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|novel name = Dead of Winter
|image       = <gallery>
|series = [[BBC New Series Adventures]]
9969859-1-.jpg|2011 edition
|number = 39
DW-Dead-of-Winter Large.jpg|2015 edition
|doctor = [[Eleventh Doctor]]
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|companions = [[Amy Pond]]<br>[[Rory Williams]]
|series       = [[BBC New Series Adventures]]
|writer = [[James Goss]]
|number       = 44
|publisher = [[BBC Books]]
|doctor       = Eleventh Doctor
|release date = [[28th April]], [[2011]]
|companions   = [[Amy Pond|Amy]], [[Rory Williams|Rory]]
|format = Hardcover Book, 256 Pages
|enemy        = [[Boris (Dead of Winter)|Prince Boris]]
|previous story = [[The Way Through the Woods]]
|setting      = [[Italy]], [[1783]]
|next story = [[Touched by an Angel]]
|publisher    = BBC Books
|writer      = James Goss
|read by      = [[Clare Corbett]]
|cover        = [[Lee Binding]]
|release date = 28 April 2011 (book), 3 November 2011 (Audio)
|format       = Hardcover, 255 pages
|isbn        = ISBN 978-1-84990-238-0
|prev        = The Coming of the Terraphiles (novel)
|next         = The Way Through the Woods (novel)
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'''''Dead of Winter''''' was the forty-fourth novel in the [[BBC New Series Adventures]] series. It was written by [[James Goss]] and featured the [[Eleventh Doctor]], [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]].


==Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
=== 2011 BBC Books Edition ===
"The Dead are not alone. There is something in the mist and it talks to them."
"The Dead are not alone. There is something in the mist and it talks to them."


In Dr Bloom’s clinic at a remote spot on the Italian coast, at the end of the 18th century, nothing is ever quite what it seems. Maria is a lonely little girl with no one to play with. She writes letters to her mother from the isolated resort where she is staying. She tells of the pale English aristocrats and the mysterious Russian nobles and their attentive servants.
In Dr Bloom's clinic at a remote spot on the Italian coast, at the end of the 18th century, nothing is ever quite what it seems. Maria is a lonely little girl with no one to play with. She writes letters to her mother from the isolated resort where she is staying. She tells of the pale English aristocrats and the mysterious Russian nobles and their attentive servants.


She tells of intrigue and secrets, and she tells of strange faceless figures that rise from the sea. She writes about the enigmatic Mrs Pond who arrives with her husband and her physician, and who will change everything. What she doesn’t tell her mother is the truth that everyone knows and no one says – that the only people who come here do so to die.
She tells of intrigue and secrets, and she tells of strange faceless figures that rise from the sea. She writes about the enigmatic Mrs Pond who arrives with her husband and her physician, and who will change everything. What she doesn't tell her mother is the truth that everyone knows and no one says – that the only people who come here do so to die.


==Characters==
=== 2015 BBC Books Edition ===
*[[The Doctor|Eleventh Doctor]]
In a remote clinic in 18th century Italy, a lonely girl writes to her mother. She tells of pale English aristocrats and mysterious Russian nobles. She tells of intrigues and secrets, and strange faceless figures that rise up from the sea. And she tells about the enigmatic Mrs Pond, who arrives with her husband and her trusted physician.
*[[Amy Pond]]
*[[Rory Williams]]
*Maria
*Dr Bloom


==References==
What the girl doesn't tell her mother is the truth that everyone at the clinic knows and no one says – that the only people who come here do so to die.
''To Be Added''
 
==Notes==
''An adventure set in 18th century Italy, featuring the Eleventh Doctor as played by Matt Smith and his companions Amy and Rory.''
''To Be Added''
 
==Continuity==
== Plot ==
''To Be Added''
''to be added''
==Timeline==
 
''To Be Added''
== Characters ==
==External links==
* [[Eleventh Doctor]]
''To Be Added''
* [[Amy Pond]]
{{ELDA}}
* [[Rory Williams]]
* [[Maria (Dead of Winter)|Maria]]
* [[Johann Bloom]]
* [[Henry Nevil]]
* [[Perdita Bloom]]
* [[Boris (Dead of Winter)|Prince Boris]]
* [[Kosov]]
* [[Olivia Elquitine]]
* [[Helena Elquitine]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
=== The Doctor ===
* The Doctor comments that he hasn't had to learn [[English language|English]] while talking about where [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] was.
 
=== Foods and beverages ===
* Rory drinks [[wine]] and eats [[steak]] while dining with Dr Bloom. He drinks [[sherry]].
* The Doctor eats several [[ginger biscuit]]s, before spitting half of one out and declaring that he hates them. He drinks hot chocolate and gives Rory a recipe for onion chutney.
* Amy drinks [[tea]] with Prince Boris and later has [[caviar]] with him for breakfast.
 
=== TARDIS ===
* The TARDIS uses its [[Hostile Action Displacement System]] to move itself through space and time.
 
== Notes ==
* This story was also released as an ebook available from the Amazon Kindle store.
* The novel was reprinted as part of ''The History Collection'' in [[February (releases)|February]] [[2015 (releases)|2015]], with a new cover and introduction by Goss.
 
== Continuity ==
* Amy brings up the Doctor's terrible dancing. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]'')
* Amy recalls having travelled through universes with the Doctor. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Coming of the Terraphiles (novel)|The Coming of the Terraphiles]]'')
 
== Additional cover images ==
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
DW-Dead-of-Winter Large.jpg|2015 edition. Cover by [[Two Associates]].
</gallery>
 
== Editions published outside Britain ==
* Published in France by Milady in 2012 as a paperback edition.
* Published in Italy by Asengard Edizioni in 2013 as a paperback edition.
* Published again in Italy by Armenia in 2016 as a paperback edition. It used the same cover as the previous edition.
* Published in Germany by Bastei Lübbe in 2018 as a paperback edition.
* Published in China by New Star Press in April 2021 as a paperback edition.
 
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
FrenchDeadOfWinter.jpg|French edition
ItalianDeadOfWinter.jpg|Italian edition
GermanDeadOfWinter.jpg|German edition
</gallery>
 
== Audiobook ==
* This novel was released as an audiobook, in the UK, on [[6 October (releases)|6 October]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]] by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Clare Corbett]].
* This novel was also released as an audiobook, in Germany, on [[1 February (releases)|1 February]] [[2018 (releases)|2018]] by [[Lübbe Audio]] and read by [[Tobias Nath]].
 
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
Dead of Winter Audiobook.jpg|UK Audiobook cover
GermanDeadOfWinterAudiobook.jpg|German Audiobook cover
</gallery>
 
== External links ==
* {{Penguin|1089694/doctor-who--dead-of-winter/}}
{{dwrefguide|whobb946.htm|Dead of Winter}}
* {{whoniverse|ns44|Dead of Winter}}
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/deadwinter.htm The Cloister Library: '''Dead of Winter''']
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Dead of Winter was the forty-fourth novel in the BBC New Series Adventures series. It was written by James Goss and featured the Eleventh Doctor, Amy Pond and Rory Williams.

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

2011 BBC Books Edition[[edit] | [edit source]]

"The Dead are not alone. There is something in the mist and it talks to them."

In Dr Bloom's clinic at a remote spot on the Italian coast, at the end of the 18th century, nothing is ever quite what it seems. Maria is a lonely little girl with no one to play with. She writes letters to her mother from the isolated resort where she is staying. She tells of the pale English aristocrats and the mysterious Russian nobles and their attentive servants.

She tells of intrigue and secrets, and she tells of strange faceless figures that rise from the sea. She writes about the enigmatic Mrs Pond who arrives with her husband and her physician, and who will change everything. What she doesn't tell her mother is the truth that everyone knows and no one says – that the only people who come here do so to die.

2015 BBC Books Edition[[edit] | [edit source]]

In a remote clinic in 18th century Italy, a lonely girl writes to her mother. She tells of pale English aristocrats and mysterious Russian nobles. She tells of intrigues and secrets, and strange faceless figures that rise up from the sea. And she tells about the enigmatic Mrs Pond, who arrives with her husband and her trusted physician.

What the girl doesn't tell her mother is the truth that everyone at the clinic knows and no one says – that the only people who come here do so to die.

An adventure set in 18th century Italy, featuring the Eleventh Doctor as played by Matt Smith and his companions Amy and Rory.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Doctor comments that he hasn't had to learn English while talking about where the TARDIS was.

Foods and beverages[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Rory drinks wine and eats steak while dining with Dr Bloom. He drinks sherry.
  • The Doctor eats several ginger biscuits, before spitting half of one out and declaring that he hates them. He drinks hot chocolate and gives Rory a recipe for onion chutney.
  • Amy drinks tea with Prince Boris and later has caviar with him for breakfast.

TARDIS[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • This story was also released as an ebook available from the Amazon Kindle store.
  • The novel was reprinted as part of The History Collection in February 2015, with a new cover and introduction by Goss.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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

  • Published in France by Milady in 2012 as a paperback edition.
  • Published in Italy by Asengard Edizioni in 2013 as a paperback edition.
  • Published again in Italy by Armenia in 2016 as a paperback edition. It used the same cover as the previous edition.
  • Published in Germany by Bastei Lübbe in 2018 as a paperback edition.
  • Published in China by New Star Press in April 2021 as a paperback edition.
  • French edition

    French edition

  • Italian edition

    Italian edition

  • German edition

    German edition

Audiobook[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • UK Audiobook cover

    UK Audiobook cover

  • German Audiobook cover

    German Audiobook cover

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

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