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|image = Eater of Wasps.jpg | |image = Eater of Wasps.jpg | ||
|range = BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures | |||
|number in range = 45 | |||
|series = [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] | |series = [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] | ||
|number = 45 | |number = 45 | ||
|doctor = Eighth Doctor | |doctor = Eighth Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Fitz Kreiner]], [[Anji Kapoor]] | |companions= [[Fitz Kreiner|Fitz]], [[Anji Kapoor|Anji]] | ||
|enemy = [[ | |enemy = Possessed [[wasp]]s, [[Charles Rigby]] | ||
|setting = [[Marpling]], [[England]], [[27 August]] [[1933]] | |setting = [[Marpling]], [[England]], [[27 August|27]]–[[28 August]] [[1933]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Trevor Baxendale | ||
|publisher = BBC Books | |publisher = BBC Books | ||
|release date = | |release date = 7 May 2001 | ||
|format = Paperback Book; 36 Chapters, 288 Pages | |format = Paperback Book; 36 Chapters, 288 Pages | ||
|isbn = ISBN 0-563-53832-5 | |isbn = ISBN 0-563-53832-5 | ||
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[[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] lands in the sleepy [[English]] village of [[Marpling]], as calm and peaceful as any other village in the [[1930s]]. Or so it would seem at first glance. But the village is about to get a rude awakening. | [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] lands in the sleepy [[English]] village of [[Marpling]], as calm and peaceful as any other village in the [[1930s]]. Or so it would seem at first glance. But the village is about to get a rude awakening. | ||
The Doctor and his friends discover they aren't the only [[time travel|time-travellers]] in the area: a crack commando team is also prowling the [[Wiltshire]] countryside, charged with the task of recovering an appallingly dangerous artefact from the far future — and they have orders to destroy the entire area, should anything go wrong. | [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] and his friends discover they aren't the only [[time travel|time-travellers]] in the area: a crack commando team is also prowling the [[Wiltshire]] countryside, charged with the task of recovering an appallingly dangerous artefact from the far future — and they have orders to destroy the entire area, should anything go wrong. | ||
And then there are the [[wasp]]s... mutant killers bringing terror and death in equal measure. What is their purpose? How can they be stopped? And who will be their next victim? | And then there are the [[wasp]]s... mutant killers bringing terror and death in equal measure. What is their purpose? How can they be stopped? And who will be their next victim? | ||
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* [[Margaret Havers]] | * [[Margaret Havers]] | ||
* [[Liam Jarrow]] | * [[Liam Jarrow]] | ||
* [[Fordyke]] | * [[Ernest Fordyke]] | ||
* [[Gleave]] | * [[Roger Gleave]] | ||
* [[Gwen Carlton]] | * [[Gwen Carlton]] | ||
* [[Jacobs (Eater of Wasps)|Jacobs]] | * [[Jacobs (Eater of Wasps)|Jacobs]] | ||
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* [[Tom Carlton]] | * [[Tom Carlton]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The Doctor, Anji and Liam board a train from [[Marpling Halt]]. | * The Doctor, Anji and Liam board a train from [[Marpling Halt]]. | ||
* The Doctor describes [[bio‐psionic]] force. | * The Doctor describes [[bio‐psionic]] force. | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The origin of the psi-weapon and the [[Time Agency|Time Agents]] is revealed in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Emotional Chemistry]]''. They are the same Time Agents mentioned by [[Magnus Greel]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]''. | * The origin of the psi-weapon and the [[Time Agency|Time Agents]] is revealed in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Emotional Chemistry (novel)|Emotional Chemistry]]''. They are the same Time Agents mentioned by [[Magnus Greel]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]''. | ||
* A flashback in [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Year of Intelligent Tigers]]'' reveals that the Doctor learned of the attack on the [[train]] from a newspaper report during his exile on Earth, and that he intended to investigate the mysterious events one day. | * A flashback in [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Year of Intelligent Tigers (novel)|The Year of Intelligent Tigers]]'' reveals that the Doctor learned of the attack on the [[train]] from a newspaper report during his exile on Earth, and that he intended to investigate the mysterious events one day. | ||
* While examining the Doctor's pockets, Kala, Jode and Fatboy discover the note that [[Mary Minett]] wrote the Doctor in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Casualties of War (novel)|Casualties of War]]'', which the Doctor has kept his pocket since [[1918]]. | * While examining the Doctor's pockets, Kala, Jode and Fatboy discover the note that [[Mary Minett]] wrote the Doctor in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Casualties of War (novel)|Casualties of War]]'', which the Doctor has kept his pocket since [[1918]]. | ||
* In [[PROSE]]: ''[[Trading Futures]]'', the Doctor meets a time agent from Kala's era, gone rogue and working for his enemy [[Sabbath]], who reveals that Kala comes from the [[49th century]]. | * In [[PROSE]]: ''[[Trading Futures (novel)|Trading Futures]]'', the Doctor meets a time agent from Kala's era, gone rogue and working for his enemy [[Sabbath]], who reveals that Kala comes from the [[49th century]]. | ||
* The Doctor hums an aria from ''[[Madame Butterfly]]''. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') | * The Doctor hums an aria from ''[[Madame Butterfly]]''. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') | ||
Latest revision as of 03:10, 13 March 2024
Eater of Wasps was the forty-fifth novel in the BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures series. It was written by Trevor Baxendale, released 7 May 2001 and featured the Eighth Doctor, Fitz Kreiner and Anji Kapoor.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The TARDIS lands in the sleepy English village of Marpling, as calm and peaceful as any other village in the 1930s. Or so it would seem at first glance. But the village is about to get a rude awakening.
The Doctor and his friends discover they aren't the only time-travellers in the area: a crack commando team is also prowling the Wiltshire countryside, charged with the task of recovering an appallingly dangerous artefact from the far future — and they have orders to destroy the entire area, should anything go wrong.
And then there are the wasps... mutant killers bringing terror and death in equal measure. What is their purpose? How can they be stopped? And who will be their next victim?
In the race to stop the horror that has been unleashed, the Doctor must outwit both the temporal hit squad, who want him out of the way, and the local police — who want him for murder.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Eighth Doctor
- Fitz Kreiner
- Anji Kapoor
- Charles Rigby
- Hilary Pink
- Kala
- Jode
- Fatboy
- George Pink
- Anthony Williams
- Margaret Havers
- Liam Jarrow
- Ernest Fordyke
- Roger Gleave
- Gwen Carlton
- Jacobs
- John Jarrow
- Tom Carlton
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor, Anji and Liam board a train from Marpling Halt.
- The Doctor describes bio‐psionic force.
The Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor has always wanted to drive a tractor.
- The Doctor stayed at Longleat with the Marquess of Bath.
- He likes butterflies.
- The Doctor has met Edgar Rice Burroughs and Tarzan.
- The Doctor uses a Gladstone bag.
Music from the real world[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor plays Black Sabbath's "Paranoid" on the piano.
- Fitz plays piano, specifically "Let It Be".
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The origin of the psi-weapon and the Time Agents is revealed in PROSE: Emotional Chemistry. They are the same Time Agents mentioned by Magnus Greel in TV: The Talons of Weng-Chiang.
- A flashback in PROSE: The Year of Intelligent Tigers reveals that the Doctor learned of the attack on the train from a newspaper report during his exile on Earth, and that he intended to investigate the mysterious events one day.
- While examining the Doctor's pockets, Kala, Jode and Fatboy discover the note that Mary Minett wrote the Doctor in PROSE: Casualties of War, which the Doctor has kept his pocket since 1918.
- In PROSE: Trading Futures, the Doctor meets a time agent from Kala's era, gone rogue and working for his enemy Sabbath, who reveals that Kala comes from the 49th century.
- The Doctor hums an aria from Madame Butterfly. (TV: Doctor Who)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Eater of Wasps at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- The Discontinuity Guide to: Eater of Wasps at The Whoniverse
- The Cloister Library: Eater of Wasps
