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|enemy = {{il|[[Chantal Osterberg]],| [[Hy-Bractor]]s}} | |enemy = {{il|[[Chantal Osterberg]],| [[Hy-Bractor]]s}} | ||
|setting = [[Bromley]], [[2005]] and [[24 May]] [[BC#Prehistory|29,185 BC]] | |setting = [[Bromley]], [[2005]] and [[24 May]] [[BC#Prehistory|29,185 BC]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Gareth Roberts | ||
|read by = [[Anthony Head]] | |read by = [[Anthony Head]] | ||
|cover = [[Henry Steadman]] | |cover = [[Henry Steadman]] | ||
|publisher = BBC Books | |publisher = BBC Books | ||
|release date = | |release date = 8 September 2005 | ||
|release date2= 7 March 2013 | |||
|format = Hardcover book, 254 pages | |format = Hardcover book, 254 pages | ||
|isbn = ISBN 0-563-48639-2 | |isbn = ISBN 0-563-48639-2 | ||
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'''''Only Human''''' was the fifth novel in the [[BBC New Series Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Gareth Roberts]] and featured the [[Ninth Doctor]], [[Rose Tyler]] and [[Jack Harkness]]. | '''''Only Human''''' was the fifth novel in the [[BBC New Series Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Gareth Roberts]] and featured the [[Ninth Doctor]], [[Rose Tyler]] and [[Jack Harkness]]. It was originally released in [[2005 (releases)|2005]] to accompany [[Series 1 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 1]] and was re-released in [[2013 (releases)|2013]] for ''Doctor Who''{{'}}s 50th Anniversary. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
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== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
''to be added'' | On 2 October [[438533|438,533]], seven year-old [[Chantal Osterberg]] provides an account of how over the weekend, her cat, Dusty, was giving her and her family too many "wrong-feelings." She proceeded to do surgery on her cat, making her tail scaly, rearranging her organs, and altering her brain to catch more rats. Her parents didn't like this. | ||
In [[Bromley]], [[2005]], [[Dean (Only Human)|Dean]] goes to a pub dressed as a Roman and gets into a fight with [[Das (Only Human)|Das]], who he believes is dressed as a caveman. | |||
The [[Ninth Doctor]], [[Rose Tyler]], and [[Jack Harkness|Captain Jack Harkness]] intend to go to [[Kegron Pluva]], but are drawn off course due to a time distortion. Rose investigates and finds that a caveman is in a nearby hospital. They go there to find that the hospital has been [[quarantine]]d and escape with Das with help from [[Weronica (Only Human)|Weronica]]. They try to bring Das back to his time, but he disintegrates when they try to take him in the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]]. The Doctor believes it's because his time travel was unprotected, and tells Jack to look after him for a month while him and Rose investigate what happened. | |||
Rose and the Doctor travel back in time to find the [[Osterberg Experiment]] led by Chantal, wherein a group of future humans travelled back in time. They discover that most future humans drug themselves in order to not feel wrong emotions. The Doctor and Rose each go with a different human — Rose with Reddy, a human who uses drugs, and the Doctor with T. P. Quilley, a "refuser." Rose throws away Reddy's "[[popper pack]]" and forces him to feel real emotions as they witness a [[Neanderthal]] birth, then is kidnapped by early humans. Quilley and the Doctor discover the [[Hy-Bractors]] and are both shortly kidnapped and drugged by Chantal. | |||
Rose is coerced into a marriage with Tillun. The Doctor is [[Vivisection|vivisected]] by Chantal, before escaping as the drugs where off and helping Quilley escape as well. | |||
''To be added.'' | |||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
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* [[Das (Only Human)|Das]] | * [[Das (Only Human)|Das]] | ||
* [[Chantal Osterberg]] | * [[Chantal Osterberg]] | ||
* [[Weronika]] | * [[Weronika (Only Human)|Weronika]] | ||
* [[Jacob (Only Human)|Jacob]] | * [[Jacob (Only Human)|Jacob]] | ||
* [[Lene]] | * [[Lene (Only Human)|Lene]] | ||
* [[Tom of Osterberg|Tom]] | * [[Tom of Osterberg|Tom]] | ||
* [[T. P. Quilley]] | * [[T. P. Quilley]] | ||
* [[Tina (Only Human)|Tina]] | * [[Tina (Only Human)|Tina]] | ||
* [[Reddy]] | * [[Reddy (Only Human)|Reddy]] | ||
* [[X01]] | * [[X01]] | ||
* [[Hy-Bractor]]s | * [[Hy-Bractor]]s | ||
* [[Jackie Tyler]] | * [[Jackie Tyler]] | ||
* [[Stephanie (Only Human)|Stephanie]] | * [[Stephanie (Only Human)|Stephanie]] | ||
* [[Ka]] | * [[Ka (Only Human)|Ka]] | ||
* [[Sakka]] | * [[Sakka (Only Human)|Sakka]] | ||
* [[Sakka's mate]] | * [[Sakka's mate (Only Human)|Sakka's mate]] | ||
* [[Sakka's daughter]] | * [[Sakka's daughter (Only Human)|Sakka's mate]] | ||
* [[Neanderthal midwife]] | * [[Neanderthal midwife (Only Human)|Neanderthal midwife]] | ||
* [[Gual]] | * [[Gual (Only Human)|Gual]] | ||
* [[Nan (Only Human)|Nan]] | * [[Nan (Only Human)|Nan]] | ||
* [[Tillun]] | * [[Tillun (Only Human)|Tillun]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Anna Marie O'Grady]] | ||
* The Priest | * [[The Priest (Only Human)|The Priest]] | ||
== Worldbuilding == | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* [[Dean]] refers to [[Das (Only Human)|Das]] as <nowiki>''</nowiki>[[Captain Caveman]]<nowiki>''</nowiki>. | * [[Dean]] refers to [[Das (Only Human)|Das]] as <nowiki>''</nowiki>[[Captain Caveman]]<nowiki>''</nowiki>. | ||
* The Doctor doesn't want Das to watch ''[[Farscape]]''. | * The Doctor doesn't want Das to watch ''[[Farscape]]''. | ||
* [[Rip engine]]s are a dangerous and primitive form of time travel. | * [[Rip engine]]s are a dangerous and primitive form of time travel. | ||
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* The Doctor discovers [[poppa pack]]s. | * The Doctor discovers [[poppa pack]]s. | ||
* The Doctor tells Jack to buy Das clothes from the Gap in [[Croydon]]. | * The Doctor tells Jack to buy Das clothes from the Gap in [[Croydon]]. | ||
* The Doctor intends to take Rose and Jack to [[Kegron Pluva]]. | |||
=== TARDIS === | |||
* The TARDIS translation circuit has a swear filter. | |||
* The TARDIS key works on a kind of meson projection system. | |||
=== Science & Technology === | |||
* The intriguing monotony in the occurrence of inter-caval conduction block during typical atrial flutter suggests an anatomic or electrophysiological predisposition for conduction abnormalities of the Doctor's heart. | |||
* Chantal removed Rose's head from her body, which can be undone by reverse-locking the kinetic seal. | |||
== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:34, 3 November 2024
Only Human was the fifth novel in the BBC New Series Adventures series. It was written by Gareth Roberts and featured the Ninth Doctor, Rose Tyler and Jack Harkness. It was originally released in 2005 to accompany Series 1 and was re-released in 2013 for Doctor Who's 50th Anniversary.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
2005 BBC Books edition[[edit] | [edit source]]
Somebody's interfering with time. The Doctor, Rose and Captain Jack arrive on modern-day Earth to find the culprit — and discover a Neanderthal Man, twenty-eight thousand years after his race became extinct. Only a trip back to the primeval dawn of humanity can solve the mystery.
Who are the mysterious humans from the distant future now living in that distant past? What hideous monsters are trying to escape from behind the Grey Door? Is Rose going to end up married to a caveman?
Caught between three very different types of human being — past, present and future — the Doctor, Rose and Captain Jack must learn the truth behind the Osterberg experiment before the monstrous Hy-Bractors escape to change humanity's history forever...
2013 BBC Books edition[[edit] | [edit source]]
Reports of a time disturbance lead the Ninth Doctor to modern-day London, where he discovers a Neanderthal Man, twenty-eight thousand years after his race became extinct. A trip back to the dawn of humanity only deepens the mystery: who are these strange humans from the far future now living in the distant past? The Doctor must learn the truth about the Osterberg experiment before history is changed forever.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
On 2 October 438,533, seven year-old Chantal Osterberg provides an account of how over the weekend, her cat, Dusty, was giving her and her family too many "wrong-feelings." She proceeded to do surgery on her cat, making her tail scaly, rearranging her organs, and altering her brain to catch more rats. Her parents didn't like this.
In Bromley, 2005, Dean goes to a pub dressed as a Roman and gets into a fight with Das, who he believes is dressed as a caveman.
The Ninth Doctor, Rose Tyler, and Captain Jack Harkness intend to go to Kegron Pluva, but are drawn off course due to a time distortion. Rose investigates and finds that a caveman is in a nearby hospital. They go there to find that the hospital has been quarantined and escape with Das with help from Weronica. They try to bring Das back to his time, but he disintegrates when they try to take him in the TARDIS. The Doctor believes it's because his time travel was unprotected, and tells Jack to look after him for a month while him and Rose investigate what happened.
Rose and the Doctor travel back in time to find the Osterberg Experiment led by Chantal, wherein a group of future humans travelled back in time. They discover that most future humans drug themselves in order to not feel wrong emotions. The Doctor and Rose each go with a different human — Rose with Reddy, a human who uses drugs, and the Doctor with T. P. Quilley, a "refuser." Rose throws away Reddy's "popper pack" and forces him to feel real emotions as they witness a Neanderthal birth, then is kidnapped by early humans. Quilley and the Doctor discover the Hy-Bractors and are both shortly kidnapped and drugged by Chantal.
Rose is coerced into a marriage with Tillun. The Doctor is vivisected by Chantal, before escaping as the drugs where off and helping Quilley escape as well.
To be added.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Ninth Doctor
- Rose Tyler
- Captain Jack Harkness
- Das
- Chantal Osterberg
- Weronika
- Jacob
- Lene
- Tom
- T. P. Quilley
- Tina
- Reddy
- X01
- Hy-Bractors
- Jackie Tyler
- Stephanie
- Ka
- Sakka
- Sakka's mate
- Sakka's mate
- Neanderthal midwife
- Gual
- Nan
- Tillun
- Anna Marie O'Grady
- The Priest
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Dean refers to Das as ''Captain Caveman''.
- The Doctor doesn't want Das to watch Farscape.
- Rip engines are a dangerous and primitive form of time travel.
- The Doctor says he was married to Lady Mary Wortley Montagu.
- The Doctor discovers poppa packs.
- The Doctor tells Jack to buy Das clothes from the Gap in Croydon.
- The Doctor intends to take Rose and Jack to Kegron Pluva.
TARDIS[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The TARDIS translation circuit has a swear filter.
- The TARDIS key works on a kind of meson projection system.
Science & Technology[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The intriguing monotony in the occurrence of inter-caval conduction block during typical atrial flutter suggests an anatomic or electrophysiological predisposition for conduction abnormalities of the Doctor's heart.
- Chantal removed Rose's head from her body, which can be undone by reverse-locking the kinetic seal.
Story notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Later reprints of this book removed the image of Billie Piper from the cover.
- This story was also released as an ebook available from the Amazon Kindle store.
- This book was reprinted in 2013 with an entirely new cover to celebrate the Doctor Who 50th anniversary.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor mentions that he has previously met Neanderthals. (TV: Ghost Light; PROSE: Timewyrm: Genesys)
- Rose reflects on her encounter with Gwyneth in Cardiff on 24 December 1869. (TV: The Unquiet Dead)
- Rose recalls meeting Jack during the Blitz on 20 January 1941. (TV: The Empty Child / The Doctor Dances)
- The Doctor uses the fast return switch. (TV: The Edge of Destruction)
- The Doctor refers to the destruction of Gallifrey in the Last Great Time War. (TV: The End of the World)
Additional cover images[[edit] | [edit source]]
2013 edition. Cover by Two Associates.
Editions published outside Britain[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Published in Finland by Luolamies Lontoossa in 2006 as a hardback edition, it was one of two books published in the 2000's.
- Published in China by New Star Press in 2017 as a hardback edition.
Finnish edition
Chinese edition
Audiobook[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This novel was released as an audiobook on 1 January 2013 complete and unabridged by BBC Audio and read by Anthony Head.
Audiobook cover
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Only Human page at Penguin Books
- Only Human at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- The Discontinuity Guide to: Only Human at The Whoniverse
- The Cloister Library: Only Human
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