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|series = [[BBC New Series Adventures|BBC New Series]] tie-in novels | |series = [[BBC New Series Adventures|BBC New Series]] tie-in novels | ||
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|featuring = Jenny Flint | |featuring = Jenny Flint | ||
|featuring2 = Strax | |featuring2 = Strax | ||
|enemy = | |enemy = [[Alien (Devil in the Smoke)|An unnamed alien]] | ||
|setting = [[London]], [[December]] [[19th century]] | |setting = [[London]], [[December]] [[19th century]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Justin Richards | ||
|read by = [[Dan Starkey]] | |read by = [[Dan Starkey]] | ||
|publisher = BBC Digital | |publisher = BBC Digital | ||
|publisher2 = AudioGO | |publisher2 = AudioGO | ||
|release date = | |release date = 18 December 2012 (ebook) | ||
|release date2 = 11 June 2013 (audio download) | |||
|cover = | |cover = | ||
|format = e-book, audio download | |format = e-book, audio download | ||
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'''''Devil in the Smoke: An Adventure for the Great Detective''''' is a novella prequel to ''[[The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]]'', and was the first of three novellas published to tie-in with episodes from [[Series 7 (Doctor Who)|Series 7]]. Initially published as an e-book, it was later included in the omnibus ''[[Summer Falls and Other Stories]]''. | '''''Devil in the Smoke: An Adventure for the Great Detective''''' is a novella prequel to ''[[The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]]'', and was the first of three novellas published to tie-in with episodes from [[Series 7 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 7]]. Initially published as an e-book, it was later included in the omnibus ''[[Summer Falls and Other Stories]]''. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
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* Harry says the fictional character [[Sherlock Holmes]] is the Great Detective. | * Harry says the fictional character [[Sherlock Holmes]] is the Great Detective. | ||
* Strax mentions recharging a [[probic vent]]. | * Strax mentions recharging a [[probic vent]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:29, 3 November 2024
Devil in the Smoke: An Adventure for the Great Detective is a novella prequel to The Snowmen, and was the first of three novellas published to tie-in with episodes from Series 7. Initially published as an e-book, it was later included in the omnibus Summer Falls and Other Stories.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Madame Vastra, the fabled Lizard Woman of Paternoster Row, knew death in many shapes and forms. But perhaps one of the most bizarre of these was death by snow...
On a cold day in December, two young boys, tired of sweeping snow from the workhouse yard, decide to build a snowman – and are confronted with a strange and grisly mystery. In horrified fascination, they watch as their snowman begins to bleed...
The search for answers to this impossible event will plunge Harry into the most hazardous – and exhilarating – adventure of his life. He will encounter a hideous troll. He will dine with a mysterious parlour maid. And he will help the Great Detective, Madame Vastra, save the world from the terrifying Devil in the Smoke.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Harry says the fictional character Sherlock Holmes is the Great Detective.
- Strax mentions recharging a probic vent.
- Vastra mentions to Strax that she thought the Rutan Host was "The Ancient Enemy."
- Strax invokes the Shadow Proclamation's protocols on hostage exchange.
- Strax mentions the Sontaran Greater Military Academy.
- Jenny, Strax and Vastra visit the Crystal Palace.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This is the first novel that Vastra, Jenny, and/or Strax have appeared in.
- An audiobook of the story was read by Dan Starkey.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Vastra and Jenny display their sword fighting capabilities. (TV: A Good Man Goes to War)
- Strax mentions the Moonites. (TV: The Great Detective)
- Strax repeats the "Sontar-Ha!" battle cry on multiple occasions. (TV: The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky)
- Strax confuses Harry's gender. He had previously done this with Lorna Bucket. (TV: A Good Man Goes to War) He would also do this with two splinters of Clara. (TV: The Snowmen, Deep Breath)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Devil in the Smoke page at Penguin Books
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