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novel name= The Slitheen Excursion|
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series= [[Doctor Who]] - [[BBC Tenth Doctor Adventures]]|
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number= 26 |
|series       = [[BBC New Series Adventures]]
doctor= [[Tenth Doctor]]|
|number       = 32
companions= [[June (The Slitheen Excursion)|June]]|
|doctor       = Tenth Doctor
enemy= [[Slitheen]]|
|companions   = [[June (The Slitheen Excursion)|June]]
year= [[Early human history#2nd Millennium B.C.|1500BC]] - [[Athens]], [[Greece]]|
|enemy         = [[Slitheen]]
writer= [[Simon Guerrier]]|
|setting      = [[Athens]], [[Greece]], [[BC#2nd Millennium B.C.|1500 BC]]
publisher= [[BBC Books]]|
|writer        = Simon Guerrier
release date= [[April]], [[2009]]|  
|read by      = [[Debbie Chazen]]
format= Hardcover book |
|cover        = [[Lee Binding]]
isbn= |
|publisher     = BBC Books
previous story= [[Judgement of the Judoon]]|
|release date = 2 April 2009 (ebook)
next story= [[Prisoner of the Daleks]]
|release date2 = 16 April 2009 (hardcover)
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|format       = Hardcover, 237 pages
|isbn         = ISBN 978-1-84607-640-4
|prev          = Judgement of the Judoon (novel)
|next         = Prisoner of the Daleks (novel)
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'''''The Slitheen Excursion''''' was the thirty-second novel in the [[BBC New Series Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Simon Guerrier]] and featured the [[Tenth Doctor]].


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
1500BC - King Actaeus and his subjects live in mortal fear of the awesome [[god]]s who have come to visit their kingdom in ancient Greece. Except the Doctor, visiting with university student June, knows they're not gods at all. They're [[alien]]s. For the aliens, it's the perfect holiday - they get to tour the sights of a primitive planet and even take part in local customs. Like gladiatorial games, or hunting down and killing humans who won't be missed. With June's enthusiastic help, the Doctor soon meets the travel agents behind this deadly package holiday company - his old enemies the Slitheen. But can he bring the Slitheen excursion to an end without endangering more lives? And how are events in ancient Greece linked to a modern-day alien plot to destroy what's left of the [[Parthenon]]?
[[BC#2nd Millennium B.C.|1500 BC]] — King [[Actaeus]] and his subjects live in mortal fear of the awesome gods who have come to visit their kingdom in ancient [[Greece]]. Except [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]], visiting with university student [[June (The Slitheen Excursion)|June]], knows they're not gods at all. They're aliens.


==Characters==
For the [[alien]]s, it's the perfect holiday — they get to tour the sights of a primitive [[Earth|planet]] and even take part in local customs. Like [[gladiator]]ial games, or hunting down and killing [[human]]s who won't be missed. With June's enthusiastic help, the Doctor soon meets the travel agents behind this deadly package holiday company — his old enemies [[Slitheen family|the Slitheen]]. But can he bring the Slitheen excursion to an end without endangering more lives? And how are events in ancient Greece linked to a modern-day alien plot to destroy what's left of the [[Parthenon]]?
*[[Tenth Doctor]]
*[[Slitheen|The Slitheen Family]]
*[[June (The Slitheen Excursion)|June]]
*[[Actaeus|King Actaeus]]
*[[Aglauros]]
*[[Pandrosos]]


==References==
== Plot ==
*The events of both [[DW]]: ''[[Aliens of London]]'' and [[DW]]: ''[[Boom Town]]'' were mentioned.
''to be added''
*The [[Navarino]]s were mentioned.
 
== Characters ==
* [[June (The Slitheen Excursion)|June]]
* [[Ticket attendant (The Slitheen Excursion)|Ticket attendant]]
* [[Guard (The Slitheen Excursion)|Guard]]
* [[Tenth Doctor]]
* [[Bartholomew (The Slitheen Excursion)|Bartholomew]]
* [[Aglauros]]
* [[Pandrosos]]
* [[King]] [[Actaeus]]
* [[Alyon]]
* [[Vik (The Slitheen Excursion)|Vik]]
* [[Deukalion]]
* [[Herse]]
* [[Polos]]
* [[Costmato Fel-Fotch Hangle-Wang Slitheen]]
* [[Cecrops]]
* [[Mamps Fel-Fotch Hangle-Wang Slitheen]]
* [[Hisk Fel-Fotch Hangle-Wang Slitheen]]
* [[Leeb Fel-Fotch Hangle-Wang Slitheen]]
* [[Doctor]] [[Romain (The Slitheen Excursion)|Romain]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
=== Species ===
* The [[Aru]] and [[Balumin]] are among the alien [[tourism|tourists]].
* The Doctor is captured by unknown "[[Species (The Slitheen Excursion)|blobby grey aliens]]", one of whom he calls [[Bartholomew (The Slitheen Excursion)|Bartholomew]], and manages to stop them from destroying [[Athens]] with explosives.


==Notes==
=== Newspapers and media ===
*The Slitheen here are said to be Silicon based whereas in Aliens of London/World War Three they were Calcium based.
* The Doctor claims to be working for the ''[[Mutter's Spiral Herald]]''.


==Continuity==
=== Time travel ===
*[[Slitheen family|The Slitheen Family]] last appeared in [[DW]]: ''[[Boom Town]]''. The also appeared in [[NSA]]: ''[[The Monsters Inside]]''. Their last appearance in [[SJA]]: ''[[The Gift]]''.
* Mamps Slitheen identifies the Doctor as a time traveller when she smells the nymph glands from [[Gris]] on his suit.
* The [[Kodicek scale]] measures temporal disturbances.


==[[Tenth Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]]==
=== Food and Beverages ===
*The Slitheen Excursion occurs after [[NSA]]: ''[[Judgement of the Judoon]]''
* The Doctor eats [[stew]] with Kin Actaeus and his daughters.
*The Slitheen Excursion occurs before: ''[[The Rising Night]]''
* Wallagula is a Raxacoricofallapatorian drink that dissolves human [[stomach]]s.


==Audio release==
== Notes ==
''to be added''
* The [[Slitheen]] here are said to be silicon-based whereas in the television stories ''[[Aliens of London (TV story)|Aliens of London]]''/''[[World War Three (TV story)|World War Three]]'' they were calcium-based.
* This novel continues the series of [[BBC New Series Adventures|New Series Adventure]] novels, set after the television story ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'', in which an alien from the TV series returns in print (the others include the [[Judoon]], [[Dalek]]s, [[Sontaran]]s, [[Krillitane]]s and [[Auton]]s). Unlike these aliens, however, the Slitheen have previously appeared in another standard novel in ''[[The Monsters Inside (novel)|The Monsters Inside]]'', although some other aliens listed above do appear in [[Quick Reads]].
* This story was also released as an ebook available from the Amazon Kindle store.
 
== Continuity ==
* The [[Slitheen family]] debuted in [[TV]]: ''[[Aliens of London (TV story)|Aliens of London]]''.
* The events of both [[TV]]: ''[[Aliens of London (TV story)|Aliens of London]]'' and [[TV]]: ''[[Boom Town (TV story)|Boom Town]]'' are mentioned.
* The [[Navarino]]s are mentioned. They debuted in [[TV]]: ''[[Delta and the Bannermen (TV story)|Delta and the Bannermen]]''.
* The [[Osiran]]s are mentioned. They debuted in [[TV]]: ''[[Pyramids of Mars (TV story)|Pyramids of Mars]]''.
* Because June was not yet a traveller in the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]], the language used by Bartholomew and the Doctor during their conversation was not translated for her. Travellers of the TARDIS were able to understand the majority of languages in the universe. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of the World (TV story)|The End of the World]]'', ''[[The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)|The Fires of Pompeii]]'' et al)
** The Doctor is able to speak [[English language|English]] without the need of the [[Translation circuit|telepathic translation gift]] from the TARDIS. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[...ish (audio story)|...ish]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Ark (TV story)|The Ark]]'' et al)
 
== Audiobook ==
* This novel was released as an audiobook along with ''[[Judgement of the Judoon (novel)|Judgement of the Judoon]]'' in [[March (releases)|March]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]] by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Debbie Chazen]].
 
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==External links==
== External links ==
*{{dwrefguide|whobb932.htm|The Slitheen Excursion}}
* {{penguin|1082680/doctor-who--the-slitheen-excursion/}}
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* {{whoniverse|ns32|The Slitheen Excursion}}
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/slitheenexcursion.htm The Cloister Library: '''The Slitheen Excursion''']
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The Slitheen Excursion was the thirty-second novel in the BBC New Series Adventures series. It was written by Simon Guerrier and featured the Tenth Doctor.

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

1500 BC — King Actaeus and his subjects live in mortal fear of the awesome gods who have come to visit their kingdom in ancient Greece. Except the Doctor, visiting with university student June, knows they're not gods at all. They're aliens.

For the aliens, it's the perfect holiday — they get to tour the sights of a primitive planet and even take part in local customs. Like gladiatorial games, or hunting down and killing humans who won't be missed. With June's enthusiastic help, the Doctor soon meets the travel agents behind this deadly package holiday company — his old enemies the Slitheen. But can he bring the Slitheen excursion to an end without endangering more lives? And how are events in ancient Greece linked to a modern-day alien plot to destroy what's left of the Parthenon?

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Species[[edit] | [edit source]]

Newspapers and media[[edit] | [edit source]]

Time travel[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Mamps Slitheen identifies the Doctor as a time traveller when she smells the nymph glands from Gris on his suit.
  • The Kodicek scale measures temporal disturbances.

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

  • The Doctor eats stew with Kin Actaeus and his daughters.
  • Wallagula is a Raxacoricofallapatorian drink that dissolves human stomachs.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

Audiobook[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Audiobook cover

    Audiobook cover

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

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