a feline race.
- Methane-breathing octopuses live in cold gas giants such as Neptune.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story was released in three editions: the standard hardback and two limited editions, the deluxe edition and a special fortieth anniversary edition.
- The foreword was written by Neil Gaiman.
- Both limited editions had the frontispiece art and were signed by the author, frontispiece artist and foreword writer.
- The Special Edition was limited to forty copies (one for each year of Doctor Who) and had an embossed slipcase, a signature sheet signed by Paul McGann and full-colour art plates by Walter Howarth, Andrew Skilleter and Fred Gambino, who also signed the edition.
- Frontispiece by Jim Burns
Frontpiece illustration by Jim Burns
Special edition cover and slip cover.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor encountered Vira and the sleepers in TV: The Ark in Space.
- The Doctor mentions that he has met William Blake. (PROSE: The Pit)
- The Doctor mentions that he has met Albert Einstein. (TV: The Stones of Blood, Time and the Rani) He would later do so again on at least two occasions during his eleventh incarnation. (TV: A Christmas Carol, Death Is the Only Answer)
- The Tyger spread their pathogen similar to the Cheetah People. (TV: Survival)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Eye of the Tyger at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- The Discontinuity Guide to: Eye of the Tyger at The Whoniverse
- The Cloister Library: The Eye of the Tyger
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