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number= 11 | | |series = [[BBC Torchwood novels]] | ||
main character= | |number = 11 | ||
featuring= | | |main character= [[Jack Harkness|Jack]], [[Gwen Cooper|Gwen]], [[Ianto Jones|Ianto]], [[Rhys Williams|Rhys]], [[Andy Davidson|Andy]] | ||
|featuring = Kathy Swanson{{!}}Swanson | |||
|featuring2 = Nina Rogers | |||
|featuring3 = Alexander Martin | |||
publisher= | |enemy = [[Search unit]]s | ||
release date= | |setting = [[Cardiff]], [[2009]] | ||
format= Hardcover Book| | |writer = Mark Morris | ||
isbn= ISBN | |publisher = BBC Books | ||
|release date= 25 June 2009 | |||
next | |format = Hardcover Book, 256 pages | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84607-737-1 | |||
|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. | |||
==Publisher's | == Publisher's summary == | ||
When the city sleeps, the dead start to | 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 == | ||
* | ''to be added'' | ||
* | |||
*[[Alexander Martin]] ([[ | == Characters == | ||
* Captain [[Jack Harkness]] | |||
* [[Gwen Cooper]] | |||
* [[Ianto Jones]] | |||
* [[Rhys Williams]] | |||
* PC [[Andy Davidson]] | |||
* [[Jackie Hargreaves]] | |||
* [[Joe Hargreaves]] | |||
* [[Toby (Bay of the Dead)|Toby]] | |||
* [[Steffan (Bay of the Dead)|Steffan]] | |||
* [[Curtis (Bay of the Dead)|Curtis]] | |||
* [[Stan (Bay of the Dead)|Stan]] | |||
* [[Greg (Bay of the Dead)|Greg]] | |||
* [[Sophie Gould]] | |||
* [[Kirsty Lane]] | |||
* [[Terry (Bay of the Dead)|Terry]] | |||
* DS [[Kathy Swanson]] | |||
* SOCO [[Guy Baker]] | |||
* PC [[Dawn Stratton]] | |||
* [[Hayley (Bay of the Dead)|Hayley]] | |||
* [[Martin (Bay of the Dead)|Martin]] | |||
* [[Jace (Bay of the Dead)|Jace]] | |||
* [[Trystan Thomas]] | |||
* [[Sarah Thomas]] | |||
* [[Rianne Kilkenny]] | |||
* [[Nina Rogers]] | |||
* Sister [[Felicity Andrews]] | |||
* [[Mildred (Bay of the Dead)|Mildred]] | |||
* [[Winston (Bay of the Dead)|Winston]] | |||
* [[Old man (Bay of the Dead)|Old man]] | |||
* [[Sarah and Trystan Thomas' son]] | |||
* [[Keith Samuels]] | |||
* [[Naomi Samuels]] | |||
* [[Jasmine Samuels]] | |||
* [[Oscar Phillips (Bay of the Dead)|Oscar Phillips]] | |||
* [[Clare Phillips]] | |||
* [[Nobby (Bay of the Dead)|Nobby]] | |||
* [[Alexander Martin]] | |||
* [[Slug-Face]] | |||
* [[Leet (Bay of the Dead)|Leet]] | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
=== 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]]. | |||
* 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. | |||
* Sophie has a lodger called [[Kate (Bay of the Dead)|Kate]]. | |||
* [[Emily Holroyd]] ran Torchwood in the [[1890s]]. | |||
* Ianto places Mildred in the cell next to [[Janet (Everything Changes)|Janet]].<!--Janet is mentioned in the book but does not appear.--> | |||
* Jasmine has a toy rabbit called [[Sunny]]. | |||
* Gwen mentions [[Gwen Cooper's gran|her gran]], who bought her a toy monkey called [[Bonzo]]. | |||
* Alexander's nurse is called [[Ben (Bay of the Dead)|Ben]]. | |||
== | === Species === | ||
''to be | * Leet is a "child of the [[Dellacoi]]". | ||
* Rhys at first believes the zombie outside his flat to be a [[Weevil]]. | |||
* Leet uses [[search unit]]s based on stereotypical [[zombie]]s. | |||
=== Geography === | |||
* 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 === | |||
* Steffan mentions ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]''. | |||
* Rhys compares a man to [[Jacob Marley]]. | |||
* 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 ==== | |||
* 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]]. | |||
* Mildred wears a gore-spattered [[Girls Aloud]] T-shirt. | |||
* Oscar is played [[Queen (band)|Queen]], [[Bon Jovi]] and [[Bruce Springsteen]] in his hospital bed. | |||
=== Miscellaneous === | |||
* Gwen suggest calling [[UNIT]] for help. | |||
* Staff and visitors to [[St Helen's Hospital]] show a touch of [[Dunkirk spirit]]. | |||
== 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 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. | |||
== Continuity == | |||
* The team is still affected by the deaths of [[Toshiko Sato]] and [[Owen Harper]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Exit Wounds (TV story)|Exit Wounds]]'') | |||
* [[Kathy Swanson]] appears. ([[TV]]: ''[[They Keep Killing Suzie (TV story)|They Keep Killing Suzie]], ''[[PROSE]]: ''[[Virus (short story)|Virus]]'') | |||
* Ianto remembers the [[Brynblaidd cannibal|cannibals]] from the [[Brecon Beacons]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Countrycide (TV story)|Countrycide]]'') | |||
* [[St Helen's Hospital]] appears. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dead Man Walking (TV story)|Dead Man Walking]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Exit Wounds (TV story)|Exit Wounds]]'') | |||
* [[Nina Rogers]] appears. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Into the Silence (novel)|Into the Silence]]'') | |||
* 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]]'') | |||
== External links == | |||
* {{Penguin|1083400/torchwood-bay-of-the-dead/}} | |||
{{dwrefguide|torchwood_n11.htm|Bay of the Dead}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 23:36, 11 April 2024
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]]
- Captain Jack Harkness
- Gwen Cooper
- Ianto Jones
- Rhys Williams
- PC Andy Davidson
- Jackie Hargreaves
- Joe Hargreaves
- Toby
- Steffan
- Curtis
- Stan
- Greg
- Sophie Gould
- Kirsty Lane
- Terry
- DS Kathy Swanson
- SOCO Guy Baker
- PC Dawn Stratton
- Hayley
- Martin
- Jace
- Trystan Thomas
- Sarah Thomas
- Rianne Kilkenny
- Nina Rogers
- Sister Felicity Andrews
- Mildred
- Winston
- Old man
- Sarah and Trystan Thomas' son
- Keith Samuels
- Naomi Samuels
- Jasmine Samuels
- Oscar Phillips
- Clare Phillips
- Nobby
- Alexander Martin
- Slug-Face
- Leet
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Joe and Jackie have been visiting Mike and Sue Roach.
- Toby has a sister called Jess and a girlfriend called Lauren.
- Curtis' friends call him Audley, after Audley Harrison.
- Steffan has an 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 is a nuisance.
- Sophie has a lodger called Kate.
- Emily Holroyd ran Torchwood in the 1890s.
- Ianto places Mildred in the cell next to Janet.
- Jasmine has a toy rabbit called Sunny.
- Gwen mentions her gran, who bought her a toy monkey called Bonzo.
- Alexander's nurse is called Ben.
Species[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Leet is a "child of the Dellacoi".
- Rhys at first believes the zombie outside his flat to be a Weevil.
- Leet uses search units based on stereotypical zombies.
Geography[[edit] | [edit source]]
- 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[[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]]
- Audley Harrison is a boxer.
- Stan has had football trials with QPR and Southport.
Popular culture[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Steffan mentions Pirates of the Caribbean.
- Rhys compares a man to Jacob Marley.
- 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[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Jackie and Joe listen to Elbow on the car radio.
- Andy owns the Only by the Night CD by Kings of Leon.
- Mildred wears a gore-spattered Girls Aloud T-shirt.
- Oscar is played Queen, Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen in his hospital bed.
Miscellaneous[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Gwen suggest calling UNIT for help.
- Staff and visitors to St Helen's Hospital show a touch of Dunkirk spirit.
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]]
- The team is still affected by the deaths of Toshiko Sato and Owen Harper. (TV: Exit Wounds)
- Kathy Swanson appears. (TV: They Keep Killing Suzie, PROSE: Virus)
- Ianto remembers the cannibals from the Brecon Beacons. (TV: Countrycide)
- St Helen's Hospital appears. (TV: Dead Man Walking, TV: Exit Wounds)
- Nina Rogers appears. (PROSE: Into the Silence)
- Gwen and Rhys own a Saab. (PROSE: Border Princes)
- Jack remains distrustful of UNIT. (TV: Dead Man Walking, TV: Journey's End)
- Jack and Ianto use the Bekaran deep-tissue scanner. (PROSE: Another Life, Border Princes, Slow Decay)
- Jack vows to soon pay Alexander Martin a proper visit. (PROSE: The House That Jack Built)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Bay of the Dead page at Penguin Books
- Bay of the Dead at the Doctor Who Reference Guide