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novel name=The Deviant Strain|
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image=[[Image:Deviantstrain_cover.jpg|250px]]|
{{Infobox Story SMW
series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[BBC New Series Adventures]] |
|image = Deviantstrain cover.jpg
number= 4|
|series = [[BBC New Series Adventures]]
doctor=[[Ninth Doctor]] |
|number = 4
companions= [[Rose Tyler]], [[Jack Harkness]]|
|doctor = Ninth Doctor
enemy= |,Scientists, Remotes
|companions = [[Rose Tyler|Rose]], [[Jack Harkness|Jack]]
year= |
|enemy = [[Spaceship Remote]]s, Klebanov
writer= [[Justin Richards]] |
|setting = [[Novrosk]], [[21st century]]
publisher= [[BBC Books]] |
|writer = Justin Richards
release date= [[September]] [[2005]] |
|publisher = BBC Books
previous story= [[Winner Takes All]] |
|read by = [[Stuart Milligan]]
next story = [[Only Human]] |
|release date = 8 September 2005
format= Hardcover book 253 pages|  
|format = {{il|Hardcover, 253 pages|Paperback, 256 pages|Audiobook, 6 CDs}}
isbn= ISBN 0-563-48637-6}}
|isbn = ISBN 0-563-48637-6 (hardcover); ISBN 1-84990-710-2 (paperback)
|prev = Winner Takes All (novel)
|next = Only Human (novel)
|cover = [[Henry Steadman]]
}}{{prose stub}}
'''''The Deviant Strain''''' was the fourth novel in the [[BBC New Series Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Justin Richards]] and featured the [[Ninth Doctor]], [[Rose Tyler]] and [[Jack Harkness]].


==Publisher's summary==
== Publisher's summary ==
The Novrosk Peninsula: the Soviet naval base has been abandoned, the nuclear submarines are rusting and rotting. Cold, isolated, forgotten.
The [[Novrosk Peninsula]]: the [[Soviet]] naval base has been abandoned, the nuclear submarines are rusting and rotting. Cold, isolated, forgotten.


Until the Russian Special Forces arrive -- and discover that the Doctor and his companions are here too. But there is something else in Novrosk. Something that predates even the stone circle on the cliff top. Something that is at last waking, hunting, killing....
Until the [[Russian Special Forces]] arrive -- and discover that the Doctor and his companions are here too. But there is something else in [[Novrosk]]. Something that predates even the stone circle on the cliff top. Something that is at last waking, hunting, killing....


Can the Doctor and his friends stay alive long enough to learn the truth? With time running out, they must discover who is really responsible for the Deviant Strain...  
Can the Doctor and his friends stay alive long enough to learn the truth? With time running out, they must discover who is really responsible for the Deviant Strain...


==Characters==
== Plot ==
*[[Ninth Doctor|The Doctor]]
''to be added''
*[[Rose Tyler]]
*[[Jack Harkness]]
*[[Pavel Vahlen]]
*[[Valeria Mamentova]]
*[[Grodny]]
*[[Oleg Levin]]
*[[Ilya Sergeyev]]
*[[Krylek]]
*[[Sofia Barinska]]
*[[Igor Klebanov]]
*[[Alex Minin]]
*[[Boris Brodsky]]
*[[Catherine Kornilova]]
*[[Nikolai Stresnev]]
*[[Georgi Zinoviev]]
*[[Razul]]


==References==
== Characters ==
*The crashed spaceship comes from an obscure group or race called the [[Arcane Collegiate]].
* [[Ninth Doctor]]
* [[Rose Tyler]]
* [[Jack Harkness]]


==Story Notes==
== Worldbuilding ==
*The "Deviant Strain" is also the name commonly applied to the "Doctor Who" font, which has been seen many times in spinoff material in the revived series, including the cover of the revived series novels.
* The [[Novrosk spaceship|crashed spaceship]] comes from an obscure group or race called the [[Arcane Collegiate]].


==Continuity==
== Story notes ==
''to be added''
* The "Deviant Strain" is also the name commonly applied to the "Doctor Who" font, which has been seen many times in spinoff material in the revived series, including the cover of the revived series novels.
* Later reprints of this book removed the image of [[Billie Piper]] from the cover, presumably due to use-of-likeness issues after she had left the programme.
* This story was also released as an ebook available from the Amazon Kindle store.
 
=== Food and Beverages ===
* Rose isn't used to Russian-style [[vodka]].
 
== Continuity ==
*Jack sings "[[Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag|Pack Up Your Troubles...]]", which was previously sung by [[Mrs Pobjoy]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Winner Takes All (novel)|Winner Takes All]]'')
* The Doctor and Jack mention "volcano day". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor Dances (TV story)|The Doctor Dances]]'')
 
== Additional cover images ==
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Bbcnewseries4-ukhardback-alt.jpg|Alternate cover without Rose
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== Editions published outside Britain ==
* Published in China by New Star Press in 2020 as a paperback edition.
 
== Audiobook ==
* This novel was released as an audiobook in [[August (releases)|August]] [[2012 (releases)|2012]] by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Stuart Milligan]]. The audiobook was exclusive to the [[AudioGo]] website before the company went into administration.
 
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
The Deviant Strain Audio.jpg|Audiobook cover
</gallery>


==Timeline==
== External links ==
*The Deviant Strain occurs after: [[DW]]: ''[[The Doctor Dances]]''
{{dwrefguide|whobb904.htm|The Deviant Strain}}
*The Deviant Strain occurs before: [[NSA]]: ''[[Only Human]]''
* {{whoniverse|ns04|The Deviant Strain}}
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/deviantstrain.htm The Cloister Library: '''The Deviant Strain''']


==External Links==
{{NSA}}
* [http://www.drwhoguide.com/whobb904.htm The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of '''The Deviant Strain''']
{{TitleSort}}
* [http://www.whoniverse.org/discontinuity/ND04.php Whoniverse Discontinuity Guide entry for '''The Deviant Strain''']


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[[Category:2005 novels]]
[[Category: BBC Ninth Doctor Adventures|Deviant Strain, The]]
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[[Category:Bad Wolf arc|Deviant Strain, The]]
[[Category:Stories set in Russia]]
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[[Category:Stories set in the 2000s]]
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Latest revision as of 22:39, 2 April 2024

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prose stub

The Deviant Strain was the fourth novel in the BBC New Series Adventures series. It was written by Justin Richards and featured the Ninth Doctor, Rose Tyler and Jack Harkness.

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

The Novrosk Peninsula: the Soviet naval base has been abandoned, the nuclear submarines are rusting and rotting. Cold, isolated, forgotten.

Until the Russian Special Forces arrive -- and discover that the Doctor and his companions are here too. But there is something else in Novrosk. Something that predates even the stone circle on the cliff top. Something that is at last waking, hunting, killing....

Can the Doctor and his friends stay alive long enough to learn the truth? With time running out, they must discover who is really responsible for the Deviant Strain...

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Story notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The "Deviant Strain" is also the name commonly applied to the "Doctor Who" font, which has been seen many times in spinoff material in the revived series, including the cover of the revived series novels.
  • Later reprints of this book removed the image of Billie Piper from the cover, presumably due to use-of-likeness issues after she had left the programme.
  • This story was also released as an ebook available from the Amazon Kindle store.

Food and Beverages[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Rose isn't used to Russian-style vodka.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

Additional cover images[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

  • Published in China by New Star Press in 2020 as a paperback edition.

Audiobook[[edit] | [edit source]]

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