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|novel name    = The Spaceship Graveyard|
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|series        = [[Doctor Who]]<br>[[Decide Your Destiny]]
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|series        = [[Decide Your Destiny]]
|number        = 1
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|doctor        = [[Tenth Doctor]]
|doctor        = Tenth Doctor
|companions    = [[Martha Jones]]
|companions    = [[Martha Jones|Martha]]
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|writer        = [[Richard Dungworth]]
|writer        = [[Colin Brake]]
|publisher      = [[BBC Books]]
|publisher      = BBC Books
|release date  = 5 [[July]] [[2007]]
|release date  = [[5 July (releases)|5 July]] [[2007 (releases)|2007]]
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|isbn          = ISBN 978-1-40590-376-9
|isbn          = ISBN 978-1-4059-0376-9
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|next    = Alien Arena (novel)
|next story     = [[Alien Arena]]
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'''''The Spaceship Graveyard''''' was a [[Decide Your Destiny]] book released in 2007.


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
''When the TARDIS engines fail, The Doctor you and Martha find yourself' on a planet littered with abandoned spaceships. But where are the crews? And why has the TARDIS crashed there, too? you and The Two Travellers must xplore the spaceship graveyard to find out''
Join the Doctor and Martha on their travels through time and space and influence the story with your decisions. Choose a direction and let the adventures begin...


==References==
When [[the TARDIS]] engines fail, you find yourselves on a planet littered with abandoned spaceships. But where are the crews? And why has the TARDIS crashed there, too? Explore the spaceship graveyard to find out...
*The [[Draconian]] and [[Human]] war is mentioned.
*The [[Sontaran]]s and [[Judoon]] are mentioned.


==Characters==
*[[Tenth Doctor]]
*[[Martha Jones]]


==Notes==
== Characters ==
''to be added''
* [[Tenth Doctor]]
* [[Martha Jones]]


==Continuity==
== Worldbuilding ==
''to be added''
* The Hyanthorg come from the Twelfth Galaxy.
* [[Heathrow Airport]] is mentioned.
* Martha questions why the [[TARDIS translation circuit]] cannot translate writing in the Hyanthorg ship. The Doctor explains that it fails to function when the TARDIS's power is too depleted.
* The Doctor mentions [[Raxacoricofallapatorius]].


==External links==
== Notes ==
''To be added.''
* Encountered individuals; Dylon Kesh & Kudir.
* The spelling of Kesh's first name varies between Dylon and Dylun in the UK printing.
* Though the time period of the story is not established, the Doctor makes note that the events of Gridlock are in the far future relative to whenever these events are taking place.
* This book was included in the [[W H Smith]] exclusive set ''Doctor Who Vortex Collection'', published in [[2008 (releases)|2008]], ISBN 978-1-40590-447-6.


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== Continuity ==
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* The Doctor recognises a [[Draconian]] ship, The Regal Prince, amongst the wrecks. He notes that its disappearance ended the [[Human-Draconian War]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'')
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* The Doctor initially thinks that the [[Sontaran]]s are involved when he spots several armoured figures. The Doctor and Martha will later have to overcome a Sontaran fleet with Donna Noble ([[TV]]: ''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]'')
* The [[Judoon]] are mentioned by Martha. ([[TV]]: ''[[Smith and Jones (TV story)|Smith and Jones]]'')
* When they encounter the feline warriors, Martha mentions having met the Cat People on New Earth. ([[TV]]: ''[[Gridlock (TV story)|Gridlock]]'')
* Whilst talking about missing ships, the Doctor mentions the [[Marie Celeste]] and [[Amelia Earhart]]. The Doctor had previously been aboard the Marie Celeste in other incarnations ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Mystery of the Marie Celeste (short story)|The Mystery of the Marie Celeste]]'', [[COMIC]]: ''[[A Stitch in Time (TVA comic story)|A Stitch in Time]]''), and would again mention Earhart during their [[Thirteenth Doctor|thirteenth incarnation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Arachnids in the UK (TV story)|Arachnids in the UK]]'')
 
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Latest revision as of 20:09, 3 November 2024

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The Spaceship Graveyard was a Decide Your Destiny book released in 2007.

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

Join the Doctor and Martha on their travels through time and space and influence the story with your decisions. Choose a direction and let the adventures begin...

When the TARDIS engines fail, you find yourselves on a planet littered with abandoned spaceships. But where are the crews? And why has the TARDIS crashed there, too? Explore the spaceship graveyard to find out...


Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Encountered individuals; Dylon Kesh & Kudir.
  • The spelling of Kesh's first name varies between Dylon and Dylun in the UK printing.
  • Though the time period of the story is not established, the Doctor makes note that the events of Gridlock are in the far future relative to whenever these events are taking place.
  • This book was included in the W H Smith exclusive set Doctor Who Vortex Collection, published in 2008, ISBN 978-1-40590-447-6.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]