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|image        = KingsDragon.jpg
|series      = [[BBC New Series Adventures]]
|number      = 41
|doctor      = Eleventh Doctor
|companions  = [[Amy Pond|Amy]], [[Rory Williams|Rory]]
|enemy        = [[Beol]], [[The Herald (The King's Dragon)|The Herald]]
|setting      = [[Geath]]
|writer      = Una McCormack
|publisher    = BBC Books
|read by      = [[Nicholas Briggs]]
|release date = 8 July 2010
|format      = Hardcover, 244 pages
|isbn        = ISBN 978-1-84607-990-0
|prev        = Nuclear Time (novel)
|next        = The Glamour Chase (novel)
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|cover = [[Lee Binding]]
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'''''The King's Dragon''''' was the forty-first novel in the [[BBC New Series Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Una McCormack]] and featured the [[Eleventh Doctor]], [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]].


|image = [[File:KingsDragon.jpg|250px]]
== Publisher's summary ==
|novel name = The King's Dragon
"They called it Enamour. It turned minds, sold merchandise, and swayed elections. And it did its job far too well..."
|series = [[Doctor Who]] -<br/> [[BBC New Series Adventures#Eleventh Doctor|BBC New Series Adventures]]
|number = 42
|doctor = [[Eleventh Doctor]]
|companions = <ul><li>[[Amy Pond]]</li><li>[[Rory Williams]]</ul>
|year = [[Geath]]
|writer = [[Una McCormack]]
|publisher = [[BBC Books]]
|release date = [[July]], [[2010]]
|format = Hardcover Book, --- Pages
|previous story = [[Nuclear Time]]
|next story = [[The Only Good Dalek]]
}}


'''The King's Dragon''' is one of the three announced Eleventh Doctor novels which will be released in July 2010.
In the city-state of [[Geath]], the King lives in a golden hall, and the people want for nothing. Everyone is happy and everyone is rich. Or so it seems. When the Doctor, Amy and Rory look beneath the surface, they discover a city of secrets. In dark corners, strange creatures are stirring. At the heart of the hall, a great metal dragon oozes gold.


==Publisher's summary==
Then the Herald appears, demanding the return of her treasure... And next come the gunships. The battle for possession of the treasure has begun, and only the Doctor and his friends can save the people of the city from being destroyed in the crossfire of an ancient civil war. But will the King surrender his new-found wealth? Or will he fight to keep it...?
‘They called it Enamour. It turned minds, sold merchandise, and swayed elections. And it did its job far too well...’


In the city-state of [[Geath]], the King lives in a golden hall, and the people want for nothing. Everyone is happy and everyone is rich. Or so it seems. When the Doctor, Amy and Rory look beneath the surface, they discover a city of secrets. In dark corners, strange creatures are stirring. At the heart of the hall, a great metal dragon oozes gold.
== Plot ==
''to be added''
 
== Characters ==
* [[Eleventh Doctor]]
* [[Amy Pond]]
* [[Rory Williams]]
* King [[Beol]]
* [[The Teller (The King's Dragon)|The Teller]]
* [[Hilthe]]
* [[The Herald (The King's Dragon)|The Herald]]
* Anwa
* Camba
* [[Regulator]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
* The Doctor says, "Do I look like [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy]]?"


Then the Herald appears, demanding the return of her treasure... And next come the gunships. The battle for possession of the treasure has begun, and only the Doctor and his friends can save the people of the city from being destroyed in the crossfire of an ancient civil war. But will the King surrender his new-found wealth? Or will he fight to keep it...?
=== Foods and Beverages ===
* Rory drinks hot, sweet [[tea]] with Hilthe.
* Rory's grandmother made good [[gravy]].


==Characters==
== Notes ==
*[[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]]
* Amy and Rory both reference Rory's grandmother, who made "good [[gravy]]". This is the first reference to Rory's family in any ''Doctor Who'' media.
*[[Amy Pond]]
* This story was also released as an ebook available from the Amazon Kindle store.
*[[Rory Williams]]
*The King
*


==References==
== Continuity ==
''To be added''
* Amy brings up the [[Star whale (The Beast Below)|star whale]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Beast Below (TV story)|The Beast Below]]'') while Rory mentions the events in [[Venice]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Vampires of Venice (TV story)|The Vampires of Venice]]'')
* Amy calls the Doctor "Doc", which once again annoys him. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Meddler (TV story)|The Time Meddler]]'', ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'', ''[[The Ultimate Foe (TV story)|The Ultimate Foe]]'', ''[[Dreamland (TV story)|Dreamland]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Apollo 23 (novel)|Apollo 23]]'')
* The Doctor brings up [[Lucy (The Vampires of Venice)|Lucy]] the stripper. We learn that Rory didn't want a stripper at his stag (as he is entirely faithful to Amy); his friends did so without his permission. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Vampires of Venice (TV story)|The Vampires of Venice]]'')
* The Doctor mentions to Rory that the [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]] doesn't do [[wood]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Silence in the Library (TV story)|Silence in the Library]]'', ''[[Cold Blood (TV story)|Cold Blood]]'')
* Rory confronts the Doctor about him having kissed Amy. ([[TV]]: ''[[Flesh and Stone (TV story)|Flesh and Stone]]'')


==Notes==
== Editions published outside Britain ==
''To be added''
* Published in France by Milady in 2012 as a paperback edition.


==Continuity==
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''to be added''
The Kings Dragon French.jpg|French edition
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==Timeline==
== Audiobook ==
*This story occurs after [[DW]]: ''[[The Vampires of Venice]]''
* This novel was released as an audiobook in [[June (releases)|June]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]] complete and unabridged by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Nicholas Briggs]].
*This story occurs before [[DW]]: ''[[The Hungry Earth]]''


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The_King%27s_Dragon_Audiobook.jpg|Audiobook cover
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==External links==
== External links ==
''to be added''
{{dwrefguide|whobb941.htm|The King's Dragon}}
* {{whoniverse|ns41|The King's Dragon}}
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/kingsdragon.htm The Cloister Library: '''The King's Dragon''']
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Latest revision as of 19:21, 29 February 2024

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The King's Dragon was the forty-first novel in the BBC New Series Adventures series. It was written by Una McCormack and featured the Eleventh Doctor, Amy Pond and Rory Williams.

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

"They called it Enamour. It turned minds, sold merchandise, and swayed elections. And it did its job far too well..."

In the city-state of Geath, the King lives in a golden hall, and the people want for nothing. Everyone is happy and everyone is rich. Or so it seems. When the Doctor, Amy and Rory look beneath the surface, they discover a city of secrets. In dark corners, strange creatures are stirring. At the heart of the hall, a great metal dragon oozes gold.

Then the Herald appears, demanding the return of her treasure... And next come the gunships. The battle for possession of the treasure has begun, and only the Doctor and his friends can save the people of the city from being destroyed in the crossfire of an ancient civil war. But will the King surrender his new-found wealth? Or will he fight to keep it...?

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Doctor says, "Do I look like Buffy?"

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

  • Rory drinks hot, sweet tea with Hilthe.
  • Rory's grandmother made good gravy.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Amy and Rory both reference Rory's grandmother, who made "good gravy". This is the first reference to Rory's family in any Doctor Who media.
  • This story was also released as an ebook available from the Amazon Kindle store.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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

    French edition

Audiobook[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Audiobook cover

    Audiobook cover

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

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