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|image = Heart of Stone.JPG
|image = [[Image:Heart of Stone.JPG|250px]]
|novel name = Heart of Stone
|series = [[BBC New Series Adventures]] - 2 in 1 books
|series = [[BBC New Series Adventures]] - 2 in 1 books
|number = 1b
|number = 1b
|doctor = [[Eleventh Doctor]]
|doctor = Eleventh Doctor
|companions = [[Amy Pond]]<br>[[Rory Williams]]
|companions = [[Amy Pond|Amy]], [[Rory Williams|Rory]]
|enemy = [[Athrocite]]
|enemy = [[Athrocite]]
|year = [[England]], [[21st century]]
|setting = [[England]], [[21st century]]
|writer = [[Trevor Baxendale]]
|writer = Trevor Baxendale
|publisher = [[BBC Books]]
|publisher = BBC Books
|release date = [[February]], [[2011]]
|release date = 3 February 2011
|format = Paperback book, 200 pages
|format = Paperback book, 200 pages
|previous story = [[Death Riders]]
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-4059-0757-6
|next story = [[System Wipe (novel)|System Wipe]]
|prev = Death Riders (novel)
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|next = System Wipe (novel)
|series2 = ''[[Eleventh Doctor Adventures]]''
|prev2 = Death Riders (novel)
|next2 = System Wipe (novel)
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'''''Heart of Stone''''' was a novel released in the first edition of the 2 in 1 ''[[Doctor Who]]'' books range.
'''''Heart of Stone''''' was a novel released in the first edition of the 2 in 1 ''[[Doctor Who]]'' books range.


==Publisher's summary==
== Publisher's summary ==
''A single touch could turn you to stone... forever!''
''A single touch could turn you to stone... forever!''


The Doctor, Amy and Rory are surprised to discover moon rocks scattered around a farm. But things get even stranger when they discover where the moon rock is coming from - a Rock Man is turning everything he touches to stone! Can the Doctor, Amy and Rory find out what the creature wants before it's too late?
The [[Eleventh Doctor|Doctor]], [[Amy Pond|Amy]] and [[Rory Williams|Rory]] are surprised to discover [[moon]] rocks scattered around a farm. But things get even stranger when they discover where the moon rock is coming from - a Rock Man is turning everything he touches to stone! Can the Doctor, Amy and Rory find out what the creature wants before it's too late?


==Plot==
== Plot ==
''to be added''
''to be added''


==Characters==
== Characters ==
*[[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]]
* [[Eleventh Doctor]]
**Is aided in thinking by [[tea]].
* [[Amy Pond]]
**Is put off thinking by soppy stuff.
* [[Rory Williams]]
**Is turned to stone
* [[Jess Conaway]]
*[[Amy Pond]]
* [[Ralph Conaway]]
*[[Rory Williams]]
* [[Christ Jenkins]]
**Visits the moon
* Mr [[Hoggett]]
*[[Jess Conaway]]
* [[Athrocite]]
**Is engaged to Christ Jenkins
*[[Ralph Conaway]]
**Is Jess's father
**Is turned to stone
*[[Christ Jenkins]]
**Is engaged to Jess Conaway
**Was studying the volcano in Iceland
**Decides to move into the farm with Jess and Ralph
*Mr. [[Hoggett]]
**Tries to buy the farm.
**Is turned to stone.
**Never wants to see the Conaways again.


==References==
== Worldbuilding ==
*[[H.G. Wells]], [[The War of the Worlds|''The War of the Worlds'']] and [[The Time Machine|''The Time Machine'']] are all mentioned.
* [[H.G. Wells]] and two of his novels, ''[[The War of the Worlds]]'' and ''[[The Time Machine]]'', are all mentioned.
*The events of the film ''Independance Day'' are due to happen in [[22nd century|2109]].
* The events of the film ''[[Independence Day]]'' are due to happen in [[2109]].
* [[Scooby Doo]] is mentioned by the Doctor.
* The Doctor asks for a [[Jammie Dodger]].


==Notes==
== Notes ==
*This novel was released in the 2 in 1 book range along with ''[[Death Riders]]'' by [[Justin Richards]].
[[File:Heart of Stone kindle cover.jpg|thumb|Re-release cover]]
*Although he features as a companion in this novel, no image of [[Rory Williams|Rory]] is displayed on the cover.
[[File:Death Riders & Heart of Stone (novel).jpg|thumb|Collection cover]]
* This novel was released in the 2 in 1 book range along with ''[[Death Riders (novel)|Death Riders]]'' by [[Justin Richards]].
* Although he features as a companion in this novel, no image of [[Rory Williams|Rory]] is displayed on the cover.
* This book was later re-released individually, and with a new cover, as part of the [[Eleventh Doctor Adventures]]. This edition was released as a ebook on [[5 November (releases)|5 November]] [[2015 (releases)|2015]] and in paperback on [[17 November (releases)|17 November]] 2015.


==Continuity==
== Continuity ==
*The Doctor asks for a [[Jammie Dodger]] which he first did in [[DW]]: ''[[Victory of the Daleks]]''.
* Amy compares an abandoned lab to the ''[[Mary Celeste]]'', which the Doctor doesn't want to talk about. The [[Dalek]]s pursued [[First Doctor|him]] and his [[companion]]s onto the ship and scared away the crew and passengers in [[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]''.
*Amy compares an abandoned lab to the ''[[Mary Celeste]]'', which the Doctor doesn't want to talk about. The [[Dalek]]s chased [[First Doctor|him]] and his [[companion]]s onto the ship and scared away the crew and passengers in [[DW]]: ''[[The Chase]]''.
* Rory remembers his [[Time travel|trip]] in the TARDIS to [[Venice]], although the book states this was in the [[15th century]] when it was actually the late [[16th century|16th]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Vampires of Venice (TV story)|The Vampires of Venice]]'')
*Rory remembers his [[Time travel|trip]] in the TARDIS to [[Venice]], although the book states this was in the [[15th century]] when it was actually the late [[16th century|16th]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Vampires of Venice]]'')
* The Doctor gives the instruction: "When I say run, run." His [[Second Doctor|second incarnation]] said this in [[TV]]: ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)|The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'', as did the [[Fifth Doctor]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Warriors of the Deep (TV story)|Warriors of the Deep]]'' and the [[Seventh Doctor]] in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Flip-Flop (audio story)|Flip-Flop]]''.
*The Doctor gives the instruction: "When I say run, run." His [[Second Doctor|second incarnation]] said this in [[DW]]: ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen]]''.
* Amy pretends to show little interest when Rory tells her the Doctor took him to the moon, saying, "Been there, done that." Although she admits she was joking, she and the Doctor did visit the moon in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Apollo 23 (novel)|Apollo 23]]''.
*Amy pretends to show little interest when Rory tells her the Doctor took him to the moon, saying "Been there, done that." While she reveals she was joking, she and the Doctor did visit the moon in [[NSA]]: ''[[Apollo 23 (novel)|Apollo 23]]''.


==[[Eleventh Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]]==
== External links ==
*'''''Heart of Stone''''' occurs after [[NSA]]: [[Death Riders|''Death Riders'']]
* {{Penguin|287562/doctor-who--heart-of-stone}}
*'''''Heart of Stone''''' occurs before [[NSA]]: [[System Wipe (novel)|''System Wipe'']]
* {{Penguin|180402/book-1---doctor-who--heart-of-stone---death-riders|Heart of Stone / Death Riders}}
* {{whoniverse|2in1_1b|Heart of Stone}}


==See Also==
{{NSA}}
*''[[Death Riders]]''
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==External Links==
''To be added''
[[Category:Eleventh Doctor novels]]
[[Category:Eleventh Doctor novels]]
[[Category:2011 novels]]
[[Category:2011 novels]]
[[Category:BBC Eleventh Doctor Adventures]]
[[Category:Stories set in England]]
[[Category:Stories set in the 21st century]]
[[Category:E-books]]

Latest revision as of 02:02, 26 March 2024

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prose stub
You may be looking for the fictional Melody Malone Mystery.

Heart of Stone was a novel released in the first edition of the 2 in 1 Doctor Who books range.

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

A single touch could turn you to stone... forever!

The Doctor, Amy and Rory are surprised to discover moon rocks scattered around a farm. But things get even stranger when they discover where the moon rock is coming from - a Rock Man is turning everything he touches to stone! Can the Doctor, Amy and Rory find out what the creature wants before it's too late?

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Re-release cover
Collection cover

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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