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|novel name    = Nuclear Time
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|series         = [[Doctor Who]] -<br/> [[BBC New Series Adventures#Eleventh Doctor|BBC New Series Adventures]]
|image         = Nuclear.jpg
|number         = 41
|series       = [[BBC New Series Adventures]]
|doctor         = [[Eleventh Doctor]]
|number       = 40
|companions     = [[Amy Pond]]
|doctor       = Eleventh Doctor
|enemy         =
|companions   = [[Amy Pond|Amy]], [[Rory Williams|Rory]]
|year          =
|enemy         = Albert Gilroy's [[android]]s
|writer         = [[Oli Smith]]
|setting      = {{il|[[University of Michigan]], [[1973]]|[[California]], [[1975]]|[[Utah]], [[1977]]|[[Florida]], [[1980]]|[[Colorado]], [[1981]]|[[Washington DC]], [[1981]]}}
|publisher     = [[BBC Books]]
|writer       = Oli Smith
|release date   = [[July]], [[2010]]
|read by      = [[Nicholas Briggs]]
|format         = Hardcover Book, --- Pages
|publisher     = BBC Books
|isbn           =
|release date = 8 July 2010
|previous story = [[The Glamour Chase]]
|release date2 = 9 June 2011 (audio)
|next story    = [[The King's Dragon]]
|format       = Hardcover, 243 Pages
}}
|isbn         = ISBN 978-1-84607-989-4
|prev          = The Forgotten Army (novel)
|next         = The King's Dragon (novel)
|cover        = [[Lee Binding]]
}}{{prose stub}}
'''''Nuclear Time''''' was the fortieth novel in the [[BBC New Series Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Oli Smith]] and featured the [[Eleventh Doctor]], [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]].


'''Nuclear Time''' is one of the three announced Eleventh Doctor novels which will be released in July 2010.
== Publisher's summary ==
"My watch is running backwards."


==Publisher's Summary==
[[Colorado]], [[1981]]. [[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]], [[Amy Pond|Amy]] and [[Rory Williams|Rory]] arrive in [[Appletown]] – an idyllic village in the remote American desert where the townsfolk go peacefully about their suburban routines. But when two more strangers arrive, things begin to change. The first is [[Albert Gilroy|a mad scientist]] – whose warnings are cut short by an untimely and brutal death. The second is the Doctor...
Colorado, [[1978]]. [[The Doctor]] and [[Amy Pond|Amy]] arrive in Appletown - an idyllic village in the remote American desert where the townsfolk go peacefully about their suburban routines. But when two more strangers arrive, things begin to change. The first is a mad scientist, whose warnings are cut short by an untimely and brutal death. The second is the Doctor... As death falls from the sky, the Doctor is trapped. The [[TARDIS]] is damaged, and the Doctor finds he is living backwards through time. With Amy being hunted through the suburban streets of the Doctor's own future and getting farther away with every passing second, he must unravel the secrets of Appletown before time runs out!


==Characters==
As death falls from the sky, the Doctor is trapped. [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] is damaged, and the Doctor finds he is living backwards through time. With Amy and Rory being hunted through the suburban streets of the Doctor's own future and getting farther away with every passing second, he must unravel the secrets of Appletown before time runs out...
*[[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]]
*[[Amy Pond]]
*[[Rory Williams]]
*Mad Scientist


==References==
== Plot ==
''To be added''
''to be added''
 
== Characters ==
* [[Eleventh Doctor]]
* [[Amy Pond]]
* [[Rory Williams]]
* [[Dr]] [[Albert Gilroy]]
* [[Colonel]] [[Geoffrey Redvers]]
* [[Isley]]
* [[Mrs Sanderson]]
* [[Mr Sanderson]]


==Notes==
== Worldbuilding ==
''To be added''
* Rory mentions ''[[Desperate Housewives]]''.


==Continuity==
=== Foods and Beverages ===
''This takes place after: ''[[DW]]: ''[[The Vampires of Venice]]''
* Rory and Amy got food poisoning from some frozen [[pie]]s in September.
* Gilroy makes a comment about "[[canapé]]s and [[wine]]".


==Timeline==
== Notes ==
''To be added''
* A ''Preview Sampler'' was included with ''Doctor Who - [[Series 5 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 5 Volume 1]]'' DVD & Blu-ray released on [[7 June (releases)|7 June]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]].
* This story was also released as an ebook available from the Amazon Kindle store.


==External Links==
== Continuity ==
''to be added''
''to be added''


{{ELDA}}
== Editions published outside Britain ==
[[Category:BBC Eleventh Doctor Adventures]]
* Published in France by Milady in 2012 as a paperback edition.
[[Category:2010 novels ]]
 
[[Category:Eleventh Doctor novels]]
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[[Category:Stories set in the United States]]
Nuclear Time French.jpg|French edition
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== Audiobook ==
* This novel was released as an audiobook in [[May (releases)|May]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]] complete and unabridged by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Nicholas Briggs]].
 
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Nuclear_Time_Audiobook.jpg|Audiobook cover
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== External links ==
{{dwrefguide|whobb940.htm|Nuclear Time}}
* {{whoniverse|ns40|Nuclear Time}}
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/nucleartime.htm The Cloister Library: '''Nuclear Time''']
 
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[[Category:Stories set in Florida]]
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Latest revision as of 19:44, 25 April 2024

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prose stub

Nuclear Time was the fortieth novel in the BBC New Series Adventures series. It was written by Oli Smith and featured the Eleventh Doctor, Amy Pond and Rory Williams.

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

"My watch is running backwards."

Colorado, 1981. The Doctor, Amy and Rory arrive in Appletown – an idyllic village in the remote American desert where the townsfolk go peacefully about their suburban routines. But when two more strangers arrive, things begin to change. The first is a mad scientist – whose warnings are cut short by an untimely and brutal death. The second is the Doctor...

As death falls from the sky, the Doctor is trapped. The TARDIS is damaged, and the Doctor finds he is living backwards through time. With Amy and Rory being hunted through the suburban streets of the Doctor's own future and getting farther away with every passing second, he must unravel the secrets of Appletown before time runs out...

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Foods and Beverages[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Rory and Amy got food poisoning from some frozen pies in September.
  • Gilroy makes a comment about "canapés and wine".

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • A Preview Sampler was included with Doctor Who - Series 5 Volume 1 DVD & Blu-ray released on 7 June 2010.
  • This story was also released as an ebook available from the Amazon Kindle store.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Editions published outside Britain[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Published in France by Milady in 2012 as a paperback edition.

Audiobook[[edit] | [edit source]]

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