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|image= Something in the Water.jpg | |image= Something in the Water.jpg | ||
|series = [[BBC Torchwood novels]] | |series = [[BBC Torchwood novels]] | ||
|number= 4 | |number= 4 | ||
|main character=[[Jack Harkness|Jack]], [[Gwen Cooper|Gwen]], [[Toshiko Sato|Tosh]], [[Owen Harper|Owen]], [[Ianto Jones|Ianto]] | |main character=[[Jack Harkness|Jack]], [[Gwen Cooper|Gwen]], [[Toshiko Sato|Tosh]], [[Owen Harper|Owen]], [[Ianto Jones|Ianto]] | ||
|featuring= | |featuring= | ||
|enemy= [[Water Hag]]s | |enemy= [[Water Hag]]s | ||
|setting= [[Cardiff]] | |setting= [[Cardiff]] | ||
|writer= | |writer= Trevor Baxendale | ||
|publisher= BBC Books | |publisher= BBC Books | ||
|release date= | |release date= 6 March 2008 | ||
|format= Hardcover Book, 256 Pages | |format= Hardcover Book, 256 Pages | ||
|isbn= ISBN 1-84607-437-1 | |isbn= ISBN 1-84607-437-1 | ||
|prev= Slow Decay (novel) | |prev= Slow Decay (novel) | ||
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* [[Aubrey Fairchild (Beautiful Chaos)|Prime Minister]] | * [[Aubrey Fairchild (Beautiful Chaos)|Prime Minister]] | ||
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* Gwen watches [[BBC News 24]] in the boardroom. They discuss whether the virus is [[H5N1]]. | * Gwen watches [[BBC News 24]] in the boardroom. They discuss whether the virus is [[H5N1]]. | ||
* [[Greendown Moss]] is in [[Newport]]. | * [[Greendown Moss]] is in [[Newport]]. | ||
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* Gwen still drives a [[Saab]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Border Princes (novel)|Border Princes]]'') | * Gwen still drives a [[Saab]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Border Princes (novel)|Border Princes]]'') | ||
* Torchwood are sent a writ by [[Hokrala Corp]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Undertaker's Gift (novel)|The Undertaker's Gift]]'') | * Torchwood are sent a writ by [[Hokrala Corp]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Undertaker's Gift (novel)|The Undertaker's Gift]]'') | ||
* Strepto, the home planet of the Water Hags, disappeared inexplicably, but is hinted to be stolen by [[Dalek|the Daleks]] to build their [[reality bomb]] using [[Stolen planets|26 other planets]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'') | |||
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[[Category:Stories set in Cardiff]] | [[Category:Stories set in Cardiff]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in Newport]] | |||
[[Category:Weevil novels]] | [[Category:Weevil novels]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:30, 11 April 2024
Something in the Water was the fourth release in the BBC Torchwood Novels series.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Dr Bob Strong's GP surgery has being treating a lot of coughs and colds recently, far more than is normal for the time of year. Bob thinks there's something up but he can't think what. He seems to have caught it himself, whatever it is — he's starting to cough badly and there are flecks of blood in his hanky.
Saskia Harden has been found on a number of occasions submerged in ponds or canals but alive and seemingly none the worse for wear. Saskia is not on any files, except in the medical records at Dr Strong's GP practice. But Torchwood's priorities lie elsewhere: investigating ghostly apparitions in South Wales, they have found a dead body. It's old and in an advanced state of decay. And it is still able to talk.
And what it is saying is "Water hag"...
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Captain Jack Harkness
- Gwen Cooper
- Toshiko Sato
- Owen Harper
- Ianto Jones
- Bob Strong
- Saskia Harden/Sally Blackteeth
- Big Guy
- Professor Leonard Morgan
- David Coulton
- Sergeant Kilshaw
- Prime Minister
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Gwen watches BBC News 24 in the boardroom. They discuss whether the virus is H5N1.
- Greendown Moss is in Newport.
- When speaking about quantum physics, Tosh mentions Stephen Hawking. She equates Plato as the equivalent mind to metaphysics.
- Jack phones the UN in Geneva. He complains that he wasn't sent a full report on the Helsinki Warp, which was a UNIT operation.
- The Water Hags come from Strepto.
- Owen drives a Honda 2000S.
- Torchwood have painkillers that work on Arcateenians.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This book is also available as an ebook from the Amazon Kindle store.
- The book provides a Doctor Who universe explanation for the British folklore stories about Jenny Greenteeth.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Gwen still drives a Saab. (PROSE: Border Princes)
- Torchwood are sent a writ by Hokrala Corp. (PROSE: The Undertaker's Gift)
- Strepto, the home planet of the Water Hags, disappeared inexplicably, but is hinted to be stolen by the Daleks to build their reality bomb using 26 other planets. (TV: The Stolen Earth)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Something in the Water page at Penguin Books
