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novel name= Snowglobe 7|
{{Infobox Story SMW
series= [[BBC Tenth Doctor Adventures]]|
|image = Snowglobe 7.jpg
number= 17 |
|series = [[BBC New Series Adventures]]
doctor= [[Tenth Doctor]]|
|number = 23
companions= [[Martha Jones]]|
|doctor = Tenth Doctor
enemy= [[Gappa]]|
|companions = [[Martha Jones|Martha]]
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|enemy = [[Gappa]]
year= [[2099]], [[Snowglobe 7]], [[Dubai]]|
|setting = [[Snowglobe 7]], [[2099]]
writer= [[Mike Tucker]]|
|writer = Mike Tucker
publisher= [[BBC Books]]|
|publisher = BBC Books
release date= [[10th April]] [[2008]]|
|release date = 10 April 2008
format= Hardcover book|
|format = Hardcover, 255 pages
isbn= ISBN 978-1-846-07421-9 |
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84607-421-9
previous story= [[Martha in the Mirror]]|
|prev = Martha in the Mirror (novel)
next story= [[The Many Hands]]
|next = The Many Hands (novel)
|}}
|read by = [[Georgia Moffett]]
|cover = [[Lee Binding]]
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'''''Snowglobe 7''''' was the twenty-third novel in the [[BBC New Series Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Mike Tucker]] and featured the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Martha Jones]].


==Publisher's Summary==
== Publisher's summary ==
[[Earth]], [[2099]]. Global warming is devastating the climate. The polar ice caps are melting.
[[Earth]], [[2099]]. [[Global warming]] is devastating the climate. The polar ice caps are melting.


In a desperate attempt at preservation the Governments of the world have removed vast sections of the Arctic and Antarctic and set them inside huge domes across the world. [[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Martha Jones| Martha]] arrive in [[Snowglobe 7]] in the [[Middle East]], hoping for peace and relaxation. But they soon discover that it's not only ice and snow that has been preserved beneath the Dome.  
In a desperate attempt at preservation the Governments of the world have removed vast sections of the Arctic and Antarctic and set them inside huge domes across the world. [[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Martha Jones|Martha]] arrive in [[Snowglobe 7]] in the [[Middle East]], hoping for peace and relaxation. But they soon discover that it's not only ice and snow that has been preserved beneath the Dome.


While Martha struggles to help with an infection sweeping through the holidaymakers the Doctor discovers an alien threat that has lain hidden since the last ice age. A threat that is starting to thaw.
While Martha struggles to help with an infection sweeping through the holidaymakers the Doctor discovers an alien threat that has lain hidden since the last ice age. A threat that is starting to thaw.


==Characters==
== Plot ==
*[[Tenth Doctor]]
''to be added''
*[[Martha Jones]]
*[[Maxwell O'Keefe]]
**Infected by the [[Gappa]], results in his death.
**Kills [[Curtis Rabley]] while possesed by the [[Gappa]].
*[[Ku'ra Debrekseny]]
**A [[Flisk]].
**Uses his telepathy on Martha.
**Possessed by the [[Gappa]]


==Timeline==
== Characters ==
*This story is set during [[Series 3 (Doctor Who)|Series 3]].
* [[Tenth Doctor]]
*This story occurs after [[Martha in the Mirror]].
* [[Martha Jones]]
*This story occurs before [[The Many Hands]]
* [[Maxwell O'Keefe]]
* [[Ku'ra Debrekseny]]
* [[Twelve]]
* Director [[Beth Cowley]]
* [[Laurence Harrison]]
* [[Marisha El-Sayed]]
* [[Brian Williams (Snowglobe 7)|Brian Williams]]
* [[Curtis Rabley]]
* [[Del McAllen]]


==Audio releases==
== Worldbuilding ==
*This story was released on two disc audio CD as part of a 'New Adventures' box set and is read by Georgia Moffett.
* [[Sycorax]] and the [[Slitheen family]] are mentioned as aliens with whom Earth has had hostile encounters. [[Svillia]] and the [[Hive of Mooj]] are mentioned as aliens with whom Earth has had benign encounters.
* Martha mentions [[Elton John]], and the Doctor claims to have gotten a large pair of [[sunglasses]] from either him or the [[Mogadeesh of Replanak]].
* The Doctor tells Martha of a hotel called [[The Rose Tower]] and Martha compares this to his previous companion [[Rose Tyler]].


== Notes ==
* This story was also released as an ebook available from the Amazon Kindle store.
* This story bears some simalarities to [[TV]]: ''[[Orphan 55 (TV story)|Orphan 55]]'', which was released in [[2020 (releases)|2020]]. It has a [[Snowglobe 6|Holiday Dome]], simalar to [[Tranquility Spa]] in the latter story, and it is set on a future [[Earth]] with [[Global warming]] problems, similar to the [[Orphan 55|Future Earth]] which was devastated by global warming in the latter story.


==References==
== Continuity ==
*[[Sycorax]] and the [[Slitheen family]] are mentioned as aliens with whom Earth has had hostile encounters. Svillia and the Hive of Mooj are mentioned as aliens with whom Earth has had benign encounters.
* [[Androgum]]s are mentioned. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'')
*[[Androgum]]s are mentioned. They first appeared in [[DW]]: ''[[The Two Doctors]]''
* When [[Martha Jones|Martha]] and [[Ku'ra Debrekseny|Ku'ra]] are posing as security guards, Martha wishes that [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]] had given her his [[psychic paper]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Evolution of the Daleks (TV story)|Evolution of the Daleks]]'')
*The Doctor tells Martha of a hotel called [[The Rose Tower]] and Martha compares this to his previous companion [[Rose Tyler]].
 
== Audiobook ==
* This novel was released as an audiobook as part of the ''New Adventures'' box set along with ''[[Martha in the Mirror (novel)|Martha in the Mirror]]'' and ''[[The Many Hands (novel)|The Many Hands]]'' on [[9 October (releases)|9 October]] [[2008 (releases)|2008]] by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Georgia Moffett]].
 
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== External links ==
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* {{whoniverse|ns23|Snowglobe 7}}
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/snowglobe7.htm The Cloister Library: '''Snowglobe 7''']
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Latest revision as of 20:25, 12 February 2024

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prose stub
You may be looking for the titular location or snowglobes in general.

Snowglobe 7 was the twenty-third novel in the BBC New Series Adventures series. It was written by Mike Tucker and featured the Tenth Doctor and Martha Jones.

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

Earth, 2099. Global warming is devastating the climate. The polar ice caps are melting.

In a desperate attempt at preservation the Governments of the world have removed vast sections of the Arctic and Antarctic and set them inside huge domes across the world. The Doctor and Martha arrive in Snowglobe 7 in the Middle East, hoping for peace and relaxation. But they soon discover that it's not only ice and snow that has been preserved beneath the Dome.

While Martha struggles to help with an infection sweeping through the holidaymakers the Doctor discovers an alien threat that has lain hidden since the last ice age. A threat that is starting to thaw.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • This story was also released as an ebook available from the Amazon Kindle store.
  • This story bears some simalarities to TV: Orphan 55, which was released in 2020. It has a Holiday Dome, simalar to Tranquility Spa in the latter story, and it is set on a future Earth with Global warming problems, similar to the Future Earth which was devastated by global warming in the latter story.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

Audiobook[[edit] | [edit source]]

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