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|image = baydead.jpg
|series=[[BBC Torchwood novels]]
|series = [[BBC Torchwood novels]]
|number= 11  
|number = 11  
|main character= [[Jack Harkness|Jack]], [[Gwen Cooper|Gwen]], [[Ianto Jones|Ianto]], [[Rhys Williams|Rhys]], [[Andy Davidson|Andy]]
|main character= [[Jack Harkness|Jack]], [[Gwen Cooper|Gwen]], [[Ianto Jones|Ianto]], [[Rhys Williams|Rhys]], [[Andy Davidson|Andy]]
|featuring= Kathy Swanson
|featuring = Kathy Swanson{{!}}Swanson
|featuring2= Nina Rogers
|featuring2 = Nina Rogers
|enemy= [[Dellacoi search unit]]s
|featuring3 = Alexander Martin
|setting= [[Cardiff]], [[2009]]
|enemy = [[Search unit]]s
|writer= [[Mark Morris]]
|setting = [[Cardiff]], [[2009]]
|publisher= BBC Books  
|writer = Mark Morris
|release date= [[25 June (releases)|25 June]], 2009
|publisher = BBC Books
|format= Hardcover Book
|release date= 25 June 2009
|isbn= ISBN 978-1-84607-737-1
|format = Hardcover Book, 256 pages
|prev= Into the Silence (novel)
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84607-737-1
|next= The House That Jack Built (novel)
|prev = Into the Silence (novel)
|next = The House That Jack Built (novel)
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'''''Bay of the Dead''''' was the eleventh release in the [[BBC Torchwood novels|BBC ''Torchwood'' Novels]] series.
'''''Bay of the Dead''''' was the eleventh release in the [[BBC Torchwood novels|BBC ''Torchwood'' Novels]] series.


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
When the city sleeps, the dead start to walk! Something has sealed off [[Cardiff]], and living corpses are stalking the streets, leaving a trail of half-eaten bodies. Animals are butchered. A young couple in their car never reach home. A stolen [[yacht]] is brought back to shore, carrying only human remains. And a couple of girls heading back from the pub watch the mysterious drivers of a big black [[Torchwood SUV|SUV]] take over a crime scene. [[Torchwood Three|Torchwood]] must now contend with the [[Time energy barrier|intangible barrier]] surrounding Cardiff, and some [[Dellacoi life-shell|unidentified space debris]] that seems to be regenerating itself. Plus, of course, [[The All-Night Zombie Horror Show|the all-night zombie horror show]]!
When the city sleeps, the dead start to walk…
 
Something has sealed off [[Cardiff]], and [[Search unit|living corpses]] are stalking the streets, leaving a trail of half-eaten bodies. Animals are butchered. A young couple in their car never reach home. A stolen [[yacht]] is brought back to shore, carrying only human remains. And a couple of girls heading back from the pub watch the mysterious drivers of a [[Torchwood SUV|big black SUV]] take over a crime scene.
 
[[Torchwood Three|Torchwood]] have to deal with the [[Energy barrier|intangible barrier]] surrounding Cardiff, and some [[Life-shell|unidentified space debris]] that seems to be regenerating itself. Plus, of course, [[The All-Night Zombie Horror Show|the all-night zombie horror show]].
 
Not that they really believe in [[zombie]]s.


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
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* [[Winston (Bay of the Dead)|Winston]]
* [[Winston (Bay of the Dead)|Winston]]
* [[Old man (Bay of the Dead)|Old man]]
* [[Old man (Bay of the Dead)|Old man]]
* [[Sarah and Trystan Thomas' child]]
* [[Sarah and Trystan Thomas' son]]
* [[Keith Samuels]]
* [[Keith Samuels]]
* [[Naomi Samuels]]
* [[Naomi Samuels]]
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* [[Alexander Martin]]
* [[Alexander Martin]]
* [[Slug-Face]]
* [[Slug-Face]]
* [[Leet]]
* [[Leet (Bay of the Dead)|Leet]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
=== Individuals ===
=== Individuals ===
* Joe and Jackie have been visiting [[Mike Roach|Mike]] and [[Sue Roach]].
* Toby has a sister called [[Jess (Bay of the Dead)|Jess]] and a girlfriend called [[Lauren (Bay of the Dead)|Lauren]].
* Toby has a sister called [[Jess (Bay of the Dead)|Jess]] and a girlfriend called [[Lauren (Bay of the Dead)|Lauren]].
* Curtis' friends call him Audley, after [[Audley Harrison]].
* Curtis' friends call him Audley, after [[Audley Harrison]].
* Steffan has an [[Steffan's uncle|uncle]].
* Gwen has nightmares following the deaths of [[Owen Harper]] and [[Toshiko Sato]].
* [[Betty Prudom]] lives in the flat below Gwen and Rhys.
* Kathy thinks [[Myers (Bay of the Dead)|Myers]] is a nuisance.
* Kathy thinks [[Myers (Bay of the Dead)|Myers]] is a nuisance.
* Sophie has a lodger called [[Kate (Bay of the Dead)|Kate]].
* Sophie has a lodger called [[Kate (Bay of the Dead)|Kate]].
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* Leet is a "child of the [[Dellacoi]]".
* Leet is a "child of the [[Dellacoi]]".
* Rhys at first believes the zombie outside his flat to be a [[Weevil]].
* Rhys at first believes the zombie outside his flat to be a [[Weevil]].
* Leet uses [[search unit]]s based on stereotypical [[zombie]]s.


=== Geography ===
=== Geography ===
* [[James Street]] is a street in Cardiff.
* Roads and streets in Cardiff include [[Gabalfa Road]], [[James Street]], [[Greyfriars Road]], [[Bradford Street]], [[Corporation Road]], [[Harrowby Street]], [[Penarth Road]], [[North Road]], [[Bute Street]], [[Railway Street]] and [[Madoc Road]].
* Districts in Cardiff include [[Llandaff]], [[Grangetown]], [[Trowbridge]], [[Butetown]], [[Canton]] and [[Splott]].
* Places in [[Wales]] include [[Cowbridge]], [[Bonvilston]], [[Merthyr]] and [[Penarth]].
* Students attending [[Cardiff University]] come from [[Leicester]], [[London]], [[Newport]], [[Liverpool]] and [[Southport]] among other places.
 
=== Businesses ===
* Rhys crashes his [[Saab]].
* Gwen and Rhys take cover behind a [[Citroën]].
* Gwen sarcastically asks Rhys if he is trying to call [[Rentokil]].
 
=== Sport ===
* [[Audley Harrison]] is a [[boxer]].
* Stan has had football trials with [[QPR]] and [[Southport F.C.|Southport]].


=== Popular culture ===
=== Popular culture ===
* Steffan mentions ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]''.
* Rhys compares a man to [[Jacob Marley]].
* Rhys compares a man to [[Jacob Marley]].
* Rhys mentions ''[[Night of the Living Dead]]''.
* Rhys mentions ''[[Night of the Living Dead]]''.
* Gwen compares Oscar's falling body to the flying Darling children from ''[[Peter Pan]]''.
* Nobby refers to Naomi as [[Cruella De Vil]]'s more obnoxious sister.
* Nobby's mobile ringtone is the theme tune from ''[[The A-Team]]''.


==== Music ====
==== Music ====
* Jackie and Joe listen to [[Elbow (musical group)|Elbow]] on the car radio.
* Jackie and Joe listen to [[Elbow (musical group)|Elbow]] on the car radio.
* Andy owns the ''[[Only by the Night]]'' CD by [[Kings of Leon]].
* Andy owns the ''[[Only by the Night]]'' CD by [[Kings of Leon]].
* One of the zombie teenagers wears a gore-spattered [[Girls Aloud]] T-shirt.
* Mildred wears a gore-spattered [[Girls Aloud]] T-shirt.
* Oscar is played [[Queen (band)|Queen]], [[Bon Jovi]] and [[Bruce Springsteen]] in his hospital bed.
* Oscar is played [[Queen (band)|Queen]], [[Bon Jovi]] and [[Bruce Springsteen]] in his hospital bed.


=== Miscellaneous ===
=== Miscellaneous ===
* Gwen suggest calling [[UNIT]] for help.
* Staff and visitors to [[St Helen's Hospital]] show a touch of [[Dunkirk spirit]].
* Staff and visitors to [[St Helen's Hospital]] show a touch of [[Dunkirk spirit]].
* Gwen and Rhys take cover behind a [[Citroën]].
* Gwen sarcastically asks Rhys if he is trying to call [[Rentokil]].


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* The title appears to be a reference to Romero's {{wi|Living Dead}} movies, most notably {{wi|Day of the Dead (film)|Day of the Dead}}.
* The title appears to be a reference to Romero's {{wi|Living Dead}} movies, most notably {{wi|Day of the Dead (film)|Day of the Dead}}.
* The dense [[fog]] which foreshadows the appearances of [[zombie]]s in the novel appears to reference the cult horror film {{wi|The Fog}}, in which a glowing fog sweeps over a Californian town, bringing with it the vengeful ghosts of mariners killed in a shipwreck 100 years prior.
* The dense [[fog]] which foreshadows the appearances of [[zombie]]s in the novel appears to reference the cult horror film {{wi|The Fog}}, in which a glowing fog sweeps over a Californian town, bringing with it the vengeful ghosts of mariners killed in a shipwreck 100 years prior.
* Although it remains unnamed in the book, a reference is made to the film {{Wi|The Incredible Shrinking Man}}. Reference is also made to ''[[The Addams Family]]''.
* This book is also available as an ebook from the Amazon Kindle store.
* This book is also available as an ebook from the Amazon Kindle store.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* The [[Brynblaidd cannibal|cannibals]] from [[Brynblaidd]] village are mentioned. ([[TV]]: ''[[Countrycide (TV story)|Countrycide]]'')
* The team is still affected by the deaths of [[Toshiko Sato]] and [[Owen Harper]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Exit Wounds (TV story)|Exit Wounds]]'')
* Detective Sergeant [[Kathy Swanson|Swanson]] appears. ([[TV]]: ''[[They Keep Killing Suzie (TV story)|They Keep Killing Suzie]], ''[[PROSE]]: ''[[Virus (short story)|Virus]]'')
* [[Kathy Swanson]] appears. ([[TV]]: ''[[They Keep Killing Suzie (TV story)|They Keep Killing Suzie]], ''[[PROSE]]: ''[[Virus (short story)|Virus]]'')
* [[Alexander Martin]] has a cameo at the end of this novel. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The House That Jack Built (novel)|The House That Jack Built]]'')
* Ianto remembers the [[Brynblaidd cannibal|cannibals]] from the [[Brecon Beacons]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Countrycide (TV story)|Countrycide]]'')
* [[Nina Rogers]] appears in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Into the Silence (novel)|Into the Silence]]'', ''[[The House That Jack Built (novel)|The House That Jack Built]]'', ''[[Risk Assessment (novel)|Risk Assessment]]'' & ''[[Consequences (short story)|Consequences]]''
* [[St Helen's Hospital]] appears. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dead Man Walking (TV story)|Dead Man Walking]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Exit Wounds (TV story)|Exit Wounds]]'')
* Gwen still drives a [[Saab]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Border Princes (novel)|Border Princes]]'')
* [[Nina Rogers]] appears. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Into the Silence (novel)|Into the Silence]]'')
* Jack and Ianto use the [[Bekaran deep-tissue scanner]] on a zombie girl. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Another Life (novel)|Another Life]]'', ''[[Border Princes (novel)|Border Princes]]'', ''[[Slow Decay (novel)|Slow Decay]]'')
* Gwen and Rhys own a [[Saab]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Border Princes (novel)|Border Princes]]'')
* Jack remains distrustful of [[UNIT]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dead Man Walking (TV story)|Dead Man Walking]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'')
* Jack and Ianto use the [[Bekaran deep-tissue scanner]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Another Life (novel)|Another Life]]'', ''[[Border Princes (novel)|Border Princes]]'', ''[[Slow Decay (novel)|Slow Decay]]'')
* Jack vows to soon pay [[Alexander Martin]] a proper visit. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The House That Jack Built (novel)|The House That Jack Built]]'')


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Bay of the Dead was the eleventh release in the BBC Torchwood Novels series.

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

When the city sleeps, the dead start to walk…

Something has sealed off Cardiff, and living corpses are stalking the streets, leaving a trail of half-eaten bodies. Animals are butchered. A young couple in their car never reach home. A stolen yacht is brought back to shore, carrying only human remains. And a couple of girls heading back from the pub watch the mysterious drivers of a big black SUV take over a crime scene.

Torchwood have to deal with the intangible barrier surrounding Cardiff, and some unidentified space debris that seems to be regenerating itself. Plus, of course, the all-night zombie horror show.

Not that they really believe in zombies.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

Species[[edit] | [edit source]]

Geography[[edit] | [edit source]]

Businesses[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Rhys crashes his Saab.
  • Gwen and Rhys take cover behind a Citroën.
  • Gwen sarcastically asks Rhys if he is trying to call Rentokil.

Sport[[edit] | [edit source]]

Popular culture[[edit] | [edit source]]

Music[[edit] | [edit source]]

Miscellaneous[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The title appears to be a reference to Romero's Living Dead movies, most notably Day of the Dead.
  • The dense fog which foreshadows the appearances of zombies in the novel appears to reference the cult horror film The Fog, in which a glowing fog sweeps over a Californian town, bringing with it the vengeful ghosts of mariners killed in a shipwreck 100 years prior.
  • Although it remains unnamed in the book, a reference is made to the film The Incredible Shrinking Man. Reference is also made to The Addams Family.
  • This book is also available as an ebook from the Amazon Kindle store.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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